Arcane Guardians is a quest for level 10-60 in The Forbidden Reach. It is step 2 of 5 in The War Creche storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in The Forbidden Reach at 35.2, 84.7. It rewards 8,150 experience and money.
Those constructs patrolling the creche are not animated by the Earth-Warder's magic.
<Dervishian narrows her eyes.>
We cannot allow there to be enemies in our midst.
Destroy them to clear our path forward.
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The NPC dialogue for this quest:
[npc=181056] says: Gear up, <name>. Then we rendezvous with the Earth-Warder.
[npc=181596] says: Neltharion can explain what has happened. I am certain of it.
As the player heads out into the hall, a blue dragon can be heard giving orders:
Lapisagos says: If they will not sleep, then they must be destroyed!
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| Type | Reward | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Experience | XP | 8,150 |
| Money | Gold | 25g 74s |
| Turn-in map | The Forbidden Reach | Turn-in marker at 35.2, 84.7, 5 mapped points |
|---|---|---|
| Turn-in map | The War Creche |
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 areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #2118 35.2 84.7
TheWoWDB/way #2118 35.2 84.7/way #2118 32.5 87.1Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Other quests whose map markers the client places on The Forbidden Reach.
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 2 of 5.
Previous: Awaken, Dracthyr · Next: Gear Up
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
<Only flashes of memory remain as you shake off what feels like an endless sleep. The dracthyr before you is unresponsive, frozen in place by some unknown magic. You sense that within you lies the power to break your ally free. There may be others within the creche who are suspended in this stasis.
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
Hostiles have invaded, our people have been confined in magical stasis, and our creche seems to be collapsing. This is why we train, <name>. When in doubt, fall back to what you know. First things first. Weapons, armor, supplies. Gather what you can find and get equipped while I marshal our forces.
The War Creche has 5 steps, from Awaken, Dracthyr to The Dragon at the Door.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): The War Creche (4), The Forbidden Reach (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
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.
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