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The Plagued Coast

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

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For those of you without coordinates, It's the very top north west of Ghostlands, on the island, Goldenmist Village, and then the murlocs are along the entire western coast of the island.

Map Here: http://www.wowhead.com/?zone=3433

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 1-30
ZoneGhostlands
Quest ID9149

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(9149))

Requirements

FactionHorde only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineGhostlands, step 23 of 41
RewardsSwim Speed Potion, Renzithen's Dusty Cloak, 10g 50s, 4,100 XP

Description

To find a cure for the plague we need to understand how it affects different creatures, from the most complex life forms to the lowliest subspecies. I've come here to study the murlocs since, like us, they've retained free will in undeath. What makes these lowly mongrels so special? I need to find out, {name}! Travel northwest and bring me their spines so that I may study the accumulation of plague in their marrow. Who knows what secrets their little bones hold?

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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.

Ghostlands Quest turn-in 12 mapped points
Ghostlands map showing where to go for The Plagued CoastTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #95 47.7 34.8

Coordinates

  • Turn-inGhostlands 47.7, 34.8/way #95 47.7 34.8
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Ghostlands 15.2, 29.2/way #95 15.2 29.2

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 Ghostlands map

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

Getting there

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

  • Tranquillien, GhostlandsHorde · about 120 yards north-west
  • Zul'Aman, GhostlandsAlliance and Horde · about 1,100 yards south-east
  • Fairbreeze Village, Eversong WoodsHorde · about 1,300 yards north

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 1,100 yards 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.

Related

Choose one of these rewards:

Money10 gold50 silver
Experience4,100 XP
ReputationTranquillien +1,000

Reward details

Items you receive

TypeConsumable
Item level10
UseSwim Speed
Requires level5
Sells to vendors for35 copper
Lowest listed price5 gold50 silver

Pick one of these

TypeCloth Back
Item level6
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor1
Stats+1 Stamina
Sells to vendors for2 silver60 copper

Reputation: Tranquillien +1,000

Once a high elf town, Tranquillien became abandoned after the Scourge invaded Quel'Thalas. It has now been reclaimed by the Forsaken and the blood elves who seek to rid the Ghostlands of the Scourge.

Reputation group: The Burning Crusade.

Other quests in Ghostlands that reward Tranquillien reputation: Suncrown Village (+1,000), Goldenmist Village (+1,000), Windrunner Village (+3,000), The Fallen Courier (+1,000), Delivery to Tranquillien (+250), Salvaging the Past (+1,000).

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.

Storyline

Ghostlands

Part 23 of 41.

Previous: Salvaging the Past · Next: Down the Dead Scar

  1. 18WANTED: Knucklerot and Luzran
  2. 19Culinary Crunch
  3. 20Trouble at the Underlight Mines
  4. 21Tomber's Supplies
  5. 22Salvaging the Past
  6. 23The Plagued Coast
  7. 24Down the Dead Scar
  8. 25Rotting Hearts
  9. 26Spinal Dust
  10. 27Investigate An'daroth
  11. 28Into Occupied Territory
  12. 29Deliver the Plans to An'telas

Showing steps 18 to 29 of 41.

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.

  • Salvaging the PastGhostlands · Level 1-30

    Can you believe it? We have an actual functioning arcane sanctum up and running southeast of here: the Sanctum of the Sun. All manner of important magisters have come to take part in running it. Of course they've all forgotten about the Sanctum of the Moon.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Down the Dead ScarGhostlands · Level 1-30

    If you've made it this far then you probably know about the Dead Scar and how to this day mindless Scourge follow the path of destruction that Arthas created on his way to Silvermoon City. Make yourself useful and thin down the Scourge's numbers in the Scar.

Also counted by Ghostlands Quests

Its criteria name 21 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Ghostlands has 41 steps, from The Forsaken to The Traitor's Destruction.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Ghostlands (41).

Other storylines on the Ghostlands 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 this achievement.

Ghostlands QuestsComplete the Ghostlands storylines listed below.20