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Glyph Chasing

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

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735166+35via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Did this today and its the most annoying q ive ever done. I guess Blizz keeps changing the locations just for the fak of it.

This is what i found:

Hive Ashi:
entrance at 52,25. go all the way to the bottom enter and keep right
glyph at 54,25.

Hive Zora:
entrance at 34,59
glyph at 42,57 look out for the groups of wasps

Hive Regal
entrance at 58,78
glyph at 55,90

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779436+24via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

THIS IS WRONG! Entrance to Hive Regal is 58,78. After searching forever trying to find a way into the mountains, which is where 55,87 is located, finally went to the quest write-up on "Into the Maw..." to see what they said, since Natalie is at the glyph. Thank God!

Found the following comment there...

The cave entrance is at 58,78. It is part of Hive'Regal.

Natalie herself is as far south in as you can go. It's a long, linear, winding hive cave unlike the others. She is at 55,90.

Make sure to get Hive'Regal's glyph, which she is staring at, for the Glyph Chasing quest.

then saw comment below by Gopem

As of Patch 4.0.3a Locations to openings are:

Hive'Regal: 58.3,78.5
Hive'Zora: 34.8, 59.8
Hive'Ashi: 53.0, 25.2

Also note ... kill the Slavemasters quickly, they cast the spell which makes you kill your pet instead of them!

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 15-30
ZoneSilithus
Quest ID8309

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(8309))

What to do

StorylineSilithus, step 6 of 12
Rewards10g 50s, 4,100 XP

Description

After our initial foray into the hives and Mistress Mar'alith's subsequent madness the three hives have been spewing out bugs! The increased activity might be tied into the glyphs covering those strange crystals. If I can get rubbings of those crystals and the glyphs on them, we might be able to make sense of this madness. Take this transcription set and hit Hive'Regal to the east, {name}. That's the last rubbing I need!

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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.

Silithus Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Silithus map showing where to go for Glyph ChasingTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #81 46.4 79.1

Coordinates

  • Turn-inSilithus 46.4, 79.1/way #81 46.4 79.1
  • Objective areaSilithus 55.6, 90.5/way #81 55.6 90.5

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 Silithus map

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

Getting there

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

  • Oasis of Vir'sar, UldumAlliance and Horde · about 480 yards south-east
  • Cenarion Hold, SilithusHorde · about 1,200 yards north

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 490 yards south-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
Money10 gold50 silver
Experience4,100 XP
ReputationCenarion Circle +250

Reward details

Reputation: Cenarion Circle +250

The druids of Cenarion Circle are guardians of nature and make their home in tranquil Moonglade.

Reputation group: Classic.

Other quests in Silithus that reward Cenarion Circle reputation: Deadly Desert Venom (+150), Noggle's Last Hope (+250), The Twilight Lexicon (+250), Securing the Supply Lines (+150), Stepping Up Security (+250), Noggle's Lost Satchel (+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

Silithus

Part 6 of 12.

Previous: Into The Maw of Madness · Next: Breaking the Code

  1. 1Twilight Geolords
  2. 2Vyral the Vile
  3. 3The Twilight Mystery
  4. 4Dearest Natalia
  5. 5Into The Maw of Madness
  6. 6Glyph Chasing
  7. 7Breaking the Code
  8. 8Unraveling the Mystery
  9. 9The Deserter
  10. 10The Twilight Lexicon
  11. 11True Believers
  12. 12A Terrible Purpose

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.

  • Into The Maw of MadnessSilithus · Level 15-30

    I need you to venture into Hive'Regal and find what became of my dearest Natalia, <name>. This will be no easy task for you. Before you dive headlong into the maw of madness, make sure that you speak with those dwarves further.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Breaking the CodeSilithus · Level 15-30

    I think I can formulate an elixir that will allow us to more readily decipher the glyphs and language of the silithid and Qiraji! What do I need? Glad you asked! I need brains! Normally I'd need a brain from each silithid type that inhabit the hives.

The storyline at a glance

Silithus has 12 steps, from Twilight Geolords to A Terrible Purpose.

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

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Silithus 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.