Gara

[Toothy]

Got 20 lantern buffs. Gonna pay Gara a visit and probably call it.

Tried to scroll back and see if this was mentioned, but did you ever try the Shadowberry buff at the same time with the Lantern Buff? Was going to mention it last night but it as late and everyone was logging.

Yup, I tried eating shadowberries with buff on. Nothing happened. I did try a couple times, I ate berries right next to a portal and away from one.

[jensketch]

Yeah last night, on a pure whim, I decided to use another Lantern that I had looted -- when I saw that the buffs stacked and that the text on the buff said "Partially" in the void realm, well, I put two and two together and started farming the lanterns to stack the buffs and told Darkbrew and Bendak about my idea.

I had 8 around the same time Bendak did - but I got roflstomped by mobs in a bad spot and died, lost the buffs. Because the run back is... horrible, I took rez sickness and went to bed for the night

I'll be putzing around today, all day, trying to figure the rest out!! #SolveGara!!!

[Toothy]

Yea, it's like impossible to run back if you die in Pillars areas. I did see a grave by the Akeeta's hut, which is the one I think you are supposed to be sent to. Because that other grave site you simply can not get back to Pillars easily. So be careful, and probably should submit that as a bug to blizzard.

[Toothy]

This is what I tried last night. I traveled to Oshu'Gun in Nagrand because I remembered I went into the void realm there to kill a void lord and such. (I also had my lantern buff on me at all times) SO I got there, killed some windcallers and warriors but nothing. I tried to interact with the wind stone where we got the quest from, still nothing. Also checked to see if we can get items from effigy and we cannot. Killed the orcs in Nagrand and some Arrakkoa in spires just to double check. Also traveled around burial grounds and Gul'var, but still nothing. We probably do have to go to a level 100 area to find whatever is next.

I think it has something to do with void lantern and shadowberries because in that list that uselessx posted they are listed right under the other in void stuff area. But not sure if this is after we get in the void, some of the things on the list seem to be a bit out of order. Once we get into the void I am guessing we banish Xan, or some void things because of that Banish spell. Ex: you have to create effigy before you can use it, and you summon Om'ra with the effigy. It's on page 13 and here is link.

http://forums.wow-petopia.com/viewtopic ... &start=240

[Thori]

You can only carry one at a time, but you can have multiple buffs up at the same time. Look at Bendak's screenshot, he has like 5 lantern buffs up at once.

Ahah! Sorry, I'd missed that! I wonder if that's intentional and you have to stack 'em up or something. Guess we'll find out...

[jensketch]

I'm headed with 3x buffs (I couldn't be arsed to get more and who knows if we need stacks anyway?!) to Talador - buncha demons in Shattrath, going to check it out.

I also think we should possibly check Gorgrond, as that seems entirely opposite of where Xan might be. Weirder things have happened in the Blizz universe!

Shattrath was a BAD idea, all elites, all super huge aggro ranges. Death by Warlocks!

[Nyrikah]

And I had the fruit in my bags, wondering if it was something useful. Ended up vendoring it. Now I want to kick myself for doing that

[Toothy]

Something interesting, a bunch of shadowmoon orc are attacking void fragments constantly. So the uncontrolled void guys are rebelling against the of the others enslavement I guess. Orcds manage to fight off invasionmost of the time, and then the portal they came out of dissappears.

[Meggers]

-wonders how much Muffinus is cackling-

[Toothy]

Tried eating shadowberries before the voidtwister used cackling void on me, but nothing. Wonder if we have to travel somewhere else in shdaowmoon or what? Maybe once we have the lantern we must get another item, and the two items working together take us into the void. Once in the void is where the 60min buff takes place because we have to banish some voidwalkers, and possibly Xan.

[moonone]

pretty sure we can discard the berries

[Toothy]

So tried helping void fragments kill orcs, but nothing happened. They all just wanted to kill me.

[jensketch]

Got the buff from the Lantern and went and scoured Socrethar's Rise in SMV. Put on the Disguise too - absolutely nothing.

The only thing that did ping my interest was the fact that Otharr is part of a Tracking Quest -- and we get some kind of Tracking Quest completed when we use the Lantern and I looked at that list and didn't recognize Otharr -- but his Shrine is up in Socrethar's Rise. However, I am thinking this would probably be in regards to the Garrison Dailies that send you to these places and not this quest. But, it is something at least.

At this point (again, like after the Berries) the trail is COLD.

[Shade]

Was skimming this: http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/429 ... eloper-Q-A

"Some of the max level areas in Draenor are group areas."

Is there any area that you can team up with another player in that looks like it may be useful?

[Toothy]

I don't think they would make you be in a group to unlock Gara though, it should all be doable solo.

[Quiv]

I don't think they would make you be in a group to unlock Gara though, it should all be doable solo.

The way this is going, each step gets incrementally more difficult/higher level. Scratch ears and berries are level ~90, then the parts of the effigy span from ~90-98, then the lantern is in a level 100 outside area. The next step in difficulty would be an outdoor level 100 group area or even a dungeon. Of course its all grasping for straws, but I dont think a step requiring grouping is out of the question. I hope its all soloable though.

[Mizukisakura]

i know muffinus is cackling at us and hellos everyone new member here...always lurked in the forums decided it was time to actually join in

[moonone]

which makes me think Shadowmoon dungeon is out of the picture

just poked my head in there anyways - nothing up front of the dungeon - have to kill first boss to go further - so its not something we can try to do solo at beginning of dungeon

sucks having to go back to get a lantern if you die and buff wears off - of course you get one extra try - but if you forget to grab another lantern after you have buff -

I hope that portal and the runes on ground isn't coming in to play - like I was wondering back when we were stuck after shadowberries

[jensketch]

Basically this is a trial and error step - we just need to find where Xan might be hiding and luck into a drop somehow. There are no hints at all beyond the fact that his name is Xan, Lord of Glass and that he took Gara in compensation for Mother Om'ra being freed from his grasp.

That's it, that's all we know. It's thin. Basically, we need to just comb the entirety of Draenor and get lucky.

[Toothy]

Well sometimes getting a group together can be very difficult. I don't know how many people would be willing to help a hunter unless you paid them. That's if you're not in a guild where you are friend with guildies or have some other friends. Plus this is beta so you don't have access to all you guild buddies unless they have beta keys too.