Korthia

Korthia
Races	Attendant; Mawsworn; Nathrezim
Ruler(s)	Archivist Roh-Suir
Former ruler(s)	Zovaal the Jailer †
Affiliation	Mawsworn; Death's Advance; Archivists' Codex
Location	The Maw (formerly in the In-Between), Shadowlands

Korthia, City of Secrets^[1] is an ancient realm of the Shadowlands that was long lost in the In-Between before being dragged into the Maw by the chains of the Jailer. Similar to Oribos, Korthia is inhabited by attendants but also its own strange creatures, and the area contains many mysteries and secrets of the First Ones. The Jailer is searching for these secrets in the hopes of finding the key to fulfill his twisted vision for the Shadowlands.^[2]^[3] Korthia was hidden away in the In-Between to hide things that the races of the Shadowlands didn't want people like the Jailer to find.^[4]

Korthia was controlled by the Fatescribe Roh-Kalo and an Archivist who kept track of the records. The Archivist, currently Archivist Roh-Suir, wields a Lodestaff capable of locating any artifact, usually powered by the Netherstar.^[5]^[6]^[7] Korthia being stolen by the Jailer has torn the very fabric of the Shadowlands.^[8] Before the Primus was taken by the Jailer, he had entrusted his sigil to Korthia.^[9]

Getting there

Players initially access Korthia via the Beastwarrens in the Maw, southeast of Desmotaeron. They quickly unlock a Waystone to Oribos, which activates its pair in the Ring of Transference in Oribos, as well as an Animaflow Teleporter to Ve'nari's Refuge.

Geography

Maps and subregions

Adjacent regions

Maw (Beastwarrens), on foot to the northwest
Oribos, via Waystone to Oribos in Keeper's Respite

Quests

Main article: Chains of Domination campaign

When compared to the Maw, Korthia is a traditional zone, with multiple quest chains and a daily quest hub.

Players travel to Korthia alongside Ve'nari to unlock access to a new Waystone to Oribos, allowing the covenant combatants to freely cross over to the zone and back.

Later, they go on some exploration and recovery missions to locate the missing fatescribe and recover a Shadowlands relic.

Wildlife

Three new types of wildlife have been found in Korthia, as well as two new types of devourers:

Rares and treasures

A great number of daily-lootable rares and containers, and one-time lootable treasures are found in Korthia (as well as next door in the Maw...).

Rares

Four rares in Korthia are on a rotation, and may or may not spawn each day: Consumption, Kroke the Tormented, Reliwik the Defiant, and Zelnithop. Not all rares in the table below are actually in Korthia - several are also in the Maw.

[Conquering Korthia]
Encounter	Location	Coords
Traitor Balthier	Desmotaeron	^{[67.4, 47.8]}
Blinding Shadow	The Rift (Zovaal's Cauldron)	^{[36.0, 41.6]}
Carriage Crusher	Outside Keeper's Respite	^{[58.2, 17.7]}
Consumption	Central Korthia	^{[50.3, 42.6]}
Deadsoul Hatcher	The Rift (Path of Understanding)	^{[60.0, 53.2]}
Deomen the Vortex	Desmotaeron	^{[66.4, 55.5]}
Dominated Protector	Sanctuary of Guidance	^{[51.9, 20.9]}
Escaped Wilderling (Night Fae)	Hope's Ascent	^{[33.2, 39.4]}
Fallen Charger	Covenant assault location	Varies
Fleshwing (Necro)	Seeker's Quorum	^{[59.8, 43.4]}
Konthrogz the Obliterator	Varies, Korthia	Varies
Relic Breaker Krelva	Western Korthia island	^{[22.9, 42.1]}
Kroke the Tormented	Scholar's Den	^{[62.1, 36.4]}
Malbog	Keeper's Respite	^{[60.7, 23.1]}
Guard Orguluus	The Rift (Soulstained Fields)	^[51, 70]
Reliwik the Defiant	Vault of Secrets	^{[56.3, 66.1]}
Screaming Shade	The Rift (Central Korthia)	^{[44.8, 42.8]}
Silent Soulstalker	The Rift (Vault of Secrets)	^{[57.6, 70.4]}
Stygian Stonecrusher (Venthyr)	Vault of Secrets	^{[45.7, 80.0]}
Torglluun, Lord of Shades	The Rift (Ruin's Cradle)	^{[28.6, 25.1]}
Towering Exterminator	Varies, Korthia	Varies
Ve'rayn	Varies, Korthia	Varies
Wild Worldcracker (Kyrian)	Central Korthia	^{[56.9, 32.4]}
Xyraxz the Unknowable	Mauler's Outlook	^{[45.0, 35.5]}
Yarxhov the Pillager	Estuary of Awakening	^{[39.4, 52.4]}
Ylva, Mate of Guarm	Desmotaeron	^{[66.4, 41.9]}
Observer Yorik	The Rift (Vault of Secrets)	^{[50.3, 75.9]}
Zelnithop	Gromit Hollow	^{[27.8, 58.9]}

Treasures

There are ten one-time lootable treasures in Korthia and Desmotaeron of the Maw, all required for [Treasures of Korthia].

