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The Long Vigil

The Long Vigil is a quest for level 80 in The Maw. It is step 7 of 12 in the Paths Forward storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in The Maw at 26.9, 37.9. It rewards 11,750 experience and money.

Description

If you and Arator desire something of me, it will have to wait. There are souls here that require my attention, assuming your bumbling hasn't driven them off.

I've managed to track four souls that fell into the Maw without proper judgment. Correct your mistakes and help me to retrieve them, and perhaps I will find time for a chat.

Rewards

Money30 gold98 silver
Experience11,750 XP

Stuck on this quest?

  • Turn in at The Maw 26.9, 37.9 /way #1543 26.9 37.9
  • Named in the quest text: Arator.

Known issues

Top Comments

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

1
PinkWolf+39via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Here's my 2 cents:

Stalwart Soul: He could be Cairne Bloodhoof or just a random Tauren that died during the fourth war. Although Cairne seems to be a stretch since he died LONG before the events of Shadowlands so technically he can't be in the Maw.

Plagued Soul: Honestly could be any horde member here. If memory serves the souls trapped in the Maw are only the ones that died since the beginning of Shadowlands, when Denathrius bargained with the Jailer, so no Blood elfs souls being betrayed by Sylvannas killing them at Arthas's whim.

Betrayed Soul: He's definitely Thomas Zelling. He was executed by Sylvannas in the "A Display of Power" quest, for aiding Baine returning Derek Proudmoore, her brother, to Jaina.

Smoldering Soul: This could either be Delaryn Summermoon, the Night Elf from the Burning of Teldrassil Warbringers cinematic ( though the voice actors differ), or just a random Teldrassil citizen that died that day.

No idea on the Familiar Soul, Lirath's soul can't be in the Maw and Nathanos is alive hiding behind a rock 10 feet behind Sylvannas.

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Top Comments

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

1
PinkWolf+39via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Here's my 2 cents:

Stalwart Soul: He could be Cairne Bloodhoof or just a random Tauren that died during the fourth war. Although Cairne seems to be a stretch since he died LONG before the events of Shadowlands so technically he can't be in the Maw.

Plagued Soul: Honestly could be any horde member here. If memory serves the souls trapped in the Maw are only the ones that died since the beginning of Shadowlands, when Denathrius bargained with the Jailer, so no Blood elfs souls being betrayed by Sylvannas killing them at Arthas's whim.

Betrayed Soul: He's definitely Thomas Zelling. He was executed by Sylvannas in the "A Display of Power" quest, for aiding Baine returning Derek Proudmoore, her brother, to Jaina.

Smoldering Soul: This could either be Delaryn Summermoon, the Night Elf from the Burning of Teldrassil Warbringers cinematic ( though the voice actors differ), or just a random Teldrassil citizen that died that day.

No idea on the Familiar Soul, Lirath's soul can't be in the Maw and Nathanos is alive hiding behind a rock 10 feet behind Sylvannas.

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ParameterSoup+31via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Fairly sure that the 'Betrayed Soul' is meant to be Thomas Zelling from the BFA campaign. He mentions being killed on Sylvanas' orders and her twisting Derek (probably referring to Derek Proudmoore whose corpse you look for, and reanimate, in an attempt to pressure Jaina) which all seem to align with what happens to him during that story. Think the 'Familiar Soul' who shows up at the end might be Nathanos Blightcaller - or what remains of him. Some part of him was probably spent in the soulforges, so it's just a wisp that seems to follow Sylvanas around and fade in and out of existence.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP11,750
MoneyGold30g 98s
Where it comes from
Turn-in mapThe MawTurn-in marker at 26.9, 37.9, 6 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.

The Maw Quest turn-in 6 mapped points
The Maw map showing where to go for The Long VigilTurn-inTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #1543 26.9 37.9

Coordinates

  • Turn-inThe Maw 26.9, 37.9/way #1543 26.9 37.9
  • Turn-inThe Maw 30.6, 18.7/way #1543 30.6 18.7
  • Objective areaThe Maw 34.8, 18.5/way #1543 34.8 18.5
  • Objective areaThe Maw 28.1, 24.4/way #1543 28.1 24.4
  • Objective areaThe Maw 20.8, 29.8/way #1543 20.8 29.8
  • Objective areaThe Maw 25.4, 30.8/way #1543 25.4 30.8

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 Maw map

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

Getting there

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

  • Progenitor ConsoleAlliance and Horde · about 760 yards east
  • Ve'nari's RefugeAlliance and Horde · about 860 yards east
  • Keeper's RespiteAlliance and Horde · about 2,300 yards south-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 630 yards north-east
  • Objective areaabout 380 yards north
  • Objective areaabout 340 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

Paths Forward

Part 7 of 12.

Previous: Mad Space · Next: Preludes and Preparations

  1. 1Excising the Incursion
  2. 2To Cleanse Shadow's Stain
  3. 3Distant Echoes
  4. 4Chaos Control
  5. 5Mad Space
  6. 7The Long Vigil
  7. 8Preludes and Preparations
  8. 9Repent of the Highborne
  9. 10Determination
  10. 11Returning to Life
  11. 12The Eleventh Hour

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.

  • Mad SpaceThe Maw · Level 80

    It doesn't matter how many of these void monstrosities we kill. We have to deal with the source, or they'll just keep coming. Traveling across the rift is not an easy feat in the best of times.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Preludes and PreparationsThe Maw · Level 80

    As you are no doubt aware, ferrying souls beyond the bounds of the Maw is no easy task. This is not a place from whence souls are meant to ascend. Our resources are limited, but I have devised a way to ensure the relative safety of the souls I retrieve--though I will require materials.

The storyline at a glance

Paths Forward has 12 steps, from Excising the Incursion to The Eleventh Hour.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): The Maw (10), Tazavesh (1), Dornogal (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on The Maw 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.

Related
The Lodestone
The Lonesome Watcher
The Long Awake
The Long Knives
The Long Way Around
The Longest Vigil
The Looming Cinder
The Looming Dark
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