Drust and Ashes

Drust and Ashes concludes the Night Fae Campaign, awarding the achievement Covenant Campaign and one part of the Patch 9.0 portion of the Shadowlands campaign.

Defend the Grove of Awakening from the Drust and slay Gorak Zhar.

• Gorak Zhar defeated

The Drust have moved on the Grove of Awakening, !

We must fly in defense of Ardenweald!

You will also receive:

• Ardenmoth Soul
• Enchanted Dreamlight Runestag
• Emblem of Renown
• Covenant Campaign
• Unwavering Bond

Long have the Drust sought to defile this forest. They shall not succeed.

Well done, <huntsman/huntress>.

You have saved Ardenweald from the Drust, and in so doing, protected countless other realms from their darkness.

Speak with Lord Herne:

• The diversion was effective, I'll give them that. It will make the taste of their defeat even sweeter.
• <Herne's grin is sharp.>
• Shall we begin?

This starts a scenario, the Battle for The Grove of Awakening:

• Direct Ysera to Destroy Drust Forces
• Ride with Ysera
• Drust put to sleep (125)
• Fly to the Heart of the Forest

Interact with Ysera to hop on:

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Use Ysera's ability, Dreamer's Slumber, to knock out the quota of Drust invaders. Once the player does their part, Ysera will fly to the Heart of the Forest, using her breath attack to take out more invaders on the road.

• Tell the Winter Queen what transpired at Darkreach.
• Report to the Queen

The Queen has left her throne room and is standing at the entrance to the tree. Speak with her:

• <The Winter Queen's eyes blaze with restrained power.>
• Tell me what you know.
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• emote
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• Receive the Queen's Blessing
• Receive the Queen's Blessing

Step into the circle of light in front of the Queen and use the Receiving Blessing bonus ability to receive Winter Queen's Blessing, which increases outgoing damage by 55%, reduces incoming damage by 90%, increases haste by 75% and movement speed by 60%.

• Lead the Wild Hunt to the Grove of Awakening
• Sound the Horn of the Wild Hunt
• Slay Drust Forces (45)
• Reach the Grove of Awakening
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The Horn of the Hunt at the Winter Queen's feet lights up. Interact with it and Drust start attacking:

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Kill a path down the road to the southeast as the three Soulbinds, Niya, Dreamweaver, and Hunt-Captain Korayn assist. Get to 45, then head to the marked location on the map to continue.

• Speak with the Queen
• Speak with the Winter Queen

The Winter Queen and her inner court of Zayhad, The Builder, Lady Moonberry, Lord Herne, and Droman Aliothe appear outside a warded entrance to the Grove of Awakening. Speak with her:

• <The Queen's eyes blaze with fury.>
• These creatures shall be exterminated.
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• Help the Court regain control of the Grove of Awakening.
• Assist Moonberry
• Assist Herne
• Assist Aliothe
• Assist Zayhad
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Players gain a bonus ability, Queen's Wrath, which will obliterate the player's selected target on a 35-second cooldown. Use it on the elites that the named fae are fighting:

To the northeast, Droman Aliothe, fighting Fulfir the Scarred: The player then channels the Focus of Renewal.

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To the southeast, Zayhad, The Builder, fighting The Hungering Ones: The player then channels the Focus of Cycles.

• yell
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To the northwest, Lord Herne fighting Dread Caller Skulfir and Yulkatar the Cruel: The player then channels the Focus of Protection.

• yell
• say
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To the southwest, Lady Moonberry fighting Gerwyn, Brightsparkle, and two Misty Allys: The player then channels to Focus of Destiny.

• say
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• The power of the Grove of Awakening is ours once more! Return to the Winterqueen then vanquish Gorak Zhar!
• Return to Winter Queen
• Destroy Anchoring Runes (4)
• Defeat Gorak Zhar

Return to the Winter Queen:

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• The barrier to the inner grove fades as Drust corpses are drawn to the center.
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Defeat the Foul Slayers guarding the Anchoring Runes to pierce Gorak Zhar's Anchoring Rune Barrier, an immunity shield. Then use the bonus ability to all but one-shot her. Finish her off to continue.

• Speak with the Winter Queen to depart
• (Optional) Speak with the Winter Queen

Return to the Winter Queen:

• <The Winter Queen's eyes blaze with restrained power. She looks upon you with approval.>
• Well fought, mortal.
• Come. We shall leave their bones to the gorm.

Outside the scenario, the player is in the Winter Queen's throne room in the Heart of the Forest alongside (nearly) all of the major players of the campaign, including: the Mask of Bwonsamdi, Featherlight, Droman Tashmur, Choofa, Droman Aliothe, Shandris Feathermoon, Ysera, Lady Moonberry, the Winter Queen, Lord Herne, Niya, Dreamweaver, Hunt-Captain Korayn, Kivarr, Thiernax, Qadarin, Huln Highmountain, Zayhad, The Builder, and Watcher Vesperbloom.

On complete:

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Many of the characters have unique gossip:

• Droman Aliothe
• I see now why creatures of your world are considered so formidable. Little wonder you were able to drive the Burning Legion back. I am grateful for your strength, on behalf of Ardenweald.
• Shandris Feathermoon
• I do not wish to think of what could have happened if the Drust had managed to gain control here.
• I can see there is still work to be done here in Ardenweald, but at least this threat has been beaten back.
• Tyrande is still alone in Torghast. The search for other Night Warriors continues and Ysera and Thiernax appear confident about their plan but... I worry for her.
• I have my misgivings and I will still be watching you, but at least we can agree on helping this place.
• Ysera
• Much was given so I might continue to exist. I am pleased to have helped safeguard this place, and to begin to repay the mercy shown to me.
• The Drust's power here has been broken, but we must be on guard. The Shadowlands... Not all is right here. We have won a victory, but there are still matters to be resolved.
• I foresee the need for your help in the coming challenges. Be ready.
• Lady Moonberry
• I knew from the moment you arrived there was something about you, . And I was right! You... are interesting.
• <Moonberry sobers.>
• And we're gonna need a whole lot more interesting around here. The Drust got kicked out, but they were just making the existing problem worse. There's plenty of bad to go around, still. And I know we're going to stop it!
• Lord Herne
• Even the mightiest of hunters fall.
• We grieve for Ara'lon and the others lost, but celebrate their lives. We celebrate our victory!
• You showed Ardenweald's mettle in battle. The tale of your actions will be sung through the forest,.
• Well fought. Well fought, indeed!
• Niya
• The Drust might be defeated, but Ardenweald still needs its protectors. I will fight for the Wild Hunt, as Ara'lon did, and work to protect all of the groves.
• This gives me hope, truly, that one day Ardenweald will be fully restored.
• Dreamweaver
• Well, that was exciting! I am very glad the Drust are gone. They had a terrible influence on our groves and our Wildseeds. I hope the Queen will be able to get things back to normal now. Or at least more normal. Thank you, . You have done more than you know for us.
• Hunt-Captain Korayn
• Child of a war-torn world, you came to us a stranger. Now we have fought beside one another as allies in arms. I salute your skills as a hunter. My spear is ever at your call.
• Thiernax
• Long has it been since Qadarin and I fought to defend our home with other champions at our sides. I have not missed war, but I have enjoyed standing shoulder to shoulder with friends and allies.
• <Thiernax snorts a laugh.>
• And seeing such foul corruptors destroyed so utterly.
• Qadarin
• Peaceful night to you.

Complete the Grove of Awakening Scenario.

• Objectives
• Grove of Awakening Defended