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The Fourth Horseman

The Fourth Horseman is a quest for level 45. It is step 1 of 2 in The Four Horsemen III storyline, the opening step. It rewards 1 reward item, 9,200 experience and money. Completing it counts toward 6 achievements.

Description

The Lich King demands too much! Tirion Fordring deserves more than a life of anguish and undeath!

Know this, Deathlord... I will obey your will, but there will be no redemption for what we are about to do.

The Silver Hand will never hand Tirion to us. The path to the Fourth Horseman will be soaked in righteous blood!

Blood that will stain our hands forever.

Your will be done, Deathlord. I will begin the preparations to invade Light's Hope. If this is what it takes to save our world, so be it!

Rewards

You will receive:

Money60 gold66 silver
Experience9,200 XP
Top Comments

The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.

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lizzoi+133via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

When the scenario ends, you are returned to the Ebon Hold. You still have to raise the fourth horseman, who is the dead guy on the ground where you are ported to - just click on him and the quest will be completed once he is raised. I didnt see him when i arrived back at the Ebon Hold and in my confusion, I went all the way back to Lights Hope Chapel and re-did the Scenario before i realised - deerrrr

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Frenzey+121via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

The Lich King played it so well here.

Some wonder the point of possibly starting a civil war between Death Knights and Paladins when Darion could have accepted the role if asked anyway. But two things of importance happened here:

Spoiler1.) The Lich King tested Darion Mograine and his loyalty. Darion's commitment was strong already, but would he - *could* he - actually attack his former brothers-in-arms, forsaking all he once stood for, if he was forced to pick a side? If the answer was no, the Lich King could not trust him or the Ebon Blade if possible conflict with the Silver Hand became unavoidable in the future. But the answer is yes he would, and Darion put these questions to rest with absolute certainty.

2.) The Lich King is thinking long-term. He is establishing his presence in the new world order, regardless of the outcome of the Legion invasion. While still not considered a "world threat" and proving useful in aiding against the Legion and protecting Azeroth, Bolvar/LK may be incrementally consolidating his power (the re-establishment of the Four Horsemen, using the Ebon Blade, etc). Whether that power is for altruistic purposes, self-defense or a larger plan is yet to be seen, and should be interesting to watch unfold in the future...

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
CurrencyOrder Resources5,000
ExperienceXP9,200
MoneyGold60g 66s

Reward details

Items you receive

TypeConsumable
Item level1
BindingBinds when picked up
Sells to vendors for50 gold

Currency: Order Resources x 5,000

Used to recruit troops, run missions, and research upgrades for your order hall.

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 mapAcherus: The Ebon Hold
Objective areaEastern Plaguelands5 mapped points
Objective areaLight's Hope Chapel
World Map

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.

Acherus: The Ebon Hold Quest turn-in
Eastern Plaguelands Objective area 5 mapped points
Eastern Plaguelands map showing where to go for The Fourth HorsemanObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #23 71.3 48.1

Light's Hope Chapel Objective area

Coordinates

  • Objective areaEastern Plaguelands 71.3, 48.1/way #23 71.3 48.1
  • Objective areaEastern Plaguelands 75.9, 52.0/way #23 75.9 52.0
  • Objective areaEastern Plaguelands 77.7, 47.1/way #23 77.7 47.1
  • Objective areaEastern Plaguelands 78.8, 45.3/way #23 78.8 45.3
  • Objective areaEastern Plaguelands 77.7, 50.5/way #23 77.7 50.5

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 Acherus: The Ebon Hold map

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Acherus: The Ebon Hold, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Acherus: The Ebon Hold:

  • Acherus: The Ebon HoldAlliance and Horde · about 20 yards north-west
  • Aalgen Point, Broken ShoreAlliance and Horde · about 1,100 yards west
  • Deliverance Point, Broken ShoreAlliance and Horde · about 2,000 yards west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 110 yards south-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.

Quest Line

Storyline

The Four Horsemen III

Part 1 of 2.

Next: Champion: Darion Mograine

  1. 1The Fourth Horseman
  2. 2Champion: Darion Mograine

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Where this quest fits

Before this quest

Taken from the quest's prerequisites.

  • Maw of Souls: Maul of the DeadLevel 45

    All of the necessary components have been gathered together. Soon, the unholy steeds of the damned will trample the armies of the Burning Legion. However, our work is not quite done. One item yet remains beyond our grasp...

  • Aggregates of AnguishLevel 45

    Our preparations for conjuring the Steeds of the Damned are nearly complete. Salanar the Horseman has given us a list of the remaining components. The ritual of conjuring requires five unholy essences known as the Aggregates of Anguish.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

Quests that require this one

Also counted by A Classy Outfit

Its criteria name 24 quests; others include:

Also counted by A Glorious Campaign

Its criteria name 12 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

The Four Horsemen III has 2 steps, from The Fourth Horseman to Champion: Darion Mograine.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Acherus: The Ebon Hold (1), Acherus: The Ebon Hold (1).

Other storylines on the Acherus: The Ebon Hold 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 these achievements.

A Classy OutfitEarn all 8 pieces of your Class Hall Armor Set.10A Glorious CampaignComplete your class Order Campaign.10A Heroic CampaignComplete three different class Order Campaigns.20A Legendary CampaignComplete 12 class order campaigns.An Epic CampaignComplete five different class Order Campaigns.30The Deathlord's CampaignComplete the Death Knight class Order Campaign.Decor Reward: Ebon Blade Weapon Rack5
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