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Quest

A Foe of the Dark

Quest facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 10-45
LocationDuskwood, Moonglade
CategoryArtifact
Quest ID40785

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(40785))

Requirements

ClassDruid

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

Description

I cannot believe the Dark Riders found us here. Long have they hunted the scythe to sate their lust for the artifacts of Azeroth. We thought we would be protected within the grove... And now, Valorn is gone... You must become the hunter, {name}. Seek the Dark Riders and recover the scythe. We last encountered them near Manor Mistmantle in Duskwood. Start your search there. And {name}... bring justice to Valorn. The rider must pay.

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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.

Duskwood Quest turn-in 5 mapped points
Duskwood map showing where to go for A Foe of the DarkTurn-inTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #47 77.4 36.3

Moonglade Objective area 1 mapped point
Moonglade map showing where to go for A Foe of the DarkObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #80 54.0 36.4

Coordinates

  • Turn-inDuskwood 77.4, 36.3/way #47 77.4 36.3
  • Objective areaDuskwood 49.5, 34.0/way #47 49.5 34.0
  • Objective areaDuskwood 77.4, 36.1/way #47 77.4 36.1
  • Objective areaMoonglade 54.0, 36.4/way #80 54.0 36.4

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 Duskwood map

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

Getting there

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

  • Darkshire, DuskwoodAlliance · about 150 yards south
  • Eastvale Logging Camp, ElwynnAlliance · about 900 yards north
  • Lakeshire, RedridgeAlliance · about 1,400 yards north-east
  • Dreadmaul Hold, Blasted LandsHorde · about 1,600 yards east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 760 yards west
  • Objective areaabout 770 yards 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
Money2 gold2 silver
Experience775 XP

Storyline

The Scythe of Elune

Part 3 of 8.

Previous: Its Rightful Place · Next: Following the Curse

  1. 1The Scythe of Elune
  2. 2Its Rightful Place
  3. 3A Foe of the Dark
  4. 4Following the Curse
  5. 5Disturbing the Past
  6. 6The Deadwind Hunt
  7. 7The Dark Riders
  8. 8The Burden Borne

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.

  • Its Rightful PlaceLevel 10-45

    Though it goes against my better judgment, it is Tyrande's wish that the Scythe of Elune be brandished once more against the new Legion threat. It is a small comfort to see it wielded by a keeper of the balance, such as yourself.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Following the CurseLevel 10-45

    In my previous confrontation with your foe, I was able to see a glimpse into their past. Granted blessed vision by the Cloak of Purity, I saw the Dark Riders for who they once were. Come, we must go to Ariden's Camp in Deadwind Pass. I can explain its significance along the way.

The storyline at a glance

The Scythe of Elune has 8 steps, from The Scythe of Elune to The Burden Borne.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Deadwind Pass (4), Duskwood (2), Moonglade (1), Val'sharah (1).

Other storylines on the Duskwood 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.