The Waking Shores Questline

This The Waking Shores Questline page contains gameplay videos of all the zone story quests and optional quests.

In order to fully enjoy the Dragonriding, I recommend to go through the core story quests. You should complete those until the story takes you to the Ruby Life Pools. There, Alexstrasza introduces you to the Dragonriding questline. Stop questing, and collect all 48 Dragon Glyphs to unlock the entire Dragonriding talent tree. Thereafter, you may resume questing where you left off.

1. The Dragonscale Expedition

1. The Call of the Isles

2. To the Dragon Isles

3. Explorers in Peril

4. Practice Materials

5. Where is Wrathion?

6. Excuse The Mess

7. My First Real Emergency

8. The Djaradin Have Awoken

OPTIONAL

A. Dragon Isles Supplies

B. Primal Pests

C. Give Peace a Chance

D. Encroaching Elementals

E. Funding a Treasure Hunt

F. From Such Great Heights

G. Quality Assurance

PROFESSIONS

A. Always Be Crafting

B. Dragon Isles Alchemy

C. Dragon Isles Cooking

D. Dragon Isles Enchanting

E. Dragon Isles Fishing

2. Dragons in Distress

1. Reporting for Duty

2. Invader Djaradin

3. Deliver Whelps From Evil

4. Time For A Reckoning

5. Killjoy

6. Blacktalon Intel

7. Veteran Reinforcements

8. Chasing Sendrax

9. Future of the Flights

10. Library of Alexstrasza

11. Red in Tooth and Claw

12. A Last Hope

OPTIONAL

A. Erstwhile Ecologists

B. Fighting Fire With... Water

C. A Two For One Deal

BONUS OBJECTIVES

A. Djaradin Djustice

RARE ELITES

A. Dragonhunter Igordian

B. Firava the Rekindler

3. In Defense of Life

1. For the Benefit of the Queen

2. Dragonriding

3. How to Glide with your Dragon

4. How to Dive with your Dragon

5. How to use Momentum with your Dragon

6. The Skytop Observatory

7. A New Set of Horns

8. Return to the Ruby Lifeshrine

9. The Mandate of the Red

10. Training Wings

11. Who Brought the Ruckus?

12. The Primary Threat

13. Clear the Battlefield

14. Basalt Assault

15. Proto-Fight

16. Egg Evac

17. Cut Off The Head

18. Exeunt, Triumphant

RARE ELITES

1. Klozicc the Ascended

4. Wrathion's Gambit

1. Wrathion Awaits

2. Lessons from our Past

3. Best Plans and Intentions

4. Sharp Practice

5. Talon Strike

6. No Time for Heroes

7. The Courage of One's Convictions

8. Taking the Walls

9. Obsidian Oathstone

10. A Shattered Past

11. Forging a New Future

12. The Spark

13. Restoring the Faith

5. A Purpose Restored

1. Heir Apparent

2. Claimant to the Throne

3. Black Wagon Flight

4. The Last Eggtender

5. Egg-cited for the Future

6. Life-Binder on Duty

7. A Charge of Care

Referral to Ohn'ahran Plains Zone Questline -- Next Steppes

SOJOURNER OF THE WAKING SHORES ACHIEVEMENT

Ruby Lifecalling

1. A Ruby Lifecalling

2. Hornstrider Havoc

3. Deluge Dilemma

4. Beaky Reclamation

5. Garden Party

6. Flowers of our Labor

7. Huddle at the Hollow

8. Hornswoggled!

9. Home is Where the Frogs are

10. Nursery Direction

11. Leave Bee Alone

12. Just a Trim

13. A Better Start

BONUS OBJECTIVES

1. Pruning the Preserve

The Shadow of His Wings

1. Punching Up

2. A Cultist's Misgivings

3. Under Lock and Key

4. The Shadow of His Wings

Brave Researchers

1. Behavior Analysis "Homework"

2. Scientific Meat-thod

3. Secret Research

4. Identifying the Source

5. Bring in the Expert

6. Theory in Practice

OPTIONAL QUESTS

These quests are not part of the zone story questline. They are side quests you find around the zone. Some are tied to a storyline achievement.

Crumbling Life Arcway

RU'KROSZK -- /way 59.8 51.0

• Gills with Gall

• Crabtender's Quandry

Dragonscale Basecamp

• WANTED: Disoriented Wishtail

• WANTED: Earthbound Primordial Core

• WANTED: Everblazing Fireheart

• WANTED: Fangfall

• WANTED: Lost Tuskarr Kite

• WANTED: Ruby Lifeband

• WANTED: Stoneheart's Stone Heart

• WANTED: Temporal Spyglass

• WANTED: Torrential Lily

• WANTED: Watcher's Golden Girdle

• The Earthen Ward

• Island in a Storm

Obsidian Citadel

(Requires Level 70 and completion of Chapter 4: Wrathion's Gambit)

WRATHION REPUTATION QUESTS

• Ancient Obsidian Charm Item Starts a Quest - drops from Cindershard Hulk (earth elemental elite)

• Clearing the Vault: Shas'ith

• Disarming Behavior

• Eager to Please

• Feeding the Fire

• Flamecarved Bone Item Starts a Quest - drops from Qalashi Djaradin

• Forging the Answer

• Make a Statement

• Neltharus: Secrets Within

• Securing Our Legacy

• Shaking Our Foundations

• The Tools of One's Trade

• Tomes of Trust

SABELLIAN REPUTATION QUESTS

• Bar Their Efforts

• Dragon Eyes

• Feeding the Fire

• Forgotten Dragon Crest

• Hands-Off Operation

• Honor Our Fallen

• Wyrm Food

Ruby Lifeshrine (Ruby Life Pools)

RUBY LIFESHRINE INN -- KOLGAR FLAMEGUARD -- /way 58.6 67.7

• Untold Regrets

• Pain Management

• The Bitter End (Level 70)

• Life After Life (Level 70)

VERITISTRASZ -- /way 57.8 66.7

• Stay a While

• Memories

HAEPHESTA -- /way 57.9 68.2

• Artisan's Courier

• A Gift to Miguel

• To Give One's Heart

• Professionally Equipped

LILLISTRASZA -- /way 59.9 70.3

• Friend on the Mend

Restless Wetlands

NOTE: These quests are part of the Let's Get Quacking achievement. Each of these quests is available once per week. This achievement takes 5 weeks to complete.

