Shen'dralar reputation guide

The Shen’dralar are Highborne who once kept the spell tomes of Queen Azshara. They survived the War of the Ancients in Eldre’Thalas, the city now called Dire Maul. To keep his followers alive, Prince Tortheldrin bound the demon Immol’thar, and later began to sacrifice his own people. The reputation is open to Alliance and Horde. Every character starts at Neutral.

Where the Shen’dralar are

In the library of the Athenaeum in Dire Maul, Feralas. There is no quartermaster: everyone you need is in the library, including Lorekeeper Lydros and the Shen’dralar Provisioner.

You reach the Athenaeum from Dire Maul West, through the northeast exit of Immol’thar’s room, or from Dire Maul North, up a ramp near Guard Mol’dar. Both doors need the Crescent Key. Without the key, a Rogue can pick the lock (275 Lockpicking) or pickpocket the key from Guard Mol’dar, an Engineer can use a Powerful Seaforium Charge, and a Blacksmith an Arcanite Skeleton Key.

The standings

Standing	Reputation in the standing	Needed from the start of Neutral
Neutral	3,000	0
Friendly	6,000	3,000
Honored	12,000	9,000
Revered	21,000	21,000
Exalted	1,000	42,000

Where the reputation comes from

Source	Reputation
The class book of your class, once	500
The three Quel’Serrar quests, together	1,000
A libram, repeatable	200
An Enchanted Thorium Platemail volume, once each	200

Class books

Enemies in Dire Maul and the books called A Dusty Tome can drop a rare class book. The book starts a short quest to the library; the reward is a version of the Royal Seal of Eldre’Thalas, a trinket with Fire Resistance and stats for your class.

Class	Book
Druid	The Emerald Dream
Hunter	The Greatest Race of Hunters
Mage	The Arcanist’s Cookbook
Paladin	The Light and How to Swing It
Priest	Holy Bologna: What the Light Won’t Tell You
Rogue	Garona: A Study on Stealth and Treachery
Shaman	Frost Shock and You
Warlock	Harnessing Shadows
Warrior	Codex of Defense

Quel’Serrar

Warriors and Paladins can earn Quel’Serrar, a one-handed tanking sword. The questline starts with Nostro’s Compendium of Dragon Slaying, a rare drop from bosses and A Dusty Tome in Dire Maul, and it also leads through Onyxia’s Lair. Every quest goes to Lorekeeper Lydros.

Librams and Arcanums

First do Elven Legends: Scholar Runethorn in Feathermoon Stronghold gives it to the Alliance, Sage Korolusk in Camp Mojache to the Horde, both in Feralas. You inspect the Skeletal Remains of Telmius Dreamseeker in the Athenaeum. After that, Lorekeeper Lydros takes librams, which drop in Dire Maul.

Libram	Also needed	Arcanum	Effect on head or legs
Libram of Focus	Pristine Black Diamond, 4 Large Brilliant Shard, 2 Skin of Shadow	Arcanum of Focus	+8 spell damage and healing
Libram of Protection	Pristine Black Diamond, 2 Large Brilliant Shard, Frayed Abomination Stitching	Arcanum of Protection	1% dodge
Libram of Rapidity	Pristine Black Diamond, 2 Large Brilliant Shard, 2 Blood of Heroes	Arcanum of Rapidity	1% melee and ranged haste

Enchanted Thorium Platemail

For Armorsmiths: join the two halves of each Advanced Armorsmithing volume and bring the book to Lorekeeper Lydros.

Volume	Top half	Bottom half	Plans
I	King Gordok, Dire Maul North	Goraluk Anvilcrack, Lower Blackrock Spire	Plans: Enchanted Thorium Breastplate
II	Rattlegore, Scholomance	Crimson Hammersmith, Stratholme (living side)	Plans: Enchanted Thorium Leggings
III	Urok Doomhowl, Lower Blackrock Spire	Black Guard Swordsmith, Stratholme (undead side)	Plans: Enchanted Thorium Helm

The fastest way to Exalted

1. Turn in the book of your class as soon as you find it: 500 at once.
2. Warriors and Paladins: do Quel’Serrar for another 1,000.
3. Armorsmiths: the three Enchanted Thorium volumes give 600.
4. The rest comes from librams at 200 each. Neutral to Exalted is 42,000 reputation, so it takes roughly 200 librams. Some guides mention 500 per libram; that is the amount from a later version of the game.

What the Shen’dralar offer

There is no list of rewards per standing. What you get comes from the quests above, plus Pattern: Mooncloth Robe, which the Shen’dralar Provisioner in the library sells in limited supply.