Unlocking The Shadopan: A Guide To Accessing Secrets

The Shado-Pan is a warring faction that protects the Pandaren lands, specifically guarding the Serpent Spine, the great wall that separates the Pandaren from the Yaungol and the Mantid. To increase your reputation with the Shado-Pan, you must reach level 90 and complete daily quests at the Shado-Pan Garrison in the Townlong Steppes. These quests involve attacking nearby Yaungol, Mantid, and Mogu outposts. You can also increase your reputation by choosing to champion the Shado-Pan in the reputation tab of your character panel, which will increase your reputation gains when running Heroic dungeons and scenarios.

Shado-Pan history

The Shado-Pan, also known as the ""Sword in the Shadows" and the "Watchers on the Wall", are a secretive, elite order of highly disciplined pandaren fighters with a ninja-like culture dedicated to protecting their empire from any threat. The Shado-Pan was founded by Emperor Shaohao 10,000 years ago, just before the Great Sundering occurred. Shaohao knew that the dark energy of the sha—the physical embodiment of negative emotions like anger, fear, hatred, and doubt—represented a great threat to the pandaren. He tasked the greatest warriors of Pandaria with the sacred duty to restrain, control, and defeat the sha wherever it darkens the hearts of the pandaren people.

The Shado-Pan are in a timeless struggle with the sha and the mantid. As Pandaria has no standing army, it falls to the Shado-Pan to defend the land so that other pandaren can live peacefully. The Shado-Pan are divided into three "disciplines", each headed by a Master who reports directly to the Lord of the Shado-Pan. Shado-Pan-in-training are acolytes, who wear white scarves, while the main forces wear red scarves.

The Shado-Pan are known for their secretive nature and their dedication to protecting Pandaria from any threat. They are often described as "dark ones" or "watchers in the night", operating from the shadows and striking fear into the hearts of their enemies. The Shado-Pan undergo rigorous training and trials, such as the Trial of the Red Blossoms, to prepare them for their dangerous and important work.

The Shado-Pan have played a crucial role in defending Pandaria against various threats, including the Horde and Alliance, the mantid, the yaungol, and the mogu-Zandalari. They are known for their discipline, skill, and unwavering dedication to their mission, even if it means endangering their very souls.

Shado-Pan membership

Shado-Pan is a secretive, elite order of highly disciplined pandaren fighters with a ninja-like culture dedicated to protecting their empire from any threat. The Shado-Pan are in a timeless struggle with the sha and the mantid.

Membership

The Shado-Pan order was founded by Emperor Shaohao 10,000 years ago. He tasked the greatest warriors of Pandaria with the sacred duty to restrain and control the sha, and to defeat it wherever it darkens the hearts of their people. Hopeful recruits who wish to join the Shado-Pan must undergo a trial named the Trial of the Red Blossoms every seven seasons when the trees of the monastery turn red. The trial consists of three challenges, which are simple, but also deadly. Twelve candidates are chosen, but only a maximum of six can pass all the trials.

To join, each applicant must be selected by Shado-pan agents from across Pandaria as a worthy candidate. Often teenagers, and sometimes as young as 11 years old, they are given a ring. Carved from a white tiger's fang with the order's snarling tiger symbol inlaid with silver across the top, the rings guarantee safe entrance through the front gates. The initiates must enter alone and are told to bring no weapons or armour, and to wear warmer clothes.

The trial consists of three tests: the Test of Resolve, the Test of Strength, and the Test of Spirit. The Test of Resolve is presided over by the Master of the Omnia, the Test of Strength by the Blackguard Master, and the Test of Spirit by the Wu Kao Master. Each Master has the right to forgo tradition to conduct their Trial as they see fit. It is unknown how a traditional Test of Spirit is conducted, as when the mists vanished from around Pandaria, mantid assassins attempted to smuggle a sha-infested tiger into the trial.

The Shado-Pan are divided into three "disciplines", each headed by a Master, who reports directly to the Lord of the Shado-Pan. Shado-Pan-in-training are acolytes, who wear white scarves, while the main forces wear red scarves. When a pandaren becomes fully Shado-Pan, the monk travels with one of the order's master artisans deep below the earth into the heart of the Kun-Lai mountains. The artisan then carves a statue in the monk's likeness, leaving it connected to the bone. When the monk dies, the statue breaks free. All such statues are gathered and stored in the Shado-Pan Monastery.

Shado-Pan reputation

Shado-Pan is a warring faction that protects the Pandaren lands. They guard the Serpent Spine, the great wall that separates the Pandaren from the Yaungol and the Mantid.

To increase your reputation with the Shado-Pan, you must reach level 90. Once you have, you can do daily quests at the Shado-Pan Garrison in the Townlong Steppes. Here, you will be tasked with attacking nearby Yaungol, Mantid, and Mogu outposts. You will be able to do four warm-up quests before moving on to a final quest, where you will need to kill an elite mob.

