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Saving Yenniku

Saving Yenniku is a Horde-only quest for level 10-30 in Northern Stranglethorn. It is step 17 of 60 in the Northern Stranglethorn storyline. It rewards 4 reward items, 1 reputation reward, 5,150 experience and money. Completing it counts toward 1 achievement.

Description

I have reshaped the Mind's Eye into a Soul Gem. Its purpose is twofold: you must use it to stun Yenniku, and once stunned place it upon his head to entrap his soul.

My suspicions that I spoke of earlier were correct: the spirits tell me that Yenniku dwells not with Zanzil the Outcast, but within the Ruins of Zul'Mamwe, to the southwest. Once you have freed Yenniku's spirit, return to Nimboya at Grom'gol.

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Money21 gold
Experience5,150 XP
ReputationDarkspear Trolls +350
Top Comments

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aztirith+29via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

All you have to do is use the soul gem on Yenniku and it will stun him and put the filled soul gem in your bags.
Be careful though, because if your bags are full it will NOT put the soul gem in your bag, nor will it tell you that your inventory is full (the usual telltale sign that you need to clear some bag space). I used the gem on him 4 times before I realized what was going on.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP5,150
MoneyGold21g
ReputationDarkspear Trolls+350

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeWand Ranged
Item level18
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon2 - 4 damage, speed 2.0
Stats+3 Intellect, +4 Stamina
Suited toFrost, Fire, Arcane, Destruction, Affliction, Discipline, Holy, Shadow, Demonology
Sells to vendors for1 gold27 silver
TypeLeather Hands
Item level18
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor5
Stats+4 Agility or Intellect, +6 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for36 silver17 copper
TypePlate Legs
Item level18
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor17
Stats+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for72 silver20 copper
TypeMail Hands
Item level18
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+4 Agility or Intellect, +6 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for34 silver66 copper

Reputation: Darkspear Trolls +350

This tribe of exiled trolls has joined forces with Thrall and the Horde. They now call Durotar their home, which they share with their orc allies.

Reputation group: Horde.

Other quests in Northern Stranglethorn that reward Darkspear Trolls reputation: Hunt for Yenniku (+250), Headhunting (+250), Nezzliok Will Know (+250), Speaking with Nezzliok (+250), Chasing Yenniku's Fate (+75), The Mind's Eye (+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.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapNorthern Stranglethorn
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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.

Northern Stranglethorn Quest turn-in

Nearby on the Northern Stranglethorn map

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

Getting there

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

  • Grom'gol, StranglethornHorde · about 70 yards south
  • Bambala, StranglethornHorde · about 1,000 yards east
  • Hardwrench Hideaway, StranglethornHorde · about 1,100 yards south-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 1,100 yards south-east
  • Objective areaabout 1,000 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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Northern Stranglethorn

Part 17 of 60.

Previous: The Mind's Eye · Next: Just Hatched

  1. 12Headhunting
  2. 13Nezzliok Will Know
  3. 14Speaking with Nezzliok
  4. 15Chasing Yenniku's Fate
  5. 16The Mind's Eye
  6. 17Saving Yenniku
  7. 18Just Hatched
  8. 19I Think She's Hungry
  9. 20Favored Skull
  10. 21A Nose for This Sort of Thing
  11. 22A Physical Specimen
  12. 23Bloodlord Mandokir

Showing steps 12 to 23 of 60.

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.

  • The Mind's EyeNorthern Stranglethorn · Level 10-30

    The Mind's Eye is held by an ogre mage, in the Mosh'Ogg ogre mound just to the south. His name is Mai'Zoth. I know him from when the Darkspears dwelt in Stranglethorn - he is vicious, and his magic is strong. And if he has the Mind's Eye, then his magic will be stronger still.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Just HatchedNorthern Stranglethorn · Level 10-30

    While looking through this soldier's possessions, you look down to see a newborn raptor hatchling looking back up at you. Was it following this Kurzen militiaman the whole time? You can see it studying you, learning your features and following your movements.

Also counted by Northern Stranglethorn Quests

Its criteria name 9 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Northern Stranglethorn has 60 steps, from The Fate of Kurzen to Big Game Hunter.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Northern Stranglethorn (60).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Northern Stranglethorn 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.

Achievements

Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.

Northern Stranglethorn QuestsComplete the Northern Stranglethorn storylines listed below.10
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