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Powering our Defenses

A World of Warcraft quest in Eversong Woods (Burning Crusade). Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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This is actually a bit of a tough quest for a starting character. After placing the crystal, quite a few shades appear and attack the crystal. With a young priest character I have not been able to kill all shades, but it's not actually needed to slay them. You can kite them until a minute is up and you get the "completed" message. Then just run away and turn in the quest.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 1-30
ZoneEversong Woods (Burning Crusade)
LocationGhostlands, Eversong Woods
Quest ID8490

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(8490))

Requirements

FactionHorde only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

WhereGhostlands, Eversong Woods
StorylineEversong Woods, step 15 of 35
Rewards10g 50s, 4,100 XP

Description

Ancient runestones once powered a protective barrier across the Eversong border. Many were destroyed during Arthas' attack; others were stolen. Of the three that remain, only this one has retained its powers. The runestone to the east might be salvageable, though. Take this crystal and instill its energy on the Eastern Runestone. The process should take but a minute. Beware though, nearby Scourge will be drawn to it and will seek to destroy it. Do not let them!

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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.

Ghostlands Quest turn-in 1 mapped point
Ghostlands map showing where to go for Powering our DefensesTurn-in

In-game waypoint: /way #95 41.8 1.4

Eversong Woods Objective area 1 mapped point
Eversong Woods map showing where to go for Powering our DefensesObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #94 55.4 84.1

Coordinates

  • Turn-inGhostlands 41.8, 1.4/way #95 41.8 1.4
  • Objective areaEversong Woods 55.4, 84.1/way #94 55.4 84.1

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 Ghostlands map

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

Getting there

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Ghostlands:

  • Fairbreeze Village, Eversong WoodsHorde · about 510 yards north
  • Tranquillien, GhostlandsHorde · about 650 yards south
  • Silvermoon CityHorde · about 1,200 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 550 yards east (on the Eversong Woods map)

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
Money10 gold50 silver
Experience4,100 XP
ReputationSilvermoon City +250

Reward details

Reputation: Silvermoon City +250

The capital of Quel'Thalas, home of the blood elves. Though nearly destroyed by Arthas' attack on the Sunwell, Silvermoon is once again a thriving city.

Reputation group: Horde.

Other quests in Eversong Woods (Burning Crusade) that reward Silvermoon City reputation: Unstable Mana Crystals (+250), WANTED: Thaelis the Hungerer (+250), Major Malfunction (+250), A Somber Task (+250), Old Whitebark's Pendant (+250), The Dead Scar (+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

Eversong Woods

Part 15 of 35.

Previous: Defending Fairbreeze Village · Next: Situation at Sunsail Anchorage

  1. 10The Party Never Ends
  2. 11Corrupted Soil
  3. 12Unexpected Results
  4. 13Research Notes
  5. 14Defending Fairbreeze Village
  6. 15Powering our Defenses
  7. 16Situation at Sunsail Anchorage
  8. 17Lost Armaments
  9. 18Grimscale Pirates!
  10. 19Fish Heads, Fish Heads...
  11. 20The Ring of Mmmrrrggglll
  12. 21Wretched Ringleader

Showing steps 10 to 21 of 35.

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.

  • Defending Fairbreeze VillageEversong Woods (Burning Crusade) · Level 1-30

    We've experienced a marked increase in Scourge attacks, <name>. Our defenses are barely holding and there's no sign of reinforcements from Silvermoon City. Lend us a hand in defending the village by thinning the numbers of the undead roaming the Dead Scar nearby.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Situation at Sunsail AnchorageEversong Woods (Burning Crusade) · Level 1-30

    Sunsail Anchorage has been overrun by Wretched scum. As soon as we manage to get reinforcements to the area we'll show those thugs who's boss, <name>. In the meantime you can help by showing them a bit of discipline. Go in there and show them we are not to be trifled with.

The storyline at a glance

Eversong Woods has 35 steps, from WANTED: Thaelis the Hungerer to The Dead Scar.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Eversong Woods (34), Ghostlands (1).

Other storylines on the Ghostlands 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.