Quest

Flickering Hope

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

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Brunopolar2026-02-26T21:24:21-06:00+17via Wowhead

Seems to have unique text if you're a paladin (and presumably have done the Legion Class Hall), with Tyrosus referring to you as Highlord.

Flanell2026-05-17T11:38:27-05:00+3via Wowhead

First time mentioned since SL that the Scourge is still a problem. But why should they gather together and target attack the Chapel? There is no Lichking left that controls them. They are just single mindless roaming zombies.

deplorable2025-11-14T15:51:25-06:00+1via Wowhead

weirdest quest ever.
Pamela Redpath could have dealt with this much scourge, and the deathknights were having issues. not that they could ever get into lights hope anyway, as we know with arthas... so.. why does this quest exist

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 83-88

ZoneEastern Plaguelands

SideBoth

SharableYes

Added inMidnight

Quest ID86840

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(86840))

Requirements

RequiresRelics of Light's Hope

Read from the quest filters in the current retail client build.

What to do

StorylineThe Path of Light, step 5 of 15

Rewards31g 90s, 12,150 XP

Description

Normally, {name}, paladins from Light's Hope hold back the Scourge in the immediate area around the chapel, but they've all been called to fight the Void. As a result, Scourge forces have greatly increased their numbers around the chapel. We've managed to hold the line so far, but only with the help of Darion and the Ebon Blade. Give us some room to breathe--defeat as many of them as you 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.

Coordinates

Turn-inEastern Plaguelands 73.9, 53.6/way #23 73.9 53.6
Objective area (centre of the marked area)Eastern Plaguelands 72.4, 53.6/way #23 72.4 53.6

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 Eastern Plaguelands map

Hope Prevails about 20 yards
The Search for the Highlord about 20 yards
Journey's End about 40 yards
Like Rats about 80 yards
Boys Will Be Boys about 80 yards
A Boyhood Dream about 90 yards
Argent Call: The Trial of the Crypt about 90 yards
Argent Call: The Noxious Glade about 90 yards
Champion: Li Li Stormstout about 130 yards
Champion: Chen Stormstout about 130 yards

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

Getting there

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

Light's Hope Chapel, Eastern PlaguelandsAlliance · about 70 yards east
Acherus: The Ebon HoldAlliance and Horde · about 410 yards east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 60 yards west
Objective areaabout 40 yards west

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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Money31 gold90 silver

Experience12,150 XP

Other quests on the Eastern Plaguelands map

Storyline

The Path of Light

Part 5 of 15.

Previous: Relics of Light's Hope · Next: Relics of Paladins Past

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Quest chain

Step 5 of 19. Chain order is read from the prerequisite data in the current retail client build, so it reflects what the game requires, not a curated storyline.

Where this quest fits

Before this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

Relics of Light's HopeSilvermoon City · Level 83-88
The holy power in my staff has been spent. Forty years of fervent prayers drained away in a few minutes. It was for a good cause, and my staff will recover in time. There are other relics, like my staff, that were important to paladins and priests.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

Relics of Paladins PastEastern Plaguelands · Level 83-88
Alonsus tells me you're looking for relics of holy power, to sustain those performing the ritual holding the Void at bay. Now that you've beaten back the Scourge, you and Arator are certainly welcome to enter the Sanctum of Light and use what we have for the cause.

Quests that require this one

Scarlet Power

The storyline at a glance

The Path of Light has 15 steps, from Arator to Gathering Plowshares.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Isle of Quel'Danas (4), Arathi Highlands (4), Eastern Plaguelands (3), Scarlet Halls (3).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Arator's Journey Complete the following questlines with Arator.

Other storylines on the Eastern Plaguelands map

Eastern Plaguelands46 steps, starts with Gidwin Goldbraids
Origins20 steps, starts with A Falling Star
Path of the Light III8 steps, starts with Blood of Sargeras
Class Mount: Paladin8 steps, starts with Worthy of the Title
The Scarlet Enclave58 steps, starts with In Service Of The Lich King
The Ashbringer6 steps, starts with Seeking Guidance

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.