Quick Facts

Series

1.	Dire Situation
2.	Picking a Side

Storylines
The Zanchuli Council Forbidden Practices Offensively Defensive Restraining Order Pterrortorial Dispute Competitive Devotion Dire Situation Picking a Side Gonk, Lord of the Pack Pa'ku, Master of Winds The Bargain is Struck Unrest in Zuldazar Battle for Azeroth: Mission Statement The Stormwind Extraction Welcome to Zuldazar Rastakhan Speaker of the Horde Zuldazar Trust of a King Tal'gurub Needs a Little Body The Urn of Voices Fuel for the Voodoo Arrogance of Vol'jamba Zul's Ethical Dilemma Zuvembi Brew Preparing for the Fall Enforcing Fate Plot Twist False Prophecies The Zanchuli Council Forbidden Practices Offensively Defensive Restraining Order Pterrortorial Dispute Competitive Devotion Dire Situation Picking a Side Gonk, Lord of the Pack Pa'ku, Master of Winds The Bargain is Struck The Bargain is Struck The Port of Zandalar Shakedown The Word of Zul Deterrent Punishment of Tal'aman Punishment of Tal'farrak Royal Report A Port in Peril Wrath of the Zandalari No Troll Left Behind Spirits' Belongings Show of Strength Crumbling Apart Embrace the Voodoo Thunder's Fall The Prophet's Ploy Terrace of the Chosen Zanchuli Traitors Rescuing the Taken Raal Walls Have Ears Midnight in the Garden of the Loa The Hunter Mistress of Lies The Ancient One In Bwonsamdi's Shadow The Scent of Vengeance Ancient Tortollan Remedies No Safe Haven The Loa-Speaker's Betrayal Mending Body and Soul The Will of the Loa Rastakhan's Might A Strange Port of Call Zul's Mutiny The Temple of Rezan Heads Will Roll House of the King Partners in Heresy To Sacrifice a Loa King or Prey Hunting Zul The Warpack Heretics The Full Prophecy City of Gold The King's Gambit Of Dark Deeds and Dark Days Battle for Azeroth: Mission Statement Zanchuli Disbanded The Wounded King

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Comments

Comment by Zaynah

To choose a loa, click on one of the two small dinosaurs here, Gonk (Lord of the Pack) or Pa'ku (Lord of Winds).

You will pick up either Gonk, Lord of the Pack or Pa'ku, Master of Winds.

Comment by FlesHBoX

Selecting Pa'ku appears to provide you with little statues near some flight points that you can use to get a quick lift to higher elevations.

I have not tried Gonk yet, but will update this with whatever selecting that option povides.

Comment by WuSage3

Gonk adds little totems around the place that give a buff for 40% move speed and half fall damage for 30sec whenever you move by them. Useful for Zuldazar.

Totem of Gonk
Raptari Rider

Comment by varenne

If you choose

Gonk, Lord of the Pack you will get access to Totem of Gonk all over the Zuldazar -> Raptari Rider
Totem of Gonk - 40% move speed and half fall damage for 30sec
Pa'ku, Master of Winds you will get access to Totem of Pa'ku all over the Zuldazar -> Paku'ai
Totem of Pa'ku - small windriders, use it and fly to some defined location, fast, but you have to find their locations and learn the navigation system

Speak with Chronicler Ash'tari to switch loa later in Dazar'alor if you want to.
/way Dazar'alor:Zuldazar 50.68 35.41 Chronicler Ash'tari
Chronicler Ash'tari location: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t9u1SdUw-c

What should you choose:
If you don't have any gathering profession and will use windriders most of the time, then choose Pa'ku. Utill mini widriders in Dazar'alor are cool.
If you want to mine/gather something in Zuldazar, then probably you can choose Gonk, because his totems are all over the zone. Also helps with faster questing in the zone.

Picking a Side quest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuZm1d2cliQ
This quest is part of the The Zanchuli Council questchain of The Throne of Zuldazar <= more info inside or look under the spoiler.

Quest before this questchain is Trust of a King

ID	#	Quest	The Throne of Zuldazar	Questgiver	Note	Video
24		The Zanchuli Council	The Zanchuli Council	Yazma		https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh-t21hkufg
25		Forbidden Practices	The Zanchuli Council	Wardruid Loti		https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjPJ8pwCyQE
26		Pests	Get Hek'd sidequest	Nokano		https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KlPdy7_jNo
27		Curse of Jani	Get Hek'd sidequest	Jani	Bow to Your Masters	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UPJ4L89Q6I
28		Offensively Defensive	The Zanchuli Council	Hexlord Raal		https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrk8qjV2chQ
29	1	Restraining Order	The Zanchuli Council	Wardruid Loti		https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkiqQn7wxGs
30	2	Pterrortorial Dispute	The Zanchuli Council	Wardruid Loti		https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD3dmGLrkQs
31		Competitive Devotion	The Zanchuli Council	Hexlord Raal		https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHzkWSJY948
32		Dire Situation	The Zanchuli Council	Wardruid Loti		https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBl6uz0tOck
33		Picking a Side	The Zanchuli Council	Wardruid Loti		https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuZm1d2cliQ
34		Pa'ku, Master of Winds	The Zanchuli Council	Hexlord Raal		https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knnn7VRJ7rs
35		The Bargain is Struck	The Zanchuli Council	Hexlord Raal	Azerite Reward	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiK7ivd3fR8

