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In Pursuit of Shades

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

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239778+27via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

How-To:


  2. Start at the questgiver. (46.9 , 53.8)

  4. Go south to the beginning of the path that leads to the waterfall. (47.0 , 58.7)

  6. Continue straight until you get to three trees. This is the frozen waterfall. (49.3 , 60.0)

  8. Follow the waterfall up for a few yards, then turn left when you see the lighter-looking ice. (49.9 , 60.9)


    • Make sure to avoid the [npc=48681]s; they will push you back.


  10. Keep going up the waterfall. The quest target, [npc=48678], is at the top. (50.7 , 63.6)

  12. Kill him, loot [item=64463], and return to [npc=10920]. (46.9 , 53.8)

Here is a link to a map showing all the coordinates I mentioned.

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460308+17via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

You cant climb up the first bit of the waterfall, something I spent 10 minutes trying to do! You need to go back out and round (to the right of the waterfall) and you can climb up the middle part of the waterfall to the shade of the spiritspeaker.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 15-30
ZoneWinterspring
Quest ID28537

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(28537))

What to do

StorylineWinterspring, step 16 of 54
Rewards21g, 6,200 XP

Description

You say it spoke of a master? Of one who holds Zin-Malor? This is grave news. You must act, {class}! I saw the shade fly off to the south. Take the path to the upper ruins, and you may be able to climb the frozen waterfall after it! And do not let your guard down... it may be waiting for you.

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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.

Winterspring Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Winterspring map showing where to go for In Pursuit of ShadesTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #83 46.9 53.8

Coordinates

  • Turn-inWinterspring 46.9, 53.8/way #83 46.9 53.8
  • Objective areaWinterspring 50.7, 63.6/way #83 50.7 63.6

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 Winterspring map

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

Getting there

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

  • Everlook, WinterspringHorde · about 770 yards east
  • Nordrassil, HyjalAlliance and Horde · about 1,000 yards south

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 460 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
Money21 gold
Experience6,200 XP

Storyline

Winterspring

Part 16 of 54.

Previous: The Curse of Zin-Malor · Next: Trailing the Spiritspeaker

  1. 11Descendants of the Highborne
  2. 12Legacy of the High Elves
  3. 13Descendants of the High Elves
  4. 14Pain of the Blood Elves
  5. 15The Curse of Zin-Malor
  6. 16In Pursuit of Shades
  7. 17Trailing the Spiritspeaker
  8. 18Hammer Time
  9. 19Rubble Trouble
  10. 20Boulder Delivery
  11. 21Kilram's Boast
  12. 22Chop Chop

Showing steps 11 to 22 of 54.

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 Curse of Zin-MalorWinterspring · Level 15-30

    You have seen enough. Know that the Crystal of Zin-Malor brings only ruin to all around it. Leave this place, if you do not wish to join us.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Trailing the SpiritspeakerWinterspring · Level 15-30

    I have heard tales of Umbranse, though I have not ever met him in person. Rumor has it that he's been collecting magical artifacts, though for what purpose, I couldn't say. Best pass this information on to a trusted ally.

Quests that require this one

The storyline at a glance

Winterspring has 54 steps, from Threat of the Winterfall to Umbranse's Deliverance.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Winterspring (54).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Winterspring 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.