Lucid Nightmare

Lucid Nightmare
Active since 2017-08-30
Lucid Nightmare is a secret mount hidden in World of Warcraft.
Type	[[List_of_Investigations#Official|Official]]
Creator	Blizzard Entertainment
Discovered	2017-08-30

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The Lucid Nightmare was a puzzle trail hidden inside the massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft, made by Blizzard Entertainment. The end goal of the puzzle trail was to unlock a mysterious mount, which is called Lucid Nightmare.

The primary solving hub for this puzzle is the WoW General Secret Finding Discord, and most of the information from this wiki is taken from this PDF.

Clue 1

The Inconspicuous Note at coordinates (50.8, 54.1) in Curiosities and Moore, Dalaran

On August 30, 2017, an Inconspicuous Note was discovered in Curiosities and Moore, Dalaran (Broken Isles). In order to unlock the next clue, you must activate the Inconspicuous Note! After being activated, the note reads:

It begins in the 2104059.
With a most pleasing sign.
(These letters will not always rhyme.)

The seven numbers in the first line are an anagram for a date: 4-15-2009. This date was the release date of Ulduar, another in-game region.

Accordingly, the next clue was found in Ulduar.

Clue 2

The lever that activates the light grid at coordinates (45.70, 12.01)

After heading to Ulduar and killing Flame Leviathan and XT-002 Deconstructor, a lever can be found on Mimiron's head in the boss room. When activated, this lever creates a 20 by 20 grid of lights. These lights can be manually toggled by the player.

Toggling these lights into a specific pattern (the pleasing sign mentioned in the first Inconspicuous Note) creates another Inconspicuous Note in the center of the room, as shown below:

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  The initial 20x20 light grid

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  The correct pattern of illuminated lights

The Inconspicuous Note that spawns in the middle of the room reads as follows:

1000 years imprisoned.
Surely it weighs on the mind.

The note was interpreted as a hint towards the Vault of C'Thun, in the Temple of Ahn'Quiraj. You must interact with the second note to continue the puzzle chain!

Clue 3

The Mind Larva found in the Temple of Ahn'Quiraj, at coordinates (43.01, 63.97)

After heading to the Temple of Ahn'Quiraj (AQ40) and defeating the final boss, a Mind Larva can be found on an altar. Activating the Mind Larva will begin a Bejeweled-style minigame, where the goal is to achieve a high score:

After completing the minigame, a third Inconspicuous Note appears:

Deeper than deep.
Awaits your seat.

The note was interpreted as a hint towards Deepholm. You must interact with the third note to continue the puzzle chain!

Clue 4

Entering a particular cave in Deepholm leads to the seat mentioned in the third Inconspicuous Note:

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  The cave in Deepholm, coordinates (58.3, 25.6)

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  The fissure in the Crumbling Depths, coordinates (63.8, 22.5)

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  Dingy plaque in the room with the chair