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The Lifewarden’s Wrath

Quest 1 of 8 in the Etymidian Chain
Both Factions • Sholazar Basin • Level 77 • Rainspeaker Rapids
Use Freya's Horn atop the Glimmering Pillar to destroy the Cult of the Damned forces.
The Avatar of Freya (64.6, 48.7) gives you Freya's Horn. Fly northwest to the Glimmering Pillar at 49, 40. Important: Do not fly up to the floating structure above the mesa. Land on the flat top of the mesa itself and find the cluster of light purple crystals beneath the device at roughly 49.8, 37.1, then use the horn. The device fires beams that kill every cultist in about 20 seconds, and you cannot mount up until it finishes. Expect to absorb around 18,000 damage during the event, so fragile classes should pop a defensive or clear the two or three nearest cultists first. Cold Weather Flying is required to reach the top.
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The cultists were already setting their charges when Vikstone landed above them, and one note from the horn was enough to end them. Freya called him a worthy ally, then said her efforts had not been sufficient.

“We were not quick enough, Vikstone. The cultist scum have arrived at the Glimmering Pillar and are making preparations to destroy it, I can sense them. We don’t have much time. Blow upon this horn atop the Glimmering Pillar to channel my power through the crystal.

We shall show this scum to not trifle with the titans’ creations.”

-Avatar of Freya

Objective

LEVEL

77

Requires level

77

The Avatar of Freya at the Rainspeaker Rapids wants you to use Freya’s Horn atop of the Glimmering Pillar.

  • The Lifewarden’s Wrath

 

Provided item:

  • Freya’s Horn

 

Objective: Use Freya’s Horn beneath The Glimmering Pillar to cleanse the area of the Scourge forces.
Quest Giver: Avatar of Freya at (64.6, 48.7).
Location: The Glimmering Pillar at (49.8, 37.1).
Accessing the Glimmering Pillar:
A flying mount with Cold Weather Flying is required to reach the area.
Alternative: If you lack flying skills, a loaner mount from K3 in Storm Peaks can be used to explore the zone.
Where to Stand:
Stand on the purple crystal structure at the base of The Glimmering Pillar, surrounded by mobs and bombs.
Avoid flying to the top of the structure; the horn must be blown at ground level.
Using Freya’s Horn:
Once in position, use Freya’s Horn from your quest inventory.
All mobs in the area will die as part of the quest event, so you don’t need to clear them beforehand.
Quest Giver: Avatar of Freya at (64.6, 48.7).
Location: The Glimmering Pillar at (49.8, 37.1).
Accessing the Glimmering Pillar: A flying mount with Cold Weather Flying is required to reach the area.
Where to Stand: Stand on the purple crystal structure at the base of The Glimmering Pillar, surrounded by mobs and bombs. Avoid flying to the top of the structure; the horn must be blown at ground level.

 

Reward

You will also receive:

5 Gold

10 Silver

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

8,830 experience
250 reputation with Valiance Expedition

Walkthrough

 

Quest Giver: Avatar of Freya — Rainspeaker Rapids, Sholazar Basin [64.6, 48.7]

Objective: Use Freya’s Horn atop the Glimmering Pillar to destroy the Cult of the Damned forces.

 

Quick Facts

 

Walkthrough

Getting to the Pillar

  • Fly northwest from the Avatar of Freya to the Glimmering Pillar at [49, 40]. You need Cold Weather Flying to reach the top.

 

Where to Use the Horn

  • This is the part that confuses people. The quest says “atop the Glimmering Pillar,” but you do NOT fly up to the floating structure hovering above the mesa. Instead, fly to the flat top of the mesa itself. There you’ll see a cluster of light purple crystals directly beneath the floating device, surrounded by cultists and bombs.
  • Stand on or next to these crystals at approximately [49.8, 37.1] and use Freya’s Horn from your quest inventory.

 

The Event

  • Blowing the horn activates the floating device above, which fires energy beams down at the surrounding cultists, killing them all. The quest objective completes the moment you use the horn.
  • You will take damage while the event plays out. The cultists around the crystals will aggro and attack you during the ~20 seconds it takes for the beams to wipe them out. You can take around 18,000 total damage during this window. Healers and tanks can shrug this off, but squishier classes should pop a defensive cooldown, health potion, or shield before using the horn.
  • You cannot mount and fly away until the event finishes and all cultists are dead.

 

Efficiency Tips

  • You do NOT need to clear any mobs before blowing the horn. Land, use the horn immediately, and survive the event. Clearing first wastes time since the beams handle everything.
  • If you’re a fragile class and worried about surviving, you can clear the 2-3 cultists nearest the crystal cluster before using the horn to reduce incoming damage.
  • After the event finishes, fly straight back to the Avatar of Freya to turn in and pick up Freya’s Pact, which is a simple dialogue quest that immediately unlocks the next two Waygate quests.

 

Lore Context

The cultists reached the Glimmering Pillar despite your efforts at the Death’s Hand Encampment. The Avatar admits she wasn’t fast enough, and this is essentially a last-ditch defense of the second pylon. After completion, she acknowledges your worth but warns the Scourge isn’t stopping, setting up the Waygate chain that ultimately leads to summoning the Etymidian as a more permanent solution.

 

Explore Sholazar Basin’s hidden easter eggs, lore mysteries, and connections across Warcraft history in Vikstone’s Sholazar Basin Chronicles, along with the complete quest storyline.

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:
5,890 experience
250 reputation with Valiance Expedition

Warrior IconVikstone's War Journal

“We were not quick enough,” Freya said. “The cultist scum have arrived at the Glimmering Pillar and are making preparations to destroy it, I can sense them. We don’t have much time.”

Freya’s Horn, she called it.

Vikstone Portrait Act 2
Illustrated by Christian DiBari and Simon Gough.

“Blow upon this horn atop the Glimmering Pillar to channel my power through the crystal. We shall show this scum to not trifle with the titans’ creations.”

I flew to the pillar. They’d brought powder kegs again, the same crude work that had brought down the Lifeblood Pillar, because it had worked once.

The floating device above the pillar awakened. Light blazed from its core, pure titan energy, and beams of searing white lanced down into the cultists below. The crystal’s power unmade them where they stood.

Returned to Freya.

“Impressive. I wasn’t expecting a mere mortal to prove as worthy an ally as you. I fear our efforts have not been sufficient, however. The Scourge shows no signs of stopping.”

 

Saving one pillar had not slowed the Scourge down at all, and the Avatar had stopped talking about defense entirely by the time she offered Freya’s Pact.

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