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The Pale Threat (Alliance)

The Pale Threat is an Alliance-only quest for level 35-40 in Nagrand. It is step 11 of 13 in The Throne of the Elements storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Nagrand at 55.5, 55.9. It rewards 5,450 experience and money.

Description

If we are to succeed in stopping Cho'gall from destroying the naaru, we will need to fight our way through the Underpale; a dark, winding cavern infested with the Pale.

The Pale are fallen orcs that despise all that is good and holy. The longer they are left to their devices beneath the ground, the further their dark plots progress.

Make your way into the Underpale, slay the vile creatures within and take out their leader, Greyseer.

Rewards

Money16 gold98 silver
Experience5,450 XP
Top Comments

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

1
celixi+128via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

The quest marker on the minimap isn't very clear. For those of you who are lost trying to find Greyseer, just follow these directions:

First look for the main cave entrance located at coords 55,64. This is the same cave which the vision of Cho'gall and Gul'dan is shown earlier at throne. Enter the cave.

Once inside the cave, hug the left wall and find an small opening which leads to a long tunnel. This is found at coordinates 56.4, 62. Follow the tunnel in and you should see Greyseer whispering you and spot Pale Shades. As you proceed through tunnel through some spider webs you will see Greyseer.

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1239045+7via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

The way into Oshu'gun begins east of Oshu'gun in Shadowfall Canyon. There are 2 entrances into Shadowfall Canyon (marked on the map - mouse over dots for coordinates). If you enter @ 55,63, you will find a second cave entrance inside Shadowfall Canyon on the left hand wall a short distance in, called the Underpale.

Once inside, follow your minimap, as the terrain is visually confusing.

* Note: Two screenshots were added showing one of the entrances to Shadowfall Canyon as well as the entrance to the Underpale. (Right click links and open in new tab / window to see them).

[Edit: added links to screenshots]nfusing.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP5,450
MoneyGold16g 98s
Where it comes from
Turn-in mapOshu'gun
Turn-in mapNagrandTurn-in marker at 55.5, 55.9, 13 mapped points
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.

Oshu'gun Quest turn-in
Nagrand Quest turn-in 13 mapped points
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In-game waypoint: /way #550 55.5 55.9

Coordinates

  • Turn-inNagrand 55.5, 55.9/way #550 55.5 55.9
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Nagrand 57.6, 62.2/way #550 57.6 62.2

Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.

Getting there

Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Oshu'gun:

  • Nivek's Overlook, NagrandAlliance and Horde · about 550 yards south
  • Telaari Station, NagrandAlliance · about 700 yards east
  • Yrel's Watch, NagrandAlliance · about 1,000 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 140 yards north-east
  • Objective areaabout 100 yards east
  • Objective areaabout 360 yards east (on the Nagrand 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

The Throne of the Elements

Part 11 of 13.

Previous: Dark Binding · Next: The Fate of Gordawg

  1. 1Nobundo Sends Word
  2. 2Called to the Throne
  3. 3Elemental Attunement
  4. 4An Old Friend
  5. 5A Rare Bloom
  6. 6Guise of the Deceiver
  7. 7The Debt We Share
  8. 8The Ritual of Binding
  9. 9The Call of Oshu'gun
  10. 10Dark Binding
  11. 11The Pale Threat
  12. 12The Fate of Gordawg
  13. 13The Dark Heart of Oshu'gun

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.

  • Dark BindingNagrand · Level 35-40

    Even as we speak, the pale are enslaving an army of elementals in Shadowfall Canyon. Many have already been enslaved and if we do not lend our aid, more will follow. Go to Shadowfall Canyon and set free the elemental spirits which are not yet fully enthralled by the pale.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • The Fate of GordawgNagrand · Level 35-40

    Looming monstrously between us and the inner chamber is the great fury we have sought to return to the Throne of Elements. Gordawg stands before us enthralled; a slave to Cho'gall. My heart is heavy with grief to see such a great creature mindless and enslaved by evil.

Other quests with this name

This one: Alliance only · Nagrand · Level 35-40.

The storyline at a glance

The Throne of the Elements has 13 steps, from Nobundo Sends Word to The Dark Heart of Oshu'gun.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Nagrand (13).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

  • Nagrandeur Complete the Nagrand storylines listed below.

Other storylines on the Nagrand 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.

Other versions of this quest

2 quests carry the name The Pale Threat. They differ in the faction shown here.

QuestFactionID
The Pale Threat (this page)Alliance35397
The Pale ThreatHorde35145
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