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A Charming Deception

A World of Warcraft quest in Spires of Arak. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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835245+42via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

A 3 part quest turn-in problem.

When I tried doing these quests one time, the turn-in icons on the map are deceiving. The icons arn't quite where the NPC for turn-in really are.

The quests in question are:

A Charming Deception.
Echo Hunter.
Syth's Secret.

For those of you that are having trouble turning these quests in, the coordinates for the completion NPC are at 48:44.

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Jazzflute+9via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

If, like me, you're running HandyNotes-Draenor Treasures, and you're trying to turn in the quests A Charming Deception, Syth's Secret, and/or Terrokar Wayshrine, the turn-in is right underneath the Gift of Anzu rare crossbow. The icon for it covers up the question mark on your mini-map.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 30-40
ZoneSpires of Arak
Quest ID34756

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(34756))

What to do

StorylineShadows Gather, step 6 of 10
RewardsSkettis Deceiver's Gemband, Skettis Deceiver's Band, Skettis Deceiver's Loop, 16g 98s, 5,450 XP

Description

Reshad is more than he appears; a mottled old crow with his beak in a book, certainly, but we need him. Shadows gather beneath the lonely spire, in Veil Terokk. Reshad must make it there safely. Along the path you'll find charms primed with illusion spells. You need only touch them to take on Reshad's image. Adherent assassins are on the prowl for an old outcast with scrolls on his back. They will fall upon you. Oh, but won't they be surprised when the illusion fades?! Kee-hee-hee!

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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.

Spires of Arak Quest turn-in 6 mapped points
Spires of Arak map showing where to go for A Charming DeceptionTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #542 48.6 44.5

Coordinates

  • Turn-inSpires of Arak 48.6, 44.5/way #542 48.6 44.5
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Spires of Arak 50.5, 37.0/way #542 50.5 37.0
  • Objective areaSpires of Arak 51.6, 31.4/way #542 51.6 31.4

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 Spires of Arak map

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Spires of Arak, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Spires of Arak:

  • Veil Terokk, Spires of ArakAlliance and Horde · about 140 yards west
  • Axefall, Spires of ArakHorde · about 550 yards west
  • Crow's Crook, Spires of ArakAlliance and Horde · about 580 yards north

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 320 yards north
  • Objective areaabout 560 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.

Related

Choose one of these rewards:

Money16 gold98 silver
Experience5,450 XP
ReputationArakkoa Outcasts +250

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeArmor Finger
Item level42
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+5 Agility or Strength, +7 Stamina, +4 Haste, +5 Versatility
Suited toVengeance, Enhancement, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Windwalker, Feral, Guardian, Havoc, Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival, Brewmaster, Protection, Fury, Arms, Retribution, Unholy, Frost, Blood
Sells to vendors for32 gold28 silver
TypeArmor Finger
Item level42
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+5 Agility, +7 Stamina, +5 Mastery, +5 Versatility
Suited toVengeance, Enhancement, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Windwalker, Feral, Guardian, Havoc, Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival, Brewmaster
Sells to vendors for31 gold32 silver
TypeArmor Finger
Item level42
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+5 Intellect, +7 Stamina, +4 Versatility, +5 Mastery
Suited toDiscipline, Balance, Restoration, Arcane, Fire, Frost, Mistweaver, Holy, Devourer, Destruction, Demonology, Affliction, Elemental, Shadow, Augmentation, Preservation, Devastation
Sells to vendors for30 gold53 silver
TypeArmor Finger
Item level42
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+5 Strength, +7 Stamina, +5 Haste, +4 Versatility
Suited toProtection, Fury, Arms, Retribution, Unholy, Frost, Blood
Sells to vendors for31 gold78 silver
TypeArmor Finger
Item level42
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+5 Intellect, +7 Stamina, +4 Mastery, +5 Haste
Suited toDiscipline, Balance, Restoration, Arcane, Fire, Frost, Mistweaver, Holy, Devourer, Destruction, Demonology, Affliction, Elemental, Shadow, Augmentation, Preservation, Devastation
Sells to vendors for32 gold73 silver

Reputation: Arakkoa Outcasts +250

Working from the shadows, the Arakkoa Outcasts seek to bring a brighter tomorrow.

Reputation group: Warlords of Draenor.

Other quests in Spires of Arak that reward Arakkoa Outcasts reputation: Arakkoa Exodus (+10), The Shadows of Skettis (+250), Hidden in Plain Sight (+250), Adherents of the Sun God (+250), Orders From On High (+250), The Crone (+250).

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

Shadows Gather

Part 6 of 10.

Previous: The Crone · Next: Echo Hunters

  1. 1The Shadows of Skettis
  2. 2Hidden in Plain Sight
  3. 3Adherents of the Sun God
  4. 4Orders From On High
  5. 5The Crone
  6. 6A Charming Deception
  7. 7Echo Hunters
  8. 8All Due Respect
  9. 9Syth's Secret
  10. 10A Gathering of Shadows

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.

  • The CroneSpires of Arak · Level 30-40

    Do you remember our greeting, <name>? "Shadows gather when the raven swallows the day." It is more than an old verse - it is a call to action. Followers of the old ways are gathering, and I must join them. You are needed, too, I should think Follow this road down to Crow's Crook.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Echo HuntersSpires of Arak · Level 30-40

    I am no sorcerer, but I've picked up a few spells in my time - enough for me to pass unseen by the naked eye. Unfortunately, the vampire bats in these woods don't use their eyes. They will hear my shuffling robes and Percy's incessant clucking a mile away. Clear them away from the path, would you?

Quests that require this one

The storyline at a glance

Shadows Gather has 10 steps, from The Shadows of Skettis to A Gathering of Shadows.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Spires of Arak (10).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Spires of Arak 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.