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Orders From On High

Orders From On High is a quest for level 30-40 in Spires of Arak. It is step 4 of 10 in the Shadows Gather storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Spires of Arak at 45.4, 18.3. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 5,450 experience and money.

Description

The Adherents of Rukhmar are the ruling body atop the spires. Their influence is absolute. Their proclamations taken as the will of Rukhmar Herself.

The herald leading this purge is surely carrying out such orders - likely no more than a list of names and places they plan to erase.

That list would prove invaluable in the days to come. Acquire it for me, and shut that herald up!

Rewards

Money16 gold98 silver
Experience5,450 XP
ReputationArakkoa Outcasts +250
Top Comments

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Wimbleton+3via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Had no trouble at all with several classes but ran into a problem with my 95 rogue. You can't kill the familiar any longer, so you can't get to Rathyx without throwing something at him. Of course that elimintes the rogue's stealthed opening move and although I got very close twice, it wasn't close enough.

OK, the Time-Constrained Player can't try a normal quest more than twice, so it's time to move on. This is where these linked chains of quests really move into the fail locker. I'll bet there are a number of DKs out there that actually don't exist because players of lesser skill or lesser patience just decided the hassle wasn't worth it or was too boring after the first shot.

I understand that the story line is a big deal and completely agree -I love the story lines. But I play multiple classes and doing a specific quest like this one, where my Prot Warrior dices Rathyx into parakeet sushi in nanoseconds and my well-geared Combat Rogue dosen't have a chance, just doesn't make sense to me. Forget about mages - I don't bother with solo quests any more but just head into the dungeons and have a great time. It's fun being #1 DPs.

Maybe we just need to admit there is no real parity among different classes.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP5,450
MoneyGold16g 98s
ReputationArakkoa Outcasts+250

Reward details

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), The Crone (+250), A Charming Deception (+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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapSpires of ArakTurn-in marker at 45.4, 18.3, 3 mapped points
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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 3 mapped points
Spires of Arak map showing where to go for Orders From On HighTurn-inObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #542 45.4 18.3

Coordinates

  • Turn-inSpires of Arak 45.4, 18.3/way #542 45.4 18.3
  • Objective areaSpires of Arak 45.9, 15.4/way #542 45.9 15.4
  • Objective areaSpires of Arak 43.6, 12.9/way #542 43.6 12.9

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:

  • Apexis Excavation, Spires of ArakAlliance and Horde · about 570 yards south-west
  • Crow's Crook, Spires of ArakAlliance and Horde · about 650 yards south-east
  • Veil Terokk, Spires of ArakAlliance and Horde · about 1,000 yards south

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 120 yards north
  • Objective areaabout 240 yards north-west

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

Shadows Gather

Part 4 of 10.

Previous: Adherents of the Sun God · Next: The Crone

  1. 1The Shadows of Skettis
  2. 2Hidden in Plain Sight
  3. 3Adherents of the Sun God
  4. 4Orders From On High
  5. 5The Crone
  6. 6A Charming Deception
  7. 7Echo Hunters
  8. 8All Due Respect
  9. 9Syth's Secret
  10. 10A Gathering of Shadows

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.

  • Adherents of the Sun GodSpires of Arak · Level 30-40

    The arakkoa from Skyreach are all ruled by the Adherents of Rukhmar. They revile those of us who bear the Curse of Sethe, and decree that we must be purged in the name of their sun god. Soon their gaze will turn to lands beyond Arak. Challenge their warriors.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • The CroneSpires of Arak · Level 30-40

    Do you remember our greeting, <name>? "Shadows gather when the raven swallows the day." It is more than an old verse - it is a call to action. Followers of the old ways are gathering, and I must join them. You are needed, too, I should think Follow this road down to Crow's Crook.

The storyline at a glance

Shadows Gather has 10 steps, from The Shadows of Skettis to A Gathering of Shadows.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Spires of Arak (10).

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.

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