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Deciphering the Letter

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

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jimmyg21+39via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

The Letter and the Ravens Eye are both on the table! I panicked searching my bags, figuring i'd combine the two, or something along those lines but couldn't find them. After a bit more panicking, some flailing about, and a curse or two, i looked down on the table and found the items there to use.

Completing this also gets you Valeeria as a follower.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 45
LocationDalaran
CategoryRogue Campaign
Quest ID42680

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(42680))

Requirements

ClassRogue

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineSaga of the Shadowblade II, step 7 of 8
RewardsGreater Glory of the Order, 20g 22s, 6,150 XP

Description

We have the Raven's Eye. Use it, {name}. Decipher the SI:7 letter. We must know what secrets it contains!

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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.

Dalaran Quest turn-in no plotted point

Nearby on the Dalaran map

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

Getting there

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

  • DalaranAlliance and Horde · about 270 yards east
  • Western SuramarAlliance and Horde · about 1,300 yards north
  • Deliverance Point, Broken ShoreAlliance and Horde · about 1,500 yards south-east

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
Money20 gold22 silver
Experience6,150 XP

Reward details

Items you receive

TypeConsumable
Item level1
BindingBinds when picked up
Sells to vendors for50 gold

Currency: Order Resources x 1,500

Used to recruit troops, run missions, and research upgrades for your order hall.

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

Saga of the Shadowblade II

Part 7 of 8.

Previous: Black Rook Hold: Into Black Rook Hold · Next: Champion: Valeera Sanguinar

  1. 1Maw of Souls: Ancient Vrykul Legends
  2. 2The Raven's Eye
  3. 3Off to Court
  4. 4In Search of the Eye
  5. 5Eternal Unrest
  6. 6Black Rook Hold: Into Black Rook Hold
  7. 7Deciphering the Letter
  8. 8Champion: Valeera Sanguinar

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.

  • Black Rook Hold: Into Black Rook HoldLevel 45

    This thing is ancient. Just turning the pages risks them disintegrating in my hands. Here, I have found it. An entry about the Raven's Eye. <Valeera traces her finger from left to right above the page.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

Also counted by A Classy Outfit

Its criteria name 24 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Saga of the Shadowblade II has 8 steps, from Maw of Souls: Ancient Vrykul Legends to Champion: Valeera Sanguinar.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Dalaran (5), Val'sharah (3).

Other storylines on the Dalaran 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.

Achievements

Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.