TheWoWDBIn current beta version, Serevex has been known to bug out and evade bug at the bottom of the cliff. Do not get frustrated and abandon the quest, you cannot pick it up again anywhere. If you have somehow abandoned the quest, just wait there until someone from your faction comes along and ask them to share the quest with you.
Quest
Lao-Chin and Serevex
A World of Warcraft quest in Townlong Steppes. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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You can also try grouping with a player from another realm and check Severex. This works with some other quests.
Pretty minor, but if you're on the Thinning the Sik'thik quest too, the drones Severex summons count towards the quest kill count.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 25-35
ZoneTownlong Steppes
Quest ID31063
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(31063))
What to do
StorylineTownlong Steppes, step 53 of 60
Rewards13g 74s, 4,800 XP
Description
Lao-Chin is facing off against the leader just above the entrance in the tree, on the north side of Sik'vess. He is to bring back the second crystal that we need to get into the mantid tunnel. Go there and lend him your aid.
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 areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #388 47.5 78.9
Coordinates
- Turn-inTownlong Steppes 47.5, 78.9
/way #388 47.5 78.9 - Objective areaTownlong Steppes 45.2, 77.5
/way #388 45.2 77.5 - Objective areaTownlong Steppes 54.1, 77.9
/way #388 54.1 77.9
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
- Thunder Calls about 280 yards
- Honor the Flame about 1,630 yards
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:
- Shado-Pan Garrison, Townlong Steppes
- Rensai's Watchpost, Townlong Steppes
- The Sunset Brewgarden, Dread Wastes
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- 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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Other quests on the Townlong Steppes map
Reward details
Reputation: Shado-Pan +75
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.
Storyline
Townlong Steppes
Part 53 of 60.
Previous: Taoshi and Korvexxis · Next: Nurong and Rothek
- 48Devastation Below
- 49Heroes of the Shado-Pan
- 50Buried Beneath
- 51Thinning the Sik'thik
- 52Taoshi and Korvexxis
- 53Lao-Chin and Serevex
- 54Nurong and Rothek
- 55The Sha of Hatred
- 56The Motives of the Mantid
- 57Set the Mantid Back
- 58The Wisdom of Niuzao
- 59Niuzao's Price
Showing steps 48 to 59 of 60.
Also part of: Townlong Steppes (part 51 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.
- Taoshi and Korvexxis
Taoshi is setting up an ambush for one of the mantid leaders on the south side of Sik'vess. She is tasked with retrieving his crystal so that we can use it to open the door. Two are stronger than one. I want you there to make sure it goes smoothly.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Nurong and Rothek
Hawkmaster Nurong has gone ahead to the northwest of Sik'vess to make sure the last mantid leader cannot escape. Catch up with him and help him kill the mantid leader. Nurong will bring back the final crystal once you've aided him in this.
Quests that require this one
The storyline at a glance
Townlong Steppes has 60 steps, from A Foot in the Door to The Terrible Truth.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Townlong Steppes (55), Vale of Eternal Blossoms (4), Dread Wastes (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Townlong Steppes map
- Sunreaver Onslaught
- Kirin Tor Offensive
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.