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A Curious Contagion

A Curious Contagion is a quest for level 45. It is step 1 of 11 in the Fulfilling the Prophecy IV storyline, the opening step. It rewards 3,050 experience and money.

Description

It has been brought to my attention that a rather curious contagion is spreading through a small coastal region within Highmountain.

The local tribes have abandoned the area for fear of catching this ailment that currently has no known cure.

One of our own was traveling through the area when her companion fell ill. She has requested the Conclave's assistance. Seek her out, High Priest, and do whatever you can to stop this sickness from spreading.

Rewards

Money10 gold11 silver
Experience3,050 XP

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Known issues

Top Comments

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

1
Boxofbeer+81via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

This is the first quest of quest chain to recruit new [class=5] follower - [champion=1002].
Before you can pick up this questline, you have to pick up Champions of Legionfall from [npc=116576] on the Broken Shore.
Chain starts from A Curious Contagion in Netherlight Temple, pick it up from Alonsus Faol.

You have to find [npc=118528] in Highmountain, she can be found at 29.9 55.9 spot.

TomTom:
/way Highmountain 29.9 55.9 Aelthalyste

A Curious Contagion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5-pGK9uybs

This is a part of [class=5] quest chain for new class hall champion - [champion=1002]
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[champion=1002] quest chain.
1
A Curious Contagion
Highmountain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5-pGK9uybs
2
Sampling the Source
Highmountain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8_JpPUgw3Y
3
Shambling Specimens
Highmountain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95IMrZXOg1c
4
Mischievous Sprites
Highmountain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP4GTTxP08k
5
Crafting a Cure
Highmountain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W6B94_6DwI
6
[quest=45348]
Netherlight Temple
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbmGHaFDDsI
7
To the Broken Shore
Broken Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfUS1RmY1L8
8
Countering the Contagion
Broken Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVUOJA7oCsE
9
Administering Aid
Broken Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcBWUI7yTw0
10
Sterile Surroundings
Netherlight Temple
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19vlp_A1ltE
11
Champion: Aelthalyste
Netherlight Temple
[champion=1002]

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Check whether you have already completed it in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(45343))

Top Comments

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

1
Boxofbeer+81via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

This is the first quest of quest chain to recruit new [class=5] follower - [champion=1002].
Before you can pick up this questline, you have to pick up Champions of Legionfall from [npc=116576] on the Broken Shore.
Chain starts from A Curious Contagion in Netherlight Temple, pick it up from Alonsus Faol.

You have to find [npc=118528] in Highmountain, she can be found at 29.9 55.9 spot.

TomTom:
/way Highmountain 29.9 55.9 Aelthalyste

A Curious Contagion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5-pGK9uybs

This is a part of [class=5] quest chain for new class hall champion - [champion=1002]
_

[champion=1002] quest chain.
1
A Curious Contagion
Highmountain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5-pGK9uybs
2
Sampling the Source
Highmountain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8_JpPUgw3Y
3
Shambling Specimens
Highmountain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95IMrZXOg1c
4
Mischievous Sprites
Highmountain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP4GTTxP08k
5
Crafting a Cure
Highmountain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W6B94_6DwI
6
[quest=45348]
Netherlight Temple
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbmGHaFDDsI
7
To the Broken Shore
Broken Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfUS1RmY1L8
8
Countering the Contagion
Broken Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVUOJA7oCsE
9
Administering Aid
Broken Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcBWUI7yTw0
10
Sterile Surroundings
Netherlight Temple
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19vlp_A1ltE
11
Champion: Aelthalyste
Netherlight Temple
[champion=1002]
3
jabberie+15via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Script to see what quest step you are on.
/run for k,v in pairs({A=45343,B=45344,C=45346,D=45345,E=45347,F=45348,G=45349,H=45350,I=45342,J=46145,K=46034,})do print(format("%s: %s", k, IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(v) and "Done\124r" or "\124cffff0000Need\124r")) end

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP3,050
MoneyGold10g 11s
Where it comes from
Turn-in mapTrueshot Lodge
Objective areaNetherlight Temple1 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.

Trueshot Lodge Quest turn-in
Netherlight Temple Objective area 1 mapped point
Netherlight Temple map showing where to go for A Curious ContagionObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #702 51.5 47.7

Coordinates

  • Objective areaNetherlight Temple 51.5, 47.7/way #702 51.5 47.7

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 Trueshot Lodge map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Trueshot Lodge:

  • Trueshot Lodge, HighmountainAlliance and Horde · about 380 yards north-east
  • Trueshot LodgeAlliance and Horde · about 390 yards north-east
  • Sylvan Falls, HighmountainAlliance and Horde · about 640 yards south-east

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

Fulfilling the Prophecy IV

Part 1 of 11.

Next: Sampling the Source

  1. 1A Curious Contagion
  2. 2Sampling the Source
  3. 3Mischievous Sprites
  4. 4Shambling Specimens
  5. 5Crafting a Cure
  6. 6Safekeeping
  7. 7To the Broken Shore
  8. 8Countering the Contagion
  9. 9Administering Aid
  10. 10Sterile Surroundings
  11. 11Champion: Aelthalyste

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

Where this quest fits

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Sampling the SourceLevel 45

    My companion has fallen terribly ill, as you can see. He must have caught whatever these taurens had. Their entire camp has been wiped out! It appears to be fel in origin, and impervious to all known treatments.

The storyline at a glance

Fulfilling the Prophecy IV has 11 steps, from A Curious Contagion to Champion: Aelthalyste.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Trueshot Lodge (6), Broken Shore (3), Netherlight Temple (2).

Other storylines on the Trueshot Lodge 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.

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