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The Dark Tower

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

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Quest giver John J.Keeshan [ coords 77.73, 65.43] Shalewind Canyon ,East of Renders Valley.

Gnoll General 'Fangore' : Alcove in Galardell Valley ,standing alone in a small cave.

*You can take out the 20 gnolls required for quest 'The Shadowhide extinction' along the way*

Go North through the camp behind the quest giver. Follow the torch lined path above Stonewatch Falls. Hugging the wall continue North past a large stone Lion statue. Just past a very large tree you will come upon a lone gnoll standing on a grassy hill guarding the alcove in the valley where the cave is 'hidden'. [ coords 67.55 ,30.52 ] Make him take a dirt nap.
Kill Gen.Fangore [ health 866 ] .The key is located in a pouch hanging on a stalagmite nearby. The tower is located directly across from the cave.

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Guide to Redridge Quests:

Do these at any time:
Nida's Necklace
An Unwelcome Guest
Lake Everstill Cleanup
Wanted: Redridge Gnolls
Franks and Beans
Threat to the Kingdom (from Westfall chain)

Optional prequest: Hero's Call: Redridge or Hero's Call: Redridge
Then a long chain:
Still Assessing the Threat
Parker's Report
We Must Prepare! (available earlier)
Completing the above enables: Like a Fart in the Wind
Tuning the Gnomecoder
Canyon Romp
A gnoll drops dirt-stained scroll which allows for He Who Controls the Ettins and Saving Foreman Oslow
They've Wised Up
Yowler Must Die!
John J Keeshan
This Ain't My War
Weapons of War
Accepting this enables Render's Army and Surveying Equipment
His Heart Must Be In It
In Search of Bravo Company (I'm not sure what the exact prerequisties are)
Breaking out is hard to do
Jorgensen
Krakauer
And Last but not Least...Danforth
Return of the Bravo Company
They Drew First Blood
It's Never over

Then do these together:
Bravo Company Field Kit: Camouflage
Bravo Company Field Kit: Chloroform
Hunting the Hinters
Point of Contact: Brubaker and Unspeakable Atrocities

(Main chain Continues)
Prisoners of War
To Win a War, You Gotta Become War
Detonation
(Shadowhide Extinction now available)
The Dark Tower
The Grand Magus Doane
AHHHHH! AHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Showdown at Stonewatch
Darkblaze, Bood of the Worldbreaker
Triumphant Return

A truly epic chain!

Read all 14 on Wowhead ↗

Quest facts

LevelLevel 7-30
ZoneRedridge Mountains
LocationRedridge Mountains, Swamp of Sorrows
Quest ID26693

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(26693))

Requirements

FactionAlliance only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

WhereRedridge Mountains, Swamp of Sorrows
StorylineRedridge Mountains, step 26 of 31
Rewards5,150 XP

Description

We got lucky with some vital intelligence from the locals of this valley. Those two behind us, the Ranthals, have informed me that the gnolls in Galardell Valley are being controlled by a powerful magus in the tower of Ilgalar. The problem is that the tower is sealed by a magical force field. The first thing we need to do is get the key that will get you inside. The gnoll general, Fangore, has your ticket inside. Kill General Fangore and get the key. I'll be in touch.

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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.

Redridge Mountains Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Redridge Mountains map showing where to go for The Dark TowerTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #49 77.7 65.5

Swamp of Sorrows Objective area 1 mapped point
Swamp of Sorrows map showing where to go for The Dark TowerObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #51 55.6 6.0

Coordinates

  • Turn-inRedridge Mountains 77.7, 65.5/way #49 77.7 65.5
  • Objective areaRedridge Mountains 67.5, 29.0/way #49 67.5 29.0
  • Objective areaSwamp of Sorrows 55.6, 6.0/way #51 55.6 6.0

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 Redridge Mountains map

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

Getting there

Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Redridge Mountains:

  • Shalewind Canyon, RedridgeAlliance · at the same spot
  • Bogpaddle, Swamp of SorrowsAlliance and Horde · about 430 yards east
  • Marshtide Watch, Swamp of SorrowsAlliance · about 650 yards south-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 680 yards north-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.

Related
Experience5,150 XP
ReputationStormwind +350

Reward details

Reputation: Stormwind +350

One of the last bastions of human power, this Alliance capital is ruled by the young but wise king, Anduin Wrynn.

Reputation group: Alliance.

Other quests in Redridge Mountains that reward Stormwind reputation: Hero's Call: Redridge Mountains! (+250), Still Assessing the Threat (+350), WANTED: Redridge Gnolls (+250), Parker's Report (+75), Franks and Beans (+250), Nida's Necklace (+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

Redridge Mountains

Part 26 of 31.

Previous: Detonation · Next: The Grand Magus Doane

  1. 20Hunting the Hunters
  2. 21Point of Contact: Brubaker
  3. 22Unspeakable Atrocities
  4. 23Prisoners of War
  5. 24To Win a War, You Gotta Become War
  6. 25Detonation
  7. 26The Dark Tower
  8. 27The Grand Magus Doane
  9. 28AHHHHHHHHHHHH! AHHHHHHHHH!!!
  10. 29Showdown at Stonewatch
  11. 30Darkblaze, Brood of the Worldbreaker
  12. 31Triumphant Return

Showing steps 20 to 31 of 31.

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.

  • DetonationRedridge Mountains · Level 7-30

    Those explosives you planted were high yield, <name>. When I push this button on the Bravo Company field kit, that whole valley is gonna be consumed by a massive fireball of death. You know, I think you should do the honors. You did all the hard work, after all. Ready?

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • The Grand Magus DoaneRedridge Mountains · Level 7-30

    <The Bravo Company field kit vibrates.> Good work, kid. I've got some vital intel for you. The magus in the tower is a human named Doane. Damned traitor is working for the Blackrock orcs. I want him dead. Use the key of Ilgalar and get inside that tower.

The storyline at a glance

Redridge Mountains has 31 steps, from We Must Prepare! to Triumphant Return.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Redridge Mountains (31).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Redridge Mountains 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.