TheWoWDBWhy. The hell. Do we give this item to her? Especially as a Horde player. She effectively caused the death of one of the most beloved Horde leaders ever. That's common knowledge at this point. I understand needing her help to rid the zone of the Animus threat, but there's absolutely no reason to give her the stone at the end of it all.
I hope they explain this plot-hole. It certainly ended an awesome questing experience on a "wtf" note for me.
Quest
The Doomstone
A World of Warcraft quest in Thousand Needles. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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So apparently we give over 3 powerful tauren artifacts and a dark evil powerful weapon called the "Doomstone" to an evil tauren witch that murdered Cairne Bloodhoof and countless tauren in Thunder Bluff, and ya know...probably plans on destroying and reeking havoc on the world...
As long as I get my 1g 30s...
U recive an item in bag, elemental nullifier, that u have to use on Amimus before u can attack him :P
Took me a while before i understood that :)
Quest facts
LevelLevel 15-30
ZoneThousand Needles
Quest ID28159
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(28159))
What to do
StorylineThousand Needles, step 105 of 107
RewardsDupe's Bracers, 
Dirty Work Greaves, 
Bracers of Safe Keeping, 21g, 5,150 XP
Dupe's Bracers, Dirty Work Greaves, Bracers of Safe Keeping, 21g, 5,150 XPDescription
At the core of Animus is an artifact known as the Doomstone. One of its properties is an ability to absorb a great deal of energy. This is how the cultists are trying to set off the explosion... by overloading the stone and amplifying the power through the elemental. Bring me the Doomstone. For safe keeping, of course.
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #64 50.2 62.6
Coordinates
- Turn-inThousand Needles 50.2, 62.6
/way #64 50.2 62.6 - Objective areaThousand Needles 54.9, 63.1
/way #64 54.9 63.1
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 Thousand Needles map
- The Power of Thousands about 620 yards
- The Crone's Wrath about 1,060 yards
- Snakes and Stones about 1,060 yards
- Breaking Chains about 1,060 yards
- Battle Pet Tamers: Kalimdor about 1,180 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Thousand Needles, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Thousand Needles:
- Fizzle & Pozzik's Speedbarge, Thousand Needles
- Mudsprocket, Dustwallow Marsh
- Gadgetzan, Tanaris
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- 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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Choose one of these rewards:
Money21 gold
Experience5,150 XP
Other quests on the Thousand Needles map
Reward details
Pick one of these
TypePlate Wrist
Item level24
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor11
Stats+4 Strength or Intellect, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for8 gold76 silver
TypeMail Legs
Item level24
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor13
Stats+7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +8 Haste
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for17 gold37 silver
TypeCloth Wrist
Item level24
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor3
Stats+4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +4 Haste
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for9 gold34 silver
TypeLeather Head
Item level24
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor8
Stats+7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +8 Haste
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for13 gold95 silver
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
Thousand Needles
Part 105 of 107.
Previous: Unbound · Next: Spread the Word
- 96Something to Wear
- 97Break Them Out
- 98Behind You!
- 99Codemaster's Code
- 100The Elder Crone
- 101To the Withering
- 102To the Withering
- 103Four Twilight Elements
- 104Unbound
- 105The Doomstone
- 106Spread the Word
- 107Spread the Word
Showing steps 96 to 107 of 107.
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.
- Unbound
There are two very powerful elementals that the Twilight's Hammer have bound. They are using the bound Fury and Vortex to infuse Animus with a great deal of power. When Animus has absorbed enough of their power, he will explode.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Spread the Word
For rendering me faithful service, I grant you your life. Take it and be gone from my sight. Let your people know of all that has transpired. And <name>, if we ever cross paths again, you will die.
The storyline at a glance
Thousand Needles has 107 steps, from The Grimtotem are Coming to Spread the Word.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Thousand Needles (106), Feralas (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Thousand Needles map
- The Elemental Lords IV
- Battle Pet Tamers
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.