The Mysterious 8.1.5 Dark Ranger Velonara Quest in the Scarlet Halls

PTR Posted 2019/03/10 at 2:06 PM by perculia

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Huntmaster %n,

No doubt your adventures in new lands keep you very busy, but a matter has arisen at the Trueshot Lodge that I fear requires someone of your unique expertise.

I hope you will meet me at the hunter's hall with all available haste. A dear friend of mine is in danger!

Cordially yours,

Death Hunter Moorgoth

P.S. I am much less fixated on death these days, but everyone knows my title, and such things are difficult to shake once established. I'm certain you understand.

The Dark Ranger's PupilThe Dark Ranger's Pupil

I am Moorgoth, hunter of fearsome foes and hero of the Trueshot Lodge. You are a renowned champion of the Alliance, but I've been told you save those in peril. Please hear me out. I am friends with a ranger named Velonara. She serves the Horde, but I assure you she is a noble soul. She's been training an apprentice ranger who disappeared after receiving a letter from his brother. Velonara has gone to Tirisfal Glades to find him. I have a bad feeling about this. Would you check on her safety?

The Dark Ranger's Pupil

Thank the abyss you're here, champion! I am Moorgoth, tracker of fearsome foes in dark places. Anyone in the Trueshot Lodge will vouch for my credentials. Dark Ranger Velonara and I are good friends, and I fear she is in peril. She's been training an apprentice dark ranger. Newly raised, she said. At any rate, her pupil ran off after receiving a letter from his brother, and now Velonara has gone to Tirisfal Glades to find him. I have a bad feeling about all this. Could you check on her safety?

My feelings toward Dark Ranger Velonara may have been romantic at first, but now I see her as a dear friend.
She is a noble soul who cares deeply about her apprentice's welfare. I fear this concern has led her into peril.
Please, do whatever you can to ensure her safety!
As a member of the Alliance, you may not be inclined to care about Dark Ranger Velonara's welfare. But please know that there is another side to her.
However you may feel about dark rangers and their place in the Horde, I hope you understand my worry for Velonara's welfare.

Scarlet AgitatorScarlet GuardDark Ranger Velonara and MoorgothDark Ranger's HoodStep OneDeath Hunter MoorgothBlack RoseStep TwoDark Ranger VelonaraDeath Hunter MoorgothDark Ranger VelonaraDark MementoDeath Hunter MoorgothDark Ranger's Hood

I am Moorgoth the Death Hunter, stalker of the night and master of shadows.
Would you like to browse my wares?
> Uh, have we met before?

Have you skirted the vast abyss of death? Have you stared entropy in the eye? Then you have met Moorgoth!
Oh. Right. I guess you have, haven't you? I should have thought that through.
I realize I didn't receive some divine calling to come here like some of the others, but I thought you would have need of my services.
> Don't think I've ever heard of "death hunters."

There aren't a lot of us. That is to say, only a few. Okay, it's me and a couple buddies. But our ranks will grow!
Our mandate is to patrol the shadowed roads of Azeroth and the realms beyond, keeping it safe for the innocent. And...
Look, I'm going to be honest. We just really, really think the dark rangers are amazing and we want to be near them.
> Wait. What?

I mean, just look at Velonara over there. She's like a dream! So brooding, so mysterious, so... dark.
Have you worked with her before? What was it like? Say, have you two ever...
Nevermind. Best not to know such things. The past is the past, and I need to focus on the future. My future with her.
That's why I got all these black roses. I was going to give her a dozen, but that doesn't feel like quite enough to impress her. Say, would you talk to her? About me, I mean? Maybe bring her a gift?
> I don't really want to get involved...

That's fantastic! You're really the greatest. Oh, I hope Velonara has noticed me!
> Well, it looks like I'll be speaking to her.

You: I was just talking to Moorgoth, and he...
Velonara: You mean that moping, black-clad imbecile across the way? The one who keeps leering at me? Yes, I've noticed him. He's not the first mortal to obsess over a dark ranger. I don't understand the fascination some have with death. He should spend his time pursuing the living, not longing for a dalliance with one who has already passed. Life is often wasted on the living.

You: You sound as if you miss your previous life.
Velonara: I was a maiden, pure and true. A young ranger in service of Silvermoon, betrothed to the nobleman of my dreams. Then Arthas came. I fell in battle as the mad prince cut a black scar through the land I loved. But at least I was at peace, I suppose. For a time. Until the Banshee Queen pulled me back from beyond and damned my soul into her service. You'll have to pardon me if I have little patience for imbeciles like Moorgoth, who take for granted what they have and think to find happiness in pain.

