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Quest
The Crone
A World of Warcraft quest in Spires of Arak. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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As of 6.0.3 the quest text has an error, it says "... I should think" and then cuts to the next sentence when there should be a period after the word "think", like so "... I should think."
Between Arak and a Hard Place ┌────────────────┐ │ Shadows Gather │ Prerequisite: NONE └────────────────┘ 1. The Shadows of Skettis http://youtu.be/6YFQf9CxEsE 2. Hidden in Plain Sight http://youtu.be/wRrf7z3Kk7E 3. Adherents of the Sun God http://youtu.be/sGOgMKXPVvU 4. Orders From On High http://youtu.be/c0r68WzICP8 5. The Crone http://youtu.be/LHF5vqHKLqY 6. A Charming Deception http://youtu.be/NMfrmL1MWRU 7. Echo Hunters http://youtu.be/EAGdZO5p2NM 8. All Due Respect http://youtu.be/hOBe2ezKoIw 9. Syth's Secret http://youtu.be/9kjT-WuTggc 10. A Gathering of Shadows http://youtu.be/2cwfj2atXNU
Quest facts
LevelLevel 30-40
ZoneSpires of Arak
Quest ID34659
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(34659))
What to do
StorylineShadows Gather, step 5 of 10
Rewards16g 98s, 5,450 XP
Description
Do you remember our greeting, {name}? "Shadows gather when the raven swallows the day." It is more than an old verse - it is a call to action. Followers of the old ways are gathering, and I must join them. You are needed, too, I should think Follow this road down to Crow's Crook. There you will find the home of an old crone. Greet her as you greeted me, and she will guide the way. You will not see me, but I will be close behind.
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.
Turn-inObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #542 52.0 31.2
Coordinates
- Turn-inSpires of Arak 52.0, 31.2
/way #542 52.0 31.2 - Objective areaSpires of Arak 45.4, 18.5
/way #542 45.4 18.5
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 Spires of Arak map
- Assassin's Mark about 150 yards
- Extrinsic Motivation about 170 yards
- The Power of Poison about 180 yards
- Last of the Talonpriests about 280 yards
- Ishaal's Orb about 280 yards
- New Neighbors about 280 yards
- Egg Punt about 300 yards
- Attempted Murder about 310 yards
- We Have Him Now about 330 yards
- Gardul Venomshiv about 340 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Spires of Arak, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Spires of Arak:
- Crow's Crook, Spires of Arak
- Veil Terokk, Spires of Arak
- Talon Watch, Spires of Arak
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
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.
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Reward details
Reputation: Arakkoa Outcasts +250
Working from the shadows, the Arakkoa Outcasts seek to bring a brighter tomorrow.
Reputation group: Warlords of Draenor.
Other quests in Spires of Arak that reward Arakkoa Outcasts reputation: Arakkoa Exodus (+10), The Shadows of Skettis (+250), Hidden in Plain Sight (+250), Adherents of the Sun God (+250), Orders From On High (+250), A Charming Deception (+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.
Storyline
Shadows Gather
Part 5 of 10.
Previous: Orders From On High · Next: A Charming Deception
- 1The Shadows of Skettis
- 2Hidden in Plain Sight
- 3Adherents of the Sun God
- 4Orders From On High
- 5The Crone
- 6A Charming Deception
- 7Echo Hunters
- 8All Due Respect
- 9Syth's Secret
- 10A Gathering of Shadows
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.
- Orders From On High
The Adherents of Rukhmar are the ruling body atop the spires. Their influence is absolute. Their proclamations taken as the will of Rukhmar Herself. The herald leading this purge is surely carrying out such orders - likely no more than a list of names and places they plan to erase.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- A Charming Deception
Reshad is more than he appears; a mottled old crow with his beak in a book, certainly, but we need him. Shadows gather beneath the lonely spire, in Veil Terokk. Reshad must make it there safely. Along the path you'll find charms primed with illusion spells.
The storyline at a glance
Shadows Gather has 10 steps, from The Shadows of Skettis to A Gathering of Shadows.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Spires of Arak (10).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Spires of Arak map
- Establishing Axefall
- Securing Southport
- Pinchwhistle Gearworks
- When the Raven Swallows the Day
- Secrets of the Talonpriests
- The Gods of Arak
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.