TheWoWDBFollow the path to the left of Kalandrios, across Skysong lake and take the path up the mountainside. Gar'rok will be on your right overlooking the Throne of Elements.
Quest
An Old Friend
A World of Warcraft quest in Nagrand. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Path starts at 72.8, 19.2.
The actual path starts at 73.83, 16.39
Quest facts
LevelLevel 35-40
ZoneNagrand
Quest ID34943
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(34943))
What to do
StorylineThe Throne of the Elements, step 4 of 13
Rewards16g 98s, 5,450 XP
Description
Since the beginning, a shaman has been called to serve the Throne of Elements as its keeper. It is a lifelong calling and a new keeper is only called after the last has passed on. Gar'rok has been our loyal keeper for many years, cleansing the Elemental Plateau during countless cycles of rebirth. Our keeper is dying, and soon another will be called in his place. When he passes, he should not be alone. Go to him, {name}. Ease his pain.
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #550 75.1 22.8
Coordinates
- Turn-inNagrand 75.1, 22.8
/way #550 75.1 22.8 - Objective areaNagrand 72.8, 19.7
/way #550 72.8 19.7
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 Nagrand map
- And Justice for Thrall about 620 yards
- Garrison Campaign: The Ring of Blood about 850 yards
- More Lazy Peons about 920 yards
- Challenge of the Masters about 920 yards
- Lok-rath is Secured about 950 yards
- The Might of the Warsong about 950 yards
- A Choice to Make about 950 yards
- Shields Down! about 950 yards
- Reglakk's Research about 950 yards
- Honor the Flame about 990 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Nagrand, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Nagrand:
- Throne of the Elements, Nagrand
- Joz's Rylaks, Nagrand
- Wor'var, Nagrand
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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Money16 gold98 silver
Experience5,450 XP
Storyline
The Throne of the Elements
Part 4 of 13.
Previous: Elemental Attunement · Next: A Rare Bloom
- 1Nobundo Sends Word
- 2Called to the Throne
- 3Elemental Attunement
- 4An Old Friend
- 5A Rare Bloom
- 6Guise of the Deceiver
- 7The Debt We Share
- 8The Ritual of Binding
- 9The Call of Oshu'gun
- 10Dark Binding
- 11The Pale Threat
- 12The Fate of Gordawg
- 13The Dark Heart of Oshu'gun
Also part of: The Throne of the Elements (part 4 of 13).
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.
- Elemental Attunement
Even now, as we speak, the voice of Kalandrios continues to whisper to my mind. "The Hero of Azeroth must attune to the elements of the plateau." Upon the Elemental Plateau are four great pillars carved of living rock.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- A Rare Bloom
Many years ago I had a life-mate, Dahaka. We were only bound a short time before she was taken from me. I have lived long, but I have never known greater pain than that day. I was young and my grief was great; the earth quaked beneath my rage. I laid her to rest upon this cliff.
Other quests with this name
This one: Nagrand · Level 35-40.
The storyline at a glance
The Throne of the Elements has 13 steps, from Nobundo Sends Word to The Dark Heart of Oshu'gun.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Nagrand (13).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Nagrand map
- Against the Warsong
- Garrison Campaign
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.