Seeking the Soulstones
Warlock trainer: (Name), take this – the journal of Jubeka Shadowbreaker.
Read the journal and use the information contained within to track down where she went.
Find her soulstones and use them to locate her.
… One thing strikes me as odd though … don’t you Warlocks already have the books she’s claiming to have in her possession? Bah, I never did understand Warlocks.
Objectives
Read Jubeka’s Journal and use the clues within to locate the four soulstone fragments.
Jubeka’s Journal
This document contains the daily journal of one of the master Warlock trainers. The pages are filled with random notes, the occasional drawing of an imp’s internal organs and the occasional tidbit on the preferred diet of felhunters.
Near the end, an entry catches your eye …
Day 26
It has been nearly two weeks since Kanrethad and I arrived in Outland. Almost immediately afterwards, he departed for Shadowmoon Valley. I didn’t bother to ask why, as long as he doesn’t get himself killed.
My research here in this dusty wasteland continues as drudgingly expected. While the Legion’s onslaught has subsided, a number of the rarer demon specimens remain.
Day 28
The fel imps of Felspark Ravine in Hellfire are remarkably chatty. I’ve discovered that they’re just as easy to contract into service as their names are to learn. The ritual to summon one is trivial, at best.
Voidlords are rather difficult to stumble across, but it takes very little persuading to convince one to divulge the name of a rival lord.
I have wondered once or twice if Kanrethad will ever return, but in the end, it doesn’t actually matter. The council can put me to death, so long as my grimoires last, so will my legacy.
Day 32
While examining the nauseating Ruins of Farhlon today in Netherstorm, I was ambushed by a race of floating eyeball squuids. Calling themselves observers, they were unexpectedly intelligent. They expressed a deep desire to bear witness to all forms of magic and willingly offered their services in exchange for the opportunity to consume new forms of magic.
The ritual to summon an observer is unexpectedly complex. While natives of the great dark beyond, they are highly migratory and the summoning ritual must compensate for their travels. Without their willing assistance, summoning an Observer would be nearly impossible.
Day 35
Kanrethad returned, looking incredibly grim. Considering his undisciplined technique, it should be no surprise that his research has been less than successful.
I’m ready to attempt the binding of a higher order member of the burning legion, but I dare not attempt the ritual alone. In fact, perhaps Kanrethad would prove the perfect test subject …
Day 36
Remarkable! My first attempt to summon a higher order member of the legion failed as spectacularly as planned. The shivarra broke free almost instantly after Kanrethad completed the ritual.
I expected the frail human to be struck down while I banished the creature. Instead, in the instant that the Shivarra’s razor-sharp blades sliced through the air, Kanrethad’s form shifted and the blades bounced as if striking stone.
Unlike the typical form of metamorphosis, he did not complete the demonic transformation … perhaps his research has been more successful than I expected.
Day 40
The key to binding a wrathguard was ironically reducing the number of runic symbols used in the summoning circle. Wrathguards are highly resistant to charms and compulsions, but readily respond to basic expressions of strength.
Kanrethad was unexpectedly insightful into the conditioning the legion uses to compel the wrathguard into action. His ability to express his dominance over lesser demons is remarkable, if short-lived. With great pains, I’ve been able to inscribe the forms he uses to summon multiple demonic servants at once.
Unfortunately, while he can bind two lesser demons indefinitely, I can only do so for a short time.
Day 47
We left a few ogre corpses in our wake, but studying the ritual circle of Vim’gol revealed additional ways of bolstering our power using demonic sacrifices. While the act greatly enrages our demonic servants, fusing their life energy to our own provides a dramatic increase in power.
With a little experimentation, I discovered that the more closely linked you are with the demon you sacrifice, the greater the power of the ritual.
Kanrethad’s ability to restrain his demonic transformation seems to have reached a plateau. Once again, his lack of power disgusts me. Things that would be trivial to most Warlocks take him an eternity.
Day 50
At Kanrethad’s insistence, we headed for the Altar of Damnation in Shadowmoon Valley. He seems to be convinced that there’s more to the Hand of Gul’dan than just a show of power.
I’m not convinced, but at this point my Grimoires are complete. I don’t understand his obsession with controlling the flow of demonic power granted by his transformation.
While he plays around with ancient altars, I intend to try my hand at opening a gateway to conjure many wild imps at once …
Day 60
Kanrethad is up to something. To say that I’m concerned about our next move is a dramatic understatement.
