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Hiding in the Shadows

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

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anything+10via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

ive a great idea for a quest

we'll give the player a buff, so that every time they attack they have a chance to get random mobs to help them. but the mobs will be so aggro happy that theyll pull everything within 60 yards. this forces the player to progress really slowly through the area clearing everything possible.
just when they think theyve finally almost made it to the destination an elite will patrol into the group and one shot them.

sounds like a fantastic quest!
the best part is the player has to do this 3 times, then again for a secondary quest. its like a dream come true!

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 20-40
ZoneTalador
Quest ID34163

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(34163))

What to do

StorylineIn the Shadows of Auchindoun, step 21 of 24
Rewards16g 98s, 5,450 XP

Description

<The voice of Teron'gor enters your mind.> Our final move must remain concealed from the Auchenai, my minions. Use the shadow orbs Gul'dan provided for us to veil Gul'rok in darkness. Prepare our forces, we march on Auchindoun on my order. We will feast on the souls of the draenei and usher our demonic allies into this world! <Destroying these shadow orbs would help the defenders at Auchindoun greatly.>

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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.

Talador Objective area 4 mapped points
Talador map showing where to go for Hiding in the ShadowsObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #535 37.8 77.3

Coordinates

  • Objective areaTalador 37.8, 77.3/way #535 37.8 77.3
  • Objective areaTalador 35.6, 79.8/way #535 35.6 79.8
  • Objective areaTalador 34.4, 70.5/way #535 34.4 70.5
  • Objective areaTalador 37.5, 79.3/way #535 37.5 79.3

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 Talador map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s first objective area marker on Talador:

  • Retribution Point, TaladorAlliance and Horde · about 260 yards east
  • Exarch's Refuge, TaladorHorde · about 1,100 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
Money16 gold98 silver
Experience5,450 XP
ReputationCouncil of Exarchs +250

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 Talador that reward Council of Exarchs reputation: Nightmare in the Tomb (+250), Pieces of Us (+250), Burning Sky (+250), Barum's Notes (+250), Disrupting the Flow (+250), The Heart of Auchindoun (+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

In the Shadows of Auchindoun

Part 21 of 24.

Previous: Retribution for the Light · Next: Book Burning

  1. 13Invasion of the Soul Eaters
  2. 14Never Forget
  3. 15Restalaan, Captain of the Guard
  4. 16The Final Piece
  5. 17Changing the Tide
  6. 18Desperate Measures
  7. 19Into the Heart of Madness
  8. 20Retribution for the Light
  9. 21Hiding in the Shadows
  10. 22Book Burning
  11. 23Destination: Unknown
  12. 24Together We Are Strong

Showing steps 13 to 24 of 24.

Also part of: In the Shadows of Auchindoun (part 21 of 24).

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.

  • Retribution for the LightTalador · Level 20-40

    There are agents of darkness everywhere, fighting tooth and nail to envelop the world. The Light relies on us to balance the scale. You have the power needed to destroy Teron'gor's demonic minions once and for all. Send them to the Twisting Nether in pieces!

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Book BurningTalador · Level 20-40

    Please, <name>... I don't have much time. The Shadow Council have allowed themselves to be turned into demons by Teron'gor and his warlocks! I have reason to believe that the shadowborne dementors are using spells given to them by Gul'dan to empower the demonic orcs.

The storyline at a glance

In the Shadows of Auchindoun has 24 steps, from Holding the Line to Together We Are Strong.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Talador (24).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Talador 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.