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Root Cause

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

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 10-45
ZoneVal'sharah
Quest ID38655

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(38655))

What to do

StorylineInto the Nightmare, step 7 of 12
Rewards20g 22s, 6,150 XP

Description

The massive roots of Shaladrassil are spreading a horrible corruption throughout the forest. If we are to save Val'sharah, we will need to find a way to stop the encroachment of the world tree. If you bring me enough corrupted root samples, I may be able to discover their secrets.

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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.

Val'sharah Quest turn-in 13 mapped points
Val'sharah map showing where to go for Root CauseTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #641 51.5 56.8

Coordinates

  • Turn-inVal'sharah 51.5, 56.8/way #641 51.5 56.8
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Val'sharah 58.9, 57.0/way #641 58.9 57.0
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Val'sharah 58.9, 54.2/way #641 58.9 54.2

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 Val'sharah map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Val'sharah:

  • Garden of the Moon, Val'sharahAlliance and Horde · about 290 yards east
  • Bradensbrook, Val'sharahAlliance and Horde · about 510 yards west
  • Lorlathil, Val'sharahAlliance and Horde · about 610 yards south

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 410 yards east
  • Objective areaabout 420 yards east

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
Money20 gold22 silver
Experience6,150 XP
ReputationDreamweavers +150

Reward details

Reputation: Dreamweavers +150

The druids and their allies in Val'sharah have guarded the Emerald Dream since time immemorial.

Reputation group: Legion.

Other quests in Val'sharah that reward Dreamweavers reputation: Archdruid of the Claw (+10), Awakening the Archdruid (+150), The Demons Below (+150), Out of the Dream (+150), The Chieftain's Beads (+150), Entangled Dreams (+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

Into the Nightmare

Part 7 of 12.

Previous: Tears for Fears · Next: Mark of the Demon

  1. 1Return to the Grove
  2. 2Return to the Grove
  3. 3Return to the Grove
  4. 4The Emerald Queen
  5. 5The Temple of Elune
  6. 6Tears for Fears
  7. 7Root Cause
  8. 8Mark of the Demon
  9. 9The Die is Cast
  10. 10Malfurion's Fury
  11. 11To Old Friends
  12. 12The Demon's Trail

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.

  • Tears for FearsVal'sharah · Level 10-45

    The Tears of Elune are a sacred artifact, protected by my order for thousands of years. I tell you this so that you may understand the gravity of your request. That said, Ysera is noble and wise and I trust in her guidance.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Mark of the DemonVal'sharah · Level 10-45

    The demonic rune glows in your hand, emanating dark power. A single word, inscribed in demon tongue, glows coldly... ...GRAVAX...

The storyline at a glance

Into the Nightmare has 12 steps, from Return to the Grove to The Demon's Trail.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Val'sharah (12).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Val'sharah 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.