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The Deadtalker Cipher

The Deadtalker Cipher is a quest for level 25-35 in Townlong Steppes. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 4,800 experience and money. Completing it counts toward 1 achievement.

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Description

We need to understand what went wrong with the Deadtalkers.

For so many years, the Deadtalkers were simply responsible for maintaining the burial grounds and holding funerals for fallen warriors.

From a recent raid, we've recovered a tablet from the grounds that is clearly written using a cipher, but it isn't one we've encountered before. If you can gather a ciphered scroll from one of the Deadtalkers, we can begin to put together the cypher and understand what's happened.

Rewards

You will receive:

Money13 gold74 silver
Experience4,800 XP
ReputationShado-Pan +250
Top Comments

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combatboots7+39via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

For anyone still working on this one for Know Your Role, here's what I just did:


  2. Pick up the quest.

  4. Head to the Deadtalker's Plateau, and kill away. Don't worry about taking damage at this point, and don't auto-loot the corpses.

  6. Find, but don't pick up the Ciphered Scroll.

  8. Abandon the quest, fly to Master Snowdrift at Shadow-Pan Garrison and pick the quest up again. Then fly back to the corpse with the Ciphered Scroll.

  10. Loot, turn in, get achievement credit.

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BadSoldier1992+22via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

I haven't seen this daily in AGES on my server, started to farm for the title a month ago after i got aware of it. Challenge mode wassn't as hard as expected, but now i'm stuck with RNG. Anyone has any ideas of an easier way or just any other way to get this daily done?

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
CurrencyLesser Charm of Good Fortune2
ExperienceXP4,800
MoneyGold13g 74s
ReputationShado-Pan+250

Reward details

Reputation: Shado-Pan +250

The shadowy protectors of Pandaria's temples, the Shado-Pan are wrought with mystery.

Reputation group: Mists of Pandaria.

Other quests in Townlong Steppes that reward Shado-Pan reputation: My Husband... (+25), First Assault (+100), Running Rampant (+75), Perfect Pitch (+75), Seeing Red (+100), Pitching In (+75).

Currency: Lesser Charm of Good Fortune x 2

Possession of the Lesser Charms of Good Fortune will result in great happiness and the eventual conversion into Warforged Seals, which allow players to risk a coin to receive a bonus reward from raid encounters.

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.

Quest Line

Where this quest fits

Other daily quests in Townlong Steppes

Also counted by Know Your Role

Its criteria name 7 quests; others include:

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.

Know Your RoleComplete each of the Shado-Pan Blackguard daily quests without taking any damage from monsters.10
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The Deadliest of Poisons
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