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Series

1.	The Sketh'lon Wreckage The Sketh'lon Wreckage
2.	Find the Deserter Find the Deserter
3.	Asghar's Totem
4.	The Rod of Lianthe
5.	Sketh'lon Feathers
6.	Imbuing the Headpiece
7.	Thwart the Dark Conclave

Storyline
Shadowmoon Valley Spleendid! The Second Course... The Main Course! The Path of Conquest Breaching the Path Blood Elf + Giant = ??? Tabards of the Illidari Dissension Amongst the Ranks... Besieged! To Legion Hold Setting Up the Bomb Blast the Infernals! The Deathforge Minions of the Shadow Council The Fate of Flanis The Summoning Chamber Bring Down the Warbringer! Gaining Access Invasion Point: Cataclysm The Art of Fel Reaver Maintenance The Fel and the Furious News of Victory What Strange Creatures... Frankly, It Makes No Sense... Felspine the Greater The Path of Conquest Breaching the Path When Worlds Collide... Tabards of the Illidari Dissension Amongst the Ranks... Besieged! To Legion Hold Setting Up the Bomb Blast the Infernals! The Deathforge Minions of the Shadow Council The Fate of Kagrosh The Summoning Chamber Bring Down the Warbringer! Gaining Access Invasion Point: Cataclysm The Art of Fel Reaver Maintenance The Fel and the Furious News of Victory Illidari-Bane Shard Illidari-Bane Shard Capture the Weapons Capture the Weapons The Hermit Smith The Hermit Smith Additional Materials Fresh from the Mechanar The Lexicon Demonica Underworld Loam Tear of the Earthmother Bane of the Illidari Quenching the Blade The Sketh'lon Wreckage Find the Deserter The Sketh'lon Wreckage Find the Deserter Asghar's Totem The Rod of Lianthe Sketh'lon Feathers Imbuing the Headpiece Thwart the Dark Conclave A Ghost in the Machine Harbingers of Shadowmoon Teron Gorefiend - Lore and Legend A Haunted History Spectrecles Teron Gorefiend - Lore and Legend Divination: Gorefiend's Armor Divination: Gorefiend's Cloak Divination: Gorefiend's Truncheon Teron Gorefiend, I am... Teron Gorefiend, I am... Enraged Spirits of Fire and Earth Enraged Spirits of Water Enraged Spirits of Air Oronok Torn-heart I Was A Lot Of Things... A Lesson Learned The Cipher of Damnation - Truth and History Grom'tor, Son of Oronok The Cipher of Damnation - Grom'tor's Charge The Cipher of Damnation - The First Fragment Recovered Ar'tor, Son of Oronok Demonic Crystal Prisons Lohn'goron, Bow of the Torn-heart The Cipher of Damnation - Ar'tor's Charge The Cipher of Damnation - The Second Fragment Recovered Borak, Son of Oronok Of Thistleheads and Eggs... The Bundle of Bloodthistle To Catch A Thistlehead The Shadowmoon Shuffle What Illidan Wants, Illidan Gets... The Cipher of Damnation - Borak's Charge The Cipher of Damnation - The Third Fragment Recovered The Cipher of Damnation Karabor Training Grounds A Necessary Distraction Altruis Karabor Training Grounds A Necessary Distraction Altruis Against the Legion Against the Illidari Against All Odds Illidan's Pupil The Book of Fel Names Return to the Aldor Varedis Must Be Stopped Return to the Scryers Varedis Must Be Stopped Tablets of Baa'ri Oronu the Elder The Ashtongue Corruptors The Warden's Cage Tablets of Baa'ri Oronu the Elder The Ashtongue Corruptors The Warden's Cage Proof of Allegiance Akama Seer Udalo A Mysterious Portent The Ata'mal Terrace Akama's Promise Kindness Seek Out Neltharaku Neltharaku's Tale Infiltrating Dragonmaw Fortress To Netherwing Ledge! The Force of Neltharaku Karynaku Zuluhed the Whacked Zuluhed the Whacked Ally of the Netherwing Ally of the Netherwing Blood Oath of the Netherwing In Service of the Illidari Your Friend On The Inside The Great Netherwing Egg Hunt Enter the Taskmaster A Job Unfinished...

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Comment by 9877

The key is found off of any of the Blood Elves there - just kill them until you find it.

Then use the key to open the Lianthe's Strongbox found at (48, 72) to the left of Grand Commander Ruusk.

Comment by 14214

Follow up: http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10780
"Sketh'lon Feathers"

Comment by 13008

With a flying mount, you are able to access the box without killing anything. It's under a veil type hut with no guards surrounding it. Be careful for the 72 elite standing to the boxes right, though.

Comment by 17399

Eclipse Point is at 45, 64.

Comment by 12320

Had to clear the whole camp to get the key drop.

