Dread Wastes storyline



The Dread Wastes storyline takes place after the Townlong Steppes storyline. Adventurers are directed to the upon the Serpent's Spine, just south of the Gate of the Setting Sun to begin the storyline. After locating a member of the Shado-Pan who has fallen from the wall, adventurers are quickly introduced to the Klaxxi faction of mantid, who find themselves in direct opposition to and her sha-based corruption of the swarm.

After completing "The First Paragons" portion of Dread Haste Makes Dread Waste, side quests open up at the Sunset Brewgarden and Soggy's Gamble, but breadcrumbs to those quest hubs are not offered until later in the Klaxxi storyline.

The First Paragons
The zone storyline opens up with breadcrumbs from everywhere leading to the southern side of the Gate of the Setting Sun in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms.

Malik the Unscathed


After being formally introduced to the Klaxxi at Klaxxi'vess, the adventurer is sent out on a task to recover another paragon:

The Might of the Klaxxi
After recovering the first paragons, the storyline forks, with quests taking place to the southwest in the Briny Muck, and to the southeast at the Lake of Stars.

Korven the Prime


Southeast at the Lake of Stars, adventurers are first asked to kill some of the local saurok and their leader before recovering the paragon found in the area.

Kaz'tik the Manipulator


To the southwest, the adventurer and have been tasked with reactivating another Klaxxi beacon in Amberglow Hollow, which enables the Klaxxi'va to locate the paragon in the Briny Muck.

Amber is the Color of My Energy
After completing the first two criteria of Dread Haste Makes Dread Waste, breadcrumbs to other parts of the zone are offered from Klaxxi'vess: the Sunset Brewgarden, and Soggy's Gamble. Additionally, two more Paragons can be wakened.

Taste of Amber


Up to the north at the Sunset Brewgarden, extremely fool-hardy pandaren are trying to create brew from the amber of an unnamed kypari.

Like a Deck Boss


Down on the southern coast, an Anglers fishing expedition has gone poorly, as they have found themselves shipwrecked at what is now called Soggy's Gamble.

Skeer the Bloodseeker and Rik'kal the Dissector
Upon reaching reputation,  and  each offer quests to waken another Paragon, bringing the total up to six.

Xaril the Poisoned Mind and Hisek the Swarmkeeper
Upon reaching reputation,  and  each offer quests to waken yet another Paragon, bringing the total up to eight.

The Empress' Gambit
After reaching reputation with the Klaxxi, the following quests conclude the Dread Wastes storyline:

Dailies
Dailies for the Klaxxi unlock after completing "The Might of the Klaxxi" portion of Dread Haste Makes Dread Waste, and more dailies unlock after each Paragon has been wakened.