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Taking Charge

Taking Charge is a quest for level 45. It is step 2 of 11 in the Destiny of the Illidari IV storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Mardum, the Shattered Abyss at 74.5, 41.2. It rewards 775 experience and money.

Description

Mardum has been quiet for months. I wonder why the Legion is attacking us now? Could be in retaliation for destroying their battleship on the Broken Shore...

We had better head down ourselves and save the day, don't you agree?

Rewards

Money2 gold2 silver20 copper
Experience775 XP

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Known issues

Top Comments

The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.

1
Boxofbeer+13via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Speak with Kyra Lightblade that that can be found on the north balcony of the Fel Hammer. Ask her to send you to Mardum.
Have a talk with Kor'vas as you arrived.

Taking Charge - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bVq0zJjq90

This is a part of demon hunter quest chain for new class hall champion - [champion=990]
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[champion=990] quest chain
1
An Urgent Message
The Fel Hammer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j5DNZR7lJk
2
Taking Charge
Mardum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bVq0zJjq90
3
Scouting Party
Mardum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBsrk2xle0w
4
Operation: Portals
Mardum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1_fOz2TFbU
5
Defense of the Fel Hammer
The Fel Hammer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHCf6PSQWAU
6
We Must be Prepared!
Broken Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Foc52Cvgaro
7
Restoring Equilibrium
Broken Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOJ1JcC7HZY
8
Power Outage
Broken Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYgpKRw4EXk
9
War'zuul the Provoker
Broken Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqXYiC7xedw
10
Return of the Slayer
The Fel Hammer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA1ICaZ16cs
11
Champion: Lady S'theno
The Fel Hammer
[champion=990]
2
CallMeNoa+5via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Vandel in this quest is a character from the novel Illidan. He lost his son in the Third War, he was eaten by a felhound, and so Vandel sought out Illidan to train him to be a demon hunter and get revenge on the Legion. He eventually became one of the higher-ranked demon hunters, and during the Black Temple raid he fought Maiev in Supremus's courtyard before Maiev knocked him out. Because Vandel was unconscious he didn't travel to Mardum with the rest of the demon hunters, and when he woke up to see the raid team celebrating, he silently slipped away. As Vandel left he thought he heard Illidan whisper in his mind, "You must be prepared." That was the last time we saw him.

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Top Comments

The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.

1
Boxofbeer+13via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Speak with Kyra Lightblade that that can be found on the north balcony of the Fel Hammer. Ask her to send you to Mardum.
Have a talk with Kor'vas as you arrived.

Taking Charge - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bVq0zJjq90

This is a part of demon hunter quest chain for new class hall champion - [champion=990]
_

[champion=990] quest chain
1
An Urgent Message
The Fel Hammer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j5DNZR7lJk
2
Taking Charge
Mardum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bVq0zJjq90
3
Scouting Party
Mardum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBsrk2xle0w
4
Operation: Portals
Mardum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1_fOz2TFbU
5
Defense of the Fel Hammer
The Fel Hammer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHCf6PSQWAU
6
We Must be Prepared!
Broken Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Foc52Cvgaro
7
Restoring Equilibrium
Broken Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOJ1JcC7HZY
8
Power Outage
Broken Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYgpKRw4EXk
9
War'zuul the Provoker
Broken Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqXYiC7xedw
10
Return of the Slayer
The Fel Hammer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA1ICaZ16cs
11
Champion: Lady S'theno
The Fel Hammer
[champion=990]
2
CallMeNoa+5via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Vandel in this quest is a character from the novel Illidan. He lost his son in the Third War, he was eaten by a felhound, and so Vandel sought out Illidan to train him to be a demon hunter and get revenge on the Legion. He eventually became one of the higher-ranked demon hunters, and during the Black Temple raid he fought Maiev in Supremus's courtyard before Maiev knocked him out. Because Vandel was unconscious he didn't travel to Mardum with the rest of the demon hunters, and when he woke up to see the raid team celebrating, he silently slipped away. As Vandel left he thought he heard Illidan whisper in his mind, "You must be prepared." That was the last time we saw him.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP775
MoneyGold2g 2s
Where it comes from
Turn-in mapMardum, the Shattered AbyssTurn-in marker at 74.5, 41.2, 1 mapped point
Objective areaMardum, the Shattered Abyss
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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.

Mardum, the Shattered Abyss Quest turn-in 1 mapped point
Mardum, the Shattered Abyss map showing where to go for Taking ChargeTurn-in

In-game waypoint: /way #719 74.5 41.2

Mardum, the Shattered Abyss Objective area

Coordinates

  • Turn-inMardum, the Shattered Abyss 74.5, 41.2/way #719 74.5 41.2

Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.

Getting there

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 210 yards north-west
  • Objective areaabout 170 yards 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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Destiny of the Illidari IV

Part 2 of 11.

Previous: An Urgent Message · Next: Scouting Party

  1. 1An Urgent Message
  2. 2Taking Charge
  3. 3Scouting Party
  4. 4Operation: Portals
  5. 5Defense of the Fel Hammer
  6. 6We Must be Prepared!
  7. 7Restoring Equilibrium
  8. 8Power Outage
  9. 9War'zuul the Provoker
  10. 10Return of the Slayer
  11. 11Champion: Lady S'theno

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.

  • An Urgent MessageLevel 45

    We received an urgent message from one of Belath's scouts down on Mardum! I think you had better listen to it.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Scouting PartyLevel 45

    We will have our work cut out for us finding the missing scouts and Lady S'theno. I suspect that one does not wish to be found. Do your best, <name>!

The storyline at a glance

Destiny of the Illidari IV has 11 steps, from An Urgent Message to Champion: Lady S'theno.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Broken Shore (4), Mardum, the Shattered Abyss (3), Mardum, the Shattered Abyss (3), Hall of the Guardian (1).

Other storylines on the Mardum, the Shattered Abyss 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.

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