TheWoWDBAnybody else notice the weird giant squid thing flying in the sky while you are under the elixir's effects? Old god maybe?
Quest
Behind the Veil
A World of Warcraft quest in Spires of Arak. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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If you leave Veil Akraz, after drinking this elixir, you will lose your "Behind the Veil" buff that allows you to see into the shadows. However, you will regain it once more when you re-enter the area.
The Elixir disappears after a while if you are not going directly to Zellek. You can abandon the quest and retake it from Talonpriest Ishaal at /way 47.94, 34,73 to receive the elixir back.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 30-40
ZoneSpires of Arak
Quest ID34830
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(34830))
What to do
StorylineSecrets of the Talonpriests, step 5 of 12
Rewards16g 98s, 5,450 XP
Description
Soon after the orcs swept in, Veil Akraz was laid to waste by a beam of light from Skyreach. <Ishaal's eyes glass over as he peers into his orb.> It seems they missed their true target. Zellek is still there, hiding in the realm of shadow. And... someone else as well. The orc assassin who used my orb. Take this. Drink it in Veil Akraz and find Zellek. Oh, and be careful. It's a little more potent than the last one. You'll see...
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 areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #542 44.5 24.0
Coordinates
- Turn-inSpires of Arak 44.5, 24.0
/way #542 44.5 24.0 - Objective areaSpires of Arak 44.6, 24.0
/way #542 44.6 24.0 - Objective areaSpires of Arak 48.0, 34.7
/way #542 48.0 34.7
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 Spires of Arak map
- Orders From On High about 240 yards
- The Shadows of Skettis about 450 yards
- Hidden in Plain Sight about 450 yards
- Adherents of the Sun God about 460 yards
- Hot Seat about 460 yards
- Attempted Murder about 460 yards
- Power Unearthed about 460 yards
- Legacy of the Apexis about 460 yards
- Hardly Working about 460 yards
- The Crone about 540 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Spires of Arak, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Spires of Arak:
- Apexis Excavation, Spires of Arak
- Crow's Crook, Spires of Arak
- Veil Terokk, Spires of Arak
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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Other quests on the Spires of Arak map
Reward details
Reputation: Arakkoa Outcasts +250
Working from the shadows, the Arakkoa Outcasts seek to bring a brighter tomorrow.
Reputation group: Warlords of Draenor.
Other quests in Spires of Arak that reward Arakkoa Outcasts reputation: Arakkoa Exodus (+10), The Shadows of Skettis (+250), Hidden in Plain Sight (+250), Adherents of the Sun God (+250), Orders From On High (+250), The Crone (+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.
Storyline
Secrets of the Talonpriests
Part 5 of 12.
Previous: Egg Punt · Next: Blades in the Dark
- 1Last of the Talonpriests
- 2Ishaal's Orb
- 3New Neighbors
- 4Egg Punt
- 5Behind the Veil
- 6Blades in the Dark
- 7Ikky's Egg
- 8A Feast of Shadows
- 9The Kaliri Whisperer
- 10Mother of Thorns
- 11Baby Bird
- 12Back from Beyond
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.
- Egg Punt
<A sweaty, pulsing egg - no doubt flush with ravager larvae. A swift kick should take care of these.>
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Blades in the Dark
Those orcs got hold of Ishaal's orb, did they? That would explain the dangerous-looking fellow who crossed into this realm shortly before you. Not everyone handles the transition as... gracefully as you did. The oaf is still grappling with his own mind, stumbling about and muttering nonsense.
The storyline at a glance
Secrets of the Talonpriests has 12 steps, from Last of the Talonpriests to Back from Beyond.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Spires of Arak (12).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Spires of Arak map
- Establishing Axefall
- Securing Southport
- Pinchwhistle Gearworks
- When the Raven Swallows the Day
- The Gods of Arak
- Shadows Gather
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.