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The Wisdom of Niuzao

A World of Warcraft quest in Townlong Steppes. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 25-35
ZoneTownlong Steppes
Quest ID30924

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(30924))

What to do

StorylineTownlong Steppes, step 58 of 60
Rewards13g 74s, 4,800 XP

Description

Niuzao, the Black Ox, rests in the temple to the west. He may know why the mantid are attacking. He may, in fact, know much more than that. I will rendezvous with you at Niuzao Temple, {class}.

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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.

Townlong Steppes Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Townlong Steppes map showing where to go for The Wisdom of NiuzaoTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #388 39.3 62.2

Coordinates

  • Turn-inTownlong Steppes 39.3, 62.2/way #388 39.3 62.2
  • Objective areaTownlong Steppes 49.1, 71.2/way #388 49.1 71.2

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

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:

  • Shado-Pan Garrison, Townlong SteppesAlliance and Horde · about 720 yards south-east
  • Rensai's Watchpost, Townlong SteppesAlliance and Horde · about 1,100 yards south-east
  • The Sunset Brewgarden, Dread WastesAlliance and Horde · about 1,800 yards south-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 660 yards south-east

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.

Related
Money13 gold74 silver
Experience4,800 XP
ReputationShado-Pan +75

Reward details

Reputation: Shado-Pan +75

The shadowy protectors of Pandaria's temples, the Shado-Pan are wrought with mystery.

Reputation group: Mists of Pandaria.

Other quests in Townlong Steppes that reward Shado-Pan reputation: My Husband... (+25), First Assault (+100), Running Rampant (+75), Perfect Pitch (+75), Seeing Red (+100), Pitching In (+75).

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

Townlong Steppes

Part 58 of 60.

Previous: Set the Mantid Back · Next: Niuzao's Price

  1. 49Heroes of the Shado-Pan
  2. 50Buried Beneath
  3. 51Thinning the Sik'thik
  4. 52Taoshi and Korvexxis
  5. 53Lao-Chin and Serevex
  6. 54Nurong and Rothek
  7. 55The Sha of Hatred
  8. 56The Motives of the Mantid
  9. 57Set the Mantid Back
  10. 58The Wisdom of Niuzao
  11. 59Niuzao's Price
  12. 60The Terrible Truth

Showing steps 49 to 60 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.

  • Set the Mantid BackTownlong Steppes · Level 25-35

    Every day, the mantid build up munitions for use on their enemies. We cannot stop them, just you and I... but we can set them back. <Tai Ho hands you some explosives.> I need to keep a low profile. Would you do the honors?

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Niuzao's PriceTownlong Steppes · Level 25-35

    Niuzao owns a statuette which he values greatly: a small icon, in his image, sculpted by one of his long-since fallen sentinels. This statuette was recently stolen by the Sra'thik mantid, and taken to their encampment to our north. Bring back this statuette.

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

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.