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“There is someone who might shed light on this mystery, Night Elf. It is rumored that the Kvaldir have kept a naga priestess alive at the temple on the west side of the shore. She will no doubt have great reason to resent her uninvited Kvaldir guests. Perhaps my father is expecting her to cooperate with you in some way.”
-Karuk
Look for Veehja at the Shrine of Scales on Riplash Strand.
Quest Giver: Karuk at Riplash Strand [47, 75]
Turn In: Veehja at the Shrine of Scales [43, 80]
Objective: Look for Veehja at the Shrine of Scales on Riplash Strand.
Quick Facts
Walkthrough
Step 1: Locate the Shrine of Scales
From Karuk, head southwest along the coast. The Shrine of Scales is a stone building at [43, 80], on the west side of Riplash Strand near the water.
Step 2: Clear Skadir Guards
The shrine has been overrun by Kvaldir. Skadir guards are packed tightly inside and use ranged spear attacks. You’ll likely need to fight through them to reach Veehja.
Stealth Option: Rogues and Druids may be able to stealth past the guards to reach Veehja directly.
Step 3: Speak to Veehja
Veehja is inside the shrine, being held captive. Speak to her to complete the quest.
Story Context
This quest is triggered by the ghostly visitation at the end of Gamel the Cruel. When you return to Karuk after killing Gamel, his father Ariut’s spirit appears and says:
“The fallen of Pal’ea will not find rest, son. Find the naga priestess!”
Karuk then gives you this quest:
Karuk (quest text): “There is someone who might shed light on this mystery, <race>. It is rumored that the Kvaldir have kept a naga priestess alive at the temple on the west side of the shore.”
“She will no doubt have great reason to resent her uninvited Kvaldir guests. Perhaps my father is expecting her to cooperate with you in some way.”
Veehja (completion): “Hsssssssssssss! Have you come to mock me, <race>?”
Karuk thought killing Gamel would bring peace to the fallen tuskarr, but his father’s ghost reveals otherwise. Something deeper is preventing the spirits from resting. The answer lies with Veehja, the only surviving naga from the Riplash tribe, who knows what the Kvaldir are really after.
Lore: The Riplash Massacre and Leviroth
Veehja is a naga priestess and the sole survivor of the Riplash tribe. The Shrine of Scales, dedicated to Queen Azshara, was once the heart of naga worship in the region. Now it’s occupied by Kvaldir who keep Veehja alive as a prisoner.
In the follow-up quests, Veehja reveals the terrible truth: Five hundred years ago, Azshara imprisoned a massive creature called Leviroth in the waters beneath Riplash. The Kvaldir are trying to awaken it by sacrificing both naga and tuskarr. When they ran out of naga victims, they turned to the tuskarr, which is why they attacked Karuk’s village of Pal’ea.
This explains why the fallen tuskarr cannot find peace: their deaths weren’t random violence but ritualistic sacrifices meant to free an ancient monster. Only by stopping the Kvaldir’s plan can the spirits finally rest.
Enemy of My Enemy: This quest marks a rare moment of naga-player cooperation. Veehja hates the Kvaldir for destroying her people and wants revenge. You want to stop Leviroth from awakening. Once the threat is dealt with, Veehja makes clear she wants nothing more to do with you.
Buff Note: After completing her questline, Veehja can cast Riplash Blessing on you, increasing swim speed by 60% for 5 minutes. Useful if you’re still working in the area.
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
Head Cloth
190 Armor
+298 Intellect
+607 Stamina
Durability 70 / 70
Requires level 110 to 120 120
Sell Price:
25
84
76
Phase2
Binds when picked
Shoulder Mail
+224 [Agility or Intellect]
+455 Stamina
+430 Critical Strike
Durability 70 / 70
Requires level 110 to 120 120
Sell Price:
26
23
45
You will be able to choose one of these rewards:
Upon completion of this quest you will gain:
Vikstone's War JournalKaruk was still staring at the space where his father’s ghost had been.
“There is someone who might shed light on this mystery,” he said. “It is rumored that the Kvaldir have kept a naga priestess alive at the temple on the west side of the shore. She will no doubt have great reason to resent her uninvited guests.” A pause. “Perhaps my father is expecting her to cooperate with you in some way.”
A naga priestess… cooperating with an elf.
The Shrine of Scales sat at the edge of the Riplash Ruins, ancient naga architecture half-drowned by tides and time. Skadir raiders had claimed the interior, their forms filling the narrow passages. I carved a path through them to reach the inner sanctum.
Veehja waited at the back, cornered but not cowed. A naga priestess, scales gleaming in the dim light, watching me approach over the bodies of her captors with an expression that could have been gratitude or calculation. With naga, the two often looked the same.
“You are not Kvaldir.” The sibilance in her voice stretched each word thin. “And you are not here to kill me.”
“A dead tuskarr sent me. His son needs answers.”
“Then we have something in common,” she said. “The Kvaldir have wronged us both.”
The enemy of my enemy was at least useful, even if she’d slit my throat the moment I stopped being convenient.
Veehja explained why the tuskarr dead could not rest, that their killing had been sacrifice rather than slaughter, and that the thing being fed had not woken yet, which is what puts The Trident of Naz’jan back in her hands.
