Moonshade Holdout is a quest for level 45 in Suramar. It is step 5 of 8 in the An Ancient Gift storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Suramar at 36.5, 46.8. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 6,150 experience and money.
<Tampering with the relic has drawn the attention of some hideous creatures from beneath Falanaar.>
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You need to kill the three big mobs that spawn, one inside, two outside. Kill them all and the quest should complete itself.
...btw was I the only one who shouted "WHAT THE HELL ARE THOSE?" when this quest started?
Moonshade Holdout is part of Nightfallen But Not Forgotten - The Light Below storyline.
You can find more info about storyline in the achievement link
You will also need this quest for Good SuramaritanHere is Moonshade Holdout video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3H91-Fh53AAnd here is storyline related to this quest:
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№ column is quest approximate order in Suramar storyline
Easy as a holy pally; it's a small gauntlet, of sorts. Cinematic at the end.
| Type | Reward | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Experience | XP | 6,150 |
| Money | Gold | 20g 22s |
| Reputation | The Nightfallen | +75 |
These exiled Nightborne elves suffer withdrawals after being cut off from the Nightwell. They oppose their people's alliance with the Legion and fight for some kind of redemption.
Reputation group: Legion.
Other quests in Suramar that reward The Nightfallen reputation: Answering Aggression (+250), Regroup (+250), Crackdown (+250), No Reason to Stay (+250), Trail of Echoes (+250), The Only Way Out is Through (+250).
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.
| Turn-in map | Suramar | Turn-in marker at 36.5, 46.8, 3 mapped points |
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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 #680 36.5 46.8
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/way #680 36.5 46.8/way #680 17.9 38.3Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Suramar, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Suramar:
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
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.
Part 5 of 8.
Previous: Breaking the Seal · Next: Into the Crevasse
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
<As you behold the relic, Thalyssra's voice echoes in your mind.> You found it! But it is sealed away tight. Search the room for a way to break those seals.
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
I have protected that seed for ten thousand years. You let it fall into the hands of the fal'dorei. I should have let you die. Repay your debt. Help me get the seed back.
An Ancient Gift has 8 steps, from Arcane Communion to The Valewalker's Burden.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Suramar (8).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
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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