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Step into the Dark

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

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Alkony+15via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

From the pond with the island where Frag was, you want to go northwest and descend the slope. The cave entrance is at a lower elevation than the pond.

Trest's coordinates are correct (Stonedark Grotto entrance at 42.6, 25.4) but for those without coordinates, Go to the west side of the pond. Face directly away from the small island and the platform on the eastern side. You will be facing a valley with a couple of torches visible on the right. Follow this path and there is another torch just outside the cave entrance.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 10-45
LocationStonedark Grotto, Highmountain
Quest ID40229

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(40229))

What to do

WhereStonedark Grotto, Highmountain
StorylineThe Bloodtotem Tribe, step 13 of 14
Rewards2g 2s 20c, 775 XP

Description

With the threat to my people quelled, I believe it is time to introduce you to my kin. Meet me at Stonedark Grotto, and you will see where we live.

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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.

Stonedark Grotto Quest turn-in no plotted point
Highmountain Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Highmountain map showing where to go for Step into the DarkTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #650 42.6 25.2

Coordinates

  • Turn-inHighmountain 42.6, 25.2/way #650 42.6 25.2
  • Objective areaHighmountain 45.2, 32.5/way #650 45.2 32.5

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 Stonedark Grotto map

Other quests whose map markers the client places on Stonedark Grotto.

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Stonedark Grotto:

  • Shipwreck Cove, HighmountainAlliance and Horde · about 620 yards north
  • The Witchwood, HighmountainAlliance and Horde · about 860 yards south-west
  • Prepfoot, HighmountainAlliance and Horde · about 1,000 yards east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 450 yards south (on the Highmountain map)

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
Money2 gold2 silver
Experience775 XP
ReputationHighmountain Tribe +10

Reward details

Reputation: Highmountain Tribe +10

The Highmountain Tribe has dwindled in numbers over the years, and with the drogbar threat looming, seek new allies to save their homeland.

Reputation group: Legion.

Other quests in Highmountain that reward Highmountain Tribe reputation: Get to High Ground (+250), Rocs vs Eagles (+150), The Skyhorn Tribe (+10), Battle of Snowblind Mesa (+150), Secrets of Highmountain (+150), Grasp of the Underking (+150).

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 Bloodtotem Tribe

Part 13 of 14.

Previous: Blood Debt · Next: Unexpected Allies

  1. 1The Bloodtotem Tribe
  2. 2Witch of the Wood
  3. 3Hags of a Feather
  4. 4I Have a Bad Feeling About This
  5. 5An Audience with Torok
  6. 6Cave of the Blood Trial
  7. 7Rite of Blood
  8. 8Rock Troll in a Hard Place
  9. 9Pet Rocks
  10. 10Stonedark Crystal
  11. 11They Will Pay With Blood
  12. 12Blood Debt
  13. 13Step into the Dark
  14. 14Unexpected Allies

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.

  • Blood DebtHighmountain · Level 10-45

    You have proven a much greater ally than the Bloodtotem ever were. With my focus crystal, my wounds are healed. I fear Frag was too far gone to revive. Torok and his Bloodtotem will suffer for what they have done to us.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Unexpected AlliesHighmountain · Level 10-45

    You have gained my trust. Not all drogbar are as violent as the savages led by Dargrul the Underking, nor are all tauren as bloodthirsty as the Bloodtotem. You may tell Mayla Highmountain that she has our support. The cavern we call home is yours to explore freely as well, <name>.

The storyline at a glance

The Bloodtotem Tribe has 14 steps, from The Bloodtotem Tribe to Unexpected Allies.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Highmountain (14).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Highmountain 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.