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The Agony and the Darkness

The Agony and the Darkness is a Horde-only quest for level 10-30 in Hellfire Peninsula. It is step 17 of 103 in the Hellfire Peninsula storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Hellfire Peninsula at 55.1, 36.0. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 4,100 experience and money. Completing it counts toward 1 achievement.

Description

Greetings, <name>. I've deciphered the Legion missive and uncovered the demons' strategic plans for this Peninsula. Apparently, there is a large group of hellish terrorfiends gathering near the Pools of Aggonar in the west. We cannot allow such a force to go unchallenged. You must go there and decimate their cursed numbers.

Rewards

Money10 gold50 silver
Experience4,100 XP
ReputationThrallmar +250
Top Comments

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15585+8via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

The Pools of Aggonar there a bunch wandering around...

also if you haven't already now would be a good time to do "In Need of Felblood" http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=9366

or the sequel to that quest "The Cleansing Must be Stopped" http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=9370

both are in the same area..

Read all 14 on Wowhead ↗

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP4,100
MoneyGold10g 50s
ReputationThrallmar+250

Reward details

Reputation: Thrallmar +250

The expedition sent through the Dark Portal by Thrall has built a stronghold in Hellfire Peninsula. Thrallmar serves as a base of operations for much of the Horde's activities in Outland.

Reputation group: The Burning Crusade.

Other quests in Hellfire Peninsula that reward Thrallmar reputation: Preparing the Salve (+250), The Assassin (+250), A Strange Weapon (+250), The Warchief's Mandate (+75), The Mag'har (+250), Burning Crusade: Through the Dark Portal (+250).

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 mapHellfire PeninsulaTurn-in marker at 55.1, 36.0, 8 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.

Hellfire Peninsula Quest turn-in 8 mapped points
Hellfire Peninsula map showing where to go for The Agony and the DarknessTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #100 55.1 36.0

Coordinates

  • Turn-inHellfire Peninsula 55.1, 36.0/way #100 55.1 36.0
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Hellfire Peninsula 40.6, 32.2/way #100 40.6 32.2

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 Hellfire Peninsula map

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

Getting there

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Hellfire Peninsula:

  • Thrallmar, Hellfire PeninsulaHorde · about 60 yards east
  • Spinebreaker Ridge, Hellfire PeninsulaHorde · about 1,600 yards south
  • Falcon Watch, Hellfire PeninsulaHorde · about 1,600 yards south-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 760 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

Hellfire Peninsula

Part 17 of 103.

Previous: Cruel's Intentions · Next: Bonechewer Blood

  1. 12A Strange Weapon
  2. 13The Warchief's Mandate
  3. 14A Spirit Guide
  4. 15The Mag'har
  5. 16Cruel's Intentions
  6. 17The Agony and the Darkness
  7. 18Bonechewer Blood
  8. 19Apothecary Zelana
  9. 20Spinebreaker Post
  10. 21Boiling Blood
  11. 22Apothecary Antonivich
  12. 23A Burden of Souls

Showing steps 12 to 23 of 103.

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.

  • Cruel's IntentionsHellfire Peninsula · Level 10-30

    Magister Bloodhawk finally deciphered the Legion missive you found earlier. It turned out to be attack plans sent by one of Highlord Kazzak's lieutenants - Arazzius the Cruel. Apparently, Arazzius commands the Legion ground forces in Hellfire. The time has come to terminate his command, <name>.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Bonechewer BloodHellfire Peninsula · Level 10-30

    Bonechewers! They should all die! The sight of their red skin and depravity makes my blood boil! I have a mission for you, <name>. Kill Bonechewer orcs and collect their vile blood.

Also counted by To Hellfire and Back

Its criteria name 17 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Hellfire Peninsula has 103 steps, from Eradicate the Burning Legion to Natural Remedies.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Hellfire Peninsula (103).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Hellfire Peninsula 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.

Achievements

Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.

To Hellfire and BackComplete the Hellfire Peninsula storylines listed below.10
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