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Executing the Blades

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

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Ardeloth+3via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

I would understand 5, maybe 7... but 15? That's just wild. Also, don't forget the obligatory "fill bar with killing mobs and clicking random stuff in the camp" quest that comes along with this one since killing 15 elites isn't enough.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 90
Quest ID90553

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(90553))

What to do

StorylinePaladin Rescue, step 9 of 12
Rewards34g 16s, 13,700 XP

Description

Those monsters will pay for what they have done! Take out any Twilight's Blade cultists you see. We'll scour them from Eversong for good!

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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.

Eversong Woods Quest turn-in 12 mapped points
Eversong Woods map showing where to go for Executing the BladesTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #2395 44.4 81.2

Coordinates

  • Turn-inEversong Woods 44.4, 81.2/way #2395 44.4 81.2
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Eversong Woods 43.2, 85.8/way #2395 43.2 85.8

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 Eversong Woods map

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

Getting there

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

  • Tranquillien, Eversong WoodsAlliance and Horde · about 940 yards north
  • Silverglade Refuge, Eversong WoodsAlliance · about 1,400 yards south-west
  • Northpass Tower, Eastern PlaguelandsAlliance and Horde · about 2,000 yards south

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 310 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
Money34 gold16 silver
Experience13,700 XP

Storyline

Paladin Rescue

Part 9 of 12.

Previous: To the Ruins of Deatholme · Next: Leave Ashes in Your Wake

  1. 1Missing Paladins
  2. 2Missing Paladins
  3. 3Twilight Missive
  4. 4Signs of the Struggle
  5. 5A Somber Sun
  6. 6Captured Information
  7. 7Interrogation
  8. 8To the Ruins of Deatholme
  9. 9Executing the Blades
  10. 10Leave Ashes in Your Wake
  11. 11Blessing of Freedom
  12. 12Cutting off the Head

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.

  • To the Ruins of DeatholmeEversong Woods · Level 90

    Thanks to our "friend" here, we know the missing paladins were taken to Deatholme. We have to find them before it's too late! Salandria and I will meet you there.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Leave Ashes in Your WakeEversong Woods · Level 90

    We need to make it clear to these cultists that they aren't welcome. Tear down their banners, and destroy their books and supplies. Do whatever you can to wreck their camp!

Quests that require this one

The storyline at a glance

Paladin Rescue has 12 steps, from Missing Paladins to Cutting off the Head.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Eversong Woods (12).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Eversong Woods 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.

Guides and routes on this site that cover Eversong Woods.