You: He doesn't seem like such a bad guy.
Velonara: <The dark ranger sighs.> I suppose he has a certain charm. He can't help his ignorance. But he must realize that my heart is incapable of feeling love or happiness, nor could we... engage in the sort of intimacy he desires. I am a dead, rotting thing, and only the abyss awaits me. Please if you find any fondness for him at all, break his heart now. It will save him true pain later. <Velonara pauses for a moment, then takes a single black rose and caresses its petals.>
You: I'll let him down easily.

You: Sorry, Moorgoth. She said no.
Moorgoth: Really? I thought she might... Oh, I get it. I figured she had a thing for you. Makes sense. Brave hero, leader of the Unseen Path... How can a guy like me compete with all that? Thanks anyway, <name>. No hard feelings, right? Say I don't suppose you'd talk to Dark Ranger Alina for me, would you? She's so gorgeous...
You: I have to go.
Moorgoth: Okay, okay, fine. Anytime you're interested in browsing my wares, let me know.

many years ago

But at least I was at peace, I suppose. For a time. Until the Banshee Queen pulled me back from beyond and damned my soul into her service.

Night Warrior QuestlineFollower: Dark Ranger Velonara

Velonara was one of Sylvanas' low-ranking rangers, but her success in the Scarlet Monastery during the Cataclysm opened up new opportunities for her. When the Dark Lady asked for volunteers to make the trek into Draenor, Velonara answered without hesitation. Any opportunity to please the Dark Lady is worth the risk.

Scarlet HallsScarlet HallsScarlet MonasteryThe Scarlet MassacreHigh Inquisitor WhitemaneScarlet Quartermaster

I can see you're a friend of the Crusade. I've managed to smuggle some equipment out of the Monastery in an attempt to raise funds for our order. We will not rest until the unliving have been driven from Azeroth!

Do keep in mind you and your ilk have left us on the verge of ruin, so what I'm selling won't come cheap.

The Dark Side of the LightMag'har Orc ScenarioThe Identity of the PupilDark Rangers at DarkshoreMaking the Rounds

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Comment by mushu999The *real* mystery is, when will Pepe show up again?Comment by AyvalenThe *real* mystery is, when will Pepe show up again?Comment by gmfitzgeraldIt's amazing how much history a character with a non-unique (or not very unique-looking) model can have and I just never seem to notice. I figured she was brand new in Legion.Comment by perculiaHe has even more locations, he is in King's Rest and Drustvar too :)Comment by SilmafarionInteresting stuff. Perhaps the apprentice dude's brother is a Scarlet Crusader?Comment by NymphiaThe *real* mystery is, when will Pepe show up again?Comment by SearinoxUntil the Banshee Queen pulled me back from beyond and damned my soul into her service.Comment by PortergaugeUntil the Banshee Queen pulled me back from beyond and damned my soul into her service.Comment by BerettaNEWarriorUntil the Banshee Queen pulled me back from beyond and damned my soul into her service.differentphysicalAlthoughDark Rangers.Comment by greeneggI'm glad hunters are getting all kinds of cool stuff and all, but why is it ONLY hunters getting cool stuff?

Why did we take a 180 on class fantasy the moment legion ended?Comment by ZyrkunThe *real* mystery is, when will Pepe show up again?Comment by BerettaNEWarriorAmusingly all because Blizz wanted playable Gnomes.

I'd have gladly have traded Gnomes for getting to /spit on Sylvanas' corpse as I looted it for transmogs.Comment by BerettaNEWarriorI'm glad hunters are getting all kinds of cool stuff and all, but why is it ONLY hunters getting cool stuff?

Why did we take a 180 on class fantasy the moment legion ended?Comment by SoifonAh , another retconn to make a Horde look like a faction of villains.I am sooooo surprised!Comment by BerettaNEWarriorAh , another retconn to make a Horde look like a faction of villains.I am sooooo surprised!Comment by ArchieAngelAh , another retconn to make a Horde look like a faction of villains.I am sooooo surprised!Comment by SoifonAh , another retconn to make a Horde look like a faction of villains.I am sooooo surprised!Comment by BerettaNEWarriorAh , another retconn to make a Horde look like a faction of villains.I am sooooo surprised!alwaysinnocentComment by SoifonAh , another retconn to make a Horde look like a faction of villains.I am sooooo surprised!alwaysinnocentComment by baskevAh , another retconn to make a Horde look like a faction of villains.I am sooooo surprised!

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