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A Fate Worse Than Death

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

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in order to get this quest you need to work your way up through the quest chane http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10173 (The Archmage's Staff) and once you get to "The Sigil of Krasus", "A Fate Worse Than Death" will unlock also http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10184 "Malevolent Remnants" unlocks

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 25-30
ZoneNetherstorm
Quest ID10185

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(10185))

What to do

StorylineNetherstorm, step 72 of 103
RewardsMana-Infused Wristguards, Spiritbinder's Mantle, Farahlite Studded Boots, 10g 50s, 4,100 XP

Description

After the blood elves leveled Kirin'Var Village, they started the construction of a large building to the northwest. Without the expertise of the archmage, we can't say for certain what's going on there. One thing is clear, though. The blood elf activities have unleashed a tide of ravenous mana elementals on the village. They seem drawn to the ruins of Wizard Row, wreaking further destruction. We cannot permit this to continue.

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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.

Netherstorm Quest turn-in 15 mapped points
Netherstorm map showing where to go for A Fate Worse Than DeathTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #109 57.5 86.3

Coordinates

  • Turn-inNetherstorm 57.5, 86.3/way #109 57.5 86.3
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Netherstorm 55.9, 87.9/way #109 55.9 87.9

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 Netherstorm map

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

Getting there

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

  • Cosmowrench, NetherstormAlliance and Horde · about 840 yards north-east
  • Area 52, NetherstormAlliance and Horde · about 1,600 yards north-west
  • The Stormspire, NetherstormAlliance and Horde · about 2,000 yards north

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 110 yards south-west
  • Objective areaabout 120 yards south-west

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:

Money10 gold50 silver
Experience4,100 XP

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeLeather Wrist
Item level31
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor6
Stats+4 Agility or Intellect, +6 Stamina, +3 Versatility
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for23 gold72 silver
TypeCloth Shoulder
Item level31
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor4
Stats+6 Intellect, +8 Stamina, +5 Versatility
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for35 gold18 silver
TypeLeather Feet
Item level31
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for34 gold53 silver
TypePlate Hands
Item level31
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor14
Stats+6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +7 Dodge, +5 Versatility
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for24 gold7 silver

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

Netherstorm

Part 72 of 103.

Previous: Down With Daellis · Next: The Unending Invasion

  1. 67Destroy Naberius!
  2. 68Curse of the Violet Tower
  3. 69The Sigil of Krasus
  4. 70The Sunfury Garrison
  5. 71Down With Daellis
  6. 72A Fate Worse Than Death
  7. 73The Unending Invasion
  8. 74Potential Energy Source
  9. 75Building a Perimeter
  10. 76Krasus's Compendium
  11. 77Torching Sunfury Hold
  12. 78Unlocking the Compendium

Showing steps 67 to 78 of 103.

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.

  • Down With DaellisNetherstorm · Level 25-30

    I'll never forget the blood elf who led the attack. He wore a tabard with a device I've never seen before, over top of crimson armor. He was ferocious and merciless, leading from the front where most other blood elf officers would never be seen.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • The Unending InvasionNetherstorm · Level 25-30

    Kael'thas's assault on Kirin'Var began with thundering noise and a bright flash of light in the officer quarters to the northwest. The destruction there was the most severe and after the withdrawal of the blood elves, a strange thing began to happen.

The storyline at a glance

Netherstorm has 103 steps, from Distraction at Manaforge B'naar to Dimensius the All-Devouring.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Netherstorm (98), Shattrath City (4), Terokkar Forest (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Netherstorm 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.