[Treasures of Korthia]
Item	Location	Coords
[Anima Laden Egg]	Windswept Aerie	^{[29.6, 53.5]}
Dislodged Nest	Mauler's Outlook	^{[47.3, 29.2]}
[Displaced Relic]	Vault of Secrets	^{[50.5, 85.0]}
[Forgotten Feather]	Southeast of Keeper's Respite	^{[69.0, 29.9]}
Glittering Nest Material	Hope's Ascent	^{[38.4, 42.9]}
Helsworn Chest	Desmotaeron	^{[69.2, 45.2]}
Infested Vestige	Seeker's Quorum	^{[40.1, 59.0]}
[Jeweled Heart of Ezekiel]	Desmotaeron	^{[66.5, 62.2]}
[Lost Memento]	Sanctuary of Guidance	^{[53.0, 14.8]}
Offering Box	Vault of Secrets	^{[45.3, 67.2]}

Relic Fragment lootables

Players can repeatedly loot [Relic Fragment]-containing lootables once a day per spawn. Some lootable types (like Invasive Mawshrooms) have multiple spawn locations each day, so players will be able to loot more than one of some types.

Relic Fragment-containing objects in Korthia
Invasive Mawshroom
Mawsworn Cache
Nest of Unusual Materials
Pile of Bones
Relic Cache
Shardhide Stash

Maps of rares and treasures

Rares

Korthia
One-time treasures

Korthia
Repeatable relic fragments

Korthia

Mawshroom
Mawsworn Cache
Nest of U.M.
Pile of Bones
Relic Cache
Spectral Chest

Reputations

Two reputation factions are based in Korthia: Death's Advance, and the Archivists' Codex.

The Death's Advance represents the combined might of the four covenants after coming through to Korthia. Reputation is gained by completing three to five daily quests from a large set of rotating questgivers.

Duchess Mynx
<Death's Advance Quartermaster>
Rep	Item	Cost	Type
Friendly	[Korthian Armaments]	1000	Item level 200 catchup armor
	[Vault Anima Tracker]	1000	Maw upgrade
	[Korthian Weaponry]	1500	Item level 200 catchup armor
	[Korthian Accessory]	750	Item level 200 catchup armor
	[Korthian Belt]	750	Item level 200 catchup armor
	[Korthian Boots]	1000	Item level 200 catchup armor
	[Korthian Bracers]	750	Item level 200 catchup armor
	[Korthian Chestpiece]	1250	Item level 200 catchup armor
	[Korthian Cloak]	750	Item level 200 catchup armor
	[Korthian Gloves]	1000	Item level 200 catchup armor
	[Korthian Helm]	1250	Item level 200 catchup armor
	[Korthian Legguards]	150	Item level 200 catchup armor
	[Korthian Shoulders]	1000	Item level 200 catchup armor
Honored	[Recipe: Crafter's Mark III]	2000	Recipe
	[Tome of Origins]	2000	Recipe for [Vestige of Origins]
	[Mantle of Death's Advance]	500	Cosmetic cloak
	[Domestic Aunian]	50 1500	Companion pet
	[Cincture of Enveloping Death]	2000	Item level 220 cloth waist
	[Gloves of Advancing Death]	2000	Item level 220 leather gloves
	[Chain of Encircling Death]	2000	Item level 220 mail belt
	[Gauntlets of Death's Guardian]	2000	Item level 220 plate gloves
Revered	[Technique: Contract: Death's Advance]	2500	Shadowlands inscription (60)
Revered	[Amber Shardhide]	5000	Mount (75)
Exalted	[Death's Advance Tabard]	3000	Tabard
	[Ensemble: Battlefield Messenger's Regalia]	6000	Kyrian transmog set
	[Ensemble: Frontline Necromancer's Vestments]	6000	Necrolord transmog set
	[Ensemble: Garb of Fall's Promise]	6000	Night Fae transmog set
	[Ensemble: Renathal's Field Inquisitor's Vestments]	6000	Venthyr transmog set
	[Battle-Hardened Aquilon]	1000	Mount (75), Kyrian only
	[Battlefield Swarmer Harness]	1000	Mount (75), Necrolord only
	[Winter Wilderling Harness]	1000	Mount (75), Night Fae only
	[Pale Gravewing]	1000	Mount (75), Venthyr only

The Archivists' Codex is comprised of Korthian attendants devoted to collecting and storing the many relics found in the Shadowlands over the eons. Reputation gains derive from turning in [Relic Fragment]-containing items, found on the corpses of rare enemies and inside lootable objects in the zone.

