Im a casual dad who gets a few hours a night to play if i dont have conflicts. I mostly pvp because its more time efficient but id love to unlock the Earthen. Unfortunately its not as straightforward as id hoped (last time i buy the top tier pre-order).
Last night i got to the quest where i killed the giant robot in the sea that comes to kill the earthen for being disobedient. How much further do i have to go to unlock the Earthen?
Not much. If you look up the Allied Races: Earthen in game you can see what steps you need to finish.
You’ll need to complete the entire campaign. By the sound of it your progress is still in the early segments. It won’t take you overly long, but I would expect to be questing for another couple of hours.
There’s also 3 side storylines that need to be completed for the Earthen.
I believe Wowhead has a guide that will point you in the right direction for them.
Have you met the casual mom from the other day?
Look up ‘Allied Races: Earthen’ in your achievements, that will tell you which questlines you need to do. Then you can look up those questlines on Wowhead to see where they start. I believe there are two of them in the Isle of Dorn/Dornogal, and one in the Ringing Deeps. When you find the quests, they should show that they’re part of the Earthen unlock achievement in the quest text, so you know you’re doing the right ones.
You also need to complete the entire main story questline in all four zones in addition to the three side questlines.
I did and she has a lit more time than i do.
Typical dad doing everything around the house while the mom lounges around 
So simple, yet I couldn’t find my progress. Thank you so much!