(A ragged note is drawn onto the back cover of the leather journal)
I’m convinced there is no chance that we will return from this next adventure alive. There’s simply no way I can take the risk that my Grimoires go unread. For that reason, I’ve contracted the imps to leave four fragments of my soulstone at the locations listed in my journal.
I’m sending this journal to you, my trusted friend, that should the need to locate me arise, you bring the four stones together, find my body and ensure that my grimoires are brought back to Azeroth.
Signed,
Jubeka Shadowbreaker
Progression
Note: The Jubeka’s soulstone fragments can be found at:
- Felspark Ravine (Hellfire Peninsula) – east of Thrallmar
- Ruins of Farahlon (Netherstorm)
- Vim’gol’s Circle (Blade’s Edge Mountains)
Hellfire Peninsula
The first soulstone is found at the Felspark Ravine. It’s on the ground.
Netherstorm
The second soulstone is found at the highest area of the Ruins of Farahlon. Clicking the soulstone will trigger a memory reenactment.
Ruins of Farahlon Memory
Jubeka Shadowbreak: Such strange creatures. Why do they remain so long after the legion has left?
Kanrethad Ebonlocke: … there’s a slight flaw in that supposition.
Jubeka Shadowbreak: Oh?
Kanrethad Ebonlocke: The Observers were in the service of Illidan … not the legion.
Jubeka Shadowbreak: Well, he’s gone too … so why are they still around?
Kanrethad Ebonlocke: How should I know?
Jubeka Shadowbreak: Well, I’ve spent weeks trying to understand how to summon one of these things. If you know something I don’t, I’d appreciate it if you’d share it with us “lesser” mortals.
Kanrethad Ebonlocke: What’s the problem? You handled the binding of the Fel Imps and Voidlords effortlessly.
Jubeka Shadowbreak: They were trivial by comparison! These things are never in the same place. There’s something … strange about them … something out of place. Oh dear …
(Many Observers surround them)
Blade’s Edge Mountains
The next soulstone is found at the Vim’gol’s Circle — located south of the goblin bridge between Blade’s Edge Mountains and Netherstorm.
Kanrethad Ebonlocke: I tire of your evasive babble, doomguard. Explain to me why you and your kind are drawn to sacrificial magics.
Doomguard: My contract is to fight for you, not to reveal the legion’s secrets, mortal.
Kanrethad Ebonlocke: Do not attempt to deceive me, demon! Your kind far predates Sargeras’s betrayal. What WERE you?
Jubeka Shadowbreaker: This knowledge is useless … what are you trying to achieve, Kanrethad?
Kanrethad Ebonlocke: STAY OUT OF THIS! The demon will answer, NOW!
Doomguard: What an odd demand. Not even my own kind care about our origins. Why should you?
Kanrethad Ebonlocke: If you do not care then there is no harm telling me.
Doomguard: … before Sargeras freed us, we were the Titan’s hounds. Forever enslaved to police the use of arcane magics. Sacrificial magic was considered the greatest violation of life and we were attuned to instantly punish those who delved into such … delicious sorcery. You have your petty secret, Kanrethad. Now, I demand knowledge from you … why do you care?
Kanrethad Ebonlocke: I don’t believe that is part of our contract. We are done here. Jubeka, complete the ritual.
Shadowmoon Valley
The next soulstone is found at The Altar of Damnation, where Gul’dan invoked the powers that caused the Hand of Gul’dan volcano to explode.
Jubeka Shadowbreaker: What is it you wished to show me …?
Kanrethad Ebonlocke: … I’ve seen the fear in yoru eyes, Jubeka.
Jubeka Shadowbreaker: What …? No! I … I have … no idea …
Kanrethad Ebonlocke: Gul’dan destroyed this world in his bid for power … you’re concerned I will do the same to Azeroth.
Jubeka Shadowbreaker: No! Stay back …! You … you’re dangerous. I remain content summoning demons, but you … you toy with becoming one yourself!
Kanrethad Ebonlocke: There are two sides to the blade of Demonology … the threats that besiege us from the outside … and those that threaten us from within. I chose you as my companion for a reason.
Jubeka Shadowbreaker: And what depraved reason is that …?
Kanrethad Ebonlocke: … If I fail, I need you to banish me forever.
Completion
You’ve collected all four fragments of Jubeka’s soulstone.
You just need to fuse it together now …