Archivist Roh-Suir (Archivists' Codex)
Tier	Item	Cost	Type
n/a	[Trained Gromit Carrier]	35	Relic finding companion (60 min)
Tier 2	[Research Report: All-Seeing Crystal]	100	Relic Fragments acquisition
	[Korthite Crystal Key]	25	Korthian Relic Box key
	[Key of Flowing Waters]	25	Korthian Relic Box key
	[Key of the Inner Chambers]	25	Korthian Relic Box key
	[Key of Many Thoughts]	25	Korthian Relic Box key
	[Treatise: Recognizing Stygia and its Uses]	800	+10 [Stygia] from dailies/rares
Tier 3	[Teleporter Repair Kit]	50	Ancient Teleporter access
Tier 4	[Repaired Riftkey]	100	Rift Portal access
	[Transmute: Stones to Ore]	2,000	Shadowlands Alchemy (160)
	[Recipe: Crafter's Mark of the Chained Isle]	2,500	Recipe
	[Treatise: Bonds of Stygia in Mortals]	1,000	-75% [Stygia] loss in the Maw
Tier 5	[Cloak of the Korthian Scholar]	500	Cosmetic cloak
	[Research Report: Ancient Shrines]	1,000	Phasing Korthian Shrine
	[Treatise: The Study of Anima and Harnessing Every Drop]	1,500	+25 [Reservoir Anima]
Tier 6	[Soaring Razorwing]	5,000	Flying mount (75)
	[Attendant Scholar's Waistcord]	4,000	Item level 239 cloth belt
	[Subtle Mortality Manipulators]	4,000	Item level 239 leather gloves
	[Korthite Crystal Waistguard]	4,000	Item level 239 mail belt
	[Prototype Guardian Grips]	4,000	Item level 239 plate gloves
	[Treatise: Relics Abound in the Shadowlands]	2,000	Reputation tokens
	[Death-Bound Shard]	3,000	Conduit upgrades (to ilvl 252)
	[Alloy-Warping Facetor]	5,000	Socket addition
	[Research Report: Adaptive Alloys]	4,000	Korthian armor upgrades to ilvl 226
	[Research Report: First Alloys]	8,000	Korthian armor upgrades to ilvl 233

Collectables

A number of mounts and combat pets are found in Korthia:

Mounts

Korthia mounts
Mount	Source	Notes
[Amber Shardhide]	Death's Advance	5000 , revered
[Battle-Hardened Aquilon]	[On the Offensive]	1000 , Kyrian only, exalted
[Battlefield Swarmer Harness]	[On the Offensive]	1000 , Necrolord only, exalted
[Beryl Shardhide]	[Death's Advance Supplies]	Death's Advance paragon award
[Bracelet of Salaranga]	[Breaking the Chains]	All 9.1 open-world content
[Crimson Shardhide]	Malbog	Rare drop
[Darkmaul]	Darkmaul	Repeat [Tasty Mawshroom] feedings
[Dusklight Razorwing]	Dusklight Matriarch	Repeat [Lost Razorwing Egg] deliveries
[Fierce Razorwing]	[Death's Advance Supplies]	Death's Advance paragon award
[Forsworn Aquilon]	Wild Worldcracker	Rare drop, Kyrian only
[Garnet Razorwing]	Reliwik the Defiant	Rare drop
[Lord of the Corpseflies]	Fleshwing	Rare drop, Necrolord only
[Mastercraft Gravewing]	Stygian Stonecrusher	Rare drop, Venthyr only
[Pale Gravewing]	[On the Offensive]	1000 , Venthyr only, exalted
[Rampaging Mauler]	Konthrogz the Obliterator	Rare drop
[Reins of the Wanderer]	Maelie the Wanderer	Repeat Maelie finds
[Soaring Razorwing]	[The Archivists' Codex]	5000 [Cataloged Research], Tier 6 (exalted)
[Summer Wilderling Harness]	Escaped Wilderling	Rare drop, Night Fae only
[Tamed Mauler Harness]	[Supplies of the Archivists' Codex]	Archivists' Codex paragon award
[Winter Wilderling Harness]	[On the Offensive]	1000 , Night Fae only, exalted

To check progress on the three repeatable mounts, use these macros:

