TheWoWDBWorth noting that you don't need to use the lithe stalker to explore it, you can just use your normal flying mount and fly over the four places.
Quest
The Vile Hold
A World of Warcraft quest in Icecrown. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Get control of the lithe stalker from the eye of dominion just up the road behind Vereth the Cunning.
Alat of Sacrifice: 56.3 79.1
Blood Forge: 58.1 70.9
Icy Lookout: 60.6 68.7
Runeworks: 59.1 74.4
For those without coords: The Blood forge and Runeworks are on ground level inside Malykriss. For the other two locations you need to leap up the walls (bit by bit) until you're up on the walls surrounding Malykriss. Altar of Sacrifice is at the southern end and Icy Lookout is at the eastern end of the two walls visible on the map.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 25-30
ZoneIcecrown
Quest ID13145
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(13145))
What to do
StorylineIcecrown, step 91 of 167
RewardsLithe Stalker's Cord, 
Legplates of Dominion, 
Enchanted Bracelets of the Scout, 10g 50s, 4,100 XP
Lithe Stalker's Cord, Legplates of Dominion, Enchanted Bracelets of the Scout, 10g 50s, 4,100 XPDescription
We need to know what we're up against. Use the eye of dominion to assume control of a lithe stalker and scout out the area. There are a few spots in particular I saw when flying in that I want you to get a closer look at: the overlook in the northeast, the work area in the southeast, the large forge near the center, and the ritual area in the southwest. The stalker can leap far and won't be hurt by large falls - use that to your advantage to get up and down from those ramparts.
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #118 54.2 71.2
Coordinates
- Turn-inIcecrown 54.2, 71.2
/way #118 54.2 71.2 - Objective areaIcecrown 56.2, 79.6
/way #118 56.2 79.6 - Objective areaIcecrown 58.1, 70.9
/way #118 58.1 70.9 - Objective areaIcecrown 60.6, 68.8
/way #118 60.6 68.8 - Objective areaIcecrown 59.0, 74.5
/way #118 59.0 74.5
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 Icecrown map
- Careful Creations about 1,190 yards
- Werk In Progress about 1,190 yards
- Research Ruination about 1,250 yards
- Scourge War Machines about 1,250 yards
- Frozen Solid about 1,250 yards
- A New Foothold about 1,250 yards
- Cult Couture about 1,250 yards
- Secrets in Shadows about 1,250 yards
- A Message from Above about 1,250 yards
- Only Shadows Remain about 1,250 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Icecrown, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Icecrown:
- Valiance Landing Camp, Wintergrasp
- Crusaders' Pinnacle, Icecrown
- Dalaran
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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TypeCloth Waist
Item level34
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor4
Stats+6 Intellect, +9 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for23 gold91 silver
TypePlate Legs
Item level34
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor23
Stats+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +11 Parry
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for50 gold95 silver
TypeMail Wrist
Item level34
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor9
Stats+4 Agility or Intellect, +6 Stamina
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for25 gold26 silver
TypeLeather Chest
Item level34
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor12
Stats+8 Agility or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +11 Haste
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for47 gold54 silver
Reputation: Knights of the Ebon Blade +250
Freed from the grasp of the Lich King, his former Death Knights have regrouped against him under the banner of Highlord Darion Mograine.
Reputation group: Wrath of the Lich King.
Other quests in Icecrown that reward Knights of the Ebon Blade reputation: To the Rise with all Due Haste! (+10), The Story Thus Far... (+10), Blood in the Water (+250), From Their Corpses, Rise! (+250), You'll Need a Gryphon (+250), No Fly Zone (+250).
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.
Storyline
Icecrown
Part 91 of 167.
Previous: New Recruit · Next: Generosity Abounds
- 86From Whence They Came
- 87Seeds of Chaos
- 88Amidst the Confusion
- 89Vereth the Cunning
- 90New Recruit
- 91The Vile Hold
- 92Generosity Abounds
- 93Matchmaker
- 94Stunning View
- 95The Rider of the Unholy
- 96The Rider of Frost
- 97The Rider of Blood
Showing steps 86 to 97 of 167.
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.
- New Recruit
First things first. I saw some Lithe Stalkers on the ramparts just east of us. They used to serve us before we broke with Arthas, and they're about as perfect a scout as you can get... with a little prodding from an eye of dominion.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Generosity Abounds
We need to cause some disruption to bring those death knights away from their leaders. If we lay waste to their minions below, I suspect they'll have to devote more attention to keeping a close eye on operations. Abominations are easy prey - slow, predictable, and most importantly, stupid.
The storyline at a glance
Icecrown has 167 steps, from Honor Above All Else to Light Within the Darkness.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Icecrown (162), Moonglade (2), Dragonblight (2), Shattrath City (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Icecrown map
- Return of the Scourge
- Class Mount: Death Knight
- An Uncertain Fate
- Lorewalking: Arthas
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.