Captain Exposition

Captain Exposition is a human who appears in various locations during alpha and beta testing. As his name suggests, his purpose is to inform players what happens in story cutscenes that have not yet been implemented in order to prevent them from feeling lost.

• Captain Exposition says...

Hey there! A cutscene is planned for this quest. Here's what you missed:

• The Fearstalker (quest)

The Fearstalker and her forces set off the anima traps as they begin their assault. This lures the devourers to the town, eliminating her forces. A large worldeater attacks the Fearstalker. In the aftermath of this battle, she is weakened.

Exposition time!

• Gossip

You, Azurathel, and Dervishian all cast Disintegrate at the massive proto-dragon, hitting it from behind.

• The Ebon Scales (quest)

From within the Siege Creche, dracthyr of the Ebon Scales watch. Their leader, Scalecommander Sarkareth, shouts the charge!

The Ebon Scales pour forth, unleashing breath attacks. The dragon falls to magic from all sides.

Meanwhile, Kurog Grimtotem turns from his ritual to witness the incoming forces. Ignoring the calls for vengeance by the other proto-dragons, Kurog states he has what he needs and they must not keep 'her' waiting.

As Wrathion flies towards the vault, he is too late as Kurog and his Primalists break the seal using power harnessed from Stormsunder Crater earlier.

• The Prize Inside

The doors fling open with wind and force as a form emerges:

Raszageth, the Storm-Eater.

Raszageth taunts Wrathion with the death his father, Neltharion, before she drives him away... violently. The Storm-Eater comes forth bringing the tempest!

RUN!

You hear as Kalecgos describes to the other aspects Razageth's attack and how her storm remains enveloped around Vakthros Tower.

• A Message Most Dire

The aspects are concerned that the Primalists may be already prowling within the city and need to be found and driven out.

Ahoy. Which cutscene would you like to know more about?

• Vakthros

• Kalecgos attempts to reclaim the oathstone, but it fails. The simulacrum of Sindragosa is reconstituted thanks the players. She tells Kal and the player that the oathstone cannot be reclaimed because the leylines throughout the zone have been thrown off balance.

• The tuskarr elder's funeral boat is pushed out to sea. After a pause, the shark loa engulfst the boat.

• The tuskarr cheer and wave. Kal is surprised. Then he looks around to see the tuskarr celebrating the life of their passed elder as a family and community.

• Kal realizes that he needs to help reunite the blue dragons so that they too can become a family again.

• Kalecgos uses the energy built up in the oathstone to send a call for the blue dragons to return to the Azure Archives.

• Afterwards, Khadgar portals in to the archives. Raszageth, leader of the primalists, showed up to disrupt the Kirin Tor and is now attacking the tower to the north.

• Raszageth knocks the player and Kalecgos down. Vakthros gets depowered, but not destroyed.

• She decides to finish off the weakened group, when suddenly an arcane barrier protects the crew.

• Senego [sic] arrive with a group of blue dragons to help save the day. Raszageth departs.

• Kalecgos properly reclaims the Azure Oathstone, and thus his true role as the dragon aspect. The remaining blue dragons look on.

Thank you for playtesting the Waking Shores!

• Obsidian Throne

We hope you had fun, and look forward to hearing your feedback as we continue to improve this zone before release!

For the ducks, The Waking Shore dev team

• With the return of Black Dragon eggs to the Life Pools, the Ruby Oathstone has been renewed.

• Alexstrasza confronts Raszageth and is wounded.

• Raszageth arrives to assault the Life Pools.

• Alexstrasza accepts the rescued egg and talks about the Oathstone.

• Wrahtion and Alexstrasza argue, and Wrahtion leaves.

• Wrahtion and Sabellian restore the Obsidian Oathstone.

• Sabellian's brood of black dragons return from Outland.

• Wrahtion and Sabellian argue over who should get to sit on the Obsidian Throne.

• A massive primalist proto-dragon drops off stolen red dragonflight eggs and orders the primalists to infuse them with elemental power.

RTC:

• Loamm

We enter Loamm with Honeypelt and her wagon.

Her assistant Brynnsache runs through the town telling everyone Honeypelt is back.

We pass by the Ruler of the Niffin, who is speaking with Ebyssian & Emberthal

RTC:

• Deepflayer Nest

Sabellian & Wrathion, congratulate each other.

Fryrakk rises in the background.

Sabellian & Wrathion charge him recklessly.

Fyrakk blasts them back into the player, knocking every out.

Player is taken back to a series of caves by the Deepflayers.

Stuck in a crystal cage, a deepflayer approaches the immobilized player.

A Niffin takes out the deepflayer just in time.

• He also appeared in the Shadowlands during the Shadowlands alpha.

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• Dragonflight

• Shadowlands