The Search for the Highlord is a quest for level 10-45. It is step 6 of 6 in The Ashbringer storyline, the final step. The quest's turn-in marker is in Eastern Plaguelands at 74.3, 53.1. It rewards 27,650 experience and money.
Tirion is fading away on that infernal shore... and the Ashbringer with him! We must not waste another moment.
Give the word and we'll set off. We're ready when you are.
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"Give me the strength... to shatter these bonds..."
Surprised that nobody posted how brave that [npc=90384] is..
Flying us all the way from Eastern Plaguelands to the Broken Isles in one flight ! We clearly need that Mount for all of our travels ^^
Back and Forth...
Video Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afabtIVMxg4
1. The Search for the Highlord (Scenario)
• Accept the quest, The Search for the Highlord, from [npc=90369] at coords 74.2, 53.2 (Outside Light's Hope Chapel in the Eastern Plaguelands).
• Click on the [npc=90384] to ride it to the [zone=7796].Stage 1 - Sounding the Charge
• After landing, use the [spell=190359] to alert your forces that you're ready.Stage 2 - Crusader's March
• Fight the demon army, in front of you, until your bar has filled up to 100%: [npc=95984], [npc=91636], [npc=97566], & [npc=96005] mob-typesStage 3 - Holy Vengeance
• After the bar has reached 100%, travel south, through the burning ruins to 16.9, 56.5.
• Defeat the nearby [npc=91697].
• Continue southwest to coords 19.9, 61.5, defeating demons you come across.
• Defeat [npc=91672], and any demonic adds he summons.
• • Interrupt [spell=182217].Stage 4 - The Ashbringer
• After defeating [npc=91672], and [npc=90883] informing you he will break [npc=91255] free from the crystal prison, travel east to a cave entrance at 22.1, 61.1.
• Enter the cave of the Lost Temple, following its passageways toward 24.3, 64.3, defeating the demons that interfere.
• Defeat the [npc=96192] and [npc=96196].
• • Interrupt the [spell=193022] cast by [npc=96196].
• Continue to coords 26.8, 61.3.
• Pick up [object=247318] to collect your artifact weapon, [item=120978].
• After collecting [item=120978], [npc=90981] shows up.Stage 5 - One Final Blessing
• Use your extra action ability, [spell=216693], to free yourself from [spell=216690].Stage 6 - Balnazzar the Risen
• Defeat [npc=90981].Stage 7 - The Fate of the Highlord (Final Stage)
• Shortly before you would've killed, [npc=90981], he retreats.
• Exit the Lost Temple, traveling to coords 20.3, 61.3 with [npc=91144].
• Listen to [npc=92676], before his death.
• Turn in the quest to [npc=91144].
| Type | Reward | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Experience | XP | 27,650 |
| Money | Gold | 60g 66s |
| Turn-in map | Eastern Plaguelands | Turn-in marker at 74.3, 53.1, 3 mapped points |
|---|---|---|
| Turn-in map | Light's Hope Chapel | |
| Objective area | Dalaran | 1 mapped point |
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #23 74.3 53.1
Objective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #627 49.5 47.9
TheWoWDB/way #23 74.3 53.1/way #23 74.2 53.1/way #627 49.5 47.9Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Eastern Plaguelands, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Eastern Plaguelands:
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.
Part 6 of 6.
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Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
Tirion... still alive! We have to save him. Light's Hope Chapel is not far from here. We must rally our forces and leave at once for the Broken Shore.
The Ashbringer has 6 steps, from Seeking Guidance to The Search for the Highlord.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Western Plaguelands (4), Eastern Plaguelands (2).
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.
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