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Quest
Darkness Falls
A World of Warcraft quest in Shadowmoon Valley. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Doing the Loremaster of Draenor on my lv 100 toon, I wanted to do it the fastest way possible. Without finding any solid answers, I'm providing the list of pre-quests that needs to be finished before I was able to pick this up.
All the quests at Anguish Fortress.
If you don't know where to start: go to the Embaari Village, open the map and look at south - you'll see a cave entrance the Waning Crescent. :)
Quest facts
LevelLevel 10-40
Quest ID33837
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(33837))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineThe Light of Karabor, step 1 of 11
RewardsRangari Skinning Knife, 
Karabor Anchorite Cudgel, 
Karabor Honor Guard Mace, 50g 94s, 8,200 XP
Rangari Skinning Knife, Karabor Anchorite Cudgel, Karabor Honor Guard Mace, 50g 94s, 8,200 XPDescription
It is already beginning, over the hills to the southeast. Ner'zhul has everything he needs to summon the Dark Star. The Iron Horde attack on Karabor is imminent. This is where everything ends. Champion, I must ask you to ride ahead and delay Ner'zhul. I will join you as quickly as I can.
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #539 52.2 46.2
Coordinates
- Turn-inShadowmoon Valley 52.2, 46.2
/way #539 52.2 46.2 - Objective areaShadowmoon Valley 46.3, 45.1
/way #539 46.3 45.1 - Objective areaShadowmoon Valley 51.8, 46.1
/way #539 51.8 46.1 - Objective areaShadowmoon Valley 46.4, 38.7
/way #539 46.4 38.7
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 Shadowmoon Valley map
- Dark Enemies about 400 yards
- Closing the Door about 400 yards
- Think of the Children! about 400 yards
- Shadows Awaken about 450 yards
- Botani Beatdown about 500 yards
- Poison Paralysis about 510 yards
- Forever Young about 510 yards
- Cooking With Unstable Herbs about 510 yards
- A Hero's Welcome about 520 yards
- Invisible Ramparts about 590 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Shadowmoon Valley, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Shadowmoon Valley:
- Path of the Light, Shadowmoon Valley
- Embaari Village, Shadowmoon Valley
- The Draakorium, Shadowmoon Valley
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- Objective area
- 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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Choose one of these rewards:
Other quests on the Shadowmoon Valley map
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Reward details
Pick one of these
TypeDagger One-Hand
Item level40
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon6 - 11 damage, speed 1.8
Stats+6 Stamina, +4 Agility, +4 Mastery, +4 Critical Strike
Suited toSurvival, Subtlety, Assassination
Sells to vendors for83 gold28 silver
TypeOne-Handed Mace One-Hand
Item level40
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon5 - 7 damage, speed 2.6
Stats+4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +4 Haste, +5 Critical Strike
Suited toRestoration, Mistweaver, Shadow, Holy, Discipline, Elemental, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Balance
Sells to vendors for83 gold60 silver
TypeOne-Handed Mace One-Hand
Item level40
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon11 - 14 damage, speed 2.6
Stats+6 Stamina, +4 Strength, +4 Haste, +5 Critical Strike
Suited toProtection, Frost
Sells to vendors for82 gold66 silver
TypeWand Ranged
Item level40
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon4 - 6 damage, speed 2.0
Stats+4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +4 Haste, +4 Critical Strike
Suited toFrost, Fire, Arcane, Destruction, Affliction, Discipline, Holy, Shadow, Demonology
Sells to vendors for102 gold93 silver
TypeBow Ranged
Item level40
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon16 - 22 damage, speed 3.0
Stats+13 Stamina, +8 Agility, +9 Mastery, +7 Haste
Suited toBeast Mastery, Marksmanship
Sells to vendors for101 gold77 silver
TypeOne-Handed Mace One-Hand
Item level40
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon11 - 14 damage, speed 2.6
Stats+6 Stamina, +4 Agility, +5 Mastery, +4 Critical Strike
Suited toBrewmaster, Enhancement, Outlaw, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for82 gold97 silver
Reputation: Council of Exarchs +500
Under the leadership of five powerful exarchs, the draenei of Draenor have prospered in a savage world.
Reputation group: Warlords of Draenor.
Other quests in Shadowmoon Valley that reward Council of Exarchs reputation: The Fate of Karabor (+250), Think of the Children! (+250), Into Twilight (+75), A Hero's Welcome (+250), The Clarity Elixir (+250), A Grandmother's Remedy (+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
The Light of Karabor
Part 1 of 11.
Next: The Righteous March
- 1Darkness Falls
- 2The Righteous March
- 3The Defense of Karabor
- 4Darkest Night
- 5On the Offensive
- 6Into Anguish
- 7The Dark Side of the Moon
- 8The Dark Side of the Moon
- 9Harbingers of the Void
- 10The Great Salvation
- 11Across the Stars
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Where this quest fits
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- The Righteous March
The Iron Horde have overtaken Karabor. If we don't act now, we will lose the city. Exarch Akama and the last of our forces are trapped within the city, but your garrison forces are still outside the temple, awaiting your orders. Come and fly with me. We will meet your forces on the field.
The storyline at a glance
The Light of Karabor has 11 steps, from Darkness Falls to Across the Stars.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Shadowmoon Valley (11).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Shadowmoon Valley map
- The Exarch Council
- On the Shadow's Trail
- Garrison Campaign
- The Dark Side of the Moon
- Shadows Awaken
- Botani In Bloom
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.