Quest Log

Choosing Your Purpose (Level 60)

Choosing Your Purpose is a quest for level 60 in Oribos. It is step 3 of 3 in the Covenant Hall Intro storyline, the final step. The quest's turn-in marker is in Oribos at 39.4, 68.8. It rewards 4,100 experience and money. Completing it counts toward 1 achievement.

Description

Each covenant is vital to the Shadowlands. Though they often seem at odds with one another, this too is part of the Purpose.

All the covenants need to grow strong to face the threat of the Jailer. But your efforts cannot be divided. They must be focused upon a single path. Other mortals may make a different choice.

The time has come for you to take a side.

Speak to your allies. Then make your choice at the map of the Shadowlands before me.

Rewards

Money12

Experience4,100 XP

Top Comments

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VaccNov 24, 2020+173via Wowhead

If you click the NPCs and get no speech box, its the addon Immersion that's breaking it. Took a bit of testing but turning that off briefly fixed the issue.

EmbermouthMay 7, 2023+8via Wowhead

If you are unable to progress this quest as of writing this comment, there is a post on the blizzard support forums and they have confirmed a bug and no current work around for the issue currently.

AxeRejwerJul 27, 2024+8via Wowhead

I am at the last step of this quest, choose your Covenant and the map is highlighted but I can't interact with it. Disabled all addons, reset my client, different /scripts found online, nothing works. Raised a ticket which was automatically answered with a list of troubleshooting steps which i already did. I have raised another now, waiting for response. I'm so pissed it stops me from continuing the story...
Not sure if it's pre patch that did something but looking at previous comments there seems to be issues with this quest since it got added.
EDIT 29/07: got this response from GM responding to my ticket:
We have received several reports of this issue and can confirm it is not working as intended. Currently, we do not have a workaround or resolution that can be provided. We apologize for any inconvenience while our developers work as quickly as possible to resolve the issue.
so they aren't able to choose the covenant for me, just asking to wait and not confirming whether it will be sorted or not
EDIT NO 2: 30/07
thanks to another user in the comments i can continue now, thanks jorank94!
Just to follow up on this as this character at level 70 that got stuck on this quest. Set your hearthstone to Ring of Fates, Oribos. Visit Chromie back in Stormwind/Orgrimmar and select, 7. I want to explore the afterlives. Hearth to Oribos, hopefully you should see the hand to interact with the table.

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Rewards in detail

Type	Reward	Amount
Experience	XP	4,100
Money	Gold	12g 87s

Where it comes from

Turn-in map	Oribos	Turn-in marker at 39.4, 68.8, 7 mapped points

Quest Line

Storyline

Covenant Hall Intro

Part 3 of 3.

Previous: The Looming Dark

Also part of: Choosing Your Covenant (part 3 of 3).

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Quest chain

1Choosing Your Purpose
2Taking The Seat

Step 1 of 2. Chain order is read from the prerequisite data in the current retail client build, so it reflects what the game requires, not a curated storyline.

Where this quest fits

Before this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

The Looming DarkOribos · Level 60
It is good you have returned safely from Revendreth, <name>. We sensed a betrayal that has shifted the infinite threads of fate. The Maw surges with power. We must know the cause.

After this quest

Taken from a quest that requires this one.

Taking The SeatLevel 60
A wise choice, <name>. Under your command, we will restore honor and glory to Maldraxxus. Your strength can change the Shadowlands for the better. Only with the Necrolords will you reach your full potential. For now, make your way to the Seat of the Primus.

Other quests with this name

This one: Oribos · Level 60.

Choosing Your PurposeOribos · Level 50-60

Also counted by Choosing Your Purpose

Its criteria name 2 quests; others include:

Choosing Your Purpose

The storyline at a glance

Covenant Hall Intro has 3 steps, from The End of the Beginning to Choosing Your Purpose.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Oribos (3).

Other storylines on the Oribos map

Torghast8 steps, starts with Explore Torghast
Arrival in the Shadowlands8 steps, starts with Stranger in an Even Stranger Land
Patch Intro32 steps, starts with The First Move
Patch Campaign104 steps, starts with The First Move
A Fateful Vision4 steps, starts with An Echo in the Darkness
Aiding the Shadowlands4 steps, starts with The Threads of Fate

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.

Achievements

Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.

Choosing Your PurposePledge your allegiance to one of the covenants in the Shadowlands.10

Choosing Your Purpose: its criteria name 2 quests, this one included.

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.

Coordinates

Turn-inOribos 39.4, 68.8/way #1670 39.4 68.8
Objective areaOribos 36.2, 64.2/way #1670 36.2 64.2
Objective areaOribos 44.9, 68.8/way #1670 44.9 68.8
Objective areaOribos 39.7, 60.9/way #1670 39.7 60.9
Objective areaOribos 42.9, 74.1/way #1670 42.9 74.1
Objective areaOribos 39.5, 69.2/way #1670 39.5 69.2

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 Oribos map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Oribos:

9.0 Maw - Oribos - Teleport InAlliance and Horde · about 150 yards north-east
OribosAlliance and Horde · about 180 yards east
Halls of Atonement, RevendrethAlliance and Horde · about 4,000 yards west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 40 yards north-west
Objective areaabout 40 yards east
Objective areaabout 40 yards north

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.

Other versions of this quest

2 quests carry the name Choosing Your Purpose. They differ in the level shown here.

Quest	Level	ID
Choosing Your Purpose (this page)	Level 60	57878
Choosing Your Purpose	Level 50-60	62000

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Choose a Path

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Choosing Your Purpose (Level 60)

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