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Mother of Thorns

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

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 30-40
ZoneSpires of Arak
Quest ID34885

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(34885))

What to do

StorylineSecrets of the Talonpriests, step 10 of 12
RewardsOversized Shadeback Talon, Prickly Shadeback Thorn, Thornmother Eye, 16g 98s, 5,450 XP

Description

<Beneath Skizzik's outstretched hand, letters are scrawled into the dirt: t h o r n m o t h e r Ravagers brought in by the Shattered Hand have taken over the aviary and are breeding fast. If left alone, they could be swarming the entire area - including Veil Terokk - in a matter of days.>

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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.

Spires of Arak Quest turn-in 8 mapped points
Spires of Arak map showing where to go for Mother of ThornsTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #542 45.9 45.7

Coordinates

  • Turn-inSpires of Arak 45.9, 45.7/way #542 45.9 45.7
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Spires of Arak 45.0, 37.9/way #542 45.0 37.9
  • Objective areaSpires of Arak 44.1, 37.9/way #542 44.1 37.9

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 Spires of Arak map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Spires of Arak:

  • Veil Terokk, Spires of ArakAlliance and Horde · about 70 yards north
  • Axefall, Spires of ArakHorde · about 400 yards west
  • Crow's Crook, Spires of ArakAlliance and Horde · about 690 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 320 yards north
  • Objective areaabout 330 yards north

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

Choose one of these rewards:

Money16 gold98 silver
Experience5,450 XP
ReputationArakkoa Outcasts +250

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeArmor Trinket
Item level43
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+6 Strength
EquipItem - Attacks Proc Mastery
Suited toProtection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost, Unholy
Sells to vendors for6 gold11 silver
TypeArmor Trinket
Item level43
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+8 Mastery
EquipItem - Proc Agility
Suited toFeral, Guardian, Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival, Assassination, Outlaw, Subtlety, Enhancement, Brewmaster, Windwalker, Havoc, Vengeance
Sells to vendors for6 gold16 silver

“Even their thorns have thorns!”

TypeArmor Trinket
Item level43
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+16 Mastery
EquipItem - Crits Proc Intellect
Suited toArcane, Fire, Frost, Holy, Balance, Restoration, Discipline, Shadow, Elemental, Affliction, Demonology, Destruction, Mistweaver, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Devourer
Sells to vendors for5 silver99 copper

Reputation: Arakkoa Outcasts +250

Working from the shadows, the Arakkoa Outcasts seek to bring a brighter tomorrow.

Reputation group: Warlords of Draenor.

Other quests in Spires of Arak that reward Arakkoa Outcasts reputation: Arakkoa Exodus (+10), The Shadows of Skettis (+250), Hidden in Plain Sight (+250), Adherents of the Sun God (+250), Orders From On High (+250), The Crone (+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.

Storyline

Secrets of the Talonpriests

Part 10 of 12.

Previous: The Kaliri Whisperer · Next: Baby Bird

  1. 1Last of the Talonpriests
  2. 2Ishaal's Orb
  3. 3New Neighbors
  4. 4Egg Punt
  5. 5Behind the Veil
  6. 6Blades in the Dark
  7. 7Ikky's Egg
  8. 8A Feast of Shadows
  9. 9The Kaliri Whisperer
  10. 10Mother of Thorns
  11. 11Baby Bird
  12. 12Back from Beyond

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 Kaliri WhispererSpires of Arak · Level 30-40

    An important contact lives in the nearby Shadowglade. He is meek, but trains kaliri of monstrous size which are quite dangerous. He once claimed they could knock a rylak out of the sky, but I'll believe that when I see it. Skizzik is holding a valuable treasure for me.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Baby BirdSpires of Arak · Level 30-40

    <Ikky cheeps again, then begins gnawing on his foot. Looking out across the nearby hillside, you spy tiny ravager grubs inching along the grass.>

The storyline at a glance

Secrets of the Talonpriests has 12 steps, from Last of the Talonpriests to Back from Beyond.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Spires of Arak (12).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Spires of Arak 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.