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Retribution for the Light

A World of Warcraft quest in Talador. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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magette+31via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

can't seem to hand in this quest once completed at the moment, the alliance & horde npcs in retribution point aren't there anymore / Found them, head down into auchindown will find them there, not at the questionmark.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 20-40
Quest ID34144

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(34144))

Requirements

FactionHorde only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineIn the Shadows of Auchindoun, step 20 of 24
Rewards16g 98s, 5,450 XP

Description

There are agents of darkness everywhere, fighting tooth and nail to envelop the world. The Light relies on us to balance the scale. You have the power needed to destroy Teron'gor's demonic minions once and for all. Send them to the Twisting Nether in pieces!

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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.

Talador Quest turn-in 14 mapped points
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In-game waypoint: /way #535 45.7 74.4

Coordinates

  • Turn-inTalador 45.7, 74.4/way #535 45.7 74.4
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Talador 35.1, 75.9/way #535 35.1 75.9
  • Objective areaTalador 43.1, 76.2/way #535 43.1 76.2

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 Talador map

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

Getting there

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

  • Retribution Point, TaladorAlliance and Horde · about 230 yards south-west
  • Exarch's Refuge, TaladorHorde · about 590 yards north-east
  • Apexis Excavation, Spires of ArakAlliance and Horde · about 1,300 yards south-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 630 yards west
  • Objective areaabout 170 yards south-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.

Related
Money16 gold98 silver
Experience5,450 XP

Storyline

In the Shadows of Auchindoun

Part 20 of 24.

Previous: Into the Heart of Madness · Next: Hiding in the Shadows

  1. 13Invasion of the Soul Eaters
  2. 14Never Forget
  3. 15Restalaan, Captain of the Guard
  4. 16The Final Piece
  5. 17Changing the Tide
  6. 18Desperate Measures
  7. 19Into the Heart of Madness
  8. 20Retribution for the Light
  9. 21Hiding in the Shadows
  10. 22Book Burning
  11. 23Destination: Unknown
  12. 24Together We Are Strong

Showing steps 13 to 24 of 24.

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.

  • Into the Heart of MadnessTalador · Level 20-40

    <name>, Nyami ran off to 'take down Teron'gor herself.' You need to find her. She has no chance against him on her own. I must remain here and organize our ranks should another attack fall upon us. I'm counting on you.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Hiding in the ShadowsTalador · Level 20-40

    <The voice of Teron'gor enters your mind.> Our final move must remain concealed from the Auchenai, my minions. Use the shadow orbs Gul'dan provided for us to veil Gul'rok in darkness. Prepare our forces, we march on Auchindoun on my order.

Other quests with this name

This one: Horde only · Talador · Level 20-40.

The storyline at a glance

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:

Other storylines on the Talador 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.