Comment by 17301

This quest is pretty difficult, the dragonhawks breath fire and if you get two on you it really sucks. There's also the level 70 BE walkin around on chickens which after you kill, the chicken alone respawns. Not to mention if you're a shaman the chickens attack your totems if you drop any. Once you pop the key, which takes forever, i suggest just running like a madman to the box, dying once, ressing behind it and then peacing out.

Comment by 13914

48 72 confirmed for strongbox

Comment by Wolfspider

47,71 confirmed.
Theres no need to kill yourself to get to the box if you're careful. Just take it (relatively) slow, pull only one mob at a time, and make sure to clear everything nearby, since these guys aggro from quite a distance. Also, if you hug the left side of the upper teir area, the elites shouldn't be a problem.

Comment by 10379

You're just very unlucky, I got the key on 3rd kill.

((Btw, is it possible to remove all the empty posts, i've seen many so far))

Comment by 21675

Drop rate on the key is pretty low...I had to clear almost the entire camp to get it

Comment by 21727

I got the key on the first mob I killed.

Comment by 14862

The first elf I killed dropped it! Then I flew to the box and completed the 20-second quest ^^

Comment by Kamano

Took about 12 or so kills to get it, but the first kill that I made inside the walls of the camp dropped it. If I were a betting man, I'd say it only drops off the mobs inside the actual camp, not the ones out by the road.

Also, I did this as a 68 mage... if you get the key, you can walk around behind some of the tents to the big staircase then invis run to behind the lockbox and snag the rod without fighting your way up the stairs and all.

Comment by Demonstra

Took me about 40 kills~ =/ to get the key

Comment by Lukian

Yeah, I almost had to clear the entire camp too.

Comment by 16856

Got the key on first kill, just luck i guess.

Comment by 23333

It has to do with luck. maybe it drops fast maybe it doesn't. got it after my 3rd kill. just like all drop quests
It's a big box in the hut you can't miss it.

Combine with The Shadowmoon Shuffle very handy if you gotta kill a lot.

Comment by 22601

One kill gave me the key :S

Comment by 33461

just completed this quest, key dropped off 1st kill :-)

Comment by 16762

Goes well with the quest The Shadowmoon Shuffle.

http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10576

Comment by shane

Got my key on the 3rd kill then i just flew ova to chest pretty easy lol.

Comment by 52927

Key dropped of 3rd mob (i was only inside camp)

Then with flying mount you can just fly into the building from the top and open chest w/o aggro.

Comment by 27085

Key dropped of 2-3rd mob

Comment by 47567

i killed a total of 2 mobs for this q...1 to get the key from (lucky) and 1 that aggroed when i landed by the chest....really easy xp/gold

Comment by casualblair

Mob 57! /sigh

Comment by 58442

Total of five mobs killed, easy money!

/highfive

Comment by Darkfire

Took me around 30 kills for the dam key to drop, it dropped of a centurion

Comment by 39479

This quest was a little slow but not too bad. I came up the left side of the road and thru the little wall. I stayed along the left the whole time and would pull from across. When I got to the stairs I got the key from the guy in the house right across. I had to fight one 70/bird combo on the stairs along with the one guard on the left. Dont forget the chest is then on the left side when you come up the stairs not behind the elites ;) took @ 30 mins, got 8 signets too
(68,lock)

Comment by 75923

Got my key in 1 kill >.<

Comment by 29865

I had the same experience as the poster who guessed that only mobs inside the gates of the compound will drop the key. I killed about 12 mobs outside, no key; 4th mob inside the gates dropped it.

Also, to confirm the observation about a flying mount: if you have one, just fly up to the pavilion on the left, drop down at the entrance, go in and open the chest. You shouldn't aggro any mobs outside in doing so.

I got 8 sunfury signets from the total of about 16 blood elves killed, so I would agree, the drop rate here seems good...just not most risk-free place I've done signet grinding!

Comment by 84878

I dropped down behind it and aggroed 7 mobs, ran away after killing 5

Comment by syth

Got the key outside the compound on the 7th or 8th bloodelf I killed. It was the first 70th level one though, perhaps that mattered? Still haven't gotten to the strongbox as a solo 67 hunter. Too much aggro, too many mobs, no flying mount.

Comment by 73668

Dropped from a Eclipsion Centurion on the very first kill. If you have a flying mount, land at 47, 72 and kill one of the centurions and open behind the box so you don't have a chance of aggroing. Easy 11g.

Comment by 86477

actually i hated this area--
bird guys- when they fall u have to kill bird which gives you nothing after.
most of them can full heal at low hp
mages cast this thing that you take loads of damage unless you move- i dont like moving im a caster :(
and the spellbreaker off warriors makes yours casts back to rank 2-3- its very irritating mob type.

