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The Curse of the Tombs

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

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 30-35
ZoneUldum
Quest ID27755

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(27755))

What to do

StorylineUldum, step 37 of 101
RewardsTombbreaker Gavel, Tombbreaker Mace, Misappropriated Girdle of Khartut, 13g 74s, 4,800 XP

Description

The Neferset are not the only threat to our sacred tombs. A gnomish expedition stumbled upon our lands a few weeks ago. They did not heed our warnings and dug too deep within a cursed vault. Their entire expedition is now afflicted by a terrible curse that has robbed them of their sanity and taken control of their minds. They now seek access to the deepest vaults of Uldum and pose a great threat. Go to the Sunstone Terrace and put their wretched souls out of their misery.

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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.

Uldum Quest turn-in 10 mapped points
Uldum map showing where to go for The Curse of the TombsTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #249 67.3 42.8

Coordinates

  • Turn-inUldum 67.3, 42.8/way #249 67.3 42.8
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Uldum 70.0, 59.6/way #249 70.0 59.6
  • Objective areaUldum 69.4, 58.3/way #249 69.4 58.3

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 Uldum map

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

Getting there

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

  • Ramkahen, UldumAlliance and Horde · about 780 yards north-west
  • Dawnrise Expedition, TanarisHorde · about 800 yards north-east
  • Gunstan's Dig, TanarisAlliance · about 1,300 yards east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 710 yards south
  • Objective areaabout 660 yards south

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

Choose one of these rewards:

Money13 gold74 silver
Experience4,800 XP
ReputationRamkahen +250

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeOne-Handed Mace One-Hand
Item level36
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon5 - 7 damage, speed 2.6
Stats+4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +3 Haste
Suited toRestoration, Mistweaver, Shadow, Holy, Discipline, Elemental, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Balance
Sells to vendors for71 gold44 silver
TypeOne-Handed Mace One-Hand
Item level36
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon10 - 13 damage, speed 2.6
Stats+4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +3 Haste
Suited toProtection, Frost
Sells to vendors for71 gold31 silver
TypePlate Waist
Item level36
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor15
Stats+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +6 Haste
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for25 gold19 silver
TypeLeather Wrist
Item level36
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor6
Stats+4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina, +5 Versatility, +4 Haste
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for25 gold28 silver
TypeCloth Chest
Item level36
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+8 Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for50 gold46 silver

Reputation: Ramkahen +250

The cat-like people of Ramkahen are the descendants of the Tol'vir, guardians of Uldum. Though they've lost their stone bodies, protecting the secrets of the titans is still a part of their rigid tradition.

Reputation group: Cataclysm.

Other quests in Uldum that reward Ramkahen reputation: Under the Choking Sands (+250), Minions of Al'Akir (+250), The Prophet Hadassi (+75), The Prophet's Dying Words (+75), Colossal Guardians (+250), Send Word to Phaoris (+150).

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

Uldum

Part 37 of 101.

Previous: The Defense of Nahom · Next: Artificial Intelligence

  1. 32Nahom Must Hold
  2. 33The Secret of Nahom
  3. 34Punish the Trespassers
  4. 35The Cypher of Keset
  5. 36The Defense of Nahom
  6. 37The Curse of the Tombs
  7. 38Artificial Intelligence
  8. 39A Disarming Distraction
  9. 40Core Access Codes
  10. 41Hacking the Wibson
  11. 42Gnomebliteration
  12. 43The Push Westward

Showing steps 32 to 43 of 101.

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.

  • The Defense of NahomUldum · Level 30-35

    The enemy is coming... and in great numbers. We will get no further reinforcements. Let us hope we can stop the Neferset advance. If Nahom falls, Ramkahen will follow. Go outside and speak to one of my sergeants when you're ready. I will help you command the forces we have to the best of my ability.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Artificial IntelligenceUldum · Level 30-35

    <A feminine voice addresses you over the portable terminal.> Emergency code: 55-729. Upper cerebral cortex functions in expedition members have been compromised. Please report to your nearest terminal location, to the southeast of the Sunstone Terrace, for further analysis.

Also counted by Unearthing Uldum

Its criteria name 12 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Uldum has 101 steps, from Easy Money to The Coffer of Promise.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Uldum (101).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Uldum 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.

Unearthing UldumComplete the Uldum storylines listed below.10