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The First Riddle: Mercy

The First Riddle: Mercy is a quest for level 15-35. It is step 34 of 43 in the Operation Shieldwall storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Krasarang Wilds at 88.9, 31.7. It rewards 4,800 experience and money.

Description

So, you wake up the Monkey King for a mallet hmmm? Answer first, these riddles three, and then the mallet you shall see.

First riddle!

"Softly singing a song of pain

There is a creature tortured and lame.

Way down south and beyond the wall,

It hides from its wikket masters' call.

Seek out the creature sad and somber,

And free it from its untamed amber."

Bring me the untamed amber.

Rewards

You will receive:

Money13 gold74 silver
Experience4,800 XP

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Check whether you have already completed it in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(32332))

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
CurrencyOperation: Shieldwall75,000
ExperienceXP4,800
MoneyGold13g 74s

Reward details

Currency: Operation: Shieldwall x 75,000

Grants Reputation with Operation: Shieldwall.

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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapKrasarang WildsTurn-in marker at 88.9, 31.7, 1 mapped point
Objective areaDread Wastes1 mapped point
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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.

Krasarang Wilds Quest turn-in 1 mapped point
Krasarang Wilds map showing where to go for The First Riddle: MercyTurn-in

In-game waypoint: /way #418 88.9 31.7

Dread Wastes Objective area 1 mapped point
Dread Wastes map showing where to go for The First Riddle: MercyObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #422 65.9 71.8

Coordinates

  • Turn-inKrasarang Wilds 88.9, 31.7/way #418 88.9 31.7
  • Objective areaDread Wastes 65.9, 71.8/way #422 65.9 71.8

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 Krasarang Wilds map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Krasarang Wilds:

  • Lion's Landing, Krasarang WildsAlliance · about 100 yards south
  • Zhu's Watch, Krasarang WildsAlliance and Horde · about 920 yards north-west
  • Paw'Don Village, Jade ForestAlliance · about 960 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 3,800 yards west (on the Dread Wastes map)

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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Operation Shieldwall

Part 34 of 43.

Previous: The Monkey King · Next: The Second Riddle: Fellowship

  1. 29Cashing Out
  2. 30Nowhere to Run
  3. 31What Had To Be Done
  4. 32The Harmonic Mallet
  5. 33The Monkey King
  6. 34The First Riddle: Mercy
  7. 35The Second Riddle: Fellowship
  8. 36The Third Riddle: Strength
  9. 37The Greatest Prank
  10. 38The Handle
  11. 39The Head
  12. 40The Harmonic Ointment

Showing steps 29 to 40 of 43.

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 Monkey KingLevel 15-35

    Ever since the Horde captured the Divine Bell I have been searching for a means to counter its power. My research got as far as this tomb. I am going inside. If you follow me, I will share the rest as we go. If we get separated, meet me back here at the entrance to the tomb.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • The Second Riddle: FellowshipLevel 15-35

    You want to stop the Divine Bell? We need the mallet first. You want the mallet? We need to be friends first. You want to be friends? We need a Metal brew first. You want a Metal brew? You need to go to the Shrine of Fellowship first. You want to go to the Shrine of Fellowship? Great!

Quests that require this one

The storyline at a glance

Operation Shieldwall has 43 steps, from Meet the Scout to The Silence.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Kun-Lai Summit (14), Krasarang Wilds (12), Dalaran (8), Deeprun Tram (3).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Krasarang Wilds 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.

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