Quest Log

Making Preparations

Making Preparations is a quest for level 45. It is step 1 of 11 in The Four Horsemen IV storyline, the opening step. The quest's turn-in marker is in Acherus: The Ebon Hold at 26.8, 28.8. It rewards 3,050 experience and money.

Description

Deathlord, we have uncovered an heirloom of great significance and power. Rimefang's harness has appeared in Icecrown Citadel. We must obtain it, rather than let it fall into the hands of others.

I assume you'd like to retrieve the harness personally? We've sent one of our own, Minerva Ravensorrow, ahead to scout. You've met her before, yes? She has impressed us greatly, and we believe she can become quite powerful under your tutelage.

I will open a death gate for you. It is best you meet her there.

Rewards

Money2

Experience3,050 XP

Stuck on this quest?

Turn in at Acherus: The Ebon Hold 26.8, 28.8 /way #647 26.8 28.8
Named in the quest text: Minerva Ravensorrow.

Known issues

Top Comments

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AiueApr 11, 2017+329via Wowhead

If you can't find Mograine to pick up the quest where the map indicates, head to the second floor balcony. That's where I found him, at least. Despite him being out on a mission at the time.

BluffwatcherNov 13, 2023+106via Wowhead

HE'S UP ON THE BALCONY, not next to the mission table.

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Top Comments

The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.

AiueApr 11, 2017+329via Wowhead

If you can't find Mograine to pick up the quest where the map indicates, head to the second floor balcony. That's where I found him, at least. Despite him being out on a mission at the time.

BluffwatcherNov 13, 2023+106via Wowhead

HE'S UP ON THE BALCONY, not next to the mission table.

BoxofbeerApr 15, 2017+87via Wowhead

This is the first quest of quest chain to recruit new [class=6] follower - [champion=1003].
Before you can pick up this questline, you have to pick up Champions of Legionfall from [npc=116576] on the Broken Shore.
To be able to pick up the quest you have to finish previous parts of Breaching the Tomb.
Chain starts from Making Preparations in Acherus. Quest can be picked up from Highlord Darion Mograine.
Travel to Acherus and find Highlord Darion Mograine. He must be not on mission.
He awaits you on the balcony of Acherus. Pass through the portal and find Minerva in the Pit of Saron
Making Preparations - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6jGqwXrolQ
This is a part of [class=6] quest chain for new class hall champion - [champion=1003]
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[champion=1003] quest chain.
1
Making Preparations
Pit of Saron
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6jGqwXrolQ
2
Harnessing Power
Pit of Saron
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLM5UkmAeK8
3
Severing the Sveldrek
Pit of Saron
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ojI3wlGTkA
4
Return to Acherus
Acherus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKDaHeBQVDk
5
The Peak of Bones
Stormheim
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qN7eZrvbfc
6
From Bones They Rise
Stormheim
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_Hl93A7k0k
7
Thorim's Flame
Stormheim
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nMpndupgJA
8
The Bonemother
Acherus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5WBFxkEQDs
9
On Daumyr's Wings
Broken Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4EIstlxqTA
10
We Ride!
Broken Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c1i9Rpv-Qk
11
Champion: Minerva Ravensorrow
Acherus
[champion=1003]

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Rewards in detail

Type	Reward	Amount
Experience	XP	3,050
Money	Gold	2g 2s

Where it comes from

Turn-in map	Acherus: The Ebon Hold	Turn-in marker at 26.8, 28.8, 1 mapped point
Objective area	Acherus: The Ebon Hold

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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.

Acherus: The Ebon Hold Objective area

Coordinates

Turn-inAcherus: The Ebon Hold 26.8, 28.8/way #647 26.8 28.8

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 Acherus: The Ebon Hold map

The Call of Icecrown same spot
The Dead and the Damned same spot
The Call of Vengeance same spot
Champion: Darion Mograine same spot
Neltharion's Lair: Braid of the Underking about 100 yards
Darkheart Thicket: The Nightmare Lash about 100 yards
Maw of Souls: Maul of the Dead about 100 yards
Blades of Destiny about 180 yards
A Weapon For Every Occasion about 180 yards
Knights of the Ebon Blade about 180 yards

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Acherus: The Ebon Hold, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Acherus: The Ebon Hold:

Acherus: The Ebon HoldAlliance and Horde · at the same spot
Aalgen Point, Broken ShoreAlliance and Horde · about 1,100 yards west
Deliverance Point, Broken ShoreAlliance and Horde · about 2,000 yards west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 130 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.

Quest Line

Storyline

The Four Horsemen IV

Part 1 of 11.

Next: Harnessing Power

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Where this quest fits

Before this quest

Taken from the quest's prerequisites.

The Fourth HorsemanLevel 45
The Lich King demands too much! Tirion Fordring deserves more than a life of anguish and undeath! Know this, Deathlord... I will obey your will, but there will be no redemption for what we are about to do. The Silver Hand will never hand Tirion to us.
A Hero's WeaponLevel 10-45
I'm pleased to report that the improvements to the Soul Forge are complete! When you are ready, we shall use it to unlock the true potential of your weapon!

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

Harnessing PowerLevel 45
These fools are using the power of Rimefang's harness to subjugate the frost wyrms. Their leader, Andjor, sits inside on the back of the broodmother and mocks us. He should breathe no longer.

The storyline at a glance

The Four Horsemen IV has 11 steps, from Making Preparations to Champion: Minerva Ravensorrow.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Acherus: The Ebon Hold (3), Stormheim (3), Pit of Saron (2), Broken Shore (2).

Other storylines on the Acherus: The Ebon Hold map

The Four Horsemen I13 steps, starts with The Ruined Kingdom
Apocalypse8 steps, starts with Apocalypse
Weapon of Legend25 steps, starts with Blades of Destiny
Weapons of Legend2 steps, starts with Blades of Destiny
The Blades of the Fallen Prince1 steps, starts with The Call of Icecrown
The Maw of the Damned1 steps, starts with The Dead and the Damned

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.

Community notes from Wowhead · 19 comments

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