Nightmare in the Tomb is a quest for level 20-40 in Talador. It is step 5 of 24 in the In the Shadows of Auchindoun storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Talador at 55.7, 67.7. It rewards 4 reward items, 1 reputation reward, 5,450 experience and money.
Down there... horrible... bodies everywhere...
Dark ritual... please... you must stop it...
You will be able to choose one of these rewards:
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entrance tomb of lights 58.5/65
Video Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeHiqEewQiQ
Accept Powering the Defenses from [npc=81789] at coords 55.6, 67.8.
1. Powering the Defenses - (Video) - Travel northwest, along the paved path, to coords 58.6, 65.0.
• Go down the steps to 51.1, 29.1, into the Tomb of Lights, and take the passageway on the left, continuing to coords 68.7, 19.7, where you will turn in this quest to [npc=77737], accepting We Must Construct Additional Pylons.
• Exit the room to go into the main passageway and accept the quest Nightmare in the Tomb, from Yuuri at coords 52.3, 38.1.2. We Must Construct Additional Pylons - (Video) - Enter the room across the hall from where [npc=77737] was located at coords 45.9, 35.9.
• While proceeding through this room, pick up 6 [item=110253].
• Continue to the end of the room and click on the [item=110271] at coords 32.0, 48.4.Nightmare in the Tomb - Exit the room and take a right to travel down the stairs (coords: 53.2, 38.6).
• Defeat [npc=76745], located at coords 61.6, 67.8NOTE: If there are any additional [item=110253], that you need for the quest, they can be looted while you make your way to complete Nightmare in the Tomb.
Exit the Tomb of Lights, and turn in Nightmare in the Tomb to Exarch Maladaar at coords 55.6, 67.7, and We Must Construct Additional Pylons to Soulbinder Tuulani at coords 65.1, 67.4.
Don't Let the Tala-door Hit You on the Way Out ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ In the Shadows of Auchindoun │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ 1. Speaker for the Dead 2. Holding the Line http://youtu.be/E53hvJEwq_o 3. Powering the Defenses http://youtu.be/9H_2yUe7GOw 4. We Must Construct Additional Pylons http://youtu.be/-iIAdVVCB9M 5. Nightmare in the Tomb http://youtu.be/_OaT2jE2x_k 6. The Heart of Auchindoun http://youtu.be/C6NsBCSc4c8 7. Disrupting the Flow http://youtu.be/L5CSHbX72nE 8. Light's Rest http://youtu.be/M5ECS54YktE 9. Antivenin http://youtu.be/HaUAGE16EvY 10. Into the Hollow http://youtu.be/RPiFKmHKsxs 11. Vile Defilers http://youtu.be/hwCVjViJxi8 12. Scheduled Pickup http://youtu.be/4CZnWN-9nXA 13. Restalaan, Captain of the Guard http://youtu.be/AUTm18aC0VY 14. The Final Piece http://youtu.be/8bcq63hP_yI 15. Changing the Tide http://youtu.be/zdWBohvzTXA 16. Desperate Measures http://youtu.be/IlYJdfZpERo 17. Into the Heart of Madness http://youtu.be/oHR9VcrZMSk 18. Destination: Unknown http://youtu.be/FZi058YgH_c 19. Together We Are Strong http://youtu.be/CgzTS1o4A5g 20. Come Together http://youtu.be/6ZefocAOJNI
| Type | Reward | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Experience | XP | 5,450 |
| Money | Gold | 16g 98s |
| Reputation | Council of Exarchs | +250 |
Under the leadership of five powerful exarchs, the draenei of Draenor have prospered in a savage world.
Reputation group: Warlords of Draenor.
Other quests in Talador that reward Council of Exarchs reputation: Pieces of Us (+250), Burning Sky (+250), Barum's Notes (+250), Disrupting the Flow (+250), The Heart of Auchindoun (+250), Into the Hollow (+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 | Talador | Turn-in marker at 55.7, 67.7, 3 mapped points |
|---|---|---|
| Objective area | Tomb of Lights |
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-inTurn-inObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #535 55.7 67.7
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/way #535 55.7 67.7/way #535 60.5 64.7Map 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 Talador, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Talador:
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 24.
Previous: Powering the Defenses · Next: We Must Construct Additional Pylons
Showing steps 1 to 12 of 24.
Also part of: In the Shadows of Auchindoun (part 5 of 24).
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
What few soulpriests we don't have on the front lines are working fervently to maintain Auchindoun's defenses. They aren't going to be able to keep it up much longer alone. Soulbinder Tuulani went inside the nearby Tomb of Lights to retrieve a backup power pylon and hasn't returned.
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
We came here to retrieve a reserve pylon to power Auchindoun's defenses, but we've been pinned to this position by the Shadow Council for hours! I need to get these injured back to Exarch's Refuge, but we still need the backup system!
In the Shadows of Auchindoun has 24 steps, from Holding the Line to Together We Are Strong.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Talador (24).
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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