TheWoWDBJust to be CLEAR, you get to this quest objective from within the camp (don't run down and around the side of the valley or jump off the edge as I did as there's no easy way back up from the water!) From within the camp, take the small bridge (27.5, 25.1) over the valley to where you'll find a cave and the mob to kill.
Quest
The Darkness Within
A World of Warcraft quest in The Jade Forest. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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After running around for twenty minutes to a half an hour (after coming here) I decided to post about it.
The beginning to the bridge is at 27.4 25.1 it is inside the Alliance Camp pretty much across the camp from Corporal Jackson Silver who is in a shed like structure at 27.9 23.3.
Cross the bridge and the cave is obvious on the other side on the right hand side. There are two guards posted outside. You can pull them one at a time. Then go inside the cave and kill him. He has two phases and can be challenging at level 85. You may want to try to get to Halfhill and talk with Trader Jambeezi http://www.wowhead.com/npc=59583
He sells a complete set of 372 gear. I noticed someone in another comment said that that they were at ilvl 327.
There is an easy way back up. Swim toward the waterfall, you will see a small bit of land with a pavillion on it. There is a kite that will fly you back up and drop you off in the middle of the lake above the waterfall.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 10-35
ZoneThe Jade Forest
Quest ID31779
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(31779))
Requirements
FactionHorde only
Requires all ofAssault on the Airstrip, Strongarm Tactics, Choppertunity
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineThe Jade Forest, First Contact, step 8 of 8
Rewards27g 48s, 6,000 XP
Description
You didn't see Captain Doren while you were out there, did you? That sniveling Alliance leader must be in hiding somewhere. If he wasn't in that airbase, he can't be far. Search the perimeter - try searching the cave southwest of the main airfield. I want the Alliance gone from here!
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 areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #371 27.6 24.3
Coordinates
- Turn-inThe Jade Forest 27.6, 24.3
/way #371 27.6 24.3 - Objective areaThe Jade Forest 25.7, 23.6
/way #371 25.7 23.6 - Objective areaThe Jade Forest 31.6, 21.9
/way #371 31.6 21.9
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 The Jade Forest map
- Mists of Pandaria: Onward to Adventure in Pandaria about 480 yards
- Into the Mists about 690 yards
- A Test of Endurance about 800 yards
- The Rumpus about 800 yards
- The Defense of Tian Monastery about 800 yards
- Groundskeeper Wu about 980 yards
- A Proper Weapon about 980 yards
- A Strong Back about 980 yards
- A Steady Hand about 980 yards
- And a Heavy Fist about 980 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on The Jade Forest, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on The Jade Forest:
- Honeydew Village, Jade Forest
- Grookin Hill, Jade Forest
- Tian Monastery, Jade Forest
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- 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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Money27 gold48 silver
Experience6,000 XP
Storyline
The Jade Forest, First Contact
Part 8 of 8.
Previous: Unreliable Allies
- 1Seeking Zin'jun
- 2Cryin' My Eyes Out
- 3Seein' Red
- 4Assault on the Airstrip
- 5Strongarm Tactics
- 6Choppertunity
- 7Unreliable Allies
- 8The Darkness Within
Also part of: The Jade Forest (part 17 of 83).
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.
- Unreliable Allies
We originally welcomed the Alliance as friends. Several of our villagers volunteered to help them build an airstrip. Only recently, however, did it become clear to us that they were building a war base, within shouting distance of our village.
Also counted by Campaign: The Jade Forest
Its criteria name 18 quests; others include:
- Flying Colors
- Maul Gormal
- Regroup!
- The Jade Witch
- Pei-Back
- The Silkwood Road
- Swallowed Whole
- The Perfect Color
Also counted by Upjade Complete
Its criteria name 18 quests; others include:
- Flying Colors
- Maul Gormal
- Regroup!
- The Jade Witch
- Pei-Back
- The Silkwood Road
- Swallowed Whole
- The Perfect Color
The storyline at a glance
The Jade Forest, First Contact has 8 steps, from Seeking Zin'jun to The Darkness Within.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): The Jade Forest (8).
Other storylines on The Jade Forest map
- The Jade Forest, Dawn's Blossom & Tian Monastery & Nectarbreeze Village
- The Jade Forest, Greenstone Quarry & Terrace of Ten Thunders & The Jade Serpent
- The Jade Forest, Strange Bedfellows & Grookin Hill
- The Jade Forest, The White Pawn & Pearlfin Village
- The Jade Forest, Paw'don Village
- Mists of Pandaria
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 these achievements.
Campaign: The Jade ForestComplete The Jade Forest storylines listed below with a Timerunner.Upjade CompleteComplete the Jade Forest storylines listed below.10
- Campaign: The Jade Forest: its criteria name 18 quests, this one included. Greater Bronze Cache.
- Upjade Complete: its criteria name 18 quests, this one included.