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The Root of the Corruption

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

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 30-35
ZoneUldum
Quest ID27838

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(27838))

What to do

StorylineUldum, step 26 of 101
RewardsScales of the Scalemother, Hevna's Eye Socket, Corrupted Eggshell Drape, 13g 74s, 4,800 XP

Description

You might have dealt with the symptoms of our problem, {name}. But I've been studying these foul beasts and the eggs are not laid here by them. The stream from the current carries their eggs to the dam, but whatever is laying them will be found upstream. Go northeast, to the river's main source, and deal with the root of the corruption.

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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.

Uldum Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Uldum map showing where to go for The Root of the CorruptionTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #249 54.2 41.9

Coordinates

  • Turn-inUldum 54.2, 41.9/way #249 54.2 41.9
  • Objective areaUldum 58.9, 14.2/way #249 58.9 14.2

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 Uldum map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Uldum:

  • Ramkahen, UldumAlliance and Horde · about 370 yards north
  • Dawnrise Expedition, TanarisHorde · about 1,600 yards east
  • Gunstan's Dig, TanarisAlliance · about 2,100 yards east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 1,200 yards north

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:

Money13 gold74 silver
Experience4,800 XP
ReputationRamkahen +250

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeMail Shoulder
Item level36
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor12
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +5 Haste
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for37 gold24 silver
TypePlate Waist
Item level36
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor15
Stats+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Dodge, +6 Mastery
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for24 gold92 silver
TypeCloth Back
Item level36
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor3
Stats+4 Intellect, +7 Stamina, +4 Versatility, +5 Critical Strike
Suited toDiscipline, Balance, Restoration, Arcane, Fire, Frost, Mistweaver, Holy, Devourer, Destruction, Demonology, Affliction, Elemental, Shadow, Augmentation, Preservation, Devastation
Sells to vendors for37 gold37 silver

Reputation: Ramkahen +250

The cat-like people of Ramkahen are the descendants of the Tol'vir, guardians of Uldum. Though they've lost their stone bodies, protecting the secrets of the titans is still a part of their rigid tradition.

Reputation group: Cataclysm.

Other quests in Uldum that reward Ramkahen reputation: Under the Choking Sands (+250), Minions of Al'Akir (+250), The Prophet Hadassi (+75), The Prophet's Dying Words (+75), Colossal Guardians (+250), Send Word to Phaoris (+150).

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

Uldum

Part 26 of 101.

Previous: The Defilers' Ritual · Next: The Vizier's Vote

  1. 21Return to Camp
  2. 22The High Priest's Vote
  3. 23Trespassers in the Water
  4. 24Stopping the Spread
  5. 25The Defilers' Ritual
  6. 26The Root of the Corruption
  7. 27The Vizier's Vote
  8. 28Tanotep's Son
  9. 29Neferset Prison
  10. 30The Pit of Scales
  11. 31The High Council's Decision
  12. 32Nahom Must Hold

Showing steps 21 to 32 of 101.

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.

  • The Defilers' RitualUldum · Level 30-35

    Ah, I can already see more clearly, <name>. We are right to be wary of the evil Neferset. I can already sense that they're behind the forces that corrupt the river. Go underwater once more and find the Murkdeep Cavern. You will find the Neferset are performing a foul ritual of corruption.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • The Vizier's VoteUldum · Level 30-35

    Getting Vizier Tanotep to go against my brother's wishes is going to be extremely difficult. His very position is based on enforcing the will of Phaoris. I've had little luck making the case for open war against Neferset. Nevertheless you must speak to him.

Quests that require this one

The storyline at a glance

Uldum has 101 steps, from Easy Money to The Coffer of Promise.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Uldum (101).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Uldum 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.