TheWoWDBTURNING IN THIS QUEST? Blizzard give you a yellow "?" still in the castle Shaz'Ghul, where you have just been setting 4 banks of explosive. BUT in the quest narrative, they tell you NOTHING about that turn in .... like WHO you turn it in to, or actually WHERE that turn-in person is to be found. Well, you turn the quest into Yrel, who is "hiding" alongside the ponds to the west of Shaz'Ghul, outside the castle walls. SO ... when you have set the 4 explosives, DO NOT leave he confines of the castle. Rather head UP, and over to the west, to where Yrel is hiding. It is YREL who will detonate the 4 explosive charges. You just have to find her, and then follow her (bidding/pleadings etc), to get outa that castle. (At this stage you will be on a diff quest, which you turn in at Twilight Glade ....... Job Done).
Quest
Going Undercover
A World of Warcraft quest in Shadowmoon Valley. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Upon picking up the quest, talk to Sylene to ask for a Shadowmoon Orc disguise before departing the camp.
Once you are in the camp, you are looking for small bombs that have a slight glow to them. Just follow your minimap and search around; the dots are pretty accurate.
Lost my disguise and tried reapplying it while in the water. Just got "You can't do that yet." Read the tooltip and it said I could use it here. Got out of the water and it worked fine. Hope this helps someone.
Quest facts
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(33080))
Requirements
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
Description
Yrel leads my rangers on a search for the prisoners at the Shadowmoon village. Their work is extremely dangerous, so I need you to carry out a contingency mission. Sylene has mastered an illusion spell which will allow you to infiltrate Shaz'gul safely. Speak to her to disguise yourself. Then, plant explosives at the quartermaster's depot, the main lodge, and the ritual altar. In case anything goes wrong, set them off to create a distraction.
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 areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #539 34.2 63.2
Coordinates
- Turn-inShadowmoon Valley 34.2, 63.2
/way #539 34.2 63.2 - Objective areaShadowmoon Valley 40.7, 54.6
/way #539 40.7 54.6 - Objective areaShadowmoon Valley 37.2, 59.1
/way #539 37.2 59.1 - Objective areaShadowmoon Valley 36.3, 61.4
/way #539 36.3 61.4 - Objective areaShadowmoon Valley 39.1, 62.8
/way #539 39.1 62.8 - Objective areaShadowmoon Valley 36.4, 65.7
/way #539 36.4 65.7
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
- Garrison Campaign: The Sargerei about 890 yards
- Into Anguish about 1,180 yards
- Darkest Night about 1,180 yards
- Forever Young about 1,320 yards
- Cooking With Unstable Herbs about 1,320 yards
- Pesky Podlings about 1,330 yards
- An Ancient Threat about 1,330 yards
- Poison Paralysis about 1,330 yards
- Infiltrating the Sargerei about 1,330 yards
- Facing Demons about 1,330 yards
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:
- Twilight Glade, Shadowmoon Valley
- Socrethar's Rise, Shadowmoon Valley
- Talon Watch, Spires of Arak
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- Objective area
- 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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Other quests on the Shadowmoon Valley map
Reward details
Reputation: Council of Exarchs +250
Under the leadership of five powerful exarchs, the draenei of Draenor have prospered in a savage world.
Reputation group: Warlords of Draenor.
Other quests in Shadowmoon Valley that reward Council of Exarchs reputation: The Fate of Karabor (+250), Think of the Children! (+250), Into Twilight (+75), A Hero's Welcome (+250), The Clarity Elixir (+250), A Grandmother's Remedy (+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
The Dark Side of the Moon
Part 2 of 7.
Previous: Into Twilight · Next: Escape From Shaz'gul
- 1Into Twilight
- 2Going Undercover
- 3Escape From Shaz'gul
- 4The Clarity Elixir
- 5The Fate of Karabor
- 6Chasing Shadows
- 7Ancestor's Memory
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 Twilight
The safety of my people is of the utmost priority. It is likely that Ner'zhul has taken the prisoners to Shaz'gul, his stronghold to the southwest. I do not wish to use aggression against him, but he may force my hand. Meet me at Twilight Glade, <name>.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Escape From Shaz'gul
I've failed, <name>... My squadron was caught by a wandering patrol. We fought fiercely, but the alarm had been raised. The rangari forced me into hiding before surrendering themselves to the enemy. They were under MY command, and they gave their lives... for what? I...
The storyline at a glance
The Dark Side of the Moon has 7 steps, from Into Twilight to Ancestor's Memory.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Shadowmoon Valley (7).
Other storylines on the Shadowmoon Valley map
- The Exarch Council
- The Light of Karabor
- On the Shadow's Trail
- Garrison Campaign
- Shadows Awaken
- Botani In Bloom
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.