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The Rook's Guard

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

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 10-45
Quest ID38715

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(38715))

What to do

StorylineBlack Rook Hold, step 3 of 9
Rewards20g 22s, 6,150 XP

Description

Black Rook Hold is not the same place I knew. Its walls have crumbled, a ghostly echo of its former glory. If Lord Ravencrest has returned, then surely he will have his former officers at his side. Kester Farseeker, captain of the guard. Trelan Shieldbreaker, peerless master of maces. Starlys Strongbow, who could split arrows while blindfolded. If we stand any chance of entering the tower itself, they must be eliminated.

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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.

Val'sharah Quest turn-in 8 mapped points
Val'sharah map showing where to go for The Rook's GuardTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #641 43.8 50.3

Coordinates

  • Turn-inVal'sharah 43.8, 50.3/way #641 43.8 50.3
  • Objective areaVal'sharah 39.9, 52.0/way #641 39.9 52.0
  • Objective areaVal'sharah 41.0, 56.2/way #641 41.0 56.2
  • Objective areaVal'sharah 42.9, 50.7/way #641 42.9 50.7
  • Objective areaVal'sharah 38.9, 50.9/way #641 38.9 50.9
  • Objective areaVal'sharah 40.6, 44.3/way #641 40.6 44.3

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 Val'sharah map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Val'sharah:

  • Bradensbrook, Val'sharahAlliance and Horde · about 320 yards south
  • Garden of the Moon, Val'sharahAlliance and Horde · about 760 yards east
  • The Dreamgrove, Val'sharah (Druids Only)Alliance and Horde · about 960 yards north

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 220 yards west
  • Objective areaabout 270 yards south-west
  • Objective areaabout 60 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
Money20 gold22 silver
Experience6,150 XP
ReputationDreamweavers +150

Reward details

Reputation: Dreamweavers +150

The druids and their allies in Val'sharah have guarded the Emerald Dream since time immemorial.

Reputation group: Legion.

Other quests in Val'sharah that reward Dreamweavers reputation: Archdruid of the Claw (+10), Awakening the Archdruid (+150), The Demons Below (+150), Out of the Dream (+150), The Chieftain's Beads (+150), Entangled Dreams (+250).

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

Black Rook Hold

Part 3 of 9.

Previous: Maiev's Trail · Next: Black Rook Prison

  1. 1Kur'talos Ravencrest
  2. 2Maiev's Trail
  3. 3The Rook's Guard
  4. 4Black Rook Prison
  5. 5Brotherly Love
  6. 6Brotherly Love
  7. 7Illidari Freedom
  8. 8Illidari Freedom
  9. 9Lieutenant of the Tower

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.

  • Maiev's TrailVal'sharah · Level 10-45

    The fortress grounds are just up ahead. There is a large area to search, but if we split up, I believe we can cover a lot of ground. Search the prison cages, the forge, and the guard tower for any signs of Maiev. I will check the upper ramparts and meet you on the other side of the keep.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Black Rook PrisonVal'sharah · Level 10-45

    I did not come this far to lose her in the final moments. Maiev must be in the cells beneath Black Rook Hold. I scouted above, and the entrance to the prison is guarded by a fearsome jailor. I will sneak past and take out the guards inside. Defeat Araxxas, take the keys, and then meet me within.

The storyline at a glance

Black Rook Hold has 9 steps, from Kur'talos Ravencrest to Lieutenant of the Tower.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Val'sharah (8), Darkpens (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Val'sharah 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.