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The Handmaiden's Tale

The Handmaiden's Tale is a Horde-only quest for level 50 in Nazjatar. It is step 6 of 9 in the Turning the Tide storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Nazjatar at 79.9, 38.9. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 8,500 experience and money.

Description

The Javelins of Suramar!

Wielded by Azshara herself, they contain immense magical power. She has always had a fondness for bestowing favors on her favorites, but I never suspected she would give one something so valuable as one of her Javelins. This foe must be formidable indeed.

Nevertheless, <name>, we cannot let this opportunity pass us. Defeat the handmaiden and retrieve the relic!

Rewards

You will receive:

Money46 gold80 silver
Experience8,500 XP
ReputationThe Unshackled +75
Top Comments

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Oceandust+39via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

I couldn't figure out how to get to the second floor of the Elun'alor Temple. Run towards Kramp't then go out the left side. You will see a staircase on your right that is attached to the other building. Go up the stairs, run down the hallway and make a left to go across a bridge. Azshara will greet you there with a message before you head over to Thalyssra.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
CurrencyAzerite750
ExperienceXP8,500
MoneyGold46g 80s
ReputationThe Unshackled+75

Reward details

Reputation: The Unshackled +75

Oppressed by the Naga, these refugees have banded together to rise up and seize their freedom.

Reputation group: Battle for Azeroth.

Other quests in Nazjatar that reward The Unshackled reputation: Stay Low, Stay Fast! (+225), Creature Study: Zanj'ir Naga (+150), The Laboratory of Mardivas (+500), Settling In (+75), Scouting the Pens (+75), What Will It Grow? (+50).

Currency: Azerite x 750

The blood of Azeroth crystalizes into chunks of Azerite, an extremely potent and powerful material.

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 mapNazjatarTurn-in marker at 79.9, 38.9, 14 mapped points
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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.

Nazjatar Quest turn-in 14 mapped points
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In-game waypoint: /way #1355 79.9 38.9

Coordinates

  • Turn-inNazjatar 79.9, 38.9/way #1355 79.9 38.9
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Nazjatar 76.6, 35.9/way #1355 76.6 35.9
  • Objective areaNazjatar 76.4, 29.9/way #1355 76.4 29.9

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 Nazjatar map

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

Getting there

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

  • Zin'Azshari, NazjatarHorde · about 30 yards north-west
  • Kelya's Grave, NazjatarAlliance and Horde · about 460 yards north-west
  • Ekka's Hideaway, NazjatarHorde · about 770 yards south-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 160 yards north-west
  • Objective areaabout 300 yards north-west

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

Turning the Tide

Part 6 of 9.

Previous: Speak with the Dead · Next: We'll Poke Their Eye Out

  1. 1To Zin-Azshari
  2. 2Making the Connection
  3. 3Terrors in the Deep
  4. 4Secrets of Telemancy
  5. 5Speak with the Dead
  6. 6The Handmaiden's Tale
  7. 7We'll Poke Their Eye Out
  8. 8The Tide Turns
  9. 9The Eternal Palace: Queen's Gambit

Also part of: Welcome to Nazjatar (part 45 of 47).

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.

  • Speak with the DeadNazjatar · Level 50

    So many souls perished beneath the waves. Too many sacrificed for her ambition. It is strange that the spirits here have not departed. I wonder if they even know they are dead? Still, their knowledge might be useful to us.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • We'll Poke Their Eye OutNazjatar · Level 50

    The Javelins were some of Suramar's finest creations before the Sundering. Their magic is ancient and potent. Perhaps strong enough to defeat Azshara's wards. Hurry back to Newhome. We must tell the others of our success here. You have done well.

The storyline at a glance

Turning the Tide has 9 steps, from To Zin-Azshari to The Eternal Palace: Queen's Gambit.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Nazjatar (9).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Nazjatar 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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