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A Terrible Purpose

A Terrible Purpose is a quest for level 15-30 in Silithus. It is step 12 of 12 in the Silithus storyline, the final step. The quest's turn-in marker is in Silithus at 53.2, 32.5. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 4,100 experience and money. Completing it counts toward 1 achievement.

Description

Ok, here we are... a pretty valuable chunk of information, I must say! I've seen the Cenarion Circle forces arrive at Silithus. They plan to drive the Twilight's Hammer out, don't they? This will help.

Take this parchment to their leader, Commander Mar'alith. Soon the Twilight's Hammer will be vanquished and I will be outside their grasp for good!

Rewards

Money21 gold
Experience4,100 XP
ReputationCenarion Circle +250
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A while after completing this quest, you will get a letter in the mail:

'Esteemed <name>,

The information you brought to my attention earlier has turned out to be extremely valuable. Already I am calling fo the changes to our battle plans to account for the new importance we attribute to the Twilight's Hammer presence.

Please accept this item as a small token of our gratitude. I hope we can continue to count on you as a valiant ally in our fight in Silithus.

Sincerely,

Commander Mar'alith'

Attached to this letter is Nature's Whisper (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=20645).

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP4,100
MoneyGold21g
ReputationCenarion Circle+250

Reward details

Reputation: Cenarion Circle +250

The druids of Cenarion Circle are guardians of nature and make their home in tranquil Moonglade.

Reputation group: Classic.

Other quests in Silithus that reward Cenarion Circle reputation: Deadly Desert Venom (+150), Noggle's Last Hope (+250), The Twilight Lexicon (+250), Securing the Supply Lines (+150), Stepping Up Security (+250), Noggle's Lost Satchel (+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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapSilithusTurn-in marker at 53.2, 32.5, 2 mapped points
World Map

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.

Silithus Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Silithus map showing where to go for A Terrible PurposeTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #81 53.2 32.5

Coordinates

  • Turn-inSilithus 53.2, 32.5/way #81 53.2 32.5
  • Objective areaSilithus 68.7, 63.0/way #81 68.7 63.0

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 Silithus map

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

Getting there

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

  • Cenarion Hold, SilithusAlliance · about 50 yards east
  • Oasis of Vir'sar, UldumAlliance and Horde · about 1,600 yards south

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 1,000 yards south-east

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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Silithus

Part 12 of 12.

Previous: True Believers

  1. 1Twilight Geolords
  2. 2Vyral the Vile
  3. 3The Twilight Mystery
  4. 4Dearest Natalia
  5. 5Into The Maw of Madness
  6. 6Glyph Chasing
  7. 7Breaking the Code
  8. 8Unraveling the Mystery
  9. 9The Deserter
  10. 10The Twilight Lexicon
  11. 11True Believers
  12. 12A Terrible Purpose

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.

  • True BelieversSilithus · Level 15-30

    Now that I have the Twilight Lexicon in my possession, there is a small favor I'd like to ask of you. My former organization has a secret encoded bulletin they circulate on a monthly basis.

Also counted by Silithus Quests

Its criteria name 5 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Silithus has 12 steps, from Twilight Geolords to A Terrible Purpose.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Silithus (12).

Other storylines on the Silithus 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.

Achievements

Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.

Silithus QuestsComplete the Silithus storylines listed below.10
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A Temple in Need
A Tense Reunion
A Tentative Pact
A Terrible Loss
A Terrible Sacrifice
A Test of Blood
A Test of Courage
A Test of Endurance
WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this quest is in the Classic Era client's data too

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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