TheWoWDBWhile you're in the "Shadow Realm" at Veil Akraz, look up. There's a shadowy multi-tentacled "thing" silently floating around.
Makes you wonder what else is just out of sight, in the shadow realm...
Quest
A Feast of Shadows
A World of Warcraft quest in Spires of Arak. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Don't be dismayed - it seems like it's the only thing on their loot table, so if they're unlootable it just means that it didn't drop the dust on that kill, not that they DON'T drop the dust.
FUN TIME. Note the Face-Stealers wandering about? Put on your favorite silly/scary transmog, after you've done the quest, and they've respawned. Let them all steal your appearance and reset them (by running out of the phasing area, or dying or vanishing etc.).
Watch the giant "yous" wandering around, and leave them that way for the next poor sod.
I wandered in to find angry moonkin staring at me; I left an army of spiked worgen Death Knights wielding Shadowmourne in the Wrathful plate/Acherus combination set. You could theoretically leave turkeys, snowmen, people dressed in Christmas gear, angry Arthases... Any transform; the possibilities are endless.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 30-40
ZoneSpires of Arak
Quest ID34883
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(34883))
What to do
StorylineSecrets of the Talonpriests, step 8 of 12
RewardsShadowveil Hood, 
Skysinger Helm, 
Ravenchain Helm, 16g 98s, 5,450 XP
Shadowveil Hood, Skysinger Helm, Ravenchain Helm, 16g 98s, 5,450 XPDescription
Many arakkoa died in Veil Akraz. From the outside, all seems still. Empty. But in this place between worlds, death never goes unnoticed. Stray life essence seeps through from the other side; a feast for the beings who prowl here. Slay the shadow creatures here, and gather from their corpses the fine dust they produce. I will need much of it to perform the rites of the Talon King.
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.
Turn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #542 44.5 24.0
Coordinates
- Turn-inSpires of Arak 44.5, 24.0
/way #542 44.5 24.0 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Spires of Arak 43.2, 25.0
/way #542 43.2 25.0
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
- Orders From On High about 240 yards
- The Shadows of Skettis about 450 yards
- Hidden in Plain Sight about 450 yards
- Adherents of the Sun God about 460 yards
- Hot Seat about 460 yards
- Attempted Murder about 460 yards
- Power Unearthed about 460 yards
- Legacy of the Apexis about 460 yards
- Hardly Working about 460 yards
- The Crone about 540 yards
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:
- Apexis Excavation, Spires of Arak
- Crow's Crook, Spires of Arak
- Veil Terokk, Spires of Arak
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- 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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Choose one of these rewards:
Other quests on the Spires of Arak map
Reward details
Pick one of these
TypeCloth Head
Item level42
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor6
Stats+9 Intellect, +13 Stamina, +9 Haste, +8 Versatility
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for37 gold61 silver
TypeLeather Head
Item level42
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor10
Stats+9 Agility or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +9 Mastery
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for37 gold88 silver
TypeMail Head
Item level42
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor15
Stats+9 Agility or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +9 Versatility, +8 Mastery
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for37 gold75 silver
TypePlate Head
Item level42
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor22
Stats+9 Strength or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +9 Mastery, +9 Haste
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for37 gold47 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
Secrets of the Talonpriests
Part 8 of 12.
Previous: Ikky's Egg · Next: The Kaliri Whisperer
- 1Last of the Talonpriests
- 2Ishaal's Orb
- 3New Neighbors
- 4Egg Punt
- 5Behind the Veil
- 6Blades in the Dark
- 7Ikky's Egg
- 8A Feast of Shadows
- 9The Kaliri Whisperer
- 10Mother of Thorns
- 11Baby Bird
- 12Back from Beyond
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.
- Ikky's Egg
<Miraculously, this single egg has eluded the ravagers. A small tag has been lovingly tied around the base of the egg. It reads "Ikky.">
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- The Kaliri Whisperer
An important contact lives in the nearby Shadowglade. He is meek, but trains kaliri of monstrous size which are quite dangerous. He once claimed they could knock a rylak out of the sky, but I'll believe that when I see it. Skizzik is holding a valuable treasure for me.
The storyline at a glance
Secrets of the Talonpriests has 12 steps, from Last of the Talonpriests to Back from Beyond.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Spires of Arak (12).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Spires of Arak map
- Establishing Axefall
- Securing Southport
- Pinchwhistle Gearworks
- When the Raven Swallows the Day
- The Gods of Arak
- Shadows Gather
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.