The community is hot on the trail of puzzles in World of Warcraft. We reveal to you which clues and secrets they have found so far.
With the launch of a new expansion, the developers have also implemented many smaller and larger secrets in Battle for Azeroth. The “Secret Finding” community on the associated Discord server researches day and night for new secrets. We show you what clues they have discovered so far and what they are working on.
The Truffle of the Old Gods
In the Sturmsang Valley, players can find special truffles when they use a special pig snout. This must first be looted from a treasure chest but can later also be purchased. One of these truffles is “Purple Truffle,” whose use effect says: “Devours the darkness to understand its secrets.”
The truffle grants a buff when consumed, the effect of which is not immediately visible. Players who have the buff active can suddenly understand Shath’Yar – the language of the Old Gods! Thus, the words of several servants of the Old Gods, such as some faceless ones, can be understood.
So far, all these translations seem to be displayed in English – even in the German version of World of Warcraft. Some excerpts of these translations can be seen in this video:
But the truffle can do even more. Players can not only understand Shath’Yar but also speak it! To do so, simply switch the spoken language in the chat window. As long as the buff lasts, Shath’Yar can be selected.
The Mysterious Seagulls of Kul Tiras
Some players have found a strange gathering of seagulls while exploring Kul Tiras. They sit in a perfect circle on the coast and react to the player’s movements. For example, they always orient towards the player or imitate their movements. When the player jumps, some of the gulls start to jump as well.
Moreover, they react to certain emotes and movements. It is suspected that one needs to get the gulls to move in a specific pattern, but it is still unclear what that pattern should be. Those who want to visit the gulls should go to the Sturmsang Valley and visit this spot on the map:
Especially creepy is that a new piece of music is played near the gulls, which one would not normally hear in this environment. Is this all just an Easter egg without any greater purpose? The puzzle community is working day and night to make something meaningful out of it.
Mysterious Caves on Both Islands
On Zandalar and Kul Tiras, there are again a large number of hidden caves and secret entrances. Many of the entrances are overgrown with plants or hidden behind a waterfall.
One of these caves can be found a little north of Boralus, the access is behind a waterfall.
There isn’t much to see in the cave – a small pond, a few scrolls, and plenty of “nothing” – so far.
So far, all these clues are only very loosely connected, and theories are still being developed. But the search is on – it’s only a matter of time before the seekers of secrets find the first step and decipher the puzzle.
What does the community hope for? The great prize is the mount “The Swarm Consciousness,” which the community suspects will be at the end of a long puzzle sequence. Several players can apparently “connect” with this mount to form an ever larger mount. What that will ultimately look like is still unknown.
Are you also actively participating in the search for puzzles and hidden locations? Or do you wait until the puzzles are solved and then complete them using a guide?
