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Arcane Instability

Arcane Instability is a Horde-only quest for level 1-30 in Eversong Woods (Burning Crusade). It is step 5 of 35 in the Eversong Woods storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Eversong Woods at 36.7, 57.4. It rewards 2 reward items, 1 reputation reward and 4,100 experience.

Description

It's about time that dimwit, Caidanis, sent someone this way.

I warned of the dangers of increasing the load on the West Sanctum! Now one of our energy converters is destroyed and arcane wraiths are pouring out of the sanctum!

I'm going to need you to take care of these creatures before we send anyone in for repairs. Make haste!

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Experience4,100 XP
ReputationSilvermoon City +250
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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP4,100
ReputationSilvermoon City+250

Reward details

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TypeOne-Handed Sword One-Hand
Item level3
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon1 - 2 damage, speed 2.6
Suited toDevastation, Destruction, Demonology, Affliction, Holy, Mistweaver, Frost, Fire, Arcane, Augmentation, Preservation, Devourer, Brewmaster, Vengeance, Havoc, Windwalker, Outlaw, Survival, Protection
Sells to vendors for38 copper
TypeStaff Two-Hand
Item level3
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon2 - 3 damage, speed 3.6
Suited toAugmentation, Fire, Arcane, Restoration, Preservation, Devastation, Frost, Balance, Shadow, Mistweaver, Elemental, Affliction, Demonology, Destruction, Discipline, Holy, Guardian, Feral, Survival, Windwalker, Brewmaster
Sells to vendors for48 copper

Reputation: Silvermoon City +250

The capital of Quel'Thalas, home of the blood elves. Though nearly destroyed by Arthas' attack on the Sunwell, Silvermoon is once again a thriving city.

Reputation group: Horde.

Other quests in Eversong Woods (Burning Crusade) that reward Silvermoon City reputation: Unstable Mana Crystals (+250), WANTED: Thaelis the Hungerer (+250), Major Malfunction (+250), A Somber Task (+250), Old Whitebark's Pendant (+250), The Dead Scar (+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.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapEversong WoodsTurn-in marker at 36.7, 57.4, 12 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.

Eversong Woods Quest turn-in 12 mapped points
Eversong Woods map showing where to go for Arcane InstabilityTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #94 36.7 57.4

Coordinates

  • Turn-inEversong Woods 36.7, 57.4/way #94 36.7 57.4
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Eversong Woods 34.8, 60.1/way #94 34.8 60.1

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 Eversong Woods map

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

Getting there

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Eversong Woods:

  • Fairbreeze Village, Eversong WoodsHorde · about 540 yards south-east
  • Falconwing Square, Eversong WoodsHorde · about 580 yards north-east
  • Silvermoon CityHorde · about 900 yards east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 130 yards south-west
  • Objective areaabout 130 yards south-west

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

Eversong Woods

Part 5 of 35.

Previous: Major Malfunction · Next: Incriminating Documents

  1. 1WANTED: Thaelis the Hungerer
  2. 2Unstable Mana Crystals
  3. 3Darnassian Intrusions
  4. 4Major Malfunction
  5. 5Arcane Instability
  6. 6Incriminating Documents
  7. 7The Dwarven Spy
  8. 8Pelt Collection
  9. 9A Somber Task
  10. 10The Party Never Ends
  11. 11Corrupted Soil
  12. 12Unexpected Results

Showing steps 1 to 12 of 35.

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.

  • Major MalfunctionEversong Woods (Burning Crusade) · Level 1-30

    The arcane patrollers crafted by our forefathers to protect the city have fallen into a dangerous state of disrepair. They fail to recognize us as their masters and will attack us on sight!

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Incriminating DocumentsEversong Woods (Burning Crusade) · Level 1-30

    The documents contain detailed maps of different strategic buildings in Eversong Woods. A diagram of an arcane sanctum is also sketched in good detail. There seem to be numerous notes in a language you don't recognize.

The storyline at a glance

Eversong Woods has 35 steps, from WANTED: Thaelis the Hungerer to The Dead Scar.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Eversong Woods (34), Ghostlands (1).

Other storylines on the Eversong Woods 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.

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Arcane Communion
Arcane Experiments
Arcane Guardians
Arcane Inquiries
Arcane Intrusion
Arcane Legacy
Arcane Pruning
Arcane Thirst
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