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Quest
Remember the Light
A World of Warcraft quest in Swamp of Sorrows. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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If this quest doesn't work, abandon and re-do. You're supposed to get a cutscene but as of Cata launch, sometimes the CS doesn't start.
A very touching scene. For those interested in what transpires, read below:
Spoiler
Anchorite Avuun says: Even now, notjing. Why? Why would the Light forsake the innocent?
(a portal opens and Prophet Velen steps out)
Prophet Velen says: Some have spent decades meditating upon this mystery, Avuun. I do not wish the same fate upon you.
Anchorite Avuun says: Prophet Velen!
Prophet Velen says: The Light wishes suffering on none, my child. But it does not reign unopposed in our realm.
Prophet Velen says: Even now, the true battle between the forces of Light and Darkness approaches. We will all be called to join, and in the face of this conflict, all mortal suffering will be meaningless.
Prophet Velent says: Magtoor, you have endured your plight bravely. Are you ready to return to the embrace of the Light?
Magtoor says: Yes...
Prophet Velen says: Then may the Light save you and raise you up.
(he casts a spell, light fills the area and Magtoor disappears.)
Prophet Velen says: Remember, Avuun. Not all who wander are lost.
Anchorite Avuun says: ...thank you, Prophet. You have given both of us great comfort. I will continue my work, in faith and memory of Magtoor.As Thalassicus quotes from the passage above, the "Not all who wander are lost" quote is from J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" and is actually in reference to Strider (Aragorn).
Quest facts
LevelLevel 15-30
ZoneSwamp of Sorrows
Quest ID24913
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(24913))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
WhereSwamp of Sorrows, around 26.9, 33.6
StorylineSwamp of Sorrows, step 31 of 36
RewardsLight's Embrace, 21g, 5,150 XP
Light's Embrace, 21g, 5,150 XPDescription
Magtoor grows weaker by the second, {name}. My remedy is prepared... it must work. It must! You have done so much for the both of us. I would be honored if you stayed for what may be Magtoor's final moments.
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.
Turn-inIn-game waypoint: /way #51 26.9 33.6
Coordinates
- Turn-inSwamp of Sorrows 26.9, 33.6
/way #51 26.9 33.6
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 Swamp of Sorrows map
- Honor the Flame about 970 yards
- Desecrate this Fire! about 1,290 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Swamp of Sorrows, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Swamp of Sorrows:
- The Harborage, Swamp of Sorrows
- Camp Everstill, Redridge
- Lakeshire, Redridge
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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Other quests on the Swamp of Sorrows map
Reward details
Pick one of these
TypeArmor Trinket
Item level28
BindingBinds when picked up
UseLight's Embrace
Sells to vendors for56 silver63 copper
Reputation: Exodar +350
The naaru vessel that brought the draenei to Azeroth. Though stranded in the Azuremyst Isles, it acts as a home city for this noble race.
Reputation group: Alliance.
Other quests in Swamp of Sorrows that reward Exodar reputation: Draenethyst Crystals (+250), The Lost Ones (+250), Prayerblossom (+250), Secrets of the Mire (+250), The Purespring (+250), Breath of Mist (+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
Swamp of Sorrows
Part 31 of 36.
Previous: Breath of Mist · Next: Prayerblossom
- 25Step Three: Prophet
- 26Blessing of the Green Dragonflight
- 27Prayerblossom
- 28Secrets of the Mire
- 29The Purespring
- 30Breath of Mist
- 31Remember the Light
- 32Prayerblossom
- 33Secrets of the Mire
- 34The Purespring
- 35Last Regrets
- 36With Dying Breath
Showing steps 25 to 36 of 36.
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.
- Breath of Mist
The Grell are forest spirits that wander the Misty Valley to the east. Though they resemble imps, I have found no demonic traces among the ones I've studied. They are, as far as I can tell, uncorrupted.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Prayerblossom
I have been ruined, <class>. I placed my strength in Helgrum, and now it bleeds from his gaping wounds. Wounds too deep to heal, flesh that refuses to knit. He murmurs in fear, consumed by fever and pain. I cannot leave his side. Not now. Please, I ask you in shame to gather herbs for me.
Also counted by Swamp of Sorrows Quests
Its criteria name 7 quests; others include:
- In With a Bang
- Assault on Stonard
- Cutting Supply
- We're Under Attack!
- With Dying Breath
- Blessing of the Green Dragonflight
The storyline at a glance
Swamp of Sorrows has 36 steps, from Maliciously Delicious to With Dying Breath.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Swamp of Sorrows (35), Deadwind Pass (1).
Other storylines on the Swamp of Sorrows map
- Lorewalking: Loa
- Lost Honor
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.
Achievements
Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.
- Swamp of Sorrows Quests: its criteria name 7 quests, this one included.
Guides for this zone
Guides and routes on this site that cover Swamp of Sorrows.
