Hatching a Plan

Quest Giver/Turn In: Raelorasz at the Transitus Shield [33, 34]

Objective: Kill Coldarra Wyrmkin to collect Frozen Axes, then use them to destroy 5 Blue Dragon Eggs.

Quick Facts

• Quest Type: Kill + interact quest
• Faction: Both
• Pre-requisites: Basic Training
• Follow-up: Drake Hunt (becomes daily)
• Chain Position: Second in Raelorasz’s questline

Walkthrough

Step 1: Kill Coldarra Wyrmkin for Frozen Axes

Only Coldarra Wyrmkin drop Frozen Axes (100% drop rate). Other dragonkin types do not count.

Good Farming Locations:

• Around [26, 34], near the ground level, approaching the Nexus
• Around [30, 25], just outside the Nexus entrance

Each Wyrmkin drops one axe, and you need exactly 5 axes (one per egg).

Frozen Axes are Unique(5), meaning you can only carry 5 at a time. Don’t try to stockpile extras.

Step 2: Destroy Blue Dragon Eggs

The eggs are located at the base of the Nexus, around [29, 28]. Head to the Nexus meeting stone and look around the circular path surrounding the instance entrance. There are clusters of eggs throughout the area.

Good Egg Locations:

• Northwestern part of the Nexus ridge has a clump of 4 eggs, with 3 more slightly north
• More eggs can be found going right when you reach the bottom
• Right-click each egg while you have a Frozen Axe in your inventory to destroy it.

Step 3: Return to Raelorasz

Return to the Transitus Shield to complete the quest and unlock Drake Hunt.

Tips

• Arcane Serpents Will Waste Your Axes. If you get interrupted while breaking an egg, the axe is consumed but the egg is NOT destroyed. Clear nearby Mana Serpents before attempting to break eggs, or you’ll have to go back and farm more Wyrmkin.
• Combo Questing: This quest pairs well with several others in the area:
  • Keep the Secret Safe – Kill Mana Serpents (the same ones that interrupt you)
  • Reading the Meters – Inspect stations around the Nexus perimeter
  • Nuts for Berries – Collect Winterberries from white bushes in the same area
• Route Tip: Kill Wyrmkin on your way to the Nexus, collecting axes as you go. By the time you reach the eggs, you should have all 5.

Story Context

Raelorasz (quest text): “Our goals here are simple. We are to remain hidden from Malygos, observe his brood, and thwart his efforts wherever possible. To that end, I have a task for you.”

“The blues are laying their eggs at the base of the Nexus. Exposure to so much arcane energy will surely make them hatch sooner, and there’s no telling what effect it will have on their spawn.”

“I don’t intend to find out. Slay the local wyrmkin and use their frozen axes to break the eggs.”

Completion: “It pains me to order the destruction of dragon eggs, enemy or no. May the ends of this war justify the means….”

This is a grim task, and Raelorasz knows it. As a dragon himself, ordering the destruction of eggs goes against every instinct he has. The blue dragonflight’s numbers were already devastated by Deathwing ten thousand years ago; every egg destroyed now makes recovery that much harder. But Malygos’s war threatens all life on Azeroth.

If these eggs hatch and produce dragons warped by the Nexus’s unstable arcane energies, the consequences could be catastrophic. Raelorasz hopes the ends justify the means.

Lore Note: Wyrmkin

The Coldarra Wyrmkin are dragonspawn, the humanoid servants of the blue dragonflight. Unlike drakonid (who are more dragon-like in appearance), wyrmkin are more humanoid but still possess draconic features. They serve as guards and laborers for Malygos’s forces, wielding the frozen axes that, ironically, prove perfect for destroying dragon eggs. The eggs’ crystalline shells require something stronger than ordinary weapons to crack.

Chain Overview: Raelorasz’s Questline

1. Basic Training – Kill Coldarra Spellweavers
2. Hatching a Plan – Destroy blue dragon eggs using axes from Coldarra Wyrmkin
3. Drake Hunt – Capture a Nexus Drake Hatchling (becomes daily)
4. Cracking the Code – Kill Inquisitor Caleras and collect Shimmering Runes

Completing Hatching a Plan unlocks the Drake Hunt daily quest.

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