TheWoWDBIf you're having trouble picking up the torches, I found I needed an extra bag slot empty beyond the first one for them to fit in your inventory. If your inventory is full try getting rid of some trash and it should work.
Quest
The Torches
A World of Warcraft quest in Townlong Steppes. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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On the third shaman I killed the torch disappeared before I could kill him. This happened on the fourth and fifth time too. I thought maybe the quest was bugged, but then I noticed that the lurkers were dying before the shaman died, and that's when the torches disappeared. If this is happening to you as well just make sure the lurker has high health before you start, and you should be good to go.
Note that you have to kill the shamans when they're chanelling with the lightning, otherwise you won't be able to click the torch. It's okay if the lightning goes away while you're killing them though.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 25-35
ZoneTownlong Steppes
Quest ID30787
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(30787))
What to do
StorylineTownlong Steppes, step 19 of 60
Rewards13g 74s, 4,800 XP
Description
Until recently, the yaungol shaman would come here to work alongside us. Now, they bend my people to their will. If we refuse, they kill us. Even if we oblige... they kill us. The yaungol mist-shaman's magic flows through his torch. Take his torch away, and he has nothing.
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #388 67.9 67.7
Coordinates
- Turn-inTownlong Steppes 67.9, 67.7
/way #388 67.9 67.7 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Townlong Steppes 65.2, 68.6
/way #388 65.2 68.6
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 Townlong Steppes map
- Honor the Flame about 480 yards
- The Exile about 630 yards
- In the Wrong Hands about 740 yards
- Grounded Welcome about 900 yards
- The Search for Restless Leng about 900 yards
- Trap Setting about 920 yards
- Thunder Calls about 1,010 yards
- Choking the Skies about 1,120 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Townlong Steppes, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Townlong Steppes:
- Longying Outpost, Townlong Steppes
- Serpent's Spine, Kun-Lai Summit
- Gao-Ran Battlefront, Townlong Steppes
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- 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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Money13 gold74 silver
Experience4,800 XP
Other quests on the Townlong Steppes map
Storyline
Townlong Steppes
Part 19 of 60.
Previous: A Spear Through My Side, A Chain Through My Soul · Next: Golgoss
- 14What Lies Beneath
- 15Spiteful Spirits
- 16Hatred Becomes Us
- 17The Point of No Return
- 18A Spear Through My Side, A Chain Through My Soul
- 19The Torches
- 20Golgoss
- 21Arconiss
- 22The Death of Me
- 23Golgoss Hungers
- 24Arconiss Thirsts
- 25Orbiss Fades
Showing steps 14 to 25 of 60.
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.
- A Spear Through My Side, A Chain Through My Soul
My fate is sealed. The yaungol put this spear in my side. The wound will kill me. The yaungol hold me in place with their twisted, corrupted magic. The indignity of it hurts worse than my spear-wound. My death, I cannot stop. My imprisonment... you may be able to help me with this.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Golgoss
The leader of the yaungol mist-shaman is named Jahesh. He is known for his strength. One of my kind is also known for his strength. His name is Golgoss. Golgoss sleeps within the mists of the Upper Sumprushes. Help me to summon him, and he will join me in avenging our people.
The storyline at a glance
Townlong Steppes has 60 steps, from A Foot in the Door to The Terrible Truth.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Townlong Steppes (55), Vale of Eternal Blossoms (4), Dread Wastes (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Townlong Steppes map
- Sunreaver Onslaught
- Kirin Tor Offensive
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.