Friday, April 28, 2017

20170412: Death Knight Order Hall

Death Knight Order Hall

Location:
Planet: Azeroth
Continent: Eastern Kingdoms
Region: Eastern Plaguelands
Where: Acherus: the Ebon Hold, a fort floating above Light's Hope Chapel near the eastern border
Specifically: the whole fort is devoted to Death Knights
Faction: the Ebon Knights

Your title in the order hall: Deathlord (one word)

What one does there:
Get quests
Set missions
--as in Lords of Draenor, the Legion missions are done by named NPCs.
--examples: Thassarian,
--also available: nameless followers (ghouls of one sort or another)
Upgrade permanent followers from mission rewards
Do order research: most of this is done at the 110 level
Edit the artifact weapon at the weapon forge.  This is the only place for Death Knights to update traits.
Train temporary troops; here called 'ghouls'
Engrave weapons with enchantments
As one accomplishes more, be able to change the weapon's appearance with the artifact forge

How to get there:
Every Death Knight has a spell that invokes a portal to Acherus.  Only Death Knights can go through one of these, and one Death Knight may not use another's portal.

Return from Acherus:
There is a portal to the new Dalaran floating over the Broken Isles.
Alternately, fly out to the Eastern Plaguelands.

Artifact weapons: (can only be updated in Temple of the Five Dawns)

Blood (Tank):
--Maw of the Damned, two-handed axe
--relic slots: Blood, Shadow, (initially locked) Iron

Unholy (DPS):
--Apocalypse, two-handed sword
--relic slots: Fire, Shadow, (initially locked) Blood

Frost (DPS):
--Blades of the Fallen Prince; two one-handed swords (Frostreaper and Icebringer)
--relic slots: Frost, Shadow, (initially locked) Frost

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

20170412: Druid Order Hall

Druid Order Hall

Location:
Planet: Azeroth
Continent: Broken Isles
Region: Val'sharah
Where: the Emerald Dream subregion of Val'sharah
Specifically: the Dreamgrove, from a portal in the Emerald Dream
Faction: 

What you are called there: Archdruid

What one does there:
Get quests
Set missions using NPC followers
--known NPCs, such as Naralex and Zen'tabra
--train and use nameless troops, here Dreamgrove treants; cost for training is in Order resources
Upgrade followers from mission rewards
Do order research
Edit the artifact weapon at the weapon forge.  This is the only place for druids to update traits within the artifact weapons.
Train temporary troops; these are called treants (rather like Lord of the Rings treants)


How to get there:
Every druid (of any race) has a skill called Dreamwalk, which teleports the druid to the Emerald Dream, which is sort of a place, sort of a state of mind.  Within the Emerald Dream are a number of portals.  Choose the portal called The Dreamgrove.

Return from The Dreamgrove:
Take the portal back to the Emerald Dream.  Act like it's a physical place and walk out into Val'Sharah.
First alternately, there is a flight master in The Dreamgrove.
Second alternately, use the Dalaran hearthstone to return to the new Dalaran floating above the Broken Isles.
Third alternately, there is a direct portal to new Dalaran in the Dreamgrove.

Artifact Weapons for Druids:

Balance (DPS; Moonkin form):
--Scythe of Elune: two-handed staff
--relics: shadow, life, (initially locked) shadow

Monday, April 17, 2017

20170412: Paladin Order Hall

Paladin Order Hall (Sanctum of Light)

Location:
Planet: Azeroth
Continent: Eastern Kingdoms
Region: Eastern Plaguelands
Where: Light's Hope Chapel, toward the eastern border
Specifically: under the floorboards in the chapel itself

Your title: Highlord (one word)

What one does there:
Get quests
Set missions executed by NPC followers
--get armor for followers for harder later missions
--get artifacts that strengthen your weapon
--get buffs for followers
Do order research; this needs to be complete before the third relic slot is unlocked
Edit the artifact weapon at the weapon forge.  This is the only place for paladins to update traits.
Train temporary troops; here called 'squire squads'
One uses 'order resources' as currency to grease most of these operations.

How to get there:
1. If you are in the Eastern Kingdoms, fly to Light's Hope Chapel; walk in.

2. Hearth into the Dalaran that lies above the Broken Isles in the Legion expansion.  Inside the Kirin Tor building, teleport to the inner part of the building.  There is a portal to the Dalaran crater that is from the pre-Lich King period.  There is an immediate drop upon arrival.  Use some protection to avoid the damage from the long drop.  From the bottom of the crater, fly to Light's Hope Chapel to the east.

3. In the Greyfang Enclave building in new Dalaran, there is a portal up one flight of stairs that activates when a paladin is near it.  Take it for direct teleport.

Return from Light's Hope Chapel:
In the order hall there is a portal to the new Dalaran floating over the Broken Isles.
Alternately, fly out of Light's Hope Chapel to the Eastern Plaguelands or other destination.

