TheWoWDBThe key is found off of any of the Blood Elves there - just kill them until you find it.
Then use the key to open the Lianthe's Strongbox found at (48, 72) to the left of Grand Commander Ruusk.
Quest
The Rod of Lianthe
A World of Warcraft quest in Shadowmoon Valley. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Minor change: the strongbox is at 47, 71.
To be even more accurate, the chest is at 47.6, 71.7. It took me about 15 kills, but I got a decent amount of signets out of it, not a bad place for Scryers to farm. Close to the FP and they fall fast enough.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 25-30
Quest ID10778
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(10778))
What to do
StorylineShadowmoon Valley, step 63 of 147
Rewards10g 50s, 4,100 XP
Description
The totem alone is not strong enough to counteract the sinister magics of the dark conclave. We can combine it with other objects of power, forming a staff to focus the energies. We cannot rescue my brethren from the depths of their depravity, but we can stop them. One of the items I need for the staff is the Rod of Lianthe, held by the blood elves at Eclipse Point to the southeast. It is kept in a pavilion on the top tier of the ruins and will be heavily guarded. Use caution, {name}.
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #104 35.4 42.4
Coordinates
- Turn-inShadowmoon Valley 35.4, 42.4
/way #104 35.4 42.4 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Shadowmoon Valley 46.9, 66.8
/way #104 46.9 66.8 - Objective areaShadowmoon Valley 47.5, 71.7
/way #104 47.5 71.7
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 Shadowmoon Valley map
- Grand Master Antari about 270 yards
- Honor the Flame about 450 yards
- Desecrate this Fire! about 460 yards
- Warchief's Command: Shadowmoon Valley! about 460 yards
- Hero's Call: Shadowmoon Valley! about 470 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Shadowmoon Valley, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Shadowmoon Valley:
- Wildhammer Stronghold, Shadowmoon Valley
- Shadowmoon Village, Shadowmoon Valley
- Sanctum of the Stars, Shadowmoon Valley
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.
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Money10 gold50 silver
Experience4,100 XP
Storyline
Shadowmoon Valley
Part 63 of 147.
Previous: Asghar's Totem · Next: Sketh'lon Feathers
- 58The Sketh'lon Wreckage
- 59Find the Deserter
- 60The Sketh'lon Wreckage
- 61Find the Deserter
- 62Asghar's Totem
- 63The Rod of Lianthe
- 64Sketh'lon Feathers
- 65Imbuing the Headpiece
- 66Thwart the Dark Conclave
- 67A Ghost in the Machine
- 68Harbingers of Shadowmoon
- 69Teron Gorefiend - Lore and Legend
Showing steps 58 to 69 of 147.
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.
- Asghar's Totem
What you read in the commander's journal is true. While the orcish Horde massed under Gul'dan, my people sought to defend ourselves from the threat by striking against him. Gul'dan learned of their intentions and cast a mighty spell that destroyed our camps and twisted the spirits of my brothers.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Sketh'lon Feathers
There is one last element missing from the staff. We must direct the staff's power toward the Dark Conclave spirits. We can do that by gathering feathers scattered on the ground at the Sketh'lon Base Camp and using them in the staff. The base camp is to the south, east of Wildhammer Stronghold.
The storyline at a glance
Shadowmoon Valley has 147 steps, from Spleendid! to A Job Unfinished....
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Shadowmoon Valley (129), Terokkar Forest (10), Nagrand (7), Shattrath City (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Shadowmoon Valley map
- Battle Pet Tamers
- Burning Crusade Chromie Time Breadcrumbs
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.