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What Rots Beneath

What Rots Beneath is a Horde-only quest for level 20-60 in Nazmir. It is step 1 of 3 in The Altar of Rot storyline, the opening step. The quest's turn-in marker is in Nazmir at 51.5, 65.4. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 1,000 experience and money.

Description

Good job killin' Ateena and sendin' whatever dat construct was down ta da bottom of... whatever dis ting be.

Me scouts be seein' Titan Keeper Hezrel marchin' down to sometin' called da Altar of Rot.

Now dat we got rid of dat construct, we can be flyin' down dere ta see what Hezrel be up to.

Dis be best handled by you and me. Da princess be havin' business back in da city.

Rewards

Money2 gold57 silver40 copper
Experience1,000 XP
ReputationTalanji's Expedition +25
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Speak with [npc=133475] and fly down to the [zone=9391] entrance
Then run to the Titan Keeper Hezrel
/way 51.77 65.76 Titan Keeper Hezrel

What Rots Beneath quest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X21STgNlerQ
This quest is part of the Nazmir Bleeding the Blood Trolls questchain of the The Dark Heart of Nazmir <= more info inside

ID
#
Name
Questchain
Questgiver
Subzone
Video
92
Down by the Riverside
Bleeding the Blood Trolls Bombs x5
[npc=126213]
Gloom Hollow
https://youtu.be/6Trw2deUJ6k
93
Rally the Warriors
Bleeding the Blood Trolls
[npc=121288]
Zul'jan Ruins
https://youtu.be/IlPcZ9FlcuM
94
1
The Battle of Bloodfire Ravine
Bleeding the Blood Trolls
[npc=121288]
Zul'jan Ruins
https://youtu.be/REImcita8TU
95
2
Undying Totems
Bleeding the Blood Trolls [currency=1553]
[npc=132333]
Bloodfire Ravine
https://youtu.be/eKQOnvG0sMY
96
1
The Road of Pain
Bleeding the Blood Trolls
[npc=132333]
Bloodfire Ravine
https://youtu.be/EJB8Ws5DW-0
97
2
Boom goes the Bomb
Bleeding the Blood Trolls Bombs x5
[npc=132988]
Bloodfire Ravine
https://youtu.be/v6rr9y5iBe4
98
Target of Opportunity
Bleeding the Blood Trolls Cutscene
[npc=133125]
Tul'vor
https://youtu.be/jKZx_oeXzcU
99
1
The Crawg Ma'da
Optional
[npc=133471]
Tul'vor
https://youtu.be/kksrZDlUfUk
100
A Message of Blood and Fire
Optional
[npc=133338]
Agwamar
https://youtu.be/2el7sd5bWmM
101
Raiding the Raiders
Bonus Objectives
Auto Accept
Agwamar
https://youtu.be/tpHJVXm8-4E
102
2
Petitioning Krag'wa
Bleeding the Blood Trolls
[npc=133125]
Tul'vor
https://youtu.be/MIJxgnphKAY
103
Ateena's Fall
Bleeding the Blood Trolls [currency=1553]
[npc=133476]
Ta'kulu Bridge
https://youtu.be/HGs2yhJrHt4
104
What Rots Beneath
Bleeding the Blood Trolls
[npc=140656]
Ta'kulu Bridge
https://youtu.be/X21STgNlerQ
105
The Underrot: SGC
Dungeon [zone=9391]
[npc=137112]
Altar of Rot
https://youtu.be/mihaOJn0Oqk
106
Halting the Empire's Fall
Final quest
[npc=137113]
Altar of Rot
https://youtu.be/hctcbpzNqSI

Id column is approximate quest № In Nazmir storyline
# is additional ordering info. Can take multiple quests at the same time if you see a number there

Read all 10 on Wowhead ↗

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP1,000
MoneyGold2g 57s
ReputationTalanji's Expedition+25

Reward details

Reputation: Talanji's Expedition +25

Princess Talanji and her allies fight to protect Zandalar from the onslaught of the Blood Trolls.

Reputation group: Battle for Azeroth.

Other quests in Nazmir that reward Talanji's Expedition reputation: Journey to Nazmir (+10), Into The Darkness (+10), Improper Burial (+75), The Aid of the Loa (+25), The Shadow of Death (+75), A Culling of Souls (+150).

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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapNazmirTurn-in marker at 51.5, 65.4, 3 mapped points
World Map

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.

Nazmir Quest turn-in 3 mapped points
Nazmir map showing where to go for What Rots BeneathTurn-inObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #863 51.5 65.4

Coordinates

  • Turn-inNazmir 51.5, 65.4/way #863 51.5 65.4
  • Objective areaNazmir 50.3, 58.4/way #863 50.3 58.4
  • Objective areaNazmir 51.7, 65.7/way #863 51.7 65.7

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 Nazmir map

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

Getting there

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Nazmir:

  • Zul'jan, NazmirHorde · about 800 yards south-west
  • Zo'bal Ruins, NazmirHorde · about 990 yards north-west
  • Nesingwary's Gameland, ZuldazarAlliance and Horde · about 1,100 yards south-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 250 yards north

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

The Altar of Rot

Part 1 of 3.

Next: The Underrot: Sealing G'huun's Corruption

  1. 1What Rots Beneath
  2. 2The Underrot: Sealing G'huun's Corruption
  3. 3Halting the Empire's Fall

Also part of: Lost in Nazmir (part 86 of 88).

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Where this quest fits

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • The Underrot: Sealing G'huun's CorruptionLevel 20-60

    Massive leak of G'huun corruption located nearby. Substance surrounding us indicator of G'huun corruption, named underrot. Initial scans suggest a massive abomination composed of underrot is ahead, releasing more corruption into Nazmir. Must destroy Unbound Abomination, contain G'huun's corruption.

The storyline at a glance

The Altar of Rot has 3 steps, from What Rots Beneath to Halting the Empire's Fall.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Nazmir (2), Zuldazar (1).

Other storylines on the Nazmir 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.

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