Spires of Arak storyline

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The Spires of Arak storyline is the level-up experience in the Spires of Arak. Players are led here from their faction outposts in Talador. The Adherents of Rukhmar are waging a war of extermination of the cursed arakkoa, and one of the first things that players see is the Skyreach superweapon obliterating Veil Akraz!

The storyline tracking achievement is called  [Between Arak and a Hard Place] and has nine chapters. The chapters are somewhat interleaved, as the zone storyline does not play out linearly.

Eventually, the player will receive the quest  [30-40] News from Nagrand, which leads them to Nagrand.

Main storyline

Shadows Gather

The Skyreach beam weapon obliterating Veil Akraz

1.  [20-40] News from Spires of Arak
2.  [30-40] Arakkoa Exodus or  [30-40] Hero's Call: Spires of Arak! or  [30-40] Warchief's Command: Spires of Arak!
3.  [30-40] The Shadows of Skettis
4. Complete both:
   •  [30-40] Hidden in Plain Sight
   •  [30-40] Adherents of the Sun God
5.  [30-40] Orders From On High
6.  [30-40] The Crone
7. Complete all of:
   •  [30-40] A Charming Deception
   •  [30-40] Echo Hunters
   •  [30-40] All Due Respect &  [30-40] Syth's Secret
8.  [30-40] A Gathering of Shadows

The storyline continues with the "Securing Southport" / "Establishing Axefall" chapter with  [30-40] One of Our Own.

Securing Southport / Establishing Axefall

Southport

Mining out Veil Zekk

After getting to Veil Terokk, a member of the adventurer's team finds himself captured. Release him and choose an outpost to build at town.

1.  [30-40] One of Our Own
2.  [30-40] Inspecting the Troops
3.  [30-40] Orders, Commander?
4.  [30-40] Befriending the Locals (inn) /  [30-40] Peace Offering (trading post)
5.  [30-40] A Lack of Wasps
6.  [30-40] Not Here, Not Now

Inn

1.  [30-40] Attempted Murder
2.  [30-40] Assassin's Mark
3. Complete both:
   •  [30-40] The Power of Poison
   •  [30-40] Extrinsic Motivation
4.  [30-40] Gardul Venomshiv
5.  [30-40] We Have Him Now
6.  [30-40] No Time to Waste
7.  [30-40] Standing United
8. Unlocks  [30-40] Cleaning House /  [30-40] Not In Your Army

Trading Post

1.  [30-40] The Tinkertoss Twins /  [30-40] Best Deals Anywhere
2. Complete both:
   •  [30-40] Sticky Situation
   •  [30-40] Safety Measures
3.  [30-40] Back on Track
4. Complete both:
   •  [30-40] All Natural
   •  [30-40] I See Dead Arakkoa
5.  [30-40] The Ebon Hunter

Side quests

•  [30-40G3] WANTED: Spineslicer's Husk
•  [30-40G3] WANTED: Keeho's Severed Paw
•  [30-40G3] WANTED: Venombarb

After completing  [30-40] Orders, Commander?, several chains open up. Percy will resume the zone storyline with  [30-40] Return to Veil Terokk; Jasper Fel or Shadow Hunter Ukambe want to check out Admiral Taylor's Garrison in  [30-40] Old Friends /  [30-40] What's Theirs is Ours; and a short chain will be offered depending on which building was chosen.

After finishing the building quest chain, the breadcrumb to Pinchwhistle Gearworks opens up in the eponymous quest,  [30-40] Pinchwhistle Gearworks.

Secrets of the Talonpriests

The Shattered Hand care not what's happening in arakkoa culture

...like Veil Akraz getting destroyed by the Skyreach beam weapon

After choosing the inn or the trading post at town, Percy pops up with  [30-40] Return to Veil Terokk.

1.  [30-40] Return to Veil Terokk
2.  [30-40] Last of the Talonpriests
   • Breadcrumb:  [30-40] Talon Watch →
   • Side quests:  [30-40] The Kaliri Whisperer (required for "Terokk's Legend" story),  [30-40] Mother of Thorns (optional)
   • Optional side chain:  [30-40] Ikky's Egg &  [30-40] Baby Bird
3.  [30-40] Ishaal's Orb
   • Side quests:  [30-40] New Neighbors,  [30-40] Egg Punt (both optional)
4.  [30-40] Behind the Veil
5. Complete both:
   •  [30-40] Blades in the Dark
   •  [30-40] A Feast of Shadows
6.  [30-40] Back from Beyond
   • Breadcrumb:  [30-40] Power Unearthed →

The storyline continues with the "Lessons of the Apexis" chapter with  [30-40] Power Unearthed.

Legacy of the Apexis

The Hot Seat at Apexis Excavation

After coming  [30-40] Back from Beyond, Darkscryer Raastok offers a breadcrumb to the Apexis Excavation.

1.  [30-40] Power Unearthed
2. Complete all of:
   •  [30-40] Hardly Working
   •  [30-40] Legacy of the Apexis
   • Follower quest:  [30-40] Leorajh, the Enlightened
   • Complete all of:
   1.  [30-40] Sol Sisters
   2.  [30-40] Shot-Caller
   3.  [30-40] Hot Seat
3.  [30-40] Control is King

The storyline continues with  [30-40] Rites of the Talonpriests.

