 The Storm Gathers | |
|---|---|
| Start | Scout Captain Elsia [50, 73] |
| End | Lor'themar Theron [28, 52] |
| Level | 32-35 (Requires 32-35) |
| Category | Isle of Thunder |
| Experience | 59000 |
| Reputation | +150 Sunreaver Onslaught |
| Rewards |
 [Sunreaver Beacon]4  96 |
| Previous |
 [32-35] Thunder Calls |
| Next |
[32-35] Allies in the Shadows, [32-35] The Assault on Zeb'tula |
- For the Alliance version of this quest, see
[32-35] The Storm Gathers.
Objectives[]
Travel with Scout Captain Elsia to the Isle of Thunder.
- Speak with Elsia
- Isle of Thunder discovered
Description[]
There is no time to waste, <name>. Every moment we delay here gives Jaina and the Kirin Tor more of a hold on the Isle.
Lor'themar awaits us. Speak to me when you are ready to depart. I will escort you there myself.
Rewards[]
You will receive: [Sunreaver Beacon] and 4 96
Completion[]
You have arrived just in time, <race>. It is crucial we gain control of these shores before the Kirin Tor.
There is much to explain.
Gains[]
- 59000 XP
- +150 reputation with Sunreaver Onslaught
Notes[]
Speak with her again:
- There is no time to waste. The Alliance move on the Isle of Thunder as we speak!
- I'm ready to go.
- Elsia and the adventurer mount up on dragonhawks and start flying north.
- Scout Captain Elsia says: Pandaren legends tell of Lei Shen, "The Thunder King." He was the brutal founder of the Mogu empire over 12,000 years ago.
- Scout Captain Elsia says: He united the mogu, defeated the other pandaren races, and founded a glorious nation with the slave labor of those he conquered.
- Scout Captain Elsia says: The Thunder King built a palatial fortress on the borders of his empire. We should see it soon.
- A loading screen appears, and on the other side of it, Elsia and the adventurer have reached the southern side of the Isle of Thunder, south of Za'Tual.
- Scout Captain Elsia says: There! Just ahead: the Isle of the Thunder King.
- Scout Captain Elsia says: The pandaren are terrified that the former Emperor will try to reclaim his empire, and enslave them once again.
- Scout Captain Elsia says: But we have our own reasons for assisting them. I will allow Lor'themar to explain.
- A lightning bolt strikes the water yards away from Elsia.
- Scout Captain Elsia says: Whoa! Careful - it is nearly impossible to fly anywhere near the island!
- Elsia and the adventurer land on deck of The Crimson Treader, one of three Sunreaver Onslaught ships in Greymist Firth.
Speak with Lor'themar Theron to continue.
On completion:
- Lor'themar Theron says: Aethas, leave us for a moment.
- Aethas Sunreaver teleports away.
- Lor'themar Theron says: Hero, you have served the Horde nobly across many campaigns. I feel I can take you into confidence.
- Lor'themar steps over to the port side of the ship.
- Lor'themar Theron says: Our Warchief's campaign across Kalimdor and Pandaria is pulling the Horde apart at the seams.
- Lor'themar Theron says: We are here to fight the Thunder King. Justice demands it, and Hellscream is too preoccupied at Domination Point to pay attention here.
- Lor'themar Theron says: But, in defeating him, we must seek out the source of his great power. We must claim it for ourselves, as leverage against our "Warchief."
- Lor'themar Theron says: In the event of an uprising, we must be prepared.
- Lor'themar Theron says: Heads up!
- Lor'themar Theron says: Ha-hah! It will feel good to bloody my blade again. Against Alliance or mogu, does not matter to me.
- Lor'themar Theron says: Enough talk. You know how precarious our position is. Between the Alliance and the Thunder King, only with the help of heroes like you can we hope to succeed here.
- Lor'themar Theron says: Anar'alah belore, hero. Good luck.
This completes the "First Landing" criterion of the 
[Isle of Thunder] quest achievement.
Progression[]
- Stage 0:
- [32-35] Thunder Calls
- [32-35] The Storm Gathers
- [32-35] Allies in the Shadows
- Stage 1: [32-35] The Assault on Zeb'tula
- Stage 2: [32-35] Tear Down This Wall!
- Stage 3: [32-35] To the Skies!
- Stage 4: [32-35] Decisive Action
- Stage 5: [32-35] The Fall of Shan Bu
- At exalted: [35R] Life Blood
Patch changes[]
- Patch 5.2.0 (2013-03-05): Added.
