Waking Shores storyline

Waking Shores zone map

The Waking Shores storyline begins the Dragonflight campaign proper, taking place at the ancestral home of the red and black dragonflights. A wild, untamed land rife with elemental magic, the Waking Shores are the first zone that players see when they arrive to the Isles with a joint Explorers' League–Reliquary expedition. In the zone there are gorlocs and trolls.

The zone storyline sees Alexstrasza summoning the Alliance and Horde to aid the red flight against the native Djaradin, while Wrathion seeks to reclaim the Obsidian Citadel of the black flight from enemy hands and come to terms with the state of his ruined flight.

Intro experience

The Dragonflight intro experience was activated with patch 10.0.2 two weeks before the launch of the expansion proper. In addition, the pre-patch time-limited event Tempest Unleashed also took place.

1.  [60-62] The Dragon Isles Await
2.  [60-62] Aspectral Invitation
3.  [60-62] Expeditionary Coordination &  [60-62] The Dark Talons /  [60-62] The Obsidian Warders
4.  [60-62] Whispers on the Winds
5.  [60-62] The Call of the Isles (optional breadcrumb)
6.  [60-62] To the Dragon Isles!

Campaign

The primary campaign launched with the expansion and is tracked in the achievement  [Waking Hope].

The Dragonscale Expedition

1.  [60-62] Explorers in Peril,  [60-62] Primal Pests,  [60-62] Practice Materials
   • Side quests:   [60-62] Dragon Isles Fishing,   [60-62] Opportunities Abound &  [60-62] Dragon Isles Supplies →  [60-62] Funding a Treasure Hunt
2.  [60-62] Where is Wrathion?
   • Side quests:  [60-62] From Such Great Heights &  [60-62] Give Peace a Chance →  [60-62] Encroaching Elementals,  [60-62] Quality Assurance,  [60-62] Always Be Crafting,   [60-62] Dragon Isles Cooking, primary profession quests
3.  [60-62] Excuse the Mess
4.  [60-62] My First Real Emergency!
5.  [60-62] The Djaradin Have Awoken

Dragons in Distress

1.  [60-62] Reporting for Duty
2.  [60-62] Invader Djaradin &  [60-62] Deliver Whelps From Evil
3.  [60-62] Time for a Reckoning
   • Breadcrumb to the Restless Wetlands:  [60-62] Erstwhile Ecologists
   • Bonus objectives:  [60-62B] Djaradin Djustice,  [60-62B] Dragonhunter Igordan
4.  [60-62] Killjoy,  [60-62] Blacktalon Intel &  [60-62] The Obsidian Citadel
5.  [60-62] Veteran Reinforcements
   • Side quest:  [60-62] Fighting Fire with... Water
6.  [60-62] Chasing Sendrax
7.  [60-62] Future of the Flights,  [60-62] Red in Tooth and Claw &  [60-62] Library of Alexstrasza
8.  [60-62] A Last Hope
   • Side quest:  [60-62] A Two for One Deal

In Defense of Life

1.  [60-62] For the Benefit of the Queen
2.  [60-62] The Mandate of the Red and Dragonriding chain
   • Side quests:  [60-62] A Ruby Lifecalling,  [60-62] Friend on the Mend,  [60-62] Artisan's Courier &  [60-62] Stay a While →  [60-62] Memories
   1.  [60-62] Dragonriding
   2.  [60-62] How to Glide with Your Dragon
   3.  [60-62] How to Dive with Your Dragon
   4.  [60-62] How to Use Momentum with Your Dragon
   5.  [60-62] The Need For Higher Velocities
   6.  [60-62] The Skytop Observatory
   7.  [60-62] A New Set of Horns
   8.  [60-62] Dragon Glyphs and You
      • Dragon Isles Races open:  [60-62] The Waking Shores Tour
   9.  [60-62] Return to the Ruby Lifeshrine
3.  [60-62] Training Wings
4.  [60-62] Who Brought the Ruckus?
5.  [60-62] The Primary Threat
6.  [60-62] Basalt Assault
   • Bonus objective:  [60-62B] Clear the Battlefield
   • Dungeon quest:  [61-70D] Ruby Life Pools: Primalist Invasion
7.  [60-62] Proto-Fight &  [60-62] Egg Evac
8.  [60-62] Cut Off the Head
9.  [60-62] Exeunt, Triumphant
   • Breadcrumb to the Dragonscale Basecamp:  [60-62] Out For Delivery

