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The Slumbering King (Horde)

The Slumbering King is a Horde-only quest for level 10-30 in Howling Fjord. It is step 133 of 162 in the Howling Fjord storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Howling Fjord at 48.2, 10.7. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 5,150 experience and money. Completing it counts toward 1 achievement.

Description

A sheaf of parchment drops from the still hand of the overlord. Upon it you can discern the outline of the rituals that are taking place in the catacombs below.

However, it appears that the queen of the vrykul, Angerboda, is having difficulty awakening King Ymiron. The ritual is taking place within the large chamber, known as the Winter's Terrace, on the north end of Gjalerbron.

If you hurry, you may be able to stop her before it is too late.

Rewards

Money21 gold
Experience5,150 XP
ReputationThe Taunka +350
Top Comments

The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.

1
129453+22via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

In case anyone was interested, after you kill Queen Angerboda, The lich king arrives in shadowy form, but he doesn't see you. He says something along the lines of,
"Not yet, Ymiron. I have other plans for you. You will serve me better in Utgarde Pinnacle. If these insects find you again, you will get the chance to avenge your wife."

Then they both disappear. It's pretty cool.

3
104382+17via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

If you start the fight with Queen Angerboda with a stun she will not kill the adds around Ymiron. They will keep channeling after her death and the Lich King will not show up and say his line.

You still complete the objective but don't get to see the neet little scene.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP5,150
MoneyGold21g
ReputationThe Taunka+350

Reward details

Reputation: The Taunka +350

These hardy people are cousins of the Tauren and have become valuable scouts for the armies of the Horde as they march northward.

Reputation group: Horde Expedition.

Other quests in Howling Fjord that reward The Taunka reputation: Skorn Must Fall! (+10), Gruesome, But Necessary (+250), Burn Skorn, Burn! (+250), Towers of Certain Doom (+250), Stop the Ascension! (+350), The Conqueror of Skorn! (+350).

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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapHowling FjordTurn-in marker at 48.2, 10.7, 3 mapped points
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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.

Howling Fjord Quest turn-in 3 mapped points
Howling Fjord map showing where to go for The Slumbering KingTurn-inObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #117 48.2 10.7

Coordinates

  • Turn-inHowling Fjord 48.2, 10.7/way #117 48.2 10.7
  • Objective areaHowling Fjord 40.8, 6.3/way #117 40.8 6.3
  • Objective areaHowling Fjord 38.8, 12.9/way #117 38.8 12.9

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 Howling Fjord map

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

Getting there

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Howling Fjord:

  • Camp Winterhoof, Howling FjordHorde · about 90 yards east
  • Camp Oneqwah, Grizzly HillsHorde · about 1,200 yards north
  • Apothecary Camp, Howling FjordHorde · about 1,500 yards south-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 480 yards west
  • Objective areaabout 580 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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Howling Fjord

Part 133 of 162.

Previous: Sleeping Giants · Next: Gjalerbron Attack Plans

  1. 128Dealing With Gjalerbron
  2. 129Of Keys and Cages
  3. 130Necro Overlord Mezhen
  4. 131The Walking Dead
  5. 132Sleeping Giants
  6. 133The Slumbering King
  7. 134Gjalerbron Attack Plans
  8. 135The Frost Wyrm and its Master
  9. 136The Artifacts of Steel Gate
  10. 137The Cleansing
  11. 138Spirits of the Ice
  12. 139The Fallen Sisters

Showing steps 128 to 139 of 162.

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.

  • Sleeping GiantsHowling Fjord · Level 10-30

    I've overheard what you've had to say with Greatmother Ankha. With all due respect, she's not having you go far enough. You must also deal with the vrykul that lie dormant in the Waking Halls beneath Gjalerbron!

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Gjalerbron Attack PlansHowling Fjord · Level 10-30

    These plans detail an imminent attack upon Camp Winterhoof. It would appear that the frost wyrm, Glacion, who circles overhead, is to be used for the offensive. Surely Celea Frozenmane would be of some assistance in this matter. Deliver the plans to her at the camp to the east.

Other quests with this name

This one: Horde only · Howling Fjord · Level 10-30.

Also counted by I've Toured the Fjord

Its criteria name 17 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Howling Fjord has 162 steps, from Hell Has Frozen Over... to Alpha Worg.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Howling Fjord (147), Grizzly Hills (15).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Howling Fjord 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.

Achievements

Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.

I've Toured the FjordComplete the Howling Fjord storylines listed below.10
Other versions of this quest

2 quests carry the name The Slumbering King. They differ in the faction shown here.

QuestFactionID
The Slumbering King (this page)Horde11453
The Slumbering KingAlliance11452
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