Quest Log

The Serpent's Tail

The Serpent's Tail is a quest for level 90 in The Coiled Isle. It is step 5 of 8 in the An Island of Fangs storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in The Coiled Isle at 47.0, 31.3. It rewards 13,700 experience and money.

Description

De Shadowpine shamans are at our hash'ey's command. We speak de language of fire from de wing of Jan'alai, but we also need help.

With de help of the other tribes, we have secured this camp. But we won't hold it for long without your help.

I have a few things I would ask you to do, hash'ura, if you are willin'.

Rewards

Money34

Experience13,700 XP

Stuck on this quest?

Turn in at The Coiled Isle 47.0, 31.3 /way #2512 47.0 31.3
Named in the quest text: Jan'alai.

Check whether you have already completed it in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(95564))

Rewards in detail

Type	Reward	Amount
Experience	XP	13,700
Money	Gold	34g 16s

Where it comes from

Turn-in map	The Coiled Isle	Turn-in marker at 47.0, 31.3, 7 mapped points

World Map

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.

Coordinates

Turn-inThe Coiled Isle 47.0, 31.3/way #2512 47.0 31.3
Objective areaThe Coiled Isle 55.7, 44.4/way #2512 55.7 44.4
Objective areaThe Coiled Isle 52.2, 38.5/way #2512 52.2 38.5
Objective areaThe Coiled Isle 53.1, 36.5/way #2512 53.1 36.5
Objective areaThe Coiled Isle 51.0, 33.2/way #2512 51.0 33.2
Objective areaThe Coiled Isle 51.4, 31.4/way #2512 51.4 31.4
Objective areaThe Coiled Isle 58.2, 47.8/way #2512 58.2 47.8

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 Coiled Isle map

Gone Dark about 220 yards
Too Quiet on the Northern Front about 530 yards
A Bond of Brothers about 550 yards
Prey: Anguish from Beyond about 820 yards
Prey: Attending the Attendant about 820 yards
Special Assignment: Wraith Wrath about 900 yards
Saving Recruit Jabat about 1,020 yards
Curing Curse Resistance about 1,080 yards
Ssak'mozek's Desire about 1,080 yards
Crushed Crabs about 1,080 yards

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on The Coiled Isle:

Tokka's Landing, The Coiled IsleAlliance and Horde · about 1,200 yards south-east
Camp Stonewash, Zul'AmanAlliance and Horde · about 3,300 yards west
Shadebasin Watch, Zul'AmanAlliance and Horde · about 3,600 yards west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 1,000 yards south-east
Objective areaabout 580 yards south-east
Objective areaabout 570 yards south-east

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.

Quest Line

Storyline

An Island of Fangs

Part 5 of 8.

Previous: Situation Normal, All Snaked Up · Next: Fire, the Only Way to Be Sure

Also part of: An Island of Fangs (part 13 of 17).

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.

Situation Normal, All Snaked UpThe Coiled Isle · Level 90
<Zul'jarra's hand tightens on her axe.> We knew de island was cursed, but is dis de curse? Or has what Zul'jan and Malacrass done brought dem here? De answer doesn't matter. We must find and save de ones dey kidnapped--and find my brother. <Zul'jarra surveys the island stretching out around her.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

Fire, the Only Way to Be SureThe Coiled Isle · Level 90
De prisoners need to be rescued, yes, but dis place is an abomination. We must cleanse it with de spirit-born fire of Jan'alai. Take dis totem. It will allow you to wield de breath of our loa. Purge their nests. And kill de spiteful broodsisters that laid dem!

The storyline at a glance

An Island of Fangs has 8 steps, from The Children of Ula'tek to Come With Me.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): The Coiled Isle (8).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

The Curse of Ula'tek Complete the following storylines in Zul'aman and the Coiled Isle.

Other storylines on The Coiled Isle map

Somethin' Bad Inside11 steps, starts with Somethin's Not Right
Original Sin10 steps, starts with Delay the Venom
The Troubles of Mlurkkr Mire9 steps, starts with Trouble in the Swamp
Strange Friends in Odd Places7 steps, starts with Dealing with Pests
Ghosts of the Past6 steps, starts with Words to Hear
Don't be Afrayed6 steps, starts with Ghosts of the Ring

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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