TheWoWDBFinished the Quest line and the quest marker is still showing as available on my map. (Don't bother to make the return trip, as I did. :-P )
Quest
The Power of Poison
A World of Warcraft quest in Spires of Arak. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.
Jeez, Blizzard! I'm trying to be a hero here. Please stop making me torture people. I know they're bad guys but I don't want to become a bad guy fighting them.
Anyway... if you forget to use the quest item until after you've finished Extrinsic Motivation you're going to end up killing a lot more orcs than you have to. Save some time and coat the weapon with poison before you start.
Something I found out by complete accident: if you're a Mage, you can sheep one orc over and over until he talks and gives up the name you need.
Though frankly, if someone came gallivanting around and turned me into a farm animal repeatedly, I'd confess too.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 30-40
ZoneSpires of Arak
Quest ID35959
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(35959))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineSecuring Southport, step 3 of 15
Rewards16g 98s, 5,450 XP
Description
G.V.? We need a full name. A location! I have an idea fer how we can find those out. <Hulda pulls out a small vial.> This is my last vial o' wracking poison. We use it when we need tae extract information from prisoners. Coat yer weapon wi' it and head into the Shattered Hand camp just ahead. Engage them as normal and demand answers - the poison will take care o' the rest.
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.
Turn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #542 53.2 27.1
Coordinates
- Turn-inSpires of Arak 53.2, 27.1
/way #542 53.2 27.1 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Spires of Arak 55.3, 28.7
/way #542 55.3 28.7 - Objective areaSpires of Arak 53.6, 27.5
/way #542 53.6 27.5
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 Spires of Arak map
- The Crone about 180 yards
- Egg Punt about 390 yards
- All Due Respect about 430 yards
- Last of the Talonpriests about 440 yards
- Ishaal's Orb about 440 yards
- New Neighbors about 440 yards
- Behind the Veil about 540 yards
- Blades in the Dark about 540 yards
- A Feast of Shadows about 540 yards
- Orders From On High about 600 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Spires of Arak, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Spires of Arak:
- Crow's Crook, Spires of Arak
- Veil Terokk, Spires of Arak
- Talon Watch, Spires of Arak
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- Objective area
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.
Community notes from Wowhead · 78 comments
Top 3 shown aboveThe comments below were written by Wowhead users. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments. See them in context on Wowhead.
The top 3 are shown in Top Comments above. Read all 78 on Wowhead.
Money16 gold98 silver
Experience5,450 XP
Other quests on the Spires of Arak map
Storyline
Securing Southport
Part 3 of 15.
Previous: Assassin's Mark · Next: Extrinsic Motivation
- 1Attempted Murder
- 2Assassin's Mark
- 3The Power of Poison
- 4Extrinsic Motivation
- 5Gardul Venomshiv
- 6We Have Him Now
- 7No Time to Waste
- 8Peace Offering
- 9The Tinkertoss Twins
- 10Sticky Situation
- 11Back on Track
- 12All Natural
- 13I See Dead Arakkoa
- 14The Ebon Hunter
- 15Safety Measures
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.
- Assassin's Mark
We need tae find the orc responsible fer makin' the poison tae make an antidote. Master assassins always leave their mark somewhere on one o' their kills. It's a claim tae fame o' sorts. An' trust me, this was the work of a master assassin.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Extrinsic Motivation
The Shattered Hand are nae strangers tae pain. They each cut off their own hand as a sign o' their allegiance to Kargath. If you're going tae get the information we need, it might take more than my poison. Slaughter them all. We'll see how far they're willing tae go fer their beloved warlord.
Other quests with this name
This one: Alliance only · Spires of Arak · Level 30-40.
The storyline at a glance
Securing Southport has 15 steps, from Attempted Murder to Safety Measures.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Spires of Arak (15).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Spires of Arak map
- Establishing Axefall
- Pinchwhistle Gearworks
- When the Raven Swallows the Day
- Secrets of the Talonpriests
- The Gods of Arak
- Shadows Gather
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.