Each day, you will be able to select an NPC from the Shado-Pan to accompany you on your quests. They will help you fight your foes. You will also occasionally be given a challenge quest, where you will need to defeat a Shado-Pan champion. If you succeed, you will unlock that NPC to help you with your daily quests.

You will earn 250 reputation from each daily quest, with an additional 350 reputation if you complete a challenge quest. You can also earn 400 reputation per day by doing the Shado Pan Work Order at your farm. It is also possible to reach almost honoured status by simply completing all the Shado-Pan quests in Townlong Steppes.

Once you have reached exalted status, there will be a mini-quest line that serves as a conclusion to your adventures with the Shado-Pan. You will be rewarded with the Reins of the Onyx Cloud Serpent. You can also purchase the Shado-Pan Tabard for 10. There are also three ground mounts available to buy: Reins of the Blue Shado-Pan Riding Tiger for 500, Reins of the Green Shado-Pan Riding Tiger for 1,500, and Reins of the Red Shado-Pan Riding Tiger for 2,500.

You can also gain reputation by killing Zandalari Warscouts and Warbringers, who drop items that grant 1000 rep, or 2000 if you have the Commendation.

Shado-Pan gear

Quest Rewards:

Completing quests in the Kun-Lai Summit and Townlong Steppes zones can reward you with Shado-Pan gear. The "Slum It in the Summit" questline in Kun-Lai Summit and the majority of the "One Steppe Forward, Two Steppes Back" questline in Townlong Steppes offer reputation and gear rewards.

Reputation Rewards:

The Shado-Pan faction is associated with the Golden Lotus faction. Reaching revered status with the Golden Lotus unlocks Shado-Pan daily quests, which can provide gear rewards. Humans can also gain reputation with the Shado-Pan by completing regular quests, thanks to their racial reputation bonus.

Quartermaster Purchases:

Rushi the Fox, the Shado-Pan Quartermaster located in Townlong Steppes, offers a variety of gear for purchase. This includes items such as the Mark of the Dancing Crane, Etched Golden Loop, Sorcerer-King's Seal, Signet of the Slumbering Emperor, Thunderstone Ring, and more.

Transmogrification:

Riding Tigers:

Shado-Pan riding tigers can also be acquired through reputation and purchases. The Shado-Pan Garrison offers three different colours of riding tigers: blue, green, and red.

Obtaining Shado-Pan gear involves a combination of questing, reputation grinding, and purchasing from the Quartermaster. By exploring the zones associated with the Shado-Pan, completing quests, and increasing your reputation, you can acquire the desired gear and riding tigers.

Shado-Pan enemies

The Shado-Pan are a warring faction that protects the Pandaren lands. They are also known as the "Sword in the Shadows" and the "Watchers on the Wall". They are a secretive, elite order of highly disciplined pandaren fighters with a ninja-like culture dedicated to protecting their empire from any threat.

The Shado-Pan are in a timeless struggle with the sha and the mantid. As Pandaria has no standing army, the Shado-Pan are tasked with defending the land, so other pandaren can live peacefully. The Shado-Pan guard the Serpent Spine, the great wall that separates the Pandaren from the Yaungol and the Mantid.

The Shado-Pan are allied with the Golden Lotus and the August Celestials. They are led by Taran Zhu, the Lord of the Shado-Pan. The rest of the order is divided into three "disciplines", each headed by a Master: Omnia, Blackguard, and Wu Kao.

The Omnia discipline is led by Master Yalia Sagewhisper and is charged with maintaining the wisdom, knowledge, and sacred traditions of the order. The Blackguard discipline is led by Master Wan Snowdrift, and the warriors of the Shado-pan must answer to them. The Wu Kao discipline is led by Master Nurong, and they are the order's scouts, hunters, spies, and assassins.

The Shado-Pan have several enemies, including the sha, the mantid, the yaungol, and the mogu. When the Horde and Alliance arrived in Pandaria, Taran Zhu urged both sides not to bring their wars or give into their darkest tendencies. This order was ignored, and the subsequent conflict unleashed the sha upon the land. The Sha of Doubt attacked the Jade Forest, while the Sha of Fear gained control of Grand Empress Shek'zeer, and under her command, the mantid began to swarm the Serpent's Spine and attack the yaungol within the Townlong Steppes. The Shado-Pan were caught off-guard by the mantid's attack and had to endure a yaungol invasion of the Kun-Lai Summit.

In addition, the Shado-Pan also faced threats from the Zandalari trolls, the Thunder King, and the Iron Horde. They have also had to defend the Terrace of Endless Spring from an attack by the Burning Legion.

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