Spires of Arak

Spires of Arak
Level: 30 - 50 Battle Pet Level: 25
Capital(s)	Skyreach
Races	Arakkoa Saberon Ogre Orc Pale orc Ogron  Goblin  Human
Ruler(s)	Unknown
Former ruler(s)	High Sage Viryx †   Shadow-Sage Iskar †  Kargath Bladefist †
Major settlements	Admiral Taylor's Garrison Bladefist Hold Skettis
Minor settlements	Pinchwhistle Gearworks Axefall Southport Pinchwhistle Point Veil Terokk Camp Thornscar Shattered Rise Harvesting Pits
Faiths	Shamanism, Sun, Shadow, Sethe
Affiliation	Arakkoa, Shattered Hand clan, Iron Horde, Horde, Alliance
Location	Southern Draenor
PvP status	Contested territory

“For travelers limited to two legs, Arak is an autumnal, swampy forest, framed in crooked trees that rest chin-level with giants. High above the trees towers a landscape rarely seen by outsiders: impossibly tall rock spires too steep to scale. The arakkoa gaze out from these treacherous perches, watching their land like incarnate gods... and paying homage to the blessed sun by burning the "low races" alive.”

— Official Site - Warlords of Draenor

“A young hunter hears a great beating of wings above his head. By the time he recognizes it, he is already doomed.”

— Chieftain Durotan

Spires of Arak is a zone in southern Draenor. Previously known only as Arak, it once contained a single massive spire that dominated the forested landscape, before it was sundered by the destruction of the Apexis' Breath of Rukhmar. It is the homeland of arakkoa, who rule over the land from the Skyreach, a majestic palace situated atop the largest spire in the area. Their society, however underwent a great schism between the winged arakkoa and the wingless, who are considered lesser beings by their winged brethren. Many of the wingless arakkoa flee the Spires and pour into Talador, while the Iron Horde's Shattered Hand clan strengthens their presence. Many Azerothians also have built their bases along the coast, such as the Steamwheedle Cartel or the Alliance expedition led by Admiral Taylor.

All that remains of the Spires of Arak in Outland is Skettis, which is now considered to be a part of Terokkar Forest (formerly known as Talador).

Geography

Maps and subregions

Map of the Spires of Arak.

Admiral Taylor's Garrison Admiral Taylor's Farm The Briny Barnacle Akeeta's Hovel Apexis Excavation Apexis Chamber Axefall Bloodmane Pridelands Bloodmane Valley Crow's Crook Dreadtalon Peak Echidnean Shelf The Evanescent Sea Forlorn Delta Gnarlwood Pass Harvesting Pits The Howling Crag Leorajh's Den Lost Veil Anzu Murkbog Nest of the Ravenspeakers Pillars of Fate Pinchwhistle Gearworks The Rusty Cylinder Pinchwhistle Point Ravenskar Sethekk Hollow The Broken Spire Lithic's Rest Talon Altar Talon Watch Shadow's Vigil Shadowglade Camp Thornscar Shattered Rise Skettis Skyreach Southport The South Sea Sporemist Shallows Terokkar Pass Terokkar Wayshrine Terrace of Dawn The Thorn Pits Bladefist Hold The Undergrowth Ravager Den Veil Akraz Zellek's Hut Veil Terokk Veil Zekk Windswept Terrace Wreck of the Mother Lode The Writhing Mire

Instances

Instance name	Level range	Group size	Approximate run time
Skyreach	97-99	5 player	Unknown

Travel hubs

Flight paths from Apexis Excavation

• Retribution Point, Talador
• Axefall, Spires of Arak
• Southport, Spires of Arak
• Crow's Crook, Spires of Arak
• Veil Terokk, Spires of Arak

Adjacent regions

Zone Name	Faction	Level Range	Direction	Access
Shadowmoon Valley		90 - 92	Northeast
Talador			Northwest

Notable characters

Main article: Spires of Arak NPCs

•   Admiral Taylor
•   Anzu
•   Ka'alu <Raven Mother>
•   Reshad <Scrollkeeper>
•   Rukhmar
•   Sethe <The Dead God>
•   Shadow-Sage Iskar
•   Talon King Ikiss
•   Terokk <The Talon King>

Quests

Main article: Spires of Arak storyline

Vignettes

Main article: :Category:Spires of Arak vignettes

Continuing the tradition started on the Timeless Isle, Spires of Arak has a huge number of vignettes, which are one-time events like killing rare mobs, looting treasure chests, or completing scripted events. Nearly all of the vignettes reward [Garrison Resources] in addition to an uncommon or rare-quality item.

Spires of Arak

Resources

• Cloth:
  •  [Sumptuous Fur]
• Herbalism:
  •  [Frostweed]
• Skinning:
  •  [Raw Beast Hide]
• Mining:
  •  [Blackrock Ore]
  •  [True Iron Ore]
• Fishing:
  •  [Sea Scorpion]
  •  [Abyssal Gulper Eel]

Wild pets

• Bloodsting Wasp
• Golden Dawnfeather
• Sapphire Firefly
• Silkbead Snail
• Swamplighter Firefly
• Thicket Skitterer

Wild creatures

• Amorphs
• Ancients
• Basilisks
• Bats
• Boars
• Dread ravens
• Fungal monsters
• Ghosts
• Apexis guardians
• Groupers
• Hydras
• Kaliri
• Mandragoras
• Blood globules
• Raptors
• Ravagers
• Riverbeasts
• Rylaks
• Skeletons
  • Skeletal wind serpents
• Spore walkers
• Talbuks
• Toads
• Void wolves
• Wasps
• Wolves

Trivia

• While seemingly just part of Talador, an early concept of Arak included two settlements. "Slavisar", presumably what became Bladefist Hold, and an arakkoa town named "Anzulekk".

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Videos

• Artcraft - The creation of the Spires of Arak zone
• The Story of Spires of Arak

Patch changes

• Patch 7.3.5 (2018-01-16): Level scaling implemented, previous zone level: 96 - 100.
  
• Hotfix (2014-11-13): Various Kaliri in the Spires of Arak area should no longer be too high off the ground to be attacked.
  
• Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Added.
  

External links

Wowhead WoWDB

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Zone Preview: Spires of Arak (2014-08-07)

Artcraft—The Spires of Arak Exploring the design and creation of the zone's landscape and environment (2014-05-06)