Quest Log

Stopping Sarkareth

Stopping Sarkareth is a quest for level 36-80 in Zaralek Cavern. It is step 10 of 10 in the Inevitable Confrontation storyline, the final step. The quest's turn-in marker is in Zaralek Cavern at 48.0, 11.9. It rewards 1 reward item, 2 reputation rewards, 11,900 experience and money. Completing it counts toward 1 achievement.

Description

This is our last chance, <name>. If we allow Sarkareth to slip in to Aberrus, he may gain power that puts him beyond our reach. We must stop him now!

Rewards

You will receive:

Sign of Respect

Money56

Experience11,900 XP

ReputationObsidian Warders +50, Dark Talons +50

Top Comments

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frozenembersMay 17, 2023+41via Wowhead

I killed the golem and then watched the cutscene. My quest was marked complete but there is no one to turn it in to. I see Emberthal, but there is no question mark above her head.

DrexOzzyMay 17, 2023+13via Wowhead

going into war mode also fixed this quest for me and let me turn in

protienMay 12, 2023+8via Wowhead

If the golem for you to fight doesn't spawn, abandon the quest and pick it back up. Emberthal should then do her RP flight to Sarkareth, and the golem spawns a couple seconds later.
If the golem isn't there and the RP isn't going on, the golem will not spawn until you abandon and reacquire this quest.

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Rewards in detail

Type	Reward	Amount
Experience	XP	11,900
Money	Gold	56g 18s
Reputation	Obsidian Warders	+50
Reputation	Dark Talons	+50

Reward details

Items you receive

Sign of Respect

TypeConsumable

Item level60

BindingBinds when picked up

UseSymbol of Friendship

Sells to vendors for20 gold

“A symbol of respect for laying down your life for the Dragon Isles and its inhabitants.”

Reputation: Obsidian Warders +50

Led by the stalwart Scalecommander Azurathel, the Obsidian Warders were trained to be the shield of the black dragonflight. Today these dracthyr use those skills to defend those most in need against overwhelming odds.

Reputation group: Alliance.

Other quests in Zaralek Cavern that reward Obsidian Warders reputation: Cracking His Shell (+50), Forward Camp (+50), Charging Up (+50), Open That Door! (+50), The Upper Hand (+50), Singed (+50).

Reputation: Dark Talons +50

Led by the brave Scalecommander Cindrethresh, the Dark Talons were trained to be the secret weapon of the black dragonflight. Today, these dracthyr use their skills to turn the tide of any battle regardless of how outnumbered they are.

Reputation group: Horde.

Other quests in Zaralek Cavern that reward Dark Talons reputation: Cracking His Shell (+50), Forward Camp (+50), Charging Up (+50), Open That Door! (+50), The Upper Hand (+50), Singed (+50).

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.

Where it comes from

Turn-in map	Zaralek Cavern	Turn-in marker at 48.0, 11.9, 3 mapped points

World Map

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.

Coordinates

Turn-inZaralek Cavern 48.0, 11.9/way #2133 48.0 11.9
Objective areaZaralek Cavern 48.4, 14.8/way #2133 48.4 14.8

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 Zaralek Cavern map

Restless Death about 1,010 yards
Stain Removal about 1,010 yards
Cataloging Horror about 1,010 yards
A Ghastly Legacy about 1,010 yards
A Tower Yonder about 1,630 yards
Excavation: Gaze of Neltharion about 1,760 yards
Antiquated Antics about 1,780 yards
Surveying the Tower about 1,780 yards
Hidden in the Midden about 1,780 yards
The Tools of the Dragonkillers about 1,970 yards

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Zaralek Cavern:

Obsidian Rest, Zaralek CavernAlliance and Horde · about 730 yards south
Loamm, Zaralek CavernAlliance and Horde · about 2,100 yards south
Dragonscale Camp, Zaralek CavernAlliance and Horde · about 2,800 yards south

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 140 yards south
Objective areaabout 180 yards south

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

Inevitable Confrontation

Part 10 of 10.

Previous: Cracking His Shell

Also part of: Zaralek Cavern (part 61 of 72).

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.

Cracking His ShellZaralek Cavern · Level 36-80
We have seen shields like this before. Sarkareth is drawing on the power of Aberrus to protect himself while he finds his way in. Cowardly, but clever. Disrupt the conduits that are supplying his shield power, and we should be able to reach him.

Also counted by Embers of Neltharion

Its criteria name 8 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Inevitable Confrontation has 10 steps, from Fading Embers to Stopping Sarkareth.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Zaralek Cavern (10).

Other storylines on the Zaralek Cavern map

The Ancient Bargain16 steps, starts with Where There's Smoke, There's Fire
Sundered Legacy11 steps, starts with Future Aspects
The Dragons and the Scale Expedition11 steps, starts with Medicinal Fungi
Breaking Ground16 steps, starts with The Land Beneath
Inherited Sin10 steps, starts with Here We Go Again
Azerothian Archives44 steps, starts with To the Archives!

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.

Embers of NeltharionComplete the following storylines leading up to, and inside, Zaralek Cavern.10

Embers of Neltharion: its criteria name 8 quests, this one included.

Community notes from Wowhead · 21 comments

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Stopping Sarkareth

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