Elementals are attacking Azeroth

1:30 p.m. EDT We're getting several reports in that elementals and cultists are attacking Azeroth.
1:37 p.m. EDT It looks like there are rifts that open in various zones in Azeroth, and elementals spawn. You can kill the elementals as they spawn.
1:40 p.m. EDT There are quest people you can talk to in Orgrimmar and Stormwind, outside of the banks.
1:49 p.m. EDT You can access a Mysterious Device after you kill a spawn of elementals in any zone.
1:59 p.m. EDT There's an uptick in the number of earth quakes.
2:07 p.m. EDT We're getting reports that this event is now active in the EU as well and the US/NA servers.
2:29 p.m. EDT Tons of quest info in screenshot form after the break.
2:55 p.m. EDT All of the Alliance quests are documented after the break; the Horde quests are very similar.
5:50 p.m. EDT At some point, perhaps not in this phase of the invasion, the elementals will begin spawning in the cities. If you kill them in the city from their big spawn point, then you get a daily quest object/item that lets you go through a portal and kill one of the two new daily bosses for this event: Prince Sarsarun or Kai'ju Gahz'rilla.
That's all we have right now; however, please be aware that we'll update this post with any additional clarifying information we get in.
Lots more screenshots after the break, including many of the quests.
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Reader Comments (Page 4 of 8)
Kia Nov 1st 2010 2:13PM
What zones are elementals found in?
Allessof Nov 1st 2010 2:30PM
all of them
Phaelan Nov 1st 2010 3:10PM
Is there any particular area of the zone that they are appearing? or is it random?
Adam Nov 1st 2010 2:20PM
cough..cough..Gee I'm feeling sick, I think I need to play wow..err go home from work
dawnseven Nov 1st 2010 2:22PM
Yikes. I suck hard at predicting these things. I was HOPING for this tomorrow, but not really expecting it until next week or the week after. Yay for out of the blue Monday WoW fun!
Now, if my office building would just have a bomb scare, or maybe suffer from a broken water or sewer main or something so that everyone gets sent home that would be awesome.
Fade2gray Nov 1st 2010 2:32PM
Hospitals don't need to be open EVERY day, do they? I think we should all take a breather and head home for the day. see you all tomorrow!
Tarvos Nov 1st 2010 2:35PM
And here I thought I wouldn't have anything to do today. Thanks Blizz for making my day interesting!
Task Nov 1st 2010 2:41PM
It should be noted that you can kill the elementals as low as 25, maybe lower - haven't lower than 20. My hunter project dinged when to 25 when he was 24 handing in these quests.
And there seems to be no follow up quest after you hand in the final chain to Wrynn/Thrall (Garrosh).
Task Nov 1st 2010 2:42PM
** it should say "haven't tried lower than level 20." My bad.
Forreststump Nov 1st 2010 2:42PM
Thanks, Adam. Now I have to ditch work early to go see what in the Nine Hells is going on. The move to Joystiq "unblocked" the site, which was a definite improvement (no more reliance on crappy RSS feed that doesn't go "past the break"). But, photos are still empty squares with red X's. /sigh
metalspawned Nov 1st 2010 4:56PM
Wait, what? You can subscribe to a WoW Insider feed that doesn't cut off at the break? Please explain ....
Daedalus Nov 1st 2010 2:44PM
Hmm... Those pamphlets read suspiciously like the ones the Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons keep leaving tucked into my front door. Does that mean that Deathwing has found Jesus, or that those earnest-looking young proselytizers are secreting working for a world destroying monster of unfathomable power lurking deep in the earth's crust?
Can't take chances, I guess; I think the next time I see a little old lady walking up the drive with a copy of The Watchtower, I'm gonna grab my replica Frostmoune, just to be safe.
Vic Nov 1st 2010 3:16PM
Looks more like the Cult of Mithras to me
nephi84 Nov 1st 2010 3:37PM
I hope they aren't secreting anything. That's just gross
Lishalacey Nov 1st 2010 4:49PM
I know you're just trying to be funny, but really- it's a pretty big step from being a believer of Jesus and trying to talk to people about it to drinking kool aid and building devices that will infiltrate Azeroth with dangerous elementals.
SliceMessiah Nov 2nd 2010 8:16PM
Did anyone else notice the "Elemental Fire for the Demon Soul" pamphlet? You know, like "Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul"? Well, at least I laughed.
More of a chuckle.
RS Nov 1st 2010 2:44PM
The real question.. do the quests count toward Loremaster?
Dang I'm 75 away in Kalimindor.....75 freaking quests...don't change yet!
RS
margarida.evilangel Nov 1st 2010 3:06PM
They don“t count for Loremaster, I tried with the Orgrimmar quests
busuan Nov 1st 2010 2:45PM
What word are we supposed to spread like that?
Front: 'Single mother with four kids'
Back: 'Willing to work for food'
?!
Spiritfire Nov 1st 2010 3:20PM
"Third War Vet...Guildless, please help"
"Will work for Epics"