TheWoWDBTake Sharpbeak up to Jinta'Alor. At the end of the tunnel go to the right. When you come to the theater, look to the right, you can see the cave.
Quest
Hunt the Keeper
A World of Warcraft quest in The Hinterlands. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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10 Minutes, not hours. Check the little puddle of water with a stone in it near the very back of the cave.
This chick has a long respawn time. She's in the pond in the cave. Veer right. I saw someone kill her as I got there, and it took 10-15 minutes for her to respawn.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 10-30
ZoneThe Hinterlands
Quest ID26526
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(26526))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineThe Hinterlands, step 21 of 61
RewardsGauntlets of Strange Words, 
Talon Hatchet, 
Unkeeper Blade, 21g, 6,200 XP
Gauntlets of Strange Words, Talon Hatchet, Unkeeper Blade, 21g, 6,200 XPDescription
Shadra the spider loa... the venom queen, a spirit of darkness and death! If there's been a sacrifice, they're trying to bring her forth as a last-ditch effort. If the Vilebranch are performing rituals, I'm not going to let them finish. Check the cave behind the altar at the top of Jintha'Alor. Deep within it, one of Shadra's keepers might still be lurking. Kill her and take whatever she carries back here so we can know what's going on.
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 #26 63.7 59.9
Coordinates
- Turn-inThe Hinterlands 63.7, 59.9
/way #26 63.7 59.9 - Objective areaThe Hinterlands 57.5, 86.4
/way #26 57.5 86.4
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 The Hinterlands map
- Desecrate this Fire! about 620 yards
- Honor the Flame about 1,920 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on The Hinterlands, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on The Hinterlands:
- Stormfeather Outpost, The Hinterlands
- Refuge Pointe, Arathi
- Crown Guard Tower, Eastern Plaguelands
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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Choose one of these rewards:
- Gauntlets of Strange Words
- Talon Hatchet
- Unkeeper Blade
Leggings of Secret Rituals- Gloves of Strange Words
Tablet-Bearer's Pauldrons
Money21 gold
Experience6,200 XP
Other quests on the Hinterlands map
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Reward details
Pick one of these
TypeMail Hands
Item level19
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor8
Stats+4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for89 silver28 copper
TypeOne-Handed Axe One-Hand
Item level19
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon5 - 11 damage, speed 2.6
Stats+3 Agility, +4 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike
Suited toEnhancement, Outlaw, Windwalker, Brewmaster, Vengeance, Havoc, Survival
Sells to vendors for1 gold38 silver
TypeDagger One-Hand
Item level19
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon4 - 7 damage, speed 1.8
Stats+4 Agility, +3 Stamina
Suited toSurvival, Subtlety, Assassination
Sells to vendors for2 gold62 silver
TypeCloth Legs
Item level19
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor5
Stats+6 Intellect, +9 Stamina
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for1 gold84 silver
TypeLeather Hands
Item level19
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor5
Stats+4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for93 silver16 copper
TypePlate Shoulder
Item level19
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor14
Stats+4 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for1 gold39 silver
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 Hinterlands
Part 21 of 61.
Previous: Venomous Secrets · Next: Quel'Danil Lodge
- 16Dark Vessels
- 17Ongo'longo's Revenge
- 18It's Ours Now
- 19Summit of Fate
- 20Venomous Secrets
- 21Hunt the Keeper
- 22Quel'Danil Lodge
- 23In Defense of Quel'Danil
- 24The Highvale Documents
- 25The Eye of Shadra
- 26Can't Make An Omelette Without...
- 27The Fang of Shadra
Showing steps 16 to 27 of 61.
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.
- Venomous Secrets
If the sacrifice has already been made, Shadra's presence is going to start creepin' into this realm. That cave's probably full of her spawn by now. Don't let them escape, <name>. Slay any of those vile spiders you find!
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Quel'Danil Lodge
I may appear far from home to you, <class>, but quite a few of my people were led here by Ambassador Rualeth. We have settled with the high elves of the Quel'Danil Lodge, to the northwest, to train in the ways of the Light and enjoy the peaceful beauty of this land. Such peace may be short lived.
Other quests with this name
This one: Alliance only · The Hinterlands · Level 10-30.
Also counted by Hinterlands Quests
Its criteria name 30 quests; others include:
- Gammerita, Mon!
- Snapjaws, Mon!
- Lard Lost His Lunch
- Hunt the Savages
- Pupellyverbos Port
- The Savage Dwarves
- Stomp To My Beat
- Skulk Rock Clean-Up
The storyline at a glance
The Hinterlands has 61 steps, from Razorbeak Friends to Starvation Diet.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): The Hinterlands (61).
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.
Achievements
Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.
- Hinterlands Quests: its criteria name 30 quests, this one included.