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“Raj Naz’jan was the emperor of Riplash when Leviroth was imprisoned. Azshara herself blessed his trident so it would slay the beast should it ever escape. Now you wield it, Night Elf. As much as it disgusts me, I will have my revenge on these barbaric giant-men. Take the trident to the depths beneath Riplash. You will find Leviroth below an iceberg closest to northern Riplash.
Drive the trident into his flesh and slay him! Return to whomever sent you when you’re done; I wish to see no more of you.”
-Veehja
Find Leviroth in the waters below the iceberg floating among the northern edge of Riplash Ruins. Use the Trident of Naz’jan to slay him and return to Karuk to the north of Riplash Strand.
Provided item:
You will be able to choose one of these rewards:
Upon completion of this quest you will gain:
Quest Giver: Veehja at the Shrine of Scales [43, 80]
Turn In: Karuk at Riplash Strand [47, 75]
Objective: Use the Trident of Naz’jan to slay Leviroth and return to Karuk.
Quick Facts
Walkthrough
Step 1: Locate the Iceberg
Leviroth slumbers beneath an iceberg at [51, 88], in the waters north of Riplash Ruins.
Map Tip: On your zone map, find the text “Riplash Ruins.” The iceberg is directly above the “R” in “Ruins.” Do NOT go to the “R” in “Riplash” (many players make this mistake).
Step 2: Dive Down
Swim to the iceberg and dive underwater. Leviroth is sleeping at the bottom, a massive kraken-like creature. He will not aggro when you approach; he only wakes when impaled by the trident.
Air Bubbles: Near Leviroth, there’s a round rock with a jagged crack from which bubbles rise. Position yourself over these bubbles to gain the “Air Bubbles” effect, which continuously refills your breath meter. You can fight Leviroth while standing over the bubbles.
Step 3: Use the Trident
Click the Trident of Naz’jan from your inventory while near Leviroth. You do not need to be right next to him; you can use it from a short distance.
Use the trident BEFORE engaging in combat. If you attack first without using the trident, you’ll be fighting a level 72 elite at full health.
Step 4: Finish Him Off
The trident dramatically reduces Leviroth’s health to approximately 6-8% (about 6,500-7,000 HP remaining) in WotLK Classic. Though technically still a level 72 elite, he’s easily soloable at this point.
Combat Notes:
If you kill Leviroth without receiving quest credit (showing “Leviroth 0/1”), ensure you used the trident first. If someone else recently killed him, you may need to wait for respawn.
Step 5: Return to Karuk
Swim back to the surface and return to Karuk at Riplash Strand [47, 75] to complete the quest. Note that Veehja sends you to Karuk for the reward because she wants nothing more to do with you once her vengeance is complete.
Story Context
Veehja (quest text): “Raj Naz’jan was the emperor of Riplash when Leviroth was imprisoned. Azshara herself blessed his trident so it would slay the beast should it ever escape.”
“Now you wield it, <race>. As much as it disgusts me, I will have my revenge on these barbaric giant-men.”
“Take the trident to the depths beneath Riplash. You will find Leviroth below an iceberg closest to northern Riplash. Drive the trident into his flesh and slay him! Return to whomever sent you when you’re done; I wish to see no more of you.”
Progress (Karuk): “Have you solved the mystery, <name>? Will my people’s spirits be laid to rest?”
Completion (Karuk): “My people’s spirits can rest in peace. You’ve helped me honor my father… perhaps I will one day be as strong as you are.”
With Leviroth dead, the Kvaldir’s plan to unleash him upon Northrend’s coasts fails. The sacrifices of the Riplash naga and the tuskarr of Pal’ea were not in vain; their spirits can finally find peace. For Veehja, this is cold vengeance against the Kvaldir who slaughtered her people. For Karuk, it’s the completion of his blood duty to his murdered father Ariut. The uneasy alliance ends here.
