TheWoWDBThis quest kind of sucks. The obelisk disappears after one person clicks it. They are very spread out and the spawn timer is horrible. After 30 minutes of doing this quest and I am only at 3/6.
Quest
Pillars of Oblivion
A World of Warcraft quest in Vale of Eternal Blossoms. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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I found three of those closely together in the mine where one goes to kill Mantis - entrance 70, 58. They were in the room where Norushen is in siege of Orgrimmar and respawned in about 2 minutes.
This is a very, very annoying quest. The pillars despawn after one person clicks them, they don't respawn instantly, and they're hard to tell from the non-quest ones at a distance. It's not impossible to do, but given how many people are doing this the day after patch day, the zone does a very good impression of being bugged so they aren't spawning at all. Be prepared for your own side to ninja loot you right, left and center, there's no loyalty here.
Quest facts
Quest ID58595
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(58595))
Requirements
RepeatsDaily
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
WhereVale of Eternal Blossoms, around 44.7, 73.9
Rewards23g 40s, 6,800 XP
Description
In ages past, the black obelisks of the Old Gods would herald the coming of their forces. The dark conjurers among the k'thir and n'raqi would utilize these monuments to establish footholds in our world and usher in more of the Old Gods' minions. Today, we see these very same obelisks littering the battlefields. So long as they stand, N'Zoth's forces will be without end. Make sure they do not.
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.
Objective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #1530 44.7 73.9
Coordinates
- Objective areaVale of Eternal Blossoms 44.7, 73.9
/way #1530 44.7 73.9
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 Vale of Eternal Blossoms map
- The Mantid Threat same spot
- Time-Lost Warriors same spot
- Champions of the Mogu same spot
- A Foul Annoyance same spot
- Mark of the Conquerors same spot
- The Strongest Among Them same spot
- Marshals of Madness same spot
- Through Blood and Dirt and Bone same spot
- No Stone Unbroken same spot
- Lightning Crashes same spot
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Vale of Eternal Blossoms, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s first objective area marker on Vale of Eternal Blossoms:
- Serpent's Spine, Vale of Eternal Blossoms
- The Lion's Redoubt, Dread Wastes
- Shrine of Two Moons, Vale of Eternal Blossoms
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.
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Money23 gold40 silver
Experience6,800 XP
Other quests on the Vale of Eternal Blossoms map
Where this quest fits
Other daily quests in Vale of Eternal Blossoms
- A Weighty Task
- Getting your Hands Dirty
- Stick in the Mud
- Sprite Plight
- Steer Clear of the Beer Here
- My Town, It's on Fire
- Meating Expectations
- Encroaching Storm
Other storylines on the Vale of Eternal Blossoms map
- The Engine of Nalak'sha
- Visions of N'zoth
- The Mantid Threat
- Mogu at the Gates
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.