TheWoWDBCoordinates above (53, 67) are confirmed.
He is a large rock demon with approximately 22.7k health. Screenshot submitted.
Quest
Finding the Keymaster
A World of Warcraft quest in Netherstorm. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Find Apex at 53, 67 (http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=19940), drop Crystal, then go back and use orb.
Since most comments here are entirely irrelevant to his location. I'll post the area I found him at. 51.85/61.34, North of the bridge that is west of sunfury hold.
EDIT: for typos
Quest facts
Quest ID10256
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(10256))
What to do
StorylineNetherstorm, step 81 of 103
Rewards10g 50s, 4,100 XP
Description
In retrospect, I suppose I should've expected Kael'thas's magic to be this robust. He's always been a talented mage, but I've never seen anything like the power he wielded during the attack on the tower. The ward keeps me from being able to scry out the force holding it in place, but it doesn't preclude you from scrying. You'll require a focus, though. A crystal-bearing giant named Apex roams the plains to the west of Manaforge Duro. One of its crystals would make an excellent scrying focus.
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #109 58.3 86.4
Coordinates
- Turn-inNetherstorm 58.3, 86.4
/way #109 58.3 86.4 - Objective areaNetherstorm 58.4, 86.3
/way #109 58.4 86.3 - Objective areaNetherstorm 51.8, 70.4
/way #109 51.8 70.4
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 Netherstorm map
- Desecrate this Fire! about 1,600 yards
- Honor the Flame about 1,610 yards
- Warchief's Command: Netherstorm! about 1,640 yards
- Hero's Call: Netherstorm! about 1,640 yards
- Nexus-King Salhadaar about 1,780 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Netherstorm, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Netherstorm:
- Cosmowrench, Netherstorm
- Area 52, Netherstorm
- The Stormspire, Netherstorm
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- 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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Money10 gold50 silver
Experience4,100 XP
Storyline
Netherstorm
Part 81 of 103.
Previous: Ar'kelos the Guardian · Next: Capturing the Keystone
- 76Krasus's Compendium
- 77Torching Sunfury Hold
- 78Unlocking the Compendium
- 79Summoner Kanthin's Prize
- 80Ar'kelos the Guardian
- 81Finding the Keymaster
- 82Capturing the Keystone
- 83Run a Diagnostic!
- 84Deal With the Saboteurs
- 85To the Stormspire
- 86Diagnosis: Critical
- 87Testing the Prototype
Showing steps 76 to 87 of 103.
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.
- Ar'kelos the Guardian
Now that you've gathered all the items I'll need to break Kael'thas's curse, one thing remains to be done. When Kael'thas sealed the tower, he placed an arcane golem, known as Ar'kelos, at the bottom of the tower. You must defeat Ar'kelos in order allow me to work magic within the tower again.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Capturing the Keystone
It doesn't surprise me that Kael'thas has put the key to this ward in the hands of someone like Commander Sarannis. Prince Kael'thas is a great many things, but he is no simpleton. In order to break this curse once and for all, you must enter Tempest Keep and claim the keystone.
The storyline at a glance
Netherstorm has 103 steps, from Distraction at Manaforge B'naar to Dimensius the All-Devouring.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Netherstorm (98), Shattrath City (4), Terokkar Forest (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Netherstorm map
- Lorewalking: Ethereals
- Burning Crusade Chromie Time Breadcrumbs
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.