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Hidden in Plain Sight

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

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 30-40
ZoneSpires of Arak
Quest ID34656

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(34656))

What to do

StorylineShadows Gather, step 2 of 10
RewardsSkysinger Spaulders, Cragplate Shoulders, Ravenchain Spaulders, 16g 98s, 5,450 XP

Description

<Reshad begins hastily stuffing scrolls into his robes.> I thought I would have more time to prepare! There are powerful relics hidden out there in Skettis - if I leave without them, I may as well have died. The first is a pair of wingblades being held by an effigy near the front gate. You likely walked right past them on your way in. Another effigy on the east side of the ruins bears a white mask over its face. Bring those relics to me, and their secrets shall be yours.

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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.

Spires of Arak Quest turn-in 3 mapped points
Spires of Arak map showing where to go for Hidden in Plain SightTurn-inObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #542 43.6 12.9

Coordinates

  • Turn-inSpires of Arak 43.6, 12.9/way #542 43.6 12.9
  • Objective areaSpires of Arak 41.2, 16.3/way #542 41.2 16.3
  • Objective areaSpires of Arak 44.9, 15.2/way #542 44.9 15.2

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 Spires of Arak map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Spires of Arak:

  • Apexis Excavation, Spires of ArakAlliance and Horde · about 620 yards south-west
  • Crow's Crook, Spires of ArakAlliance and Horde · about 880 yards south-east
  • Exarch's Refuge, TaladorAlliance · about 990 yards north-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 200 yards south-west
  • Objective areaabout 120 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

Choose one of these rewards:

Money16 gold98 silver
Experience5,450 XP
ReputationArakkoa Outcasts +250

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeLeather Shoulder
Item level42
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor9
Stats+7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +7 Haste
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for35 gold93 silver
TypePlate Shoulder
Item level42
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor20
Stats+7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +5 Versatility, +7 Haste
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for36 gold6 silver
TypeMail Shoulder
Item level42
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor13
Stats+7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +6 Versatility, +7 Critical Strike
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for36 gold34 silver
TypeCloth Shoulder
Item level42
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor5
Stats+7 Intellect, +10 Stamina, +6 Haste, +7 Versatility
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for36 gold20 silver

Reputation: Arakkoa Outcasts +250

Working from the shadows, the Arakkoa Outcasts seek to bring a brighter tomorrow.

Reputation group: Warlords of Draenor.

Other quests in Spires of Arak that reward Arakkoa Outcasts reputation: Arakkoa Exodus (+10), The Shadows of Skettis (+250), Adherents of the Sun God (+250), Orders From On High (+250), The Crone (+250), A Charming Deception (+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

Shadows Gather

Part 2 of 10.

Previous: The Shadows of Skettis · Next: Adherents of the Sun God

  1. 1The Shadows of Skettis
  2. 2Hidden in Plain Sight
  3. 3Adherents of the Sun God
  4. 4Orders From On High
  5. 5The Crone
  6. 6A Charming Deception
  7. 7Echo Hunters
  8. 8All Due Respect
  9. 9Syth's Secret
  10. 10A Gathering of Shadows

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.

  • The Shadows of SkettisSpires of Arak · Level 30-40

    My people flee our homeland in droves. I sell trinkets to ease the journey. But I see that you are not interested in trinkets... No, what you seek are answers. Skettis lies just ahead. Once a great city built by Terokk as a refuge for the unwanted. Now a ruined slum.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Adherents of the Sun GodSpires of Arak · Level 30-40

    The arakkoa from Skyreach are all ruled by the Adherents of Rukhmar. They revile those of us who bear the Curse of Sethe, and decree that we must be purged in the name of their sun god. Soon their gaze will turn to lands beyond Arak. Challenge their warriors.

The storyline at a glance

Shadows Gather has 10 steps, from The Shadows of Skettis to A Gathering of Shadows.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Spires of Arak (10).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Spires of Arak 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.