IMO

Comment by 112904

The rod is located in a veiled patio roughly around 47,71

Easiest way to reach this other than using a flying mount is to go around the outside to the back, worst mob to fight this way is the Eclipsian Hawkstriders and maybe an occaisional Blood Elf. Do a little hop next to the wall the abuts the mountain at the back and you can sneak all the way to within 30 yards of the box. Kill a couple mobs there so your not walked over on, then grab the rod and go back the way you came. Solo'd this quest in less than five minutes this way

If you dont have the key yet, you could kill the elves along the path that leads from the main road (I got my key there in the 3 or 4 I killed) Or just kill the ones that a nearby the rod itself. Just watch out for the elite that standing in the vicinity.

Comment by Manicminer

Failed to read these comments, 20+ killed outside, 1st mob inside gates dropped key.

Comment by 125749

took me 30-40 kills

Comment by 64664

Took me about 8 kills. Some Hordies looted the chest, which makes it unlootable for a couple of minutes.
Edit:
I don't think it makes it unlootable for a couple of minutes.
When I relogged, I was able to get it right away. So that could mean it's bugged.

Comment by 127766

The key dropped off one of the blood elves along the road...I think it was my 6th kill maybe....the hard part was inside camp where everything aggros easily....if you can make it to the steps my suggestion is hugging the wall on the left side...once you get up the steps immediately go all the way to the back on the left hugging the hills....i did that and nothing aggro'd til i got near the chest...then only one...killed it...got the rod...another suggestion....make sure you can hearth once you get the rod...unless you just wanna farm signets....;)

Comment by 134817

I got the key on the second kill...
no need to die to get to the box either, just watch out for the bird-guys.

Comment by 109604

Seriously! I have killed more then 100 mobs now - still no drop.

Woho! Got key after 106 kills.. Make the drop rate higher ffs.

Comment by 87150

Hehe,got it from the 1st kill. And since i drew a second one he droped an Arcane Tome. So all in all 2 lovely kills :)

Comment by 116047

One Kill, 1 drop from an elcipsion centurion at 48,65

Comment by Zeldendorf

This quest was extremely painful for me as a 68 afflic lock.....everything constantly aggroed and those damn dragonehawks wasted my voidwalker constantly....and those damn BE's on chickens where a huge problem too since you have to kill there mount after you kill the BE...Also I got the key on the first kill :D

Comment by 43453

Dig this: the top of the hovel containing the strongbox is open. If you have a flyer you can drive straight to the coords and drop right through the roof onto the box without drawing a single critter.

Comment by 179093

I had amazing luck on this quest. Managed to run on my mount all the way to the box. Turns out there's an enclave in the rocks that you can run into pretty far and there's no mobs back there. I was able to de-aggro all but one of the mobs chasing me, killed him, and he had the key. Lucky! Unlocked the chest and ran out. One of the easiest quests I've ever had.

Comment by 146568

To those who say you should run to the box to die there:

Right after the small building with the box there's a hill. If you run up that hill, to the top part, only one of the blood elves, and eventually a dragonhawk will attack you. The rest that was chasing you will eventually run back to their original spots.

Hope that makes it a bit easier for someone :)

Comment by Candika

Level 68 Hunter, just completed this quest. I killed some blood elves leading up to the main gate to get the key easily enough (died a couple of times). The I mounted and ran all the way to the box (up the steps). The box is located in a place where there was only one mob in front and inside a shelter with no other mobs. So I died there and once res'd I stood right at the back where I didnt aggro anything and was able to open the box getting no aggro, I then just hearthed it out of there!

Comment by stiqqan

killed 2-3 mobs, got the key, just mounted, ran up, and vanished. No mobs will distract you if you stand behind the chest.

Comment by innoby

I guess it got changed after one of the updates, because now there's 3 70+ elites standing within aggro range of the box. This makes this quest a group quest because there is NO way a lvl 69 is going to tank and kill 2 70 elites and one 72 elite.

Comment by Hoggins

Just done as a 67 Frost Knight. Ran all the way through mounted and once I saw the box I took a right and went off on a small ledge. Two blood elves came after me, and a dragonhawk joined it, but they're all I had to kill. Then I walked back to the box, killed two blood elf mages along the way and then ran out once I opened the box.

Comment by 43712

This quest is pretty easy now that you can get flying mount in 60, just kill mobs until you get the key and then fly right into the house with the box.

Comment by 307126

killed fifty elves so far and no key. q:(

edit: boy do i feel dumb. y'all, before you try to do ANY non-raid quest, make sure you're not still in a raid. i killed over a hundred elves, abandoned the quest and reacquired it, everything...then finally pulled my head out and got the key on my first kill after leaving the raid.

Comment by 146544

It took 9 kills to get the key, then the rod! Not much of a fight from any to me, Level 70-DK-Unholy!

