Flying High Over Skettis

[[Z]em]

I know there are already other Guides on this section for this achievement but none of them seem to be clear. Here is an improved guide on how the "Flying High Over Skettis" achievement can be gained.

Ok, so to get this achievement you will need to reach Exalted status with the Sha'tari Skyguard.

"The Sha'tari Skyguard are an air wing of the Sha'tar of Shattrath City, defending the capital from attackers in the hills as well as battling against the arakkoa of Terokk in the peaks of Skettis. The Skyguard has two outposts, one in the northern reaches of the Skethyl Mountains and one near Ogri'la. Players start out at neutral standing with the Skyguard."

First of all, if you're not interested in a Nether Ray mount, there's probably no reason to do this.The trinkets that can be gained are really crap. By reaching exalted there are also alot of other treats that are available, the nether fry for example

Ok, so you want to do this. Where do you start? First go to the flightmaster in Shattrath, next to him there's a NPC which gives you the starter quest for the Sha'tari Skyguard. To complete it, fly to the area immediately northwest of Shattrath and kill 20 ogres. You will get a new quest to bring explosives to the Skyguard camp north of Skettis. Once there you will be presented with 4 quests:

* One to feed a nether ray, just kill Warp Stalkers in Skettis and it'll have a bite. This quest can only be done once. 250 reputation.

* One to collect 6 Shadow Dust from the humanoid arakkoas. This quest is repeatable and not a daily quest. First handin 250 reputation, consecutive 75.(World Of Shadows)

* One to bomb eggs. This is pretty self-explanatory. This is a daily quest. 350 reputation. (Fires Over Skettis)

* This one is not from the camp, but you will probably find a prisoner on some tree platform. Escort him down for 350 reputation. Daily quest.(Escape From Skettis)

Of these quests only one is part of a chain. After having handed in 6 Shadow Dust, the guy next to the NPC will ask you to kill 3 talonpriests. You may have to wait a moment before he will give you this quest as every time someone - including you - hands in the dust quest for the first time, he will kill 2 arakkoa and become unavailable for talking. The first talonpriest is in the northeastern corner of Skettis, on a tree platform. The second is immediately east of the lake, also on a tree platform. The third is a short distance south of the second, in a hut on the ground. The second will drop an item called Ishaal's Almanac which starts the interesting chain here.

Hand in the priest quest for some reputation, then fly back and forth with the Almanac as you're instructed (I think it's Rilaak in Lower City, then back to the camp), in the end the arakkoa prisoner in the camp will have a quest for you. The quest involves summoning four mini-bosses and giving him a drop from each. To summon one, you need 10 Time-Lost Scrolls which only drop off the undead arakkoa (which can only be seen by popping an Elixir of Shadows from the dusts quest). Simply rightclick a skull pile to summon a boss of your choice. The pile will despawn for a short moment but there are plenty scattered around Skettis.

When you have all four items, hand them in to the arakkoa prisoner. He will give you a Time-Lost Offering. The "crazy" NPC next to him will give you a quest to kill Terokk. Fly to the middle island and interact with the Ancient Skull Pile. Present the Time-Lost Offering to summon Terokk. Kill Terokk and hand the quest in for 1000 reputation. While Terokk will "only" give you kill rep + loot henceforth, the quest to assemble a Time-Lost Offering is repeatable for 350 reputation. The Ancient Skull Pile takes around 10 minutes to respawn.

So, what you will be doing to reach Exalted is:
* Collecting 6 Shadow Dust from the humanoid arakkoa.
* Hand them in for an Elixir of Shadows.
* Pop the elixir and go on an undead killing spree while it lasts.
* When you have 10 Time-Lost Scrolls, summon a boss which drops an item you need for the Time-Lost Offering.
* When you have all four items, hand them in and use the Time-Lost Offering to summon Terokk.
* Do the daily quests whenever possible, they reset at 4AM server time.

Once you ding revered, the NPC's will have a wide assortment of comments to suck up to you while you're in the camp. They won't say anything new at exalted, probably because no one would come back once they're through with it. You may like the cloak if birds dismounting you is a problem also.

To Note:
Some may think it's better to just hand in dusts and ignore everything else. Through simple maths I'll show you that scrolls > dusts (we assume the droprate is the same, which seems to be true).
* 6 dusts can be turned in for 75 reputation, meaning each dust is worth 12.5 reputation.

* You need 10 scrolls to summon a miniboss worth 50 rep, so each scroll is worth 5. In total you need 40 scrolls (4 summons) for the Time-Lost Offering worth 350 reputation, and here each scroll gives an additional 8.75 reputation. In addition the Time-Lost Offering will allow you to summon Terokk for another 200 reputation which adds another 5 per scroll.

Summary: A scroll gives you 18.75 reputation in the end, and a dust 12.5. Not even mentioning that 10 of the scroll rep will be given to your group members as well.
!Remember! You get rep for killing the arakkoa no matter your rep level, and the bulk of your rep will come from this!

Rewards sold by Grella 64,66 Terokkar-

At Friendly:

• Enriched Terocone Juice

At Honoured:

• Skyguard Rations

At Revered:
[LIST]
Skyguard's Drape
Skywitch's Drape


At Exalted:
Blue Riding Nether Ray
Green Riding Nether Ray
Purple Riding Nether Ray
Red Riding Nether Ray
Silver Riding Nether Ray
Airman's Ribbon of Gallantry
Skyguard Silver Cross
Nether Ray Fry
Skyguard Tabard

Congratulations on reaching Exalted with the Skyguard, i hope i helped in some way

[Slaughto]

Great post. One thing I would recommend is linking the items to Wowhead.com or something so you can mouse over them and look at em, or follow the look to see pictures.

[infamist]

just got all 5 mounts following this :wave:


cheers