A Gathering of Shadows is a quest for level 30-40 in Spires of Arak. It is step 10 of 10 in the Shadows Gather storyline, the final step. The quest's turn-in marker is in Spires of Arak at 46.6, 46.6. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 2,750 experience and money. Completing it counts toward 2 achievements.
Veil Terokk is just ahead.
Let us hope the others have made the journey safely.
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After completing "Syth's Secret" I could not pick up "A Gathering of Shadows". Found that I missed the pickup for "Echo Hunters"
Fly back to "Crows Crook, Spires of Arak". Reshad should be right there with a quest called "Echo Hunters". Kill the bats, THEN go to Veil Terrok and turn in the quest. This will get you the "A Gathering of Shadows" quest.
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Video Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6iZIoMm04k
1. News from Spires of Arak - (Video) - You may have picked up this quest from [npc=79618] in Fort Wrynn, Talador. If not, pick up (or continue to) the quest Arakkoa Exodus.
2. Arakkoa Exodus - (Video) - Speak to [npc=81103], your garrison's Gryphon Master and select "Please fly me to Spires of Arak."
• Turn in Arakkoa Exodus, and pick up The Shadows of Skettis at [npc=79539] (coords 37.9, 18.0)
3. The Shadows of Skettis - (Video) - Follow the path around and downhill to coords 41.3, 17.2 and enter Skettis.
• Continue to a small building at coords 43.5, 13.4 and speak to [npc=79519] inside, selecting "Shadows gather..."
• Turn in The Shadows of Skettis and pickup Adherents of the Sun God and Hidden in Plain Sight.4. Adherents of the Sun God - (Video) - Kill 8 [npc=79598] while completing the next quest.
• Hidden in Plain Sight - [item=111524] - Exit structure and turn left, continuing to coords 45.0, 15.1 and loot the [item=111524].
• [item=111485] - Travel southwest to coords 41.3, 16.2 (near where you entered Skettis), and loot [item=111485].
• After you have also killed the 8 [npc=79598], travel northeast to coords 43.6, 13.0 and turn in the quests to [npc=79519].5. Orders From On High - (Video) - Leave the building, turn left and travel to coords 46.0, 15.2 and kill [npc=79516].
• You will also have to kill a [npc=78877]. After you reduce [npc=78877]'s health to 1, [npc=78877] casts [spell=152953]. Once he begins to cast this, turn away from him to avoid being blinded.
• Loot [npc=79516]'s corpse to retrieve [item=111575].
• Travel south, leaving Skettis to coords 45.4, 18.2 and turn in the quest to [npc=79519].6. The Crone - (Video) - Follow the path to Crow's Crook and turn in the quest to [npc=79890], by speaking to her and selecting "Shadows gather..."
• Pickup the quests All Due Respect and A Charming Deception from [npc=79890], and Echo Hunters from [npc=79519].
• NOTE: While traveling to turn in the quest for Step 6, you may also loot the treasure items, [object=234157] at coords 50.5, 22.1, and [object=234159] at coords 50.7, 28.7.7. Echo Hunters - (Video) - While completing the next series of quests, kill 10 [npc=79895].
• All Due Respect - Travel to Hut at coords 50.3, 36.4, and click on 5 [object=230714] (while traveling to Syth's Hut), which will turn you into an Arakoa and attract a single [npc=82529] per [object=230714] clicked.
8. A Charming Deception - (Video) - Once you have arrived at coords 50.3, 36.4, click on [npc=80047] and loot the [item=111850].
• Enter the hut in front of you and click on [object=233073].
• [npc=82611] and [npc=82792] will enter the hut and you must kill 3 waves of Adherent Arakoa (2 mobs per wave).
• After the waves have been defeated, [npc=82611] and [npc=82792] will exit the hut and [npc=82611] will give you [item=111892].
• Turn in the quest All Due Respect and pick up Syth's Secret.9. Syth's Secret - (Video) - Travel south to the Ravager Den, an underground cave (entrance @ coords 49.0, 41.3), and attack [npc=82623].
• Once defeated, loot [item=113282] from [npc=82623], and exit the cave.
• Travel south to Terokkar Wayshrine, at coords 48.6, 44.4, and turn in the quest to [npc=81770].10. A Gathering of Shadows - (Video) - Travel southwest to coords 46.5, 45.6, entering Veil Terokk, and turn in the quest to [npc=82720] as soon as [npc=81770] enters Veil Terokk.
| Type | Reward | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Experience | XP | 2,750 |
| Money | Gold | 8g 49s |
| Reputation | Arakkoa Outcasts | +75 |
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.
| Turn-in map | Spires of Arak | Turn-in marker at 46.6, 46.6, 3 mapped points |
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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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #542 46.6 46.6
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/way #542 46.6 46.6/way #542 46.5 46.7/way #542 48.6 44.5Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Spires of Arak, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Spires of Arak:
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
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.
Part 10 of 10.
Previous: Syth's Secret
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
Our deceased friend here was hiding more than a love of old scrolls and erotic sorcery-fiction. He had something truly valuable. If I'm reading his notes correctly, he claims to have found the Eye of Anzu - Terokk's scrying orb from the days after his fall. We need that orb!
Its criteria name 11 quests; others include:
Its criteria name 11 quests; others include:
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, 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.
Completing this quest counts toward these achievements.
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