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Subtlety: The Thieving Apprentice

Subtlety: The Thieving Apprentice is a quest for level 45. It is step 1 of 10 in the Xylem Challenge storyline, the opening step. The quest's turn-in marker is in Azshara at 25.0, 38.5. It rewards 775 experience and money.

Description

The Focusing Iris has been stolen from the Dalaran Vaults! The thief was a mage of some skill, but we've been unable to track him.

Fortunately, the thief dropped a note from his master, addressing him as one of his "apprentici." I know of only one mage who uses that particular pluralization - Archmage Xylem.

I'll need you to investigate. In Azshara you will find his tower where he trains his apprentices. Go there, and see what Xylem is up to.

Specialization: Subtlety Rogue

Rewards

Money2

Experience775 XP

Stuck on this quest?

Turn in at Azshara 25.0, 38.5 /way #76 25.0 38.5
Go to Dalaran 28.6, 49.9 /way #627 28.6 49.9
Named in the quest text: Archmage Xylem.

Known issues

Top Comments

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Darknight801Jun 16, 2017+24via Wowhead

Hmm, I'm thinking Stormwind portal to Mount Hyjal, then fly over to Azshara.

IlayaMay 6, 2017+4via Wowhead

The next quest to empower your artifact is Professionally Good Looking. Full list of quests for each class and spec can be found the the guide here.

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Check whether you have already completed it in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(47048))

Top Comments

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Darknight801Jun 16, 2017+24via Wowhead

Hmm, I'm thinking Stormwind portal to Mount Hyjal, then fly over to Azshara.

IlayaMay 6, 2017+4via Wowhead

The next quest to empower your artifact is Professionally Good Looking. Full list of quests for each class and spec can be found the the guide here.

mymy379Jul 15, 2017+1via Wowhead

Wrong quest I'm afraid :)

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Rewards in detail

Type	Reward	Amount
Experience	XP	775
Money	Gold	2g 2s

Where it comes from

Turn-in map	Azshara	Turn-in marker at 25.0, 38.5, 1 mapped point
Objective area	Dalaran	1 mapped point

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.

Dalaran map showing where to go for Subtlety: The Thieving Apprentice — **Dalaran** Objective area 1 mapped point

Coordinates

Turn-inAzshara 25.0, 38.5/way #76 25.0 38.5
Objective areaDalaran 28.6, 49.9/way #627 28.6 49.9

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 Azshara map

Xylem's Asylum about 40 yards
Wasn't It Obvious? about 170 yards
Easy is Boring about 170 yards
The Trial of Shadow about 550 yards
Chasing Gallywix about 550 yards
Still Beating Heart about 560 yards
Field Promotion about 560 yards
Extermination about 570 yards
Head of the Snake about 570 yards
Ticker Required about 570 yards

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

Getting there

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

Gates of Sothann, HyjalAlliance and Horde · about 790 yards west
Valormok, AzsharaHorde · about 1,100 yards south-west
Bilgewater Harbor, AzsharaHorde · about 1,600 yards east

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

Xylem Challenge

Part 1 of 10.

Next: Havoc: The Thieving Apprentice

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.

Havoc: The Thieving ApprenticeLevel 45
The Focusing Iris has been stolen from the Dalaran Vaults! The thief was a mage of some skill, but we've been unable to track him.

The storyline at a glance

Xylem Challenge has 10 steps, from Subtlety: The Thieving Apprentice to A Gift From the Six.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Azshara (8), Dalaran (2).

Other storylines on the Azshara map

Azshara88 steps, starts with Runaway Shredder!
Twilight Highlands236 steps, starts with Twilight Shores
A Golden Opportunity11 steps, starts with Our Next Target
The Jade Forest, The Remains of Hellscream's Fist13 steps, starts with The Art of War
Mists of Pandaria19 steps, starts with The King's Command
Legion Blacksmithing1 steps, starts with Weigh Anchor

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.

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