The Hidden Key
The Hidden Key is a level 37 quest for the Alliance, open from level 30 in Stranglethorn Vale. You take it from Bookie Herod's Records (43.7, 9.4) and turn it in to Bookie Herod's Strongbox (49.6, 7.6). Reward: 1,400 XP, Bookmaker's Scepter and +75 with Stormwind.
Classic data, to confirm on Forever
Quick facts
- Quest level
- 37
- Required level
- 30
- Faction
- Alliance
- Zone
- Stranglethorn Vale
- Start
- Bookie Herod's Records(43.7, 9.4)
- Turn in
- Bookie Herod's Strongbox(49.6, 7.6)
- Given at the start
- Small Brass Key
Where to take and turn in The Hidden Key
Our map of Stranglethorn Vale shows where you take the quest, where its objectives are and where you turn it in, from Classic spawn points: check them in game.
Wheel (after a click on the map) or + and - to zoom, drag or arrow keys to move, double-click to zoom in, 0 to fit the route, Escape to leave full screen.
Our map of Stranglethorn Vale, drawn from the game's data: subzones and named places from Forever's game files, flight points from its tables, the other NPCs from Classic. North is up. Not a game image.
Inns, trainers, repairs, stables and banks come from Classic data (cMaNGOS): check them in game.
- 1.Take the quest: Bookie Herod's Records(43.7, 9.4)
- 2.Turn in: Bookie Herod's Strongbox(49.6, 7.6)
Objectives
No objective to fill: you only talk to the NPC or bring the quest back.
Rewards
What the Classic data gives for The Hidden Key. Experience is the full amount at the quest's level: in Classic a player 6 or more levels above gets less.
- Experience
- 1,400 XP
- You also get
- Reputation
- +75 with Stormwind
Quest chain
Where The Hidden Key sits in its chain, from the Classic data: what opens it and what it opens.
Whole chain (6 parts)
- 1.Jungle Secrets[33]
- 2.Bookie Herod[35]
- 3.The Hidden Key(this quest)
- 4.The Spy Revealed![37]
- 5.Patrol Schedules[37]
- 6.Report to Doren[37]
Done before it
- Bookie Herod[35]
Next quest
In our leveling guide
The free leveling route of Stranglethorn Vale (Alliance) names this quest: open it at its step to see it in order with the others, or why the route skips it.
On Forever
Not confirmed on Forever yet: no player record of this quest so far. Everything above is Classic's, and Forever changed some zones (new quests, levels raised): check the quest giver in game.