TheWoWDBA little note for the suspicious...spoilers ahead!
Spoiler
Hataaru's last words were indeed an accusation of Soulbinder Nyami, and Nyami's ending of the ritual was an attempt to stop Hataaru from saying anything more. You later face her as a boss in Auchindoun. Othaar/Socrethar may have ordered the killing, but Nyami was probably the one who wielded the knife.
Quest
Speaker for the Dead
A World of Warcraft quest in Shadowmoon Valley. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Just a note on the name of this quest...
It is clearly a tribute to the work of Sci-Fi author Orson Scott Card, known mostly for "Ender's Game". The book spawned a series, one of which was the title of this quest. Just sayin'... ;)
I sat waiting for the quest to begin and nothing. Head up the path to the east and go through and behind the large building. You will see Maladaar there and must speak to him to start the event. A floating mob will spawn and spew ... kill it and wait for the scene to end. Done.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 10-40
Quest ID34789
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(34789))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineThe Exarch Council, step 12 of 18
Rewards16g 98s, 5,450 XP
Description
This was a betrayal from within. There's no other explanation for it. None of the Exarchs trust each other now - especially me. But Othaar and Akama can damn their laws. We've got to rout out the traitor and the only way to do it is to speak to the corpse! Join me just outside the Altar of Sha'tar atop the eastern cliffs. Soulbinder Nyami and I will perform an exorcism to save Hataaru's immortal soul... and maybe learn who did this to him. Do you trust me, {name}?
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.
Objective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #539 66.5 26.1
Coordinates
- Objective areaShadowmoon Valley 66.5, 26.1
/way #539 66.5 26.1 - Objective areaShadowmoon Valley 62.6, 26.2
/way #539 62.6 26.2
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 Shadowmoon Valley map
- Garrison Campaign: The Exarch's Call about 40 yards
- The Righteous March about 890 yards
- In Need of a Hero about 1,010 yards
- Shadows Awaken about 1,250 yards
- Think of the Children! about 1,290 yards
- Dark Enemies about 1,300 yards
- Closing the Door about 1,300 yards
- Darkness Falls about 1,310 yards
- Ancestor's Memory about 1,390 yards
- Chasing Shadows about 1,390 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Shadowmoon Valley, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s first objective area marker on Shadowmoon Valley:
- Elodor (Alliance), Shadowmoon Valley
- Path of the Light, Shadowmoon Valley
- Tranquil Court, Shadowmoon Valley
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 Shadowmoon Valley map
Reward details
Reputation: Council of Exarchs +250
Under the leadership of five powerful exarchs, the draenei of Draenor have prospered in a savage world.
Reputation group: Warlords of Draenor.
Other quests in Shadowmoon Valley that reward Council of Exarchs reputation: The Fate of Karabor (+250), Think of the Children! (+250), Into Twilight (+75), A Hero's Welcome (+250), The Clarity Elixir (+250), A Grandmother's Remedy (+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
The Exarch Council
Part 12 of 18.
Previous: Friend of the Exarchs · Next: The Sting
- 7Fun with Fungus
- 8Hataaru, the Artificer
- 9Engorged Goren
- 10Exarch Maladaar
- 11Friend of the Exarchs
- 12Speaker for the Dead
- 13The Sting
- 14Warning the Exarchs
- 15The Traitor's True Name
- 16Shut 'er Down
- 17Trust No One
- 18Supply Drop
Showing steps 7 to 18 of 18.
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.
- Friend of the Exarchs
Only three members remain of the Exarch Council, but we are all deeply indebted to you. The vote is unanimous: Your Alliance will have our full support on Draenor. We are also going to place a draenei representative under your direct command. Three potential candidates are here in the courtyard.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- The Sting
The exarchs seem to trust you, <class>. Are you venturing into the Umbrafen? The Sporebats in this area are usually docile, but something's got them all riled up. When they attack, their stingers wrap around exposed limbs. I've seen them tear through reinforced leather like it was paper.
Other quests with this name
This one: Alliance only · Shadowmoon Valley · Level 10-40.
The storyline at a glance
The Exarch Council has 18 steps, from Migrant Workers to Supply Drop.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Shadowmoon Valley (18).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Shadowmoon Valley map
- The Light of Karabor
- On the Shadow's Trail
- Garrison Campaign
- The Dark Side of the Moon
- Shadows Awaken
- Botani In Bloom
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.