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Dark Vessels

A World of Warcraft quest in The Hinterlands. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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Aamunkajo+21via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

This quest is actually sensible to couple with the next set of quests, not with the ones you get this (supposing you do all quests you get, return them, take next set of quests etc.) You will get Summit of Fate - the next item gathering quest - after you've turned in the other quests, Dark Vessels does not seem to be a requirement. So you can then collect both Spider Idols and Dark Vessels in the same go. Grabbing the gryphon (on alliance at least) gets you to the spot fast.

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695019+15via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

The vessels are much smaller than they were before the Shattering, so keep an eye out! There appear to be more on the upper levels than the lower ones, despite the spawn range dictated by the in-game quest tracker.

There also aren't as many of them, or otherwise have quite a long respawn timer now. A player came through doing the quest shortly before I did, and it took me about thirty minutes to find five for my quest.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 10-30
ZoneThe Hinterlands
Quest ID26524

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(26524))

Requirements

FactionAlliance only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineThe Hinterlands, step 16 of 61
RewardsSandals of Tainted Blood, Sandrene's Invisible Vest, Dark Vessel Breastplate, 10g 50s, 5,150 XP

Description

The Vilebranch trolls here were always worshippers of the foul god Hakkar, the loa of blood. He was a sick and twisted entity that nearly broke through to our world, but he was defeated long ago. The Vilebranch are still stirring their dark cauldrons, ones they filled with blood years before. They're either holding onto hope for a long-dead spirit, or they're up to something new and just as sinister. Get me those vessels, {name}. We need to examine them with the spiders and see just what's going on here!

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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.

The Hinterlands Quest turn-in 13 mapped points
The Hinterlands map showing where to go for Dark VesselsTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #26 63.7 59.9

Coordinates

  • Turn-inThe Hinterlands 63.7, 59.9/way #26 63.7 59.9
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)The Hinterlands 63.4, 73.0/way #26 63.4 73.0

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 The Hinterlands map

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

Getting there

Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on The Hinterlands:

  • Stormfeather Outpost, The HinterlandsAlliance · about 390 yards north
  • Refuge Pointe, ArathiAlliance · about 1,900 yards south-west
  • Crown Guard Tower, Eastern PlaguelandsAlliance and Horde · about 2,000 yards north

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 340 yards south

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.

Related

Choose one of these rewards:

Money10 gold50 silver
Experience5,150 XP

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeCloth Feet
Item level19
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor3
Stats+4 Intellect, +7 Stamina
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for1 gold35 silver
TypeLeather Chest
Item level19
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor9
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for1 gold81 silver

“It's there. You just can't see it.”

TypePlate Chest
Item level19
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor21
Stats+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for1 gold83 silver
TypeLeather Legs
Item level19
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor8
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for1 gold82 silver
TypeMail Chest
Item level19
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor14
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for1 gold94 silver

“It's there. You just can't see it.”

TypeMail Legs
Item level19
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor12
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for1 gold76 silver

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

The Hinterlands

Part 16 of 61.

Previous: Death to the Vilebranch · Next: Ongo'longo's Revenge

  1. 11Vilebranch Scum
  2. 12Faces of Evil
  3. 13All That Skitters
  4. 14Heads Up
  5. 15Death to the Vilebranch
  6. 16Dark Vessels
  7. 17Ongo'longo's Revenge
  8. 18It's Ours Now
  9. 19Summit of Fate
  10. 20Venomous Secrets
  11. 21Hunt the Keeper
  12. 22Quel'Danil Lodge

Showing steps 11 to 22 of 61.

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.

  • Death to the VilebranchThe Hinterlands · Level 10-30

    We're makin' good progress. Keep pressing on, and don't falter! The Vilebranch berserkers fight like savage animals, whipped into a blood frenzy. Their shadowcasters summon foul spirits from beyond this world! This is why we're getting rid of these depraved creatures, <name>, never forget that.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Ongo'longo's RevengeThe Hinterlands · Level 10-30

    I've got a plan to pit troll against troll. The Vilebranch have a big ol' dire troll locked up in a pit with some flimsy-lookin' chains. I've seen those things fight, and there's no way those'll hold if that big brute gets swingin' mad! I want you to find the dire troll and fight him, <name>.

Other quests with this name

This one: Alliance only · The Hinterlands · Level 10-30.

Also counted by Hinterlands Quests

Its criteria name 30 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

The Hinterlands has 61 steps, from Razorbeak Friends to Starvation Diet.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): The Hinterlands (61).

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.

Hinterlands QuestsComplete the Hinterlands storylines listed below.10