• A Quack for Help

• A Quack in Time

• A Shoulder to Quack On

• Quack for your Life

• Quacking Out For a Hero

DRAGONSCALE EXPEDITION RENOWN QUESTS

• Dragon Isles Artifacts	Renown 2	You have begun your adventures with the Dragonscale Expedition!
• Multiple Dragon Isles Artifacts	Renown 2	Expedition Scout Packs: You may now find Expedition Scout packs around the Dragon Isles. Speak with Pathfinder Jeb in the Dragonscale Basecamp for more details.
• Basic Climbing Gear • Smoke Over the Mountain • Climb Every Mountain	Renown 6	(Unlocks Climbing Questline and Climbing World Quests)
• Dormant Discovery • This Old Stone • Nightborne Know-How • Curiosity is Key • Power Procurement • A Gateway to Somewhere • An Ancient Awakening	Renown 7	Unlocks Waygates
• A Climber's Calling	Requires completing Story campaign of Thaldraszus (Just Don't Ask Me to Spell It Achievement)	This Dragonscale Expedition renown feature is unlocked when you complete the three chapters of the Thaldraszus story campaign. Doc Nanners spawned instantly after unlocking the "Just don't ask me to spell it" achievement. I was Renown 7 at the moment, but it didn't seem to be tied to reaching a specific renown as its description isn't in any of the renown tooltips.
• A Cataloger's Paradise	Renown 8	Unlocks Photography Questline and Photography World Quests
• Continued Waygate Exploration • Waygate: Rusza'thar Reach • Waygate: Vakthros • Waygate: Eon's Fringe • Waygate: Shady Sanctuary • Waygate: Skytop Observatory • Waygate: Morqut Islet	Renown 8	Unlocks a second Waygate
• Wayfinder's Compass	Renown 9	Unlocks Toy
• The Basecamp Pets	Renown 11	You may acquire the Gray Marmoni and Black Skitterbug battle pets from Grapap Whiskers at the Dragonscale Basecamp.
• New Dragonscale Equipment	Renown 12	You may acquire a pair of useful combat Expedition gloves (Item level 376) from Pathfinder Jeb at the Dragonscale Basecamp.
• Renowned Explorer's Armor	Renown 14	You may acquire cosmetic Dragonscale Expedition Ensembles from pathfinder Jeb at the Dragonscale Basecamp.
• Deeper Mysteries of the Dragon Isles Drakes	Renown 15	Drakewatcher Manuscripts II: You may acquire three new Drakewatcher Manuscripts for your Renewed Proto-Drake (Spiked Club Tail, Swept Horns, Harrier Pattern) from Rae'ana at the Dragonscale Basecamp).
• Unlocking Magical Treasures	Renown 16	Magical Treasure Chests: You may now find magical treasure chests in the caves and ruins of the Dragon Isles. Speak with Rae'ana in the Dragonscale Basecamp for more information.
• Researching in Comfort	Renown 17	Researching in Comfort: You may acquire the toys Soft Purple Pillow, Skinny Reliquary Pillow, and Small Triangular Pillow from Rae'na at the Dragonscale Basecamp.
• New Dragonscale Equipment	Renown 18	Expedition Equipment II: You may acquire a pair of useful leg armor (item level 389) from Pathfinder Jeb at the Dragonscale Basecamp.
• One of Us Now	Renown 19	Unlock the Dragonscale Expedition Tabard from Cataloger Jakes at the Dragonscale Basecamp.
• Banners of the United Factions	Renown 19	You may acquire the banners for both the Reliquary and Explorer's League (now that they are united in the Dragonscale Expedition) from Cataloger Jakes at the Dragonscale Basecamp.
• Demolition Access	Renown 20	Explosive Archaeology: You may acquire Expedition Explosives from Pathfinder Jeb at the Dragonscale Basecamp.
• Rumors of the Jeweled Whelplings	Renown 21	Jeweled Whelpling Treasure Maps: You may acquire special Treasure Maps from Boss Magor at the Dragonscale Basecamp. These maps lead to Jeweled Whelpling materials and jewelcrafting patterns.
• Quack-E Quack Modulator	Renown 21	Quack-E Quack Modulator: You may acquire the Quack-E Voice Modulator, a crucial component of a Quack-E mechanical companion, from Pathfinder Jeb at the Dragonscale Basecamp.
• Titled Story	Renown 25	Intrepid Explorer: You may now use the well-earned title "Intrepid Explorer."
• Renowned with the Dragonscale Expedition	Renown 25	A Heroic Reward: Speak to Cataloger Jakes in the Dragonscale Basecamp to receive a Primal Infusion. This can eb used as an optional reagent to increase a crafted item's level to 395 or higher.
• Skitterfly Riding	Renown 25	Skitterflying: You may acquire two skitterfly mounts (Tamed Skitterfly, Azure Skitterfly) from Granpap Whiskers at the Dragonscale Basecamp.