Id column is approximate quest № In Zuldazar sroryline
# is additional ordering info. Can take multiple quests at the same time if you see number there

Quest after this questchain is A Port in Peril
The Throne of Zuldazar <= for more info about order

You can switch sides later, but right now i can't turn in quest after switch (phasing bug)

Comment by Baboen

edit: this was posted at beta, apparently Totem of Gonk works while mounted.

Totem of Gonk: gives a run speed buff.

Good:

-totems are all over the place

Bad:

~~-It doesn't do anything for you while mounted~~

Comment by tinythinker

Hmm, I wonder if Gonk's bonus stacks with something like Ghost Wolf for shaman, as that would make it a great choice for them and for druids, etc. The reduction in fall damage is nice when wanting to go down in a hurry.

Comment by Zerukai

Wondering if there is a way to change your loa after this quest has been completed, anyone know?
edit: yes you can, talk to Chronicler Ash'tari to change it

Comment by perkykimmie

If like me, you really want to change from a quick run (Gonk) to being able to use the flight loa, go to /way Dazar'alor:Zuldazar 50.68, 35.41 and talk to Chronicler Ashtari. She can switch your loa choice for you.

Comment by Gramis

How do i switch between totems after this quest? or am i stuck with that totem forever?

Comment by darkequation

It'd be funny for Darkspear/Zandalari Druids to pick Paku......

Comment by glenngull

I inadvertently chose Gonk, and when I went to Ash'tari, there was no option to change. I still had a quest for Gonk in my log. I deleted that one, and I was able to go back and change my choice.
If Ash'tari does not give you the option to change, check your quest logs.

Comment by LiriellGarrosh

The speed boost from Gonk does not appear to stack with the priest Body and Soul.

Comment by Reignac

If you play a troll druid and want some immersion, then I advise picking Gonk. According to Zen'tabra way back in the troll starting zone, Gonk is the one who taught them to be druids.

Comment by sonalita

If, like me, you came here looking for the quickest way to get this done for an alt, you just need to do the first 9 quests of the Zanchuli Council chapter of the Zandalar zone

Comment by VooK8

SHORTCUT:

Get Gonk, he's closer by..

Deliver the quest.

and if you really are for Pa'ku, just change it at the NPC...
Chronicler Ash'tari
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(might provide that info later, where to find them that is, including all those fine wowhead links for the npc
but am sure you can find it within these comments somewhere.
Also they are very close to that Statue, so no worries at all!)
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(*edit* the line below used to be the "opener, the first sentence for this post,
but let me not write "shortcut" to then not provide the info right away, fa'y'all edgy TL;DeeRerrs)

Don't know how your morals on and/or about that would be, whether or not this makes you a hipocrit.

(no hard feelings,) But:

Once you can fly** and DO MIND any uselessly wasted minute (or seconds) on your xx-th alt..

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I for once, for once*? (*uhm once? no way!) did it (flying down to Pa'ku right away 'tis) so many times..

Ahaha, I didn't mean that literally, (but?) I admire your passion

I took that way down to Pa'ku so very often, while a quick flight to Gonk is a closer distance
and then you can still switch back to Pa'ku.

So unless this is "uninspired", "unromantic" .. not doing what you intend, not practicing what you.. and so on..

Just save yourself that flight down to Pa'ku, get Gonk and then switch to Pa'ku if that was your actual plan.
Even do it was not intended by you, you saved yourself a bit of a route.. but yeah, you might as well enjoy having your 20th (or whatnot) trip down to Pa'ku - I'm not here to judge. I'm "just sayin'"

(hope you can still look in the mirror again after that, maybe you have insulted a loa's feelings by doing it this way..)

(** additional edit: if you can not fly yet .. picking Pa'ku provides a transport, so you are being flown to Pa'ku. So it's not that much faster to get to Gonk regardless - but might as well still be in some cases, plus you get a chest on the way and there are many levels you can drop from within low altitude)

Comment by Thunderess

If you're blind like me. I didn't see the two birds standing right in front of the quest giver that you have to interact with first to choose your Loa. I kept trying to choose with quest giver first and it wouldn't let me. I ended up choosing Paku for now. I'm only level 14 and can't fly yet.

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Picking a Side

Choose a loa.

	Choose a loa (1)

Description

Look, dis has gone on long enough, $p. I am not one to hold a grudge, but I will be damned if I let you double dip with Raal's loa and my own.

Time has come to pick a loa. De loa are not de sharing type.

Progress

Completion

Rewards

You will receive:

Gains

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

75 reputation with Zandalari Empire

See if you've already completed this by typing:

/run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(47438))