Blemishes on the Land

Ever since my team and I set foot in the Grim Reaches, I've had this nagging feeling in the pit of my stomach. There's something wrong with this place?something unnatural. The land itself feels... sick. The trees, the beasts, even the wind?it's all touched by a strange corruption.

Worse yet, I've seen it take shape. These oozes?shadowy, vile things?are crawling out of the hills like infection from a wound. Wherever they go, they spread that same rot to the land around them.

I need to understand what we're dealing with here. If you come across any of those oozes, would you mind? collecting some samples for me? Just, uh, try not to get any on yourself. I'll make it worth your while.

Be careful out there. The oozes might not look like much, but they're not the only twisted things lurking in the dark.

Urgh, that smell could knock out an ogre!

<Dorthas winces and carefully takes the leaking samples from you>

Exactly as disgusting as I imagined... but unfortunately, also exactly what I needed.

<He peers closer, his expression shifting from curiosity to concern>

Hmm. I was afraid of this. The corruption's deeper and more complex than I thought. We're not just dealing with sick wildlife?something bigger is behind all this.