The Gods of Arak

Sethe resurrected

The maddened, cursed, followers of Sethe are attempting to resurrect him, but Anzu stands in their way.

1.  [30-40] Talon Watch
2.  [30-40] Banished From the Sky
   • Side quest:  [30-40] Hatred Undying (optional)
3. Complete both:
   •  [30-40] Gaze of the Raven God
   •  [30-40] Sons of Sethe
4. Complete all of:
   •  [30-40] Servants of a Dead God
   •  [30-40] Ritual Severance
   •  [30-40] The False Talon King
   • Mandatory side chain:  [30-40] Lithic's Gift &  [30-40] A Sentimental Relic
5.  [30-40] Sethe, the Dead God

Terokk's Legend

Preparing to summon Terokk

The Talonpriests are attempting to summon Terokk so they can use his power against the Adherents.

1.  [30-40] The Kaliri Whisperer
2.  [30-40] Rites of the Talonpriests
3.  [30-40] The Talon King
4.  [30-40] The Missing Piece
5.  [30-40] Terokk's Fall
6.  [30-40] A Worthy Vessel
7.  [30-40] The Avatar of Terokk
8.  [30-40] Call of the Talon King (requires Exalted with Arakkoa Outcasts, awards  [Mantle of the Talon King])
9.  [30-40] Talon Guard Kurekk

When the Raven Swallows the Day

When All is Aligned

After completing the "The Gods of Arak" chapter, Anzu begins the "When the Raven Swallows the Day" chapter with  [30-40] Cult of the Ravenspeakers. The Ravenspeakers are an addled sect of the cursed arakkoa, but the deity they worship, Ka'alu, the consort of Anzu, actually exists.

1.  [30-40] Cult of the Ravenspeakers
2.  [30-40] To the... Rescue?
3.  [30-40] The High Ravenspeaker
4.  [30-40] Rendezvous with the Ritualists
5. Complete both:
   •  [30-40] The Bloodmane
   •  [30-40] Words of the Raven Mother
6. Complete all of:
   •  [30-40] Ralshiara's Demise
   •  [30-40] Declawing The Bloodmane
   •  [30-40] The Egg Thieves
7.  [30-40] The Initiate's Revenge
8.  [30-40] Call of the Raven Mother
9.  [30-40] On Ebon Wings
10.  [30-40] When All Is Aligned
11.  [30-40D] Victory is Within Reach

Admiral Taylor's Garrison

Something is wrong at Admiral Taylor's Garrison

After choosing a building in  [30-40] Orders, Commander?, Jasper Fel or Shadow Hunter Ukambe want to check out Admiral Taylor's Garrison in  [30-40] Old Friends /  [30-40] What's Theirs is Ours. Something has gone horribly wrong.

1.  [30-40] Old Friends /  [30-40] What's Theirs is Ours
2.  [30-40] I See Dead People
3.  [30-40] A Parting Favor
4.  [30-40] A Piece of the Puzzle
5.  [30-40] Second in Command
6. Complete both:
   •  [30-40] Punishable by Death
   •  [30-40] Prime the Cannons
   • Follower quest:  [30-40] Three Feet Under
7.  [30-40] Admiral Taylor
8.  [30-40] Honoring a Hero /  [30-40] Surviving in a Savage Land
9.  [30-40] For Old Time's Sake

Pinchwhistle Gearworks

A zeppelin has crashed and the survivors say something about a fungus

Drastic measures to stop what's happening at Pinchwhistle Point

A mysterious fungus has sprung up and is causing all kinds of problems at the goblin towns at the southern tip of Spires of Arak. Completing this part of the storyline is necessary to obtain  [Salvage Yard, Level 1] building blueprint.

1.  [30-40] Pinchwhistle Gearworks (optional breadcrumb)
2. Complete all of:
   •  [30-40] Defungination
   •  [30-40] Spore-be-Gone
   •  [30-40] Unwanted Pests
3.  [30-40] The Mother Lode
4. Complete both:
   •  [30-40] Getting the Crew Back Together
   •  [30-40] Clearing Out Before Cleaning Up
5.  [30-40] Follow that Hotrod!
6. Complete all of:
   •  [30-40] The Right Parts for the Job
   •  [30-40] Skimming Off the Top
   •  [30-40] Field Trial
7. Complete all of:
   •  [30-40] Sporicide
   •  [30-40] Preventing the Worst
   •  [30-40] Curing With Force
8.  [30-40] Flame On
9.  [30-40] Kimzee Pinchwhistle

Bonus Objectives

There are four bonus objectives in Spires of Arak. Completing them all awards the achievement  [Arak Star].

•  [30-40B] The Howling Crag
•  [30-40B] The Writhing Mire
•  [30-40B] Bloodmane Pridelands
•  [30-40B] Bladefist Hold

Talonpriest Ishaal

After completing the storyline in its entirety and obtaining  [Between Arak and a Hard Place] achievement, speak to Talonpriest Ishaal to recruit him as a follower.

 [30-40] Talonpriest Ishaal

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