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The Essence of Aku'Mai

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

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 7-30
ZoneAshenvale
LocationAshenvale, Stonetalon Mountains
Quest ID26890

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(26890))

Requirements

FactionHorde only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

WhereAshenvale, Stonetalon Mountains
StorylineAshenvale, Horde, step 26 of 42
Rewards10g 50s, 3,100 XP

Description

Within the beginning tunnels of Blackfathom Deeps, there are large sapphire clusters along the cave walls. We noticed that the naga started harvesting the crystals around the same time their weaponry greatly improved. The crystals seem to have great elemental power and, if used inappropriately, could make for a powerful component for my smithing. Will you help me, {name}? Blackfathom Deeps can be found along Zoram Strand to the north of our outpost.

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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.

Ashenvale Quest turn-in 8 mapped points
Ashenvale map showing where to go for The Essence of Aku'MaiTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #63 11.6 35.3

Stonetalon Mountains Objective area 1 mapped point
Stonetalon Mountains map showing where to go for The Essence of Aku'MaiObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #65 48.6 2.2

Coordinates

  • Turn-inAshenvale 11.6, 35.3/way #63 11.6 35.3
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Ashenvale 14.5, 11.0/way #63 14.5 11.0
  • Objective areaStonetalon Mountains 48.6, 2.2/way #65 48.6 2.2

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 Ashenvale map

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

Getting there

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Ashenvale:

  • Zoram'gar Outpost, AshenvaleHorde · about 40 yards north-west
  • Cliffwalker Post, Stonetalon MountainsHorde · about 1,100 yards south
  • The Sludgewerks, Stonetalon MountainsHorde · about 1,500 yards south

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 950 yards north

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
Money10 gold50 silver
Experience3,100 XP
ReputationOrgrimmar +250

Reward details

Reputation: Orgrimmar +250

Founded by Thrall, this Horde capital city is home to many of the proud orc clans of Durotar.

Reputation group: Horde.

Other quests in Ashenvale that reward Orgrimmar reputation: Sharptalon's Claw (+250), Ursangous' Paw (+250), Shadumbra's Head (+250), Simmer Down Now (+250), Between a Rock and a Thistlefur (+250), The Befouled Element (+25).

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

Ashenvale, Horde

Part 26 of 42.

Previous: Naga at the Zoram Strand · Next: Deep Despair

  1. 21Rain of Destruction
  2. 22All Apologies
  3. 23Dread Head Redemption
  4. 24Keep the Fires Burning
  5. 25Naga at the Zoram Strand
  6. 26The Essence of Aku'Mai
  7. 27Deep Despair
  8. 28Before You Go...
  9. 29Vorsha the Lasher
  10. 30Tweedle's Dumb
  11. 31Set Us Up the Bomb
  12. 32Breathing Room

Showing steps 21 to 32 of 42.

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.

  • Naga at the Zoram StrandAshenvale · Level 7-30

    There is evil lurking here along the coast, <race>. It is the resting place of the doomed city of Zoram, long destroyed and submerged beneath the seas. Lost, and nearly forgotten. Now, the naga have returned, and for what reason we do not know.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Deep DespairAshenvale · Level 7-30

    There is more to this naga problem than meets the eye, <class>. It appears that the issue will not be resolved by merely thinning their numbers. To humble them, a more severe impression must be made. Travel to the northern end of Zoram Strand and enter Blackfathom Deep.

Other quests with this name

This one: Horde only · Ashenvale · Level 7-30.

Also counted by Ashenvale Quests

Its criteria name 11 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Ashenvale, Horde has 42 steps, from Find Gorat! to Vortex.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Ashenvale (40), Orgrimmar (2).

Other storylines on the Ashenvale 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.

Ashenvale QuestsComplete the Ashenvale storylines listed below.10