Pure Evil

Quest Giver: Captain Rupert — Drak’Sotra, Zul’Drak [58, 72]

Turn In: Eitrigg — The Argent Stand, Zul’Drak

Objective: Collect 10 Chunks of Saronite from inside Kolramas and deliver them to Eitrigg at The Argent Stand.

Quick Facts

• Level: 76
• Type: Collection (ground loot)
• Location: Inside Kolramas, around [60, 79]
• Prerequisite: Skimmer Spinnerets

Walkthrough

Head to the crashed necropolis Kolramas, entering at [60, 79] on the west side.

The Chunks of Saronite are scattered on the floor inside the structure on both the first and second stories. They look like miniature versions of regular Saronite Deposits, roughly 10 times smaller. They’re teal/aqua-colored with a faint golden sparkle, sitting on the grey stone floor. Walk over them and right-click to pick them up.

A good cluster of 4-8 can be found up the ramp at approximately [61, 76], inside the upper level. 10 chunks should take one pass through the interior.

Tips

• Miners: Use Find Minerals to track the chunks on your minimap. This makes the quest trivial.
• Flying mount: Fly in through the upper level to skip ground-level trash.
• Ensorceled Choker: The Scourge disguise works inside Kolramas. Pop it on, walk through undisturbed, pick up all 10 chunks, and walk out. No combat needed.
• Some chunks appear untargetable or unlootable. If one doesn’t respond to clicks, move on to the next.

After collecting 10 chunks, you do NOT return to Captain Rupert. Fly to The Argent Stand [40, 66] and turn the quest in to Eitrigg.

Turn-In Event (Don’t Walk Away)

Turning in the quest triggers one of the best scripted NPC events in Zul’Drak. Eitrigg places the saronite ore on the ground near the brazier, then calls over his colleagues to figure out what they’re dealing with:

1. Crusade Commander Korfax takes a few swings with his axe. It bounces off without leaving a scratch. He declares it the toughest ore he’s ever seen.
2. Rimblat Earthshatter (shaman) and Rayne (druid) try nature and elemental magic. Both fail completely. Rayne exclaims that nature itself can’t touch it.
3. Avenger Metz reluctantly channels the Holy Light into the ore. The saronite glows green and erupts, blasting the entire group off their feet.
4. Eitrigg concludes they need to get the saronite to Highlord Fordring for further study.

Lore Context

Saronite is named after Yogg-Saron, the Old God imprisoned beneath Northrend in Ulduar. It’s literally crystallized Old God blood. This is why Korfax calls it “pure evil” on sight and why nature, elements, and even the Light can’t affect it. The saronite is antithetical to every benevolent force on Azeroth.

Captain Rupert’s quest text reveals why Kolramas was carrying saronite: the Scourge was transporting a large shipment when the Drakkari shot the necropolis down.

The ore scattered inside the wreckage. This means the Scourge had an active saronite logistics chain through Zul’Drak, another layer to their war effort beyond just raising the dead.

The scene echoes two film references. The saronite resisting every method of destruction parallels the Council of Elrond scene in The Lord of the Rings, where Gimli’s axe shatters against the One Ring.

The concept of “concentrated evil” as a substance is a direct callback to Time Bandits (1981), where the Supreme Being warns about “concentrated evil” that could turn people into hermit crabs.

The scene has no direct follow-up quest, leaving the saronite’s fate to Highlord Fordring. Players later encounter saronite extensively in Icecrown, where Saronite Mines operate using slave labor, and ultimately face Yogg-Saron himself in Ulduar, the source of all saronite.

Explore Zul’Drak’s hidden easter eggs, lore mysteries, and connections across Warcraft history in Vikstone’s Zul’Drak Chronicles, along with the complete quest storyline.