TheWoWDBJust for old times' sake I dusted off my [item=20402] and kept it in my bag while doing this quest. As I expected, the new silithid don't drop [item=20384].
Quest
The Source of Power
A World of Warcraft quest in Silithus. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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NOT mandatory for the Silithus Questline (the one ending in [quest=50057]). Save some time on your alts.
There are three silithid hives in Silithus that shown on minimap.
The closes one is Hive 'Ashi - located west of the camp.
[item=156794] have good drop rate, so quest is fast to do.
There's also rare silithid may be found at this hive - [npc=132578]The Source of Power - www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPbCQup9cvA
There's also Alliance Silithus quest chain under the spoiler:
Spoiler
Alliance Silithus quest chain#NameStart]End1[quest=50371]AutoMathias Shawhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPSxgyUsApI2[quest=49976]Mathias ShawMathias Shaw3[quest=49981]Mathias Shaw[npc=131963]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVmbrVIIW6M
Quest facts
Quest ID50226
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(50226))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
Description
Although the silithid disappeared for a time immediately following the destruction of Silithus, they have recently returned from beneath the ground. These new silithid seem stronger than before! My hypothesis is that the silithid are feeding on some kind of power source beneath the blade of Sargeras. I've been tasked with studying the effects that this mysterious power is having on the silithid hives. Bring me as many intact silithid brains as you can carry and I'll begin the research!
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.
Turn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #81 69.4 19.0
Coordinates
- Turn-inSilithus 69.4, 19.0
/way #81 69.4 19.0 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Silithus 58.9, 13.6
/way #81 58.9 13.6 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Silithus 52.2, 79.0
/way #81 52.2 79.0 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Silithus 28.7, 35.0
/way #81 28.7 35.0
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 Silithus map
- A Terrible Purpose about 750 yards
- Dearest Natalia about 750 yards
- Into The Maw of Madness about 750 yards
- The Twilight Mystery about 780 yards
- Unraveling the Mystery about 780 yards
- Twilight Geolords about 810 yards
- Vyral the Vile about 810 yards
- The Twilight Lexicon about 1,190 yards
- The Deserter about 1,190 yards
- True Believers about 1,190 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Silithus, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Silithus:
- Cenarion Hold, Silithus
- Mossy Pile, Un'Goro Crater
- Shadebough, Feralas
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- Objective area
- Objective area
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.
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Money20 gold22 silver
Experience6,150 XP
Storyline
Silithus: The Wound
Part 15 of 29.
Previous: The Seething Shore · Next: The Source of Power
- 10No Spies Allowed
- 11Lazy Prospectors!
- 12Desert Research
- 13The Seething Shore
- 14The Seething Shore
- 15The Source of Power
- 16The Source of Power
- 17Larvae By The Dozen
- 18Larvae By The Dozen
- 19The Twilight Survivor
- 20The Twilight Survivor
- 21A Recent Arrival
Showing steps 10 to 21 of 29.
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 Seething Shore
We've received reports of an island off the coast of Silithus that is ripe with Azerite deposits. It is vital that we secure the island before the Alliance learns of its existence. Nathanos Blightcaller is personally leading the expedition force and has requested that you report for duty.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Larvae By The Dozen
How did the silithid survive the blade of Sargeras? I'm perplexed! I've never encountered a species that can adapt to changes in the environment as quickly as the silithid can.
Other quests with this name
This one: Alliance only · Silithus: The Wound · Level 45.
Other storylines on the Silithus map
- Silithus
- Visions of Azeroth
- Dalaran Intro
- The Elemental Lords I
- The Heart of Azeroth
- Never Hunt Alone
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.