TheWoWDBWhat's that, Khadgar? I was specifically requested to stay in the rear?
Oh dear.. this is not going to go well, is it?
Quest
Gates of the Nighthold
A World of Warcraft quest in Suramar. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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This is worth doing just to watch the really weird graphic of your toon "carrying" Khadgar to safety. Really funny and definitely proof they REALLY need to update the graphics in this game.
When you done with March on Suramar quest chain, you got Astravar Harbor portal from Shal'Aran. Go through it and speak with Khadgar. There will be a cutscene, where Elisande will tell some bad words about elves and cast something like time stop spell on to the bridge. Also, there'll be a fine moment in the end of scene, when your char helps Khadgar to avoide the spell.
Gates of the Nighthold — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oya1KN5cgY
This quest is a part of Elisande's Retort quest chain needed for Insurrection achievement.
_Elisande's Retort quest chain:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b_gQG2brTshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oya1KN5cgYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb3pKj2-xeQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkEdzNZ2sxYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ehQ6xracBEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2rZSOM0ALY
Quest facts
LevelLevel 45
ZoneSuramar
Quest ID44736
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(44736))
What to do
StorylineElisande's Retort, step 2 of 6
Rewards40g 44s, 7,700 XP
Description
Our combined armies are arrayed in front of the palace, ready to strike! I cannot believe the time has come. Your allied commanders are already there and we will join you. Make your way to Astravar Harbor and speak with Khadgar. He is coordinating the attack, or at least I think he is. See you there... and thanks for everything.
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #680 54.9 72.9
Coordinates
- Turn-inSuramar 54.9, 72.9
/way #680 54.9 72.9 - Objective areaSuramar 36.6, 45.0
/way #680 36.6 45.0
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 Suramar map
- Staging Point same spot
- Full Might of the Elves about 210 yards
- Redistribution about 240 yards
- The Gondolier about 240 yards
- On Public Display about 270 yards
- Disillusioned Defector about 280 yards
- Missing Persons about 280 yards
- Waning Refuge about 280 yards
- Essence Triangulation about 280 yards
- More Like Me about 280 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Suramar, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Suramar:
- Western Suramar
- Eastern Suramar
- Crimson Thicket, Suramar
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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Reward details
Reputation: The Nightfallen +250
These exiled Nightborne elves suffer withdrawals after being cut off from the Nightwell. They oppose their people's alliance with the Legion and fight for some kind of redemption.
Reputation group: Legion.
Other quests in Suramar that reward The Nightfallen reputation: Answering Aggression (+250), Regroup (+250), Crackdown (+250), No Reason to Stay (+250), Trail of Echoes (+250), The Only Way Out is Through (+250).
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
Elisande's Retort
Part 2 of 6.
Previous: Before the Siege · Next: Temporal Investigations
- 1Before the Siege
- 2Gates of the Nighthold
- 3Temporal Investigations
- 4Those Scrying Eyes
- 5Scouting the Breach
- 6The Seal's Power
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.
- Before the Siege
So many years of my life spent studying within the Nighthold... Never had I considered that I would one day have to fight my way back in. Time is short. The battle will be upon us soon. Please, continue our tradition and feed another refugee the fruit of the arcan'dor.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Temporal Investigations
I knew the shal'dorei dabbled in time magic, but this is simply incredible... Elisande stopped time on our entire army! Come, let us investigate. Perhaps there is a way to break the spell - or at least discover how it is being maintained.
The storyline at a glance
Elisande's Retort has 6 steps, from Before the Siege to The Seal's Power.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Suramar (6).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Suramar map
- Blood and Wine
- Balance of Power
- An Elven Problem
- Crafting War
- The Waning Crescent
- Eminent Grow-main
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.