TheWoWDBFYI- 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? :)
Quest
A Beacon in the Dark
A World of Warcraft quest in Eredath. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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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.
Quest facts
Quest ID47220
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(47220))
What to do
WhereThe Vindicaar, The Vindicaar, The Vindicaar, Eredath
StorylineShadow of Eredath, step 12 of 13
Rewards10g 11s, 6,150 XP
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.
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.
Objective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #882 29.0 46.9
Coordinates
- 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 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 Wastes
- Hope's Landing, Antoran Wastes
- The Veiled Den, Antoran Wastes
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- Objective area
- Objective area
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.
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Veiled Argunitex 50
Spell: Lightforged Beacon: Shadowguard IncursionAdds Shadowguard Incursion to your Navigation Console.
Money10 gold11 silver
Experience6,150 XP
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.
Storyline
Shadow of Eredath
Part 12 of 13.
Previous: A Vessel Made Ready · Next: Seat of the Triumvirate: The Crest of Knowledge
- 1The Seat of the Triumvirate
- 2Whispers from Oronaar
- 3Arkhaan's Prayers
- 4Arkhaan's Pain
- 5The Pulsing Madness
- 6Arkhaan's Plan
- 7Arkhaan's Peril
- 8Throwing Shade
- 9Sources of Darkness
- 10The Shadowguard Incursion
- 11A Vessel Made Ready
- 12A Beacon in the Dark
- 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 Ready
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 Knowledge
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
- The Legion Jailbreak
- The Light Mother
- Nath'raxas Assault
- Assault on Argus
- The Heart of Argus
- The Crown of the Triumvirate
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.10You Are Now Prepared!Complete the Argus Campaign with a Timerunner.
- You Are Now Prepared!: its criteria name 4 quests, this one included.
- You Are Now Prepared!: its criteria name 4 quests, this one included. +1 Infinite Knowledge.