Darkmaul: /run local i,s,_,_,_,n,t=0,{64351,64354,64355,64356,64357},GetQuestObjectiveInfo(64376,0,false);for _,q in ipairs(s) do i=i+(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(q)and 1 or 0)end;print('Mawshooms looted today: '..i..' of 5. Turned in '..n..' of '..t)
Dusklight Razorwing: /run local i,_,_,_,n,t=0,GetQuestObjectiveInfo(64274,0,false);for q=64280,64281 do i=i+(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(q)and 1 or 0)end;print('Eggs looted today: '..i..' of 2. You have turned in '..n..' of '..t..' eggs')
Maelie: /run local i,c=0,C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted;for q=64293,64299 do if q~=64298 then i=i+(c(q)and 1 or 0)end end;print('You have'..(c(64298)and ''or' NOT')..' reassured Maelie today. You have found Maelie '..i..' of 6 times.')

Pets

Korthia combat pets
Pet	Location	Notes
Animite Broodling	Estuary of Awakening	Wild pet, capture
Anxious Nibbler	Central Korthia	Wild pet, capture
[Chompy]	Keeper's Respite	Potential reward from Plague Deviser Marileth dailies
Devourling	Estuary of Awakening	Wild pet, capture
[Domestic Aunian]	Keeper's Respite	Death's Advance, honored 50 1500
Eye of Affliction	Seeker's Quorum	Wild pet, capture
[Grappling Gauntlet]	Any Mawsworn	Rare drop
[Gnashtooth]	Keeper's Respite	[Supplies of the Archivists' Codex] paragon chest
[Korthian Specimen]	Windswept Aerie	Zelnithop rare drop
[Mosscoated Hopper]	Keeper's Respite	[Death's Advance Supplies] paragon chest
Wild Corpsefly	Central Korthia	Wild pet, capture
Young Garnetgullet	Various	Wild pet, capture

Toys

Korthia toys
Item	Source	Notes
[Ancient Korthian Runes]	[60] Diviner's Rune Chits	[Reliquary Restoration]
[Forgotten Feather]	Floating island at ^{[69.0, 29.9]}	[Treasures of Korthia]
[Guise of the Changeling]	[60] Guise of the Changeling	[Reliquary Restoration]
[Maw-Ocular Viewfinder]	Observer Yorik, The Rift	[Conquering Korthia]
[Offering Kit Maker]	Offering Box	[Treasures of Korthia]
[Ring of Duplicity]	[60] Ring of Self-Reflection	[Reliquary Restoration]
[Shadow Slicing Shortsword]	[60] Shadow Slicing Shortsword	[Reliquary Restoration]
[Silver Shardhide Whistle]	Dislodged Nest	[Treasures of Korthia]
[Vesper of Clarity]	Keeper's Respite	Visitor daily quest
[Vesper of Harmony]	Wild Worldcracker	[Conquering Korthia]

Resources

Notes and trivia

The name Korthia may be a reference to Kur, the underworld in Sumerian and Akkadian mythology.
The Night Fae consider it a sister forest.^[10]

Gallery

Korthian vault concept art.

Videos

Chains of Domination: Korthia Area Preview

Patch changes

Patch 9.1.0 (2021-06-29): Added.

References

^ [60] Korthia, the City of Secrets
^ Blizzard Entertainment 2021-02-20. Shape the Fate of the Shadowlands in Chains of Domination. Retrieved on 2021-03-24.
^ World of Warcraft 2021-02-20. BlizzConline 2021 - World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Update. YouTube.
^ Johnny Cash and Frank Kowalkowski with Gamereactor - Chains of Domination. Johnny Cash: "And it was hidden away because it has a lot of things they didn't want people like the Jailer to find"
^ [60] The Sundered Staff
^ [60] An Infusion of Anima
^ [60] Consulting the Experts
^ [60 Daily] Observational Records
^ [60] Secrets of the Vault
^ [60 Daily] Precious Roots

External links

[1] [60] Korthia, the City of Secrets

[2] Blizzard Entertainment 2021-02-20. Shape the Fate of the Shadowlands in Chains of Domination. Retrieved on 2021-03-24.

[3] World of Warcraft 2021-02-20. BlizzConline 2021 - World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Update. YouTube.

[4] Johnny Cash and Frank Kowalkowski with Gamereactor - Chains of Domination. Johnny Cash: "And it was hidden away because it has a lot of things they didn't want people like the Jailer to find"

[5] [60] The Sundered Staff

[6] [60] An Infusion of Anima

[7] [60] Consulting the Experts

[8] [60 Daily] Observational Records

[9] [60] Secrets of the Vault

[10] [60 Daily] Precious Roots

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