Lore: Leviroth and Azshara’s Contingency
Leviroth is a kraken imprisoned by Queen Azshara 500 years before the events of Wrath of the Lich King. The reasons for his imprisonment are never fully explained, but Azshara clearly considered him dangerous enough to warrant both containment and a failsafe weapon.
That failsafe was the Trident of Naz’jan, belonging to Raj Naz’jan, emperor of the Riplash naga at the time. Azshara blessed the trident specifically to slay Leviroth should he ever escape. The blessing explains why a single weapon can reduce a massive kraken to a sliver of health: it was designed for exactly this purpose.
Name Origin: “Leviroth” appears to be a portmanteau of “Leviathan” and “Behemoth,” two legendary sea monsters from biblical tradition.
Classification: Despite being described as a kraken, Leviroth is technically classified as a humanoid creature type in the game. Players using tracking abilities (like Hunter’s Track Humanoids) can locate him this way.
Easter Egg: Star Trek Reference
The quest name “The Emissary” is likely a reference to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. In that series, Captain Benjamin Sisko is called “The Emissary” by the Bajorans, who worship the alien beings in their wormhole as gods. These beings refer to Sisko in the third person as “The Sisko.”
“He is The Sisko” acknowledges the connection between this quest and the iconic DS9 premiere episode (also titled “Emissary”) and Sisko’s ongoing role throughout the series.
Chain Overview: Karuk’s Questline
Explore Borean Tundra’s hidden easter eggs, lore mysteries, and connections across Warcraft history in Vikstone’s Borean Tundra Chronicles, along with the complete quest storyline.
Phase1
Binds when picked
Wrist Cloth
127 Armor
+168 Intellect
+341 Stamina
+351 Versatility
Durability 40 / 40
Requires level 110 to 120 120
Sell Price:
17
62
14
Phase2
Binds when picked
Hands Leather
245 Armor
+224 [Agility or Intellect]
+455 Stamina
+408 Critical Strike
Durability 40 / 40
Requires level 110 to 120 120
Sell Price:
16
96
80
Vikstone's War JournalVeehja pressed the trident into my hands like she was giving away a piece of herself.
“Raj Naz’jan was the emperor of Riplash when Leviroth was imprisoned. Azshara herself blessed his trident so it would slay the beast should it ever escape,” she said. “Now you wield it. As much as it disgusts me, I will have my revenge on these barbaric giant-men.”
She pointed toward the northern waters.
“You will find Leviroth below an iceberg closest to northern Riplash. Drive the trident into his flesh and slay him.” Her eyes met mine, cold as the sea. “Return to whomever sent you when you’re done. I wish to see no more of you.”
The alliance was over the moment she’d gotten what she needed. I couldn’t blame her. I’d have done the same.
The water was black beneath the iceberg, cold enough to kill if I’d stayed too long. I dove anyway, and the trident pulled me downward like it knew where it needed to go.
Leviroth waited at the bottom.
Five hundred years of slumber hadn’t diminished the creature. The Kvaldir’s sacrifices had stirred it, but it hadn’t fully woken. Not yet.
I didn’t give it the chance.
The trident drove true. Azshara’s blessing burned through the beast like lightning through water. Leviroth thrashed once, twice, and then went still, sinking into the darkness it had come from.
I surfaced gasping, lungs burning, the trident still clutched in numb fingers.
Karuk was waiting where I’d left him. When I told him it was done, something in his shoulders finally eased.
“My people’s spirits can rest in peace.” He held himself straight. “You’ve helped me honor my father. Perhaps I will one day be as strong as you are.”
A fisherman’s son, carrying his blood duty through strangers because he couldn’t carry it himself. There was no shame in that. Only grief, and the beginning of something that might one day be healing.
I left the trident with Veehja’s dismissal still ringing in my ears. The naga had her vengeance. Karuk had his peace. I left Riplash with neither, which was fine. Those weren’t mine to carry.
And somewhere beneath the waves, an ancient monster slept forever.
Karuk hoped one day to be as strong as the warriors who carried his oath for him, while back at the Transitus Shield the real war was waiting and it opens with Basic Training.
