TheWoWDBFor anyone farming toys, you'll need to complete this quest to get [item=88589].
I had a hard time trying to figure out how to unlock this quest hub. The best explanation I found I found was here. You must complete The Taking of Dusklight Bridge before you can pick up this quest.
I hope this helped anyone that was as confused as I was!
Quest
Choking the Skies
A World of Warcraft quest in Townlong Steppes. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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It's worth noting that the required quest, The Taking of Dusklight Bridge, requires that you first go to Gao-Ran Battlefront and complete all the quests there first. So do yourself a favor and just start there :P
Pretty good place for farming Mote of Harmony, especially if you are not 90 yet, as the NPCs mostly kill off the mobs so you only have to finish them off. Only took about an hour or two to get 5 Spirit of Harmony .
Quest facts
LevelLevel 25-35
ZoneTownlong Steppes
Quest ID31032
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(31032))
What to do
StorylineTownlong Steppes, step 43 of 53
RewardsCremating Torch, 13g 74s, 4,800 XP
Cremating Torch, 13g 74s, 4,800 XPDescription
Nurong wants me to pass out torches for burning the bodies. The flying mantid are fragile, and won't last long in the hot smoke.
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 areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #388 51.3 83.0
Coordinates
- Turn-inTownlong Steppes 51.3, 83.0
/way #388 51.3 83.0 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Townlong Steppes 51.8, 84.6
/way #388 51.8 84.6
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 Townlong Steppes map
- Thunder Calls about 370 yards
- The Motives of the Mantid about 470 yards
- Set the Mantid Back about 470 yards
- The Terrible Truth about 470 yards
- The Wisdom of Niuzao about 1,050 yards
- Niuzao's Price about 1,050 yards
- A Spear Through My Side, A Chain Through My Soul about 1,120 yards
- The Torches about 1,120 yards
- Golgoss about 1,120 yards
- Arconiss about 1,120 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Townlong Steppes, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Townlong Steppes:
- Rensai's Watchpost, Townlong Steppes
- Shado-Pan Garrison, Townlong Steppes
- The Sunset Brewgarden, Dread Wastes
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 Townlong Steppes map
Reward details
Items you receive
TypeConsumable
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
UseCremate
Reputation: Shado-Pan +250
The shadowy protectors of Pandaria's temples, the Shado-Pan are wrought with mystery.
Reputation group: Mists of Pandaria.
Other quests in Townlong Steppes that reward Shado-Pan reputation: My Husband... (+25), First Assault (+100), Running Rampant (+75), Perfect Pitch (+75), Seeing Red (+100), Pitching In (+75).
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
Townlong Steppes
Part 43 of 53.
Previous: Grounded Welcome · Next: Hostile Skies
- 38Up In Flames
- 39The Taking of Dusklight Bridge
- 40Joining the Hunt
- 41In Skilled Hands
- 42Grounded Welcome
- 43Choking the Skies
- 44Hostile Skies
- 45Devastation Below
- 46Heroes of the Shado-Pan
- 47Buried Beneath
- 48Thinning the Sik'thik
- 49The Search for Restless Leng
Showing steps 38 to 49 of 53.
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.
- Grounded Welcome
All of my men are down at Farwatch Overlook to the southwest, holding off mantid that are trying to fly across the chasm. As long as my marksmen have arrows, they'll ground any mantid that clear the chasm.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Hostile Skies
We're about to get hit hard... Pick up that cannon there and lend a hand, if you would. There will be no shortage of targets.
The storyline at a glance
Townlong Steppes has 53 steps, from A Foot in the Door to The Sha of Hatred.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Townlong Steppes (47), Vale of Eternal Blossoms (4), Dread Wastes (2).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Townlong Steppes map
- Sunreaver Onslaught
- Kirin Tor Offensive
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.