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A Beacon in the Dark

A Beacon in the Dark is a quest for level 45 in Eredath. It is step 12 of 13 in the Shadow of Eredath storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in The Vindicaar at 51.7, 50.8. It rewards 6,150 experience and money. Completing it counts toward 2 achievements.

Description

That was... an intense experience.

<Alleria rubs her forehead.>

It is difficult to focus. I need you to return to Velen. Give him this.

<She places something cold and dense in your palm.>

I feel as though he should have it, though I am not sure why.

Tell him all that we have learned. I am sure Romuul will have been watching our progress. With any luck, a beacon is already headed our way.

Rewards

You will receive:

Money10 gold11 silver
Experience6,150 XP
Top Comments

The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.

1
LadyJessa+116via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

FYI- if you beacon back it will teleport you next to Illidan and co, NOT at the usual arrival point, which means you do not trigger quest completion and cannot hand in to Velen. To fix, simply trot over to the usual arrival point and you will see a quest completion message, at which point you can turn in.

Notice how i managed to tell everyone this without making a youtube video? :)

3
Jaunter+19via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Thank you for NOT showing us a useless 10 minute long youtube video, lol. You read my my mind, LadyJessa! Simple explanations like yours are MUCH preferred. The only exception would be directions to a place if the gyrations we have to go through to get there become complicated. In those sorts of cases, a video is not too bad. But yes, videos, in general, take way too long to explain something when a simple sentence or two would suffice.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
CurrencyVeiled Argunite50
ExperienceXP6,150
MoneyGold10g 11s

Reward details

Currency: Veiled Argunite x 50

This dull-colored crystal is highly valued by ethereal traders, especially Thaumaturge Vashreen aboard the Vindicaar.

Item facts are the current retail client’s (ItemSparse); the specialisations for a pick-one item are the ones the Blizzard quest API lists; faction and currency text is the client’s own. Lowest listed price = the US commodity auction house now.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapThe Vindicaar
Turn-in mapThe VindicaarTurn-in marker at 51.7, 50.8, 2 mapped points
Turn-in mapThe Vindicaar
Objective areaEredath1 mapped point
World Map

Where to go

Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.

The Vindicaar Quest turn-in
The Vindicaar Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
The Vindicaar map showing where to go for A Beacon in the DarkTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #831 51.7 50.8

The Vindicaar Quest turn-in
Eredath Objective area 1 mapped point
Eredath map showing where to go for A Beacon in the DarkObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #882 29.0 46.9

Coordinates

  • Turn-inThe Vindicaar 51.7, 50.8/way #831 51.7 50.8
  • Objective areaThe Vindicaar 62.2, 83.9/way #831 62.2 83.9
  • Objective areaEredath 29.0, 46.9/way #882 29.0 46.9

Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.

Nearby on the Vindicaar map

Other quests whose map markers the client places on The Vindicaar.

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on The Vindicaar:

  • Vindicaar, Antoran WastesAlliance and Horde · about 20 yards north
  • Hope's Landing, Antoran WastesAlliance and Horde · about 290 yards south
  • The Veiled Den, Antoran WastesAlliance and Horde · about 340 yards north-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 150 yards north-east
  • Objective areaabout 7,900 yards north-east
  • Objective areaabout 7,300 yards north

Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.

Quest Line

Storyline

Shadow of Eredath

Part 12 of 13.

Previous: A Vessel Made Ready · Next: Seat of the Triumvirate: The Crest of Knowledge

  1. 1The Seat of the Triumvirate
  2. 2Whispers from Oronaar
  3. 3Arkhaan's Prayers
  4. 4Arkhaan's Pain
  5. 5The Pulsing Madness
  6. 6Arkhaan's Plan
  7. 7Arkhaan's Peril
  8. 8Throwing Shade
  9. 9Sources of Darkness
  10. 10The Shadowguard Incursion
  11. 11A Vessel Made Ready
  12. 12A Beacon in the Dark
  13. 13Seat of the Triumvirate: The Crest of Knowledge

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Where this quest fits

Before this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • A Vessel Made ReadyEredath · Level 45

    After some consideration, I have decided to allow Alleria another opportunity to pursue her destiny. I suppose you want to know what that means, mortal.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Seat of the Triumvirate: The Crest of KnowledgeThe Seat of the Triumvirate · Level 45

    We have all that we need now, <name>. Alleria Windrunner awaits your arrival at the Seat of the Triumvirate. Do not go alone, my friend. You will need allies to recover the Crest of Knowledge... and endure what L'ura has become. I will prepare the Vindicaar and await your return.

Also counted by You Are Now Prepared!

Its criteria name 4 quests; others include:

Also counted by You Are Now Prepared!

Its criteria name 4 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Shadow of Eredath has 13 steps, from The Seat of the Triumvirate to Seat of the Triumvirate: The Crest of Knowledge.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Eredath (11), The Vindicaar (1), The Vindicaar (1).

Other storylines on The Vindicaar map

Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.

Achievements

Completing this quest counts toward these achievements.

You Are Now Prepared!Complete the Argus Campaign with a Timerunner.+1 Infinite KnowledgeYou Are Now Prepared!Complete the Argus campaign.10
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