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Game of Thorns

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

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 10-40
ZoneShadowmoon Valley
LocationShadowmoon Valley, Lunarfall
Quest ID33271

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(33271))

Requirements

FactionAlliance only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

WhereShadowmoon Valley, Lunarfall
StorylineEnding the Gloom, step 4 of 6
RewardsLightly Perforated Chestplate, Podling Vineweave Robe, Podling-Husk Tunic, 16g 98s, 5,450 XP

Description

<Jarrod is clearly injured. He winces in pain as he begins to talk.> My lead forest operator, Shelly... she is being held not far from here...

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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.

Shadowmoon Valley Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Shadowmoon Valley map showing where to go for Game of ThornsTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #539 36.4 19.3

Lunarfall Objective area no plotted point

Coordinates

  • Turn-inShadowmoon Valley 36.4, 19.3/way #539 36.4 19.3
  • Objective areaShadowmoon Valley 47.1, 14.4/way #539 47.1 14.4

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 Shadowmoon Valley map

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:

  • Lunarfall (Alliance), Shadowmoon ValleyAlliance · about 390 yards west
  • Exile's Rise, Shadowmoon ValleyAlliance and Horde · about 680 yards south-east
  • Embaari Village, Shadowmoon ValleyAlliance · about 1,100 yards south-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 50 yards south-west (on the Lunarfall map)
  • Objective areaabout 750 yards 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

Choose one of these rewards:

Money16 gold98 silver
Experience5,450 XP

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypePlate Chest
Item level40
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor28
Stats+8 Strength or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +9 Haste, +7 Mastery
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for51 gold42 silver

“Drafty in a way that isn't reassuring.”

TypeCloth Chest
Item level40
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+8 Intellect, +13 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +9 Versatility
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for48 gold32 silver

“The almost rubbery texture of this robe is the only sign it isn't made from traditional cloths.”

TypeLeather Chest
Item level40
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor13
Stats+8 Agility or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for48 gold14 silver

“Prickly where it brushes against bare skin, despite being well treated.”

TypeMail Chest
Item level40
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor19
Stats+8 Agility or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +9 Versatility, +8 Critical Strike
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for47 gold96 silver

“Thousands of tiny thorns are jammed between the armor's links.”

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

Ending the Gloom

Part 4 of 6.

Previous: Captured Critters · Next: Gloomshade Game Hunter

  1. 1Gloomshade Grove
  2. 2Lost Lumberjacks
  3. 3Captured Critters
  4. 4Game of Thorns
  5. 5Gloomshade Game Hunter
  6. 6Prune the Podlings

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.

  • Captured CrittersShadowmoon Valley · Level 10-40

    This poor critter is about to be podling food. It would be pretty easy to set this little guy free.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Gloomshade Game HunterShadowmoon Valley · Level 10-40

    <You find a list on a piece of parchment. Arsenio needs some ingredients for a new recipe he's preparing at your garrison.>

Also counted by As I Walk Through the Valley of the Shadow of Moon

Its criteria name 8 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Ending the Gloom has 6 steps, from Gloomshade Grove to Prune the Podlings.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Shadowmoon Valley (5), Lunarfall (1).

Other storylines on the Shadowmoon Valley 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.

As I Walk Through the Valley of the Shadow of MoonComplete the Shadowmoon Valley storylines listed below.10