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The Lay of the Beast

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

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Aerynsun8449+29via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Ok, what exactly are we suppose to do to "scout" the Devouring Citadel? I sat at the marker for roughly 5 minutes. Nothing happened, nothing changed. I traveled around, nothing happened nothing changed. I don't have a quest item to use to scout the area. Someone stated the 2nd location is up above... well, how do you complete the first location?

There should be more information in the quest dialog as to what we're suppose to do. If it wasn't for the fact this is a campaign quest, I'd abandon it and move on. But. . .

Edit: I just need to open my eyes. There are abilities on my primary bar while directing Ciphus. Ability 1 is Scry, which when I pressed that, completed the first location. Duh. Sometimes I feel like a clone.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 88-90
ZoneVoidstorm
Quest ID90571

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(90571))

What to do

StorylineDawn of Reckoning, step 3 of 16
Rewards33g 50s, 12,850 XP

Description

Your friend's scheme to blow up the Nexus-Point was adorable. You all looked so determined, I didn't have the heart to tell you how simple the solution really is. The Mantle of Predation will allow you to enter the Nexus-Points and weaken the storm. Alas, it's claiming the Mantle that will truly test you. Borrow my pet--see through his eyes. I'll show you who you'll steal the Mantle from.

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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.

Voidstorm Quest turn-in 5 mapped points
Voidstorm map showing where to go for The Lay of the BeastTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #2405 51.0 67.9

Coordinates

  • Turn-inVoidstorm 51.0, 67.9/way #2405 51.0 67.9
  • Objective areaVoidstorm 51.0, 68.0/way #2405 51.0 68.0
  • Objective areaVoidstorm 47.5, 61.5/way #2405 47.5 61.5
  • Objective areaVoidstorm 49.3, 59.0/way #2405 49.3 59.0
  • Objective areaVoidstorm 51.4, 55.9/way #2405 51.4 55.9

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 Voidstorm map

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

Getting there

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

  • Howling Ridge, VoidstormAlliance and Horde · about 90 yards south
  • Locus Point, VoidstormAlliance and Horde · about 980 yards south-west
  • The Ingress, VoidstormAlliance and Horde · about 1,600 yards north-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 560 yards north-west
  • Objective areaabout 630 yards north
  • Objective areaabout 810 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
Money33 gold50 silver
Experience12,850 XP

Storyline

Dawn of Reckoning

Part 3 of 16.

Previous: Domus Penumbra · Next: Edge of the Abyss

  1. 1Friend or Fiend
  2. 2Domus Penumbra
  3. 3The Lay of the Beast
  4. 4Edge of the Abyss
  5. 5The Harvest
  6. 6Face the Tide
  7. 7Lady of the Pit
  8. 8Hollow Hunger
  9. 9All Become Prey
  10. 10Vanished in the Void
  11. 11The Mantle of Predation
  12. 12Abyssus, Abyssum

Showing steps 1 to 12 of 16.

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.

  • Domus PenumbraVoidstorm · Level 88-90

    It seems we all wish to stop the Voidstorm. Common ground--a rare thing here. I'll even tell you how to do it, and all I ask in return is for you to let me enjoy the show. But you must be tired. Show yourself around, and help yourself to the amenities. Then we will continue our discussion.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Edge of the AbyssVoidstorm · Level 88-90

    I don't trust Decimus any more than the rest of the beasts here. I do trust that they only serve themself. Seems having Xal'atath as a master isn't to their taste. We can turn one foe against another. Even Lothraxion would agree if he weren't so stubborn.

The storyline at a glance

Dawn of Reckoning has 16 steps, from Friend or Fiend to The Last Push.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Voidstorm (14), Silvermoon City (2).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Voidstorm 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.