by Cyrak on Dec 03, 2010
Alright, you're back in Orgrimmar and ready to head to Vashj'ir. Go to one of the Warchief's Command Boards located throughout the city and pick up the quest Warchief's Command: Vashj'ir. Outside Orgrimmar to the East by the water there is a dock where you can turn in the quest and climb aboard a ship that will set course for Vashj'ir but may have some complications.
Elite Alert: There are creatures called Whale Sharks that roam throughout Vashj'ir. These big guys have 10 million hit points and are not to be trifled with! Consider them to be a mini outdoor boss because, although they don't drop anything, they will require a group to kill. On the bright side, if you do kill one there's an achievement for it.
Welcome to Vashj'ir
You awaken in a ship under water. Erunak Stonespeaker is there to help you get your "Sea Legs" and start to get oriented with questing in an underwater zone.
Unlike Hyjal, Vashj'ir is not a huge zone. It is comprised of three sub-zones: The Kelp Forest, The Shimmering Expanse, and The Abyssal Depths. The huge amount of z-axis (up and down) space provided by questing in water makes it possible to have a rich experience in a smaller area. Therefore, for the purposes of this guide we'll be dividing each sub-zone into sections which can be considered to be quest hubs unto themselves. All quests are color coded, sorted in order, and correspond to the coloring on the maps.
The Kelp Forest is a fairly linear zone. You'll be working your way from the North end of the area to the South and to the Shimmering Expanse from there.
The Kelp Forest
Quests:
To the South of the Kelp Forest is the Shimmering Expanse. It's an elevated underwater plateau that contains the ruins of the sunken city of Vashj'ir.
The Shimmering Expanse is also home to Nespirah, an undersea demigod located in the Eastern area of the zone. Nespirah is a humongous shellfish of sorts whose body can be entered through a tentacle-like construct near its mouth. Inside, the Naga oversee slaves from the Horde and Alliance as they harvest magical pearls. Nespirah's inside is gigantic and comprises a significant number of the Shimmering Expanse quests.
The Shimmering Expanse
Quests:
In the Western area of Vashj'ir lie the Abyssal Depths. The Depths are the deepest part of Vashj'ir and contain the Abyssal Maw, a breach into the Elemental Plane of Water where Neptulon rules.
In the Abyssal Depths you'll also find L'ghorek, another undersea demigod that resembles Nespirah. L'ghorek is infested with the Twilight Cultists who are overseen by the Faceless Ones. His energy is being drained by an immense power deep beneath the sea. Underneath L'ghorek you can see a tentacle jutting through the bottom of the ocean and piercing into him, draining his energy. This is almost certainly an Old God.
The Abyssal Depths are the final staging ground that the Twilight's Hammer is using to make ready for their imminent war on Neptulon. You'll have to intervene to stop them.
The Abyssal Depths
Quests:
Area of Interest: The Abyssal Maw is a 5 player dungeon located in the Abyssal Depths. You can find the entrance marked on the map in red. It is the rift to the realm of Neptulon deep beneath the sea.