A Terrible Purpose
A Terrible Purpose is a level 60 quest for the Alliance and the Horde, open from level 54 in Silithus. You take it from Hermit Ortell (67.2, 69.8) and turn it in to Commander Mar'alith (49.2, 34.2). Reward: 6,600 XP, 1g 80s and +250 with Cenarion Circle.
Classic data, to confirm on Forever
Quick facts
- Quest level
- 60
- Required level
- 54
- Faction
- Alliance and Horde
- Zone
- Silithus
- Start
- Hermit Ortell(67.2, 69.8)
- Turn in
- Commander Mar'alith(49.2, 34.2)
- Given at the start
- Decoded Tablet Transcription
Where to take and turn in A Terrible Purpose
Our map of Silithus shows where you take the quest, where its objectives are and where you turn it in, from Classic spawn points: check them in game.
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Our map of Silithus, 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: Hermit Ortell(67.2, 69.8)
- 2.Turn in: Commander Mar'alith(49.2, 34.2)
Objectives
No objective to fill: you only talk to the NPC or bring the quest back.
Rewards
What the Classic data gives for A Terrible Purpose. Experience is the full amount at the quest's level: in Classic a player 6 or more levels above gets less.
- Experience
- 6,600 XP
- Money
- Reputation
- +250 with Cenarion Circle
Quest chain
Where A Terrible Purpose sits in its chain, from the Classic data: what opens it and what it opens.
Whole chain (4 parts)
- 1.The Twilight Mystery[58]
- 2.The Deserter[59]
- 3.The Twilight Lexicon[60]
- 4.A Terrible Purpose(this quest)
Done before it
In our leveling guide
The free leveling route of Silithus (Alliance), Silithus (Horde) 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.