Artifact weapons: (can only be updated in Sanctum of Light)

Protector (Tank):
--Truthguard, Shield and Oathseeker, one-handed sword
--relics: holy, iron, (initially locked) shadow

Holy (Healer):
--The Silver Hand, two-handed mace
--relics: holy, life, (initially locked) holy

Retribution (DPS):
--Ashbringer, two-handed sword
--relics: holy, fire, (initially locked) holy

Friday, April 14, 2017

20170412: Monk Order Hall

Monk Order Hall

Location:
Planet: Azeroth
Continent: Unknown, but sort of near Pandaria
Region: the Flying Island
Where: the Flying Island, the newbie region of Pandas
Specifically: the Temple of the Five Dawns in the center of the island

Your title in the order hall: Grandmaster (one word)

What one does there:
  1. Get quests from NPCs
  2. Set missions using NPC followers
    --known NPCs like Taran Zhu, Chen Stormstout, Li Li Stormstout
    --a few new NPCs, like
    --renewable temporary troops

  3. Upgrade followers from mission rewards: the NPC followers have iLevels that have to be increased in order to do tougher missions
  4. Do order research: one must do this in order to unlock the third relic slot for your weapon.
  5. Edit the artifact weapon at the weapon forge.  This is the only place for monks to update traits.  The forge is in the center of the Temple at the top level, on the face of the big turtle statue there.
  6. Train temporary troops; here troops are called '{Ox, Tiger} x {initiates, adepts}'; the troops cost order resources and last exactly one mission
  7. Get buffs from the Stormstout Brewery
  8. Buy Grandmaster armor and armor upgrades after passing a variety of milestones

How to get there:
Every monk (of any race) has a skill called Zen Meditation.  Use this to travel to the Temple.

Return from the Flying Island:
Use Zen Return to get back to where you came from.
Alternately, use the Dalaran hearthstone to return to the new Dalaran floating above the Broken Isles.
After some leveling, there is a portal from the Island to Dalaran.

Artifact weapons: (can only be updated in Temple of the Five Dawns)

Brewmaster (Tank):
--Fu Shan, the Wanderer's Companion; two-handed staff
--relic slots: Life, Storm, (initially locked) Iron

Mistweaver (Healer):
--Sheilun, Staff of the Mists; two-handed staff
--relic slots: Frost, Life, (initially locked) Storm

Windwalker (DPS):
--Al'Burq, Fists of the Heavens; fist weapons
--relic slots: Storm, Iron, (initially locked) Storm

20170413: Demon Hunter Order Hall

Demon Hunter Order Hall

Location:
Planet: Azeroth
Continent: The Broken Isles
Region: Floating spaceship; has a helmsman and a control room
Where: Above Broken Isles, though peaking off the sides, looks like another dimension
Specifically: Mardum, the Shattered Abyss

Your title in the order hall:

What one does there:
  1. Get quests from NPCs
  2. Set missions using NPC followers and the scouting table
    --a few named NPCs, like Altruis the Sufferer, Asha Ravensong, Kor'vas Bloodthorn or Akama
    --unnamed temporary NPCs (troops) one buys with order hall resources
    --troops (Ashtongue Warriors) only last one or two missions, then have to be refreshed.
    --costs: order hall resources for the missions
    --rewards: armor for followers; in-game gold; new quests; artifacts
  3. Upgrade followers from mission rewards: the NPC followers have iLevels that have to be increased in order to do tougher missions
  4. Do order research; this takes a considerable number of the currency called 'order resources' --one absolutely has to do order research to unlock the third relic slot on your artifact weapon!
  5. When one has enough artifact power assigned to the weapon, edit the artifact weapon at the weapon forge.  This is the only place for demon hunters to update traits.  The forge lies at the lowest level in the fort.
  6. Buy demon hunter armor and armor upgrades from the Illidari Provisioner (higher level stuff) or from her assistant (the very lowest level DH armor).

How to get there:
Near Dalaran there are two floating islands.  One (Illidari Redoubt) holds a gate to the order hall.  Get close to that island, then take a running leap toward the island.  While in the air, engage the Glide skill.  Try to hit the green bull's eye on the island, then take the gate near the center of the island.  Just where the gate takes you is quite a mystery.

If you miss the island, all is not lost.  A strange bird catches you in the air, flies a bit, then drops you on the island.

Return from the Mardum:
There is a portal in the order hall to new Dalaran.

Artifact weapons: (can only be updated in Mardum)

Vengeance (Tank):
--Aldrachi Warblades, glaives
--relic slots: Iron, Arcane, (initially locked) Fel

Havoc (DPS):
--Twinblades of the Deceiver, glaives  (Verus and Muramas)
--relic slots: Fel, Shadow, (initially locked) Fel