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The Defense of Karabor

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

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716334+62via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Between the many known bugs and the ridiculous amount of mobs attacking you the second you rez, this has to be one of the worst quests in WoD if not the whole game. Yet another example of the rush to have the expansion released in time for Christmas and issues being given the "It'll be fine- we'll nerf it in the first patch and by then we'll have the money in our account" attitude we've come to expect. This should be posted as a group quest or have some assistance for classes/players that arent coming in with full raid gear from the previous expansion.

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1024038+59via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

I died just after killing the boss at the end. LOL. Came alive while instructions were given to use the Fey Dragon. Never even saw a Fey Dragon so I hearthed back to my Garrison as that is where quest says to meet. Could see the yellow question mark but no one to turn into. Looked here to see that it has been bugged and seemed to require a death (which I did already, must I really again?) So I saw the turn in maybe at Embari Village. Flew there and turned in the quest! Hope this helps.

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jewels37+48via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

i completed this quest with no issues. however, i didn't realise till i hearthed back to my garrison and found a quest mark and no yrel, that i was supposed to take the dragon back. i looked for her and couldn't find her. if you go to Embarri Village she stands just northeast of the flight path. hope this helps!

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 10-40
LocationShadowmoon Valley, Lunarfall
Quest ID33256

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(33256))

Requirements

FactionAlliance only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

WhereShadowmoon Valley, Lunarfall
StorylineThe Light of Karabor, step 3 of 11

Description

Defend Karabor from the Iron Horde. At the end of the northern courtyard is Arnokk the Burner. He guards the entrance to the harbor behind Karabor, where the main Iron Horde army is waiting. Once we've taken care of him, we'll need to deal with the Iron Horde leader, Commander Vorka.

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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.

Shadowmoon Valley Quest turn-in 14 mapped points
Shadowmoon Valley map showing where to go for The Defense of KaraborTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #539 46.3 38.1

Lunarfall Quest turn-in no plotted point

Coordinates

  • Turn-inShadowmoon Valley 46.3, 38.1/way #539 46.3 38.1
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Shadowmoon Valley 78.4, 40.4/way #539 78.4 40.4
  • Objective areaShadowmoon Valley 76.5, 36.9/way #539 76.5 36.9

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 Shadowmoon Valley map

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

Getting there

Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Shadowmoon Valley:

  • Embaari Village, Shadowmoon ValleyAlliance · about 60 yards south-west
  • Exile's Rise, Shadowmoon ValleyAlliance and Horde · about 570 yards north
  • Twilight Glade, Shadowmoon ValleyAlliance · about 850 yards south-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 2,200 yards east
  • Objective areaabout 2,000 yards east

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:

Money50 gold94 silver
Experience8,200 XP
ReputationCouncil of Exarchs +250

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeLeather Head
Item level40
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor10
Stats+8 Agility or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +9 Critical Strike, +8 Haste
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for45 gold60 silver
TypeCloth Head
Item level40
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor6
Stats+8 Intellect, +13 Stamina, +9 Haste, +8 Mastery
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for45 gold60 silver
TypePlate Head
Item level40
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor21
Stats+8 Strength or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +9 Haste
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for42 gold45 silver
TypeMail Head
Item level40
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor14
Stats+8 Agility or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Haste
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for46 gold42 silver

Reputation: Council of Exarchs +250

Under the leadership of five powerful exarchs, the draenei of Draenor have prospered in a savage world.

Reputation group: Warlords of Draenor.

Other quests in Shadowmoon Valley that reward Council of Exarchs reputation: The Fate of Karabor (+250), Think of the Children! (+250), Into Twilight (+75), A Hero's Welcome (+250), The Clarity Elixir (+250), A Grandmother's Remedy (+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

The Light of Karabor

Part 3 of 11.

Previous: The Righteous March · Next: Darkest Night

  1. 1Darkness Falls
  2. 2The Righteous March
  3. 3The Defense of Karabor
  4. 4Darkest Night
  5. 5On the Offensive
  6. 6Into Anguish
  7. 7The Dark Side of the Moon
  8. 8The Dark Side of the Moon
  9. 9Harbingers of the Void
  10. 10The Great Salvation
  11. 11Across the Stars

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 Righteous MarchShadowmoon Valley · Level 10-40

    The Iron Horde have overtaken Karabor. If we don't act now, we will lose the city. Exarch Akama and the last of our forces are trapped within the city, but your garrison forces are still outside the temple, awaiting your orders. Come and fly with me. We will meet your forces on the field.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Darkest NightShadowmoon Valley · Level 10-40

    This keystone will grant its bearer entry into Anguish Fortress. Take it and meet Prophet Velen outside the Shadowmoon fortress. He intends to face Ner'zhul head-on.

Also counted by As I Walk Through the Valley of the Shadow of Moon

Its criteria name 8 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

The Light of Karabor has 11 steps, from Darkness Falls to Across the Stars.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Shadowmoon Valley (11).

Other storylines on the Shadowmoon Valley 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.