Comment by paraffin

Got my key on the 10th kills. Go up the road in Eclipse Point when you reach something like an entryway.

Take the left turn (closer) and kill the mobs along the way until you see a stairway.

Up the stairway, take the left (in front of you are the elites) and kill 2 mobs tho maybe you'd aggroed 1-2 other mobs. The house with the box is at the end of it.

Comment by 859563

Did this quest without being touched as a DK lvl 69 :-)) First belf killed gave me the key and than just simply flighted into tent, took it and it was done :-)

Comment by 892103

This quest IS doable without bothering the elites. Just find the key (it took me ten kills) and head toward the box on your flying mount. The elites shouldn't bother you at all if you're careful. I did this quest with my lvl 67 Blood Elf Death Knight and it was very easy. I recommend avoiding the blood elves on hawkstriders, though. They can heal up and will heal up to full health. So, unless you can do the same and/or are level 70 and higher, avoiding them would probably be your best bet. Shouldn't be hard to do, there aren't that many of them.

Comment by 146544

I did this with Dogmeati, Level 76, Warrior-Prot. I killed to get the key as close to the chest/box as i could remembering what I did as a Cniht, Level 70 DK-Unholy! The chest /box was located to the west side of the main compound! I got the key third kill, then killed the guard to the west of the chest/box. I moved in got the rod, flew out and turned in. Level up!

Comment by 881273

Just completed as a Lvl 67 Arms Warrior. Fly up to 47,71 just to the left of the stairs and land in behind the box. Fight the one or two blood elves that follow you in. Behind the box you'll not attract patrols or other nearby mobs.

If you don't get the key, carefully go out in front of the box and aggro other blood elves, one at a time, and pull them to behind the box to fight. I got the key on the 3rd kill. Okay, just lucky, I guess.

Then just open the box from behind and fly out. If you can't fly yet, well, at this level if you can't fly I don't know what to tell you other than to get a flying mount... lol

Comment by 1104508

Lvl 69 night elf healer. Solo'd no prob. Killed 5-6 BE's before key was dropped. Noticed 3 level 70 Elites at top of stairway as others also found. They are not guarding chest! Chest is in house/hut to the left of them. Don't do like I did & think the chest must be behind them or a quick death will be your fool hardy reward. Co-ords others gave are good.

Comment by Lostelf

This quest is impossible for warlocks on the green fire questline. For some stupid reason the entire area is phased.

I managed to get the key to the box by using my demon to pull the mobs to me but the box is impossible to get to due to phasing.

Even abandoning the green fire quest won't work to unphase it.

I asked a GM and he said it was unlikely this will be fixed until 5.4.

Warlocks also can't enter the black temple raid also while on the green fire questline.

Comment by HotRats

Before landing and starting this quest, make sure you identify the elites, and avoid them like the plague. For MoP, dying on this quest (due to those Elites) will give you what I think is currently leveling's worst/longest corpse run.

Comment by 1440987

The Rod of Lianthe http://youtu.be/HuyBXNGMLvU

Comment by Boxofbeer

The Rod of Lianthe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjgPb-H-cj8

Comment by Aurleis1

Video Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IahQrkvDpDo

1. The Rod of Lianthe
• Accept the quest, The Rod of Lianthe, from Parshah in the area of coords 35.2, 41.4 (North/South Road to the West of the Deathforge).
• Travel southeast, to Eclipse Point, to the area of coords 48, 67.
• Kill Eclipsion mobs until you loot Lianthe's Key.
• Travel to coords 47.5, 71.6.
• Open Lianthe's Strongbox, and loot the Rod of Lianthe, inside.
• Travel northwest to coords 35.2, 41.4.
• Turn in the quest to Parshah.

Comment by WoWGnGP

i made i playthrough of this quest if anyone wish to see how to do it :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiVANzjbPng&feature=youtu.be

Comment by angeleyed

as previous commentors said any of the blood elves there will drop the key, sad thing is it won't show when you mouseover them

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The Rod of Lianthe

Obtain Lianthe's Key from any of the blood elves at Eclipse Point and use it to open Lianthe's Strongbox and claim the Rod of Lianthe. Return the rod to Parshah in the Magma Fields.

	Lianthe's Key (1)
	Rod of Lianthe (1)

Description

The totem alone is not strong enough to counteract the sinister magics of the dark conclave.

We can combine it with other objects of power, forming a staff to focus the energies. We cannot rescue my brethren from the depths of their depravity, but we can stop them.

One of the items I need for the staff is the Rod of Lianthe, held by the blood elves at Eclipse Point to the southeast. It is kept in a pavilion on the top tier of the ruins and will be heavily guarded. Use caution, <name>.

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See if you've already completed this by typing:

/run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(10778))