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The Warchief and the Darkness

The Warchief and the Darkness is a scenario quest for level 35. It is step 2 of 3 in the Escalation storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Vale of Eternal Blossoms at 83.3, 29.7. It rewards 9,600 experience and money. Completing it counts toward 2 achievements.

Description

I see now how the Alliance king leads his people. But what is the Horde warchief up to? Just below us, a swarm of goblins are burrowing into the sacred vale on his orders. What does he hope to find there? We must find out!

Rewards

Money54 gold96 silver
Experience9,600 XP
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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP9,600
MoneyGold54g 96s
Where it comes from
Turn-in mapVale of Eternal BlossomsTurn-in marker at 83.3, 29.7, 1 mapped point
Objective areaThe Jade Forest1 mapped point
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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.

Vale of Eternal Blossoms Quest turn-in 1 mapped point
Vale of Eternal Blossoms map showing where to go for The Warchief and the DarknessTurn-in

In-game waypoint: /way #390 83.3 29.7

The Jade Forest Objective area 1 mapped point
The Jade Forest map showing where to go for The Warchief and the DarknessObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #371 46.8 46.1

Coordinates

  • Turn-inVale of Eternal Blossoms 83.3, 29.7/way #390 83.3 29.7
  • Objective areaThe Jade Forest 46.8, 46.1/way #371 46.8 46.1

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 Vale of Eternal Blossoms map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Vale of Eternal Blossoms:

  • Binan Village, Kun-Lai SummitAlliance and Horde · about 250 yards north
  • Shrine of Two Moons, Vale of Eternal BlossomsHorde · about 540 yards west
  • Shrine of Seven Stars, Vale of Eternal BlossomsAlliance · about 550 yards south

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 2,200 yards east (on The Jade Forest map)

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

Escalation

Part 2 of 3.

Previous: The King and the Council · Next: Path of the Last Emperor

  1. 1The King and the Council
  2. 2The Warchief and the Darkness
  3. 3Path of the Last Emperor

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 King and the CouncilLevel 35

    I am glad you are here, <name>. I have been using my dream brew to experience events around the world, but the more I learn, the more confused I become. For instance, King Wrynn has asked the dwarves of Ironforge for more troops, but they do not all support him.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Path of the Last EmperorLevel 35

    In his time of uncertainty, the last emperor walked a lonely path up this mountain, until he had at last found his answers. I am here to walk the same path, and it seems you have questions of your own to be answered. Perhaps you will join me, and we can both be satisfied?

Also counted by Darkspear Revolutionary

Its criteria name 4 quests; others include:

Also counted by Hordebreaker

Its criteria name 4 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Escalation has 3 steps, from The King and the Council to Path of the Last Emperor.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Vale of Eternal Blossoms (2), Kun-Lai Summit (1).

Other storylines on the Vale of Eternal Blossoms 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 these achievements.

Darkspear RevolutionaryAided Vol'jin's troll uprising during Patch 5.3: Escalation.Title: Darkspear RevolutionaryHordebreakerResponsible for pitting Vol'jin's troll uprising against Garrosh Hellscream's Horde during Patch 5.3: Escalation.Title: The Hordebreaker
  • Darkspear Revolutionary: its criteria name 4 quests, this one included. Title: Darkspear Revolutionary.
  • Hordebreaker: its criteria name 4 quests, this one included. Title: The Hordebreaker.
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