TheWoWDBIf anybody is dumb as me, you are to take the [npc=109827] next to Tyrande. Not kill the enemies on foot.
The Bat is at 66.2 44.8
Quest
Softening the Target
A World of Warcraft quest in Val'sharah. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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/way 66.2 44.8 if you just did like I did and rode off into the sunset
The Subdued Nightwing is to the right of the Quest giver and Entangled tree just before the bridge.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 10-45
ZoneVal'sharah
Quest ID43702
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(43702))
Requirements
Prerequisite questsGiven to Corruption, Given to Corruption, Reading the Leaves
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineAll Nightmare Long, step 7 of 11
Rewards20g 22s, 6,150 XP
Description
The Archdruid's end draws near. His memory will live on in the hearts of all who knew him. Elothir's desperate efforts revealed that Malfurion is being held in Shala'nir, amidst the roots of Shaladrassil. My love. So near, yet so far.... Shala'nir is infested with Nightmare creatures. To rush in would be suicide. I subdued one of Xavius' creatures. Use it against him, {name} and clear us a path.
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-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #641 63.2 42.2
Coordinates
- Turn-inVal'sharah 63.2, 42.2
/way #641 63.2 42.2 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Val'sharah 60.5, 34.9
/way #641 60.5 34.9 - Objective areaVal'sharah 66.2, 44.8
/way #641 66.2 44.8
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
- Ruins of Shala'nir about 270 yards
- Mending the Filter about 430 yards
- The Shrine of Ashamane about 430 yards
- Seeds of Renewal about 430 yards
- Lost in Retreat about 430 yards
- Wormtalon Wreckage about 430 yards
- Ancestors and Enemies about 460 yards
- Darkbinder Dilemma about 460 yards
- Aid for the Ashen about 550 yards
- The Demon's Trail about 560 yards
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:
- Starsong Refuge, Val'sharah
- Garden of the Moon, Val'sharah
- Sylvan Falls, Highmountain
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- Objective area
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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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
All Nightmare Long
Part 7 of 11.
Previous: Given to Corruption · Next: Close Enough to Touch
- 1Love Lost
- 2Dark Side of the Moon
- 3Regroup at the Refuge
- 4Heart of the Nightmare
- 5Reading the Leaves
- 6Given to Corruption
- 7Softening the Target
- 8Close Enough to Touch
- 9The Fate of Val'sharah
- 10The Tears of Elune
- 11Darkheart Thicket: Enter the Nightmare
Also part of: All Nightmare Long (part 7 of 11).
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.
- Given to Corruption
A final favor for an old friend, perhaps? My age-old companion, Varethos, has fallen to the nightmare's torment. We once worked in unison to protect this land. His close ties to the land brought him low in this dark hour. As with all who suffer this fate, there is no restoring him.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Close Enough to Touch
He is near, <race>, I can feel it. We must search Shala'nir for Malfurion. If we do not find him soon, I fear he will be lost to me forever. I was unsure of your worth when first we met. I know now that you will not fail me. I am... grateful.
The storyline at a glance
All Nightmare Long has 11 steps, from Love Lost to Darkheart Thicket: Enter the Nightmare.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Val'sharah (10), Dalaran (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Val'sharah map
- Into the Nightmare
- The Black Rook Threat
- Archdruid of the Claw
- Bradensbrook
- Black Rook Hold
- Archdruid of Lore
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.