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Blades in the Dark

Blades in the Dark is a quest for level 30-40 in Spires of Arak. It is step 6 of 12 in the Secrets of the Talonpriests storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Spires of Arak at 44.5, 24.0. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 5,450 experience and money.

Description

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.

Soon he will be drawn to the orb again, which would presumably lead him to Veil Terokk.

Better to take him out now while he's still befuddled.

Rewards

Money16 gold98 silver
Experience5,450 XP
ReputationArakkoa Outcasts +250
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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP5,450
MoneyGold16g 98s
ReputationArakkoa Outcasts+250

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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapSpires of ArakTurn-in marker at 44.5, 24.0, 2 mapped points
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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.

Spires of Arak Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Spires of Arak map showing where to go for Blades in the DarkTurn-inObjective area

In-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 42.6, 26.7/way #542 42.6 26.7

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

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 ArakAlliance and Horde · about 460 yards west
  • Crow's Crook, Spires of ArakAlliance and Horde · about 520 yards south-east
  • Veil Terokk, Spires of ArakAlliance and Horde · about 820 yards south

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 160 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

Secrets of the Talonpriests

Part 6 of 12.

Previous: Behind the Veil · Next: Ikky's Egg

  1. 1Last of the Talonpriests
  2. 2Ishaal's Orb
  3. 3New Neighbors
  4. 4Egg Punt
  5. 5Behind the Veil
  6. 6Blades in the Dark
  7. 7Ikky's Egg
  8. 8A Feast of Shadows
  9. 9The Kaliri Whisperer
  10. 10Mother of Thorns
  11. 11Baby Bird
  12. 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.

  • Behind the VeilSpires of Arak · Level 30-40

    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.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Ikky's EggSpires of Arak · Level 30-40

    <Miraculously, this single egg has eluded the ravagers. A small tag has been lovingly tied around the base of the egg. It reads "Ikky.">

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

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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Blade of the General
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Bladefury's Orders
Blademoon Bloom
Blades of Amber
Blades of Destiny
Blades of the Arathi
Blades of the Fallen
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