TheWoWDBto click on the helm, you need to hover the mouse about 1 inch higher then the helm, seems blizz still havn't fixed this.
Quest
A Glimpse into Darkness
A World of Warcraft quest in Oribos. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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The characters discuss the fates of their friends during this quest.
Spoiler
When you accept the quest:
[npc=173384] says: The broken Helm still resonates with the power of the Lich King. The power... of the Maw.
Click on the Lich King helm to hopefully watch an "awesome cutscene" where Jaina and Thrall are shown to be still alive; and Sylvanas and the Jailer are aware of your activities.
Once the cutscene is over:
Highlord Bolvar Fordragon says: That is... all I can see. It is... too dangerous to push further.
[npc=173388] says: I could make out the Lord Admiral's voice, and what must have been Thrall's as well. Their cries... they chilled me to the bone!
[npc=173386] says: I did not hear Anduin, nor Baine Bloodhoof. Highlord, are you certain you cannot try again?
Highlord Bolvar Fordragon says: Not yet, Calia. There is a price to be paid for such visions. I dare not attempt another so soon.
[npc=159478] says: Highlord, this mortal bears an urgent warning from the Primus of Maldraxxus. They must see it delivered to the other realms.
Highlord Bolvar Fordragon says: Please aid them, Honored Voice, while I talk with the others. We must consider the implications of what we've seen.Spoiler
After A Glimpse into Darkness is the next quest going into Ardenweald: Journey to Ardenweald https://www.wowhead.com/quest=60338/journey-to-ardenweald
Quest facts
LevelLevel 50-60
ZoneOribos
Quest ID61716
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(61716))
What to do
StorylineThe Empty Throne, step 5 of 5
RewardsSeal of Fordragon, 25g 74s, 8,150 XP
Seal of Fordragon, 25g 74s, 8,150 XPDescription
When I put the Lich King's crown upon my head, I wanted the world to believe I was dead. Even my daughter, Taelia. I... thought a lie would be kinder than the truth. But she is no longer the little girl I left in Kul Tiras. I see my choice was a selfish one. <Bolvar pauses.> She and Lady Menethil have asked me to peer into the Maw to see if our allies yet live. It is a dangerous request, but one I cannot refuse. Help me focus on the broken helm. Together, we may find a glimpse of truth.
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.
Nearby on the Oribos map
- The Maw same spot
- Torment Chamber: Jaina same spot
- Torment Chamber: Thrall same spot
- The Search for Baine same spot
- An Echo in the Darkness same spot
- The Highlord's Vision same spot
- The Jailer's Grasp same spot
- Maw Walker same spot
- Signs of the Lion same spot
- Explore Torghast same spot
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Oribos, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Oribos:
- 9.0 Maw - Oribos - Teleport In
- Oribos
- Halls of Atonement, Revendreth
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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Money25 gold74 silver
Experience8,150 XP
Reward details
Items you receive
TypeArmor Finger
Item level85
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+16 Stamina, +19 Critical Strike, +19 Haste, +19 Mastery
Requires level48
Sells to vendors for37 gold94 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
The Empty Throne
Part 5 of 5.
Previous: Request of the Highlord
- 1In Death We Are Truly Tested
- 2The Door to the Unknown
- 3Words of the Primus
- 4Request of the Highlord
- 5A Glimpse into Darkness
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.
- Request of the Highlord
The information you uncovered in Maldraxxus should quell the drums of war between the Necrolords and the Kyrian. And this message from the Primus... extraordinary! I would advise you to enlist Highlord Fordragon's counsel, but he appears preoccupied.
The storyline at a glance
The Empty Throne has 5 steps, from In Death We Are Truly Tested to A Glimpse into Darkness.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Oribos (3), Maldraxxus (2).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Oribos map
- Torghast
- Arrival in the Shadowlands
- Patch Intro
- Patch Campaign
- A Fateful Vision
- Aiding the Shadowlands
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.