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In the Wrong Hands

In the Wrong Hands is a quest for level 25-35 in Townlong Steppes. It is step 31 of 53 in the Townlong Steppes storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Townlong Steppes at 70.3, 86.7. It rewards 1 reward item, 1 reputation reward, 4,800 experience and money.

Description

Look... um... this is really embarrassing. I set down my sword for like ONE SECOND to gather some orbs, and a big sprite sprung out of nowhere, snatched it, and bounded off down the western gap.

I can't go back to camp without it. Losing your weapon is a sure way to get kicked out of the Shado-Pan. It's sacred.

Please, can you try to find this big sprite and get my sword back? It would mean a lot to me.

Rewards

You will receive:

Money13 gold74 silver
Experience4,800 XP
ReputationShado-Pan +250
Top Comments

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alsoascientist+5via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

This is honestly one of my favourite quests in the game purely because of the story it tells in so few words. You can tell this guy comes from a loving home and wants to do his best to protect Pandaria and make his mum proud. She clearly loves the little guy and it actually broke my heart to take the [item=88586] from him as a reward... I bet he's been saving them as a treat ever since he was posted away!

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP4,800
MoneyGold13g 74s
ReputationShado-Pan+250

Reward details

Items you receive

TypeConsumable
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
UseChao Cookies

“Baked with love by Initiate Chao's Mom”

Reputation: Shado-Pan +250

The shadowy protectors of Pandaria's temples, the Shado-Pan are wrought with mystery.

Reputation group: Mists of Pandaria.

Other quests in Townlong Steppes that reward Shado-Pan reputation: My Husband... (+25), First Assault (+100), Running Rampant (+75), Perfect Pitch (+75), Seeing Red (+100), Pitching In (+75).

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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapTownlong SteppesTurn-in marker at 70.3, 86.7, 2 mapped points
Objective areaDread Wastes1 mapped point
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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.

Townlong Steppes Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Townlong Steppes map showing where to go for In the Wrong HandsTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #388 70.3 86.7

Dread Wastes Objective area 1 mapped point
Dread Wastes map showing where to go for In the Wrong HandsObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #422 57.9 5.0

Coordinates

  • Turn-inTownlong Steppes 70.3, 86.7/way #388 70.3 86.7
  • Objective areaTownlong Steppes 63.1, 87.7/way #388 63.1 87.7
  • Objective areaDread Wastes 57.9, 5.0/way #422 57.9 5.0

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 Townlong Steppes map

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

Getting there

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

  • Gao-Ran Battlefront, Townlong SteppesAlliance and Horde · about 310 yards north-east
  • The Sunset Brewgarden, Dread WastesAlliance and Horde · about 490 yards south-west
  • Rensai's Watchpost, Townlong SteppesAlliance and Horde · about 970 yards west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 420 yards west

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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Townlong Steppes

Part 31 of 53.

Previous: Thieves and Troublemakers · Next: Cutting the Swarm

  1. 26Back on Their Feet
  2. 27The Endless Swarm
  3. 28Rummaging Through the Remains
  4. 29Improvised Ammunition
  5. 30Thieves and Troublemakers
  6. 31In the Wrong Hands
  7. 32Cutting the Swarm
  8. 33Terror of the Dread Wastes
  9. 34Along the Southern Front
  10. 35Enraged By Hatred
  11. 36Taking Stock
  12. 37Joining the Fight

Showing steps 26 to 37 of 53.

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.

  • Thieves and TroublemakersTownlong Steppes · Level 25-35

    I can't catch the little buggers for the life of me. Kill any you can get your hands on. And keep a close eye on your valuables, they like to steal anything that isn't tied down.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Cutting the SwarmTownlong Steppes · Level 25-35

    The mantid numbers have been increasing since you left for the cleft. Let's put these orbs you gathered to use. Get down on the battlefront and man one of the cannons. Let none through.

The storyline at a glance

Townlong Steppes has 53 steps, from A Foot in the Door to The Sha of Hatred.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Townlong Steppes (47), Vale of Eternal Blossoms (4), Dread Wastes (2).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Townlong Steppes 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.

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