Wrathion's Gambit

1.  [60-62] Wrathion Awaits
   • Bonus objective:  [60-62B] Pruning the Preserve
2.  [60-62] Lessons From Our Past
3.  [60-62] Best Plans and Intentions &  [60-62] Sharp Practice
4.  [60-62] Talon Strike &  [60-62] No Time for Heroes
5.  [60-62] The Courage of One's Convictions &  [60-62] Taking the Walls
6.  [60-62] Obsidian Oathstone
7.  [60-62] A Shattered Past
8.  [60-62] Forging a New Future
9.  [60-62] The Spark
10.  [60-62] Restoring the Faith

A Purpose Restored

1.  [60-62] Heir Apparent &  [60-62] Claimant to the Throne
   • Side quests:  [70D] Neltharus: Secrets Within &   [60-62] A Personal History →   [60-62] Runs in the Family
2.  [60-62] Black Wagon Flight
3.  [60-62] The Last Eggtender
4.  [60-62] Egg-cited for the Future
5.  [60-62] Life-Binder on Duty
   • Side quest:    [60-62] A Waking Oath
6.  [60-62] A Charge of Care

Side quests

The side quests are tracked in the achievement  [Sojourner of the Waking Shores].

Beyond the Barrier

1.  [60-62] Disastrous Detour (breadcrumb)
2.  [60-62] Site Salvage,  [60-62] Unearthed Troublemakers &  [60-62] A Key Element
3.  [60-62] Distilled Effort,  [60-62] Lofty Goals &  [60-62] Rapid Fire Plans
   • Side quest:  [60-62] Drainage Solutions
4.  [60-62] Let's Get Theoretical
5.  [60-62] Beyond the Barrier

Brave Researchers

1.  [60-62] Behavior Analysis "Homework" &  [60-62] Scientific Meat-thod
2.  [60-62] Secret Research
3.  [60-62] Identifying the Source &  [60-62] Bring In the Expert
4.  [60-62] Theory in Practice

Professional Protographer

1.  [60-62] Out For Delivery (breadcrumb)
2.  [60-62] Amateur Protography
3.  [60-62] Competitive Protography &  [60-62] Preserving the Wilds
4.  [60-62] Professional Protography
5.  [60-62] King Without a Crown
6.  [60-62] A Thousand Words

Ruby Lifecalling

1.  [60-62] A Ruby Lifecalling
2. Complete all of:
   • Dazakros
     1.  [60-62] Hornstrider Havoc
     2.  [60-62] Deluge Dilemma &  [60-62] Beaky Reclamation
   • Akora
     1.  [60-62] Garden Party
     2.  [60-62] Flowers of our Labor
     3.  [60-62] Huddle at the Hollow
     4.  [60-62] Hornswoggled!
     5.  [60-62] Home Is Where the Frogs Are
   • Vaeros
     1.  [60-62] Nursery Direction
     2.  [60-62] Leave Bee Alone &  [60-62] Just a Trim
     3.  [60-62] A Better Start

Save the Hippos!

1.  [60-62] Erstwhile Ecologists
2.  [60-62] Wildlife Rescue &  [60-62] A Scalpel of a Solution
3.  [60-62] Forensic Ecology
4.  [60-62] Don't Be So Shellfish,  [60-62] A Sledgehammer of a Solution &  [60-62] A Quack For Help

The Shadow of His Wings

1. Complete both:
   •  [60-62] Punching Up
   1.  [60-62] A Cultist's Misgivings
   2.  [60-62] Under Lock and Key
2.  [60-62] The Shadow of His Wings

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