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Stranger in an Even Stranger Land

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

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Didn't get the AUTO-ACCEPT quest?
Alliance - Go to Stormwind and speak with Highlord Darion Mograine <Horsemand of the Ebon Blade> at /way 76.55 42.73
Pickup the quest Shadowlands: A Chilling Summons
Then speak with High Inquisitor Whitemane (who is standing right beside Highlord Darion Mograine).
Click on, 'I've heard this tale before. <Skip the Maw introduction. Oribos awaits>.

THEN you will be teleported to Oribos and receive the quest Stranger in an Even Stranger Land.

You are all set to continue...

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 50-60
ZoneOribos
Quest ID60129

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(60129))

What to do

StorylineArrival in the Shadowlands, step 1 of 8
Rewards12g 87s, 4,100 XP

Description

<You arrive alone at the precipice of a strange city, knowing the leaders of Azeroth remain trapped in the Maw. Wherever you are, it is clearly very, very far from home. It appears your arrival has been noticed.>

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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.

Oribos Quest turn-in no plotted point

Nearby on the Oribos map

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

Getting there

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

  • 9.0 Maw - Oribos - Teleport InAlliance and Horde · about 130 yards north-east
  • OribosAlliance and Horde · about 170 yards east
  • Halls of Atonement, RevendrethAlliance and Horde · about 4,000 yards west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 160 yards north-west

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
Money12 gold87 silver
Experience4,100 XP

Storyline

Arrival in the Shadowlands

Part 1 of 8.

Next: No Place for the Living

  1. 1Stranger in an Even Stranger Land
  2. 2No Place for the Living
  3. 3Audience with the Arbiter
  4. 4Tether to Home
  5. 5A Doorway Through the Veil
  6. 6The Eternal City
  7. 7Understanding the Shadowlands
  8. 8The Path to Bastion

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Where this quest fits

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • No Place for the LivingOribos · Level 50-60

    A living mortal ... incredible! Forgive my astonishment. I am Kah-Delen, an overseer of the Arbiter's attendants here in the Eternal City of Oribos. You stand within the heart of the Shadowlands.

The storyline at a glance

Arrival in the Shadowlands has 8 steps, from Stranger in an Even Stranger Land to The Path to Bastion.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Oribos (6), Oribos (2).

Other storylines on the Oribos 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.