Quest

The Dead of Night

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

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Acetylcholine2018-12-11T20:40:52-06:00+159via Wowhead

Geeze what a buggy quest.
Make sure you don't kill the adds too far away from Nathanos, and make sure you let Tyrande aggro onto Nathanos first before you attack. Otherwise the quest will bug out and you'll be forced to abandon.

19442762018-12-13T17:09:08-06:00+12via Wowhead

I logged out and back in and it did not help, ended up abandoning and restarting a few times
Whenever i stood in front of Nathanos i think i scared Tyande off and she bugged out
I eventually took out the ranged mobs first and drew the melee back behind Nathanos so Tyrande could agro onto him.
Happy days

JavanHale2018-12-11T20:25:03-06:00+11via Wowhead

I've never found surviving something so confusing...

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 50

ZoneDarkshore

Quest ID54049

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(54049))

Requirements

FactionHorde only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

Description

This is the crux of the Dark Lady's plan for Darkshore. We will raise new champions for the Forsaken and the Horde on this very spot. Guard the val'kyr. We cannot allow anything or anyone to interrupt them.

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.

Coordinates

Turn-inDarkshore 54.6, 20.8/way #1333 54.6 20.8
Objective area (centre of the marked area)Darkshore 47.8, 21.9/way #1333 47.8 21.9
Objective areaDarkshore 47.9, 21.2/way #1333 47.9 21.2

Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.

Getting there

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 210 yards west
Objective areaabout 210 yards west
Objective areaabout 200 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.

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Money46 gold80 silver

Experience6,800 XP

The Day the Port Fell

The Day the Stoneheads Came

The Dead and the Damned

The Deadliest of Poisons

Storyline

In Darkest Night

Part 8 of 11.

Previous: Where Hope Dies · Next: Aftermath

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.

Where Hope DiesDarkshore · Level 50
We must carry out the Dark Lady's orders before we are overrun by these newly-invigorated elves. There is one night elf in particular that we seek. You may remember her from our last venture into Darkshore. Lucky for you, she is already dead...

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

AftermathDarkshore · Level 50
We all have our reasons for accepting the val'kyr's gift. But now is not the time for those discussions. Sylvanas has been dealt a heavy blow today with the loss of Brynja. We will have no time to rest before the Alliance descends on this place. Nathanos has summoned you.

The storyline at a glance

In Darkest Night has 11 steps, from Trouble in Darkshore to Warfront: The Battle for Darkshore.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Darkshore (9), Dazar'alor (2).

Other storylines on the Dazar'alor map

Allies of the Horde: Zandalari17 steps, starts with A Royal Occasion
Unrest in Zuldazar81 steps, starts with Battle for Azeroth: Mission Statement
The Battle for Stromgarde6 steps, starts with To the Front
Mission from the Warchief7 steps, starts with The War Campaign
Crucible of Storms22 steps, starts with The Azsharan Medallion
Tools of the Trade: The Ub3r-Spanner8 steps, starts with It's Scrap Work...

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.