TheWoWDBCave entrance is at 55,44, go into the cave to a ledge filled with a semi-circle of candles, then click to "blow them out". If you complete quests Wax On, Wax Off and Candle to the Grave given by Oenia Skyhorn first, then the Kobolds in the area will be friendly to you.
Quest
WANTED: Devouring Darkness
A World of Warcraft quest in Highmountain. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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[quest=40414] is at 54.4, 41.2 in Highmountain. You have to go East from Skyhorn down the mountain, you'll find an area with cobolds and Candl Rock cave (55.2, 44.3), Devouring Darkness is inside the cave, there is an area with 5 candles, turning them off will spawn rare.
He's a part of Adventurer of Highmountain achievement, has a chance to drop [item=131780], [item=138839].For TomTom users:
/way Highmountain 54.4, 41.2 Devouring Darkness
/way Highmountain 55.2, 44.3 Cave to Devouring DarknessDevouring Darkness location https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UardC-5ePyE
These comments were great, but I had difficulty finding him in the cave. Ignore any yellow/orange candle or torches. Go straight in the cave, veere around to the left a little (the giant clump of candles/wax will be on your left), and walk up the ramp a little bit. There's a little pocket on the right with six tiny light green candles on the ground positioned in a half-circled. Click on all candles and the guy will spawn.
Quest facts
Quest ID43455
The Blizzard quest API has no row for this quest, so its quest text and rewards are not shown - only what the client game files carry.
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(43455))
Requirements
Quest typeWorld Quest
Read from the quest filters in the current retail client build.
Objectives
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.
Objective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #650 54.3 40.9
Coordinates
- Objective areaHighmountain 54.3, 40.9
/way #650 54.3 40.9
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 Highmountain map
- The Gates of Wax about 80 yards
- Candle of Command about 80 yards
- Burn the Candle at Both Ends about 80 yards
- Silkweave Bandages about 190 yards
- Highmountain Salmon about 190 yards
- Big Gamy Ribs about 190 yards
- Wax On, Wax Off about 190 yards
- Candle to the Grave about 190 yards
- Can't Hold a Candle To You about 190 yards
- The Skyhorn Tribe about 220 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Highmountain, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s first objective area marker on Highmountain:
- Skyhorn, Highmountain
- Prepfoot, Highmountain
- Thunder Totem, Highmountain
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.
Objective targets
Devouring Darkness
KindCreature
TypeAberration
RankRare
Creature, object and item facts from the current retail client; “also asked for by” lists other quests whose objectives name the same target. Prices are the US commodity auction house’s lowest listed price.
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Other quests on the Highmountain map
Where this quest fits
Other storylines on the Highmountain map
- Legion Blacksmithing
- The Bloodtotem Tribe
- Rivermane Tribe
- Allies of the Horde: Highmountain
- Legion Leatherworking
- Snowblind Mesa
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 this achievement.
- Variety is the Spice of Life: its criteria name 967 quests, this one included.