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The Thornspeaker Captive

The Thornspeaker Captive is a quest for level 60 in Ardenweald. It is step 10 of 17 in the Drust to Drust storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Ardenweald at 46.6, 73.1. It rewards 8,150 experience and money.

Description

Good to know the old bear hasn't forgotten me.

Unfortunately, neither have the Drust. I was enjoying a peaceful afterlife before they showed up.

Do not bother trying to force open this cage. You can only unlock it with three separate keys, and each one is held by a different Drust commander.

They should be somewhere nearby. Find them.

Rewards

Money25 gold74 silver
Experience8,150 XP
Top Comments

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

1
miloomar+13via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Ok so this quest has you find 3 guys with a key to unlock the cage... so you kill them and take the 3 keys and go back to unlock and free the guy. You get there and someone new is there saying they just took away the other guy.... WHO TOOK HIM AND HOW DID THEY DO IT WITHOUT THE 3 KEYS

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Lucetia2896+5via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Once you leave the cave your map will be marked with 3 circles these will be the spots that have the commanders (specific coordinates below). When you arrive at these spots if you don't see the below mobs then just wait a minute or two for the respawn.

[npc=162700] drops [item=180777]
[npc=162708] drops [item=182639]
[npc=162697] drops [item=182641]

Coordinate Locations for TomTom/Paste:

/way #1565 45.45, 72.87 Thros-Forged Key [Lukir]
/way #1565 44.24, 72.20 Gilded Skull Key [Gallak]
/way #1565 45.74, 75.90 Lustrous Silver Key [Haassert]
/way #1565 46.37, 72.82 Cave Quest-Turn In Spot

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP8,150
MoneyGold25g 74s
Where it comes from
Turn-in mapArdenwealdTurn-in marker at 46.6, 73.1, 5 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.

Ardenweald Quest turn-in 5 mapped points
Ardenweald map showing where to go for The Thornspeaker CaptiveTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #1565 46.6 73.1

Coordinates

  • Turn-inArdenweald 46.6, 73.1/way #1565 46.6 73.1
  • Objective areaArdenweald 45.4, 73.2/way #1565 45.4 73.2
  • Objective areaArdenweald 44.2, 72.3/way #1565 44.2 72.3
  • Objective areaArdenweald 45.7, 75.9/way #1565 45.7 75.9
  • Objective areaArdenweald 46.5, 73.0/way #1565 46.5 73.0

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 Ardenweald map

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

Getting there

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

  • Claw's Edge, ArdenwealdAlliance and Horde · about 350 yards east
  • Refugee Camp, ArdenwealdAlliance and Horde · about 1,000 yards north
  • Heart of the Forest, ArdenwealdAlliance and Horde · about 1,100 yards north

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 80 yards west
  • Objective areaabout 180 yards west
  • Objective areaabout 140 yards south-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

Drust to Drust

Part 10 of 17.

Previous: Searching the Grove · Next: A Swift Intervention

  1. 5Ulfar's Guidance
  2. 6Into the Flame
  3. 7Kivarr the Thornspeaker
  4. 8Kivarr's Den
  5. 9Searching the Grove
  6. 10The Thornspeaker Captive
  7. 11A Swift Intervention
  8. 12Return to the Den
  9. 13Nox Root
  10. 14Witch's Satchel
  11. 15The Broken Spear
  12. 16Ritual of Purification

Showing steps 5 to 16 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.

  • Searching the GroveLevel 60

    It is clear that a struggle took place here. I fear that Kivarr may have been taken by the Drust. I scouted the surrounding area before you arrived. Eventide Grove has been overrun. The Drust cannot have taken her far. We may yet be able to find her. I just pray that we are not too late...

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • A Swift InterventionLevel 60

    The Drust just took Kivarr away. They said they were going to sacrifice her in one of their rituals! If we hurry, you may still be able to save her! I've seen where the Drust keep their sacrificial altar... it's scary, but I can take you there! There's no time to waste! Follow me!

The storyline at a glance

Drust to Drust has 17 steps, from The Fate of Ara'lon to Unbroken Bonds.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Ardenweald (15), Drustvar (2).

Other storylines on the Ardenweald 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.

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The Third Legend
The Third Riddle: Strength
The Third Trial of Ursol
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The Threads of Fate
The Threads That Bind
The Threads that Stick
The Threat of Flame
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