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Rise, Obsidion!

Rise, Obsidion! is a level 52 quest for the Alliance, open from level 45 in Searing Gorge. You take it from Dying Archaeologist (41.1, 25.6) and turn it in to Curator Thorius (Ironforge, 71.5, 15.7). Reward: 7,600 XP, 1g 30s, one item of 3 to choose and +500 with Ironforge.

Classic data, to confirm on Forever

Quick facts

Quest level
52
Required level
45
Faction
Alliance
Zone
Searing Gorge
Type
Elite, Partly in another zone
Start
Dying Archaeologist(41.1, 25.6)
Turn in
Curator Thorius(Ironforge, 71.5, 15.7)

Where to take and turn in Rise, Obsidion!

Our map of Searing Gorge shows where you take the quest, where its objectives are and where you turn it in, from Classic spawn points: check them in game.

Map of Searing GorgeBadlandsDun MoroghBurning Steppes

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 Searing Gorge, 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. 1.Take the quest: Dying Archaeologist(41.1, 25.6)
  2. 2.Objective: Head of Lathoric the Black(42.4, 24.2)
  3. 3.Objective: Heart of Obsidion(41.8, 24.3)

Objectives

2 objectives, from the Classic data:

Rewards

What the Classic data gives for Rise, Obsidion!. Experience is the full amount at the quest's level: in Classic a player 6 or more levels above gets less.

Experience
7,600 XP
Money
Reputation
+500 with Ironforge

Quest chain

Where Rise, Obsidion! sits in its chain, from the Classic data: what opens it and what it opens.

Whole chain (5 parts)

  1. 1.Suntara Stones[48]
  2. 2.Suntara Stones[48]
  3. 3.Dwarven Justice[55]
  4. 4.Release Them[52]
  5. 5.Rise, Obsidion!(this quest)

Done before it

In our leveling guide

The free leveling route of Searing Gorge (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.

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