15.9 - Shadowknowledge Missions

The battle between the Redeemed and the Unredeemed that has raged for centuries has escalated even further with both sides calling on their followers to aid them in destroying the very essence of their adversaries in the Shadowlands.

In an effort to protect the souls of their incarnations in the Shadowlands the leaders of The Redemeemd decided to dispatch their familiars to the far corners of the Shadowlands. Tapping into the power of the source each leader has created projections of their own soul, manifestations of their very being that share their power. Their familiars protect these portions of their masters souls with their lives.

However, as is always the case in the Shadowlands, the plans of one side are corrupted by the other and hearing reports of the Redeemed plans through their many agents in the Shadowlands the Unreedemed have followed suit and repeated the ritual, thus allowing them to also form the projections.

Now both sides of the conflict are faced with tracking down and destroying these projections least their eternal enemies gain more power then ever before. The more projections that can be hunted down and destroyed the weaker their opponents will become.

Gameplay Features

Players with access to the Adonis, Penumbra and Inferno gardens will find new NPCs located there.
Those alligned to the Redeeemed should seek out the Essence Hunters to begin their quests
Those alligned to the Unredeemed should seek out the Soul Devourers to begin their quests
The Essence Hunters and Soul Devourers will hand out both team and solo versions of the quests depending on whether the player is teamed or not. (Note the quest dialogue will say "we will..." or "I will..." so you can tell which version you are dealing with)
The quest givers will then ask how difficult of a challenge you wish to undertake. There are three levels of difficulty available for both team and solo missions. These can roughly be equated to an easy, medium or hard option for that area.
The quest giver will then upload a mission to your mission selections. You can upload the location of the mission as normal.
The different difficulty levels dictate the drop rate of the pattern parts for the faction bosses. The easy, medium and hard missions have an approximate 50%, 75% and 100% drop respectively
The completed projection patterns require a special crystal to complete. These crystals can be bought from the Essence Hunters or Soul Devourers