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Into The Scarlet Monastery

Kill High Inquisitor Whitemane, Scarlet Commander Mograine, Herod, the Scarlet Champion and Houndmaster Loksey and then report back to Varimathras in the Undercity.
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High Inquisitor Whitemane slain
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Scarlet Commander Mograine slain
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Herod slain
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Houndmaster Loksey slain

Description

Whilst the Dark Lady tends to the pressing issue of the Lich King's advance to the north, I am seeing to it that matters closer to home are being taken care of accordingly.

No doubt, the human pests who call themselves the Scarlet Crusade are proving to be the sharpest thorn in our side domestically. Tirisfal Glades is literally crawling with the little red ants.

Travel to the Monastery, <class>, and lay waste to High Inquisitor Whitemane and her top lieutenants.

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StartEndObjectives - Scarlet Monastery

Reward

You can choose one of these rewards:
Sword of Omen
Prophetic Cane
Dragon's Blood Necklace
You will also receive: 0

Gains

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:
  • 5150 experience ( 30 90 at max. level)
  • 200 Reputation with Undercity

Related

Rating: +111 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 10/08/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)
The cathedral is your tutorial for later-game instances.&nbsp All you screaming and whining and declaring it a certainty that people come on here and post BS just to insult you, get a clue grow up and pay attention, cos otherwise you're gonna have a reeeeal hard time in the *really* hard stuff to say nothing of endgame.

First thing, for those new:&nbsp The cathedral instance is a BIG HONKIN PLACE where somewhere between 4 and 5 bajillion Scarlet loonies are all in rows praying.&nbsp However, being nice devoted loonies they won't mind at all if the highest level member of your group - whatever that level may be, tho i *really* don't recommend below mid-30s for this role - goes in, yells "BOOGA BOOGA!" and runs back out to the lawn.&nbsp Not the bloody DOORS, not the STEPS, THE LAWN, OKAY?&nbsp You don't want to the first mortally wounded monk to bring 5 friends with only 5 steps of "aiiigh they're gonna kill me!"

Everyone else, and i mean EVERYONE, stays ON THE LAWN.. again, say it with me: "not the doors, not the steps, THE LAWN!"

No one else comes up the steps. Not the 38 mage, not the rogue who thinks noone can see him, not the pally who thinks he's indestructable and who should be the one doing the pulling anyway ,-), no one.

This will take a long.&nbsp Bloody.&nbsp Time.&nbsp After the mid is mostly cleared, go up the left side... clear that wing... go up the right side... clear THAT wing.. while everyone tries to become one with the walls.&nbsp Oh, if you see any suspicious torches or lanterns in the chamber in the right wing, check it out.

The reason for this procedure is that if you attack Morgraine at any time, EVERY LIVING SCARLET IN THE CATHEDRAL COMES DOWN ON YOUR HEAD LIKE A SUICIDAL TAUREN JUMPING OFF THE THOUSAND NEEDLES.

No kidding.&nbsp If you're REALLY bored, try it sometime, oughtta make a really funny screenshot...

Whitemane will eventually be alone.&nbsp You will kill his silly ass.&nbsp His wife will become irate and make an appearance and ress him.

Kill her and only her.&nbsp When she's toast, THEN worry about morgraine.&nbsp Probably you'll have everyone wailing on her except the tank drawing Morgraine's aggro, and the healer warily keeping an eye on everyone.

Tada!&nbsp Enjoy your shiny new blue drops.

All the people yelling about how impossible this is, i'm sorry to say, suck, and have probably been the aggro-magnets-of-doom every party has nightmares about.&nbsp But this is your chance to figure it out and not get banned from endgame instances!&nbsp So take the opportunity for what it is.

^^

Boggart, Shadow Council

ps someone else had the login name boggart already.. damn you! *shakes fist*
Rating: +47 [-] [+]
By Christensen on 01/29/2007 (Patch 2.0.6)
No need to do graveyard (Left instance portal)..

The ones needed are:
Libary (Right instance portal)
- Houndmaster Loksey

Armory (Right door)
- Herod

Cathedral (Left door)
- High Inquisitor Whitemane
- Scarlet Commander Mograine

Note: you need to do libary to get the key before you can open the doors to armory and cath..
The key is in a box standing on the floor in the room where Doan is..
Rating: +41 [-] [+]
By Tarrek on 09/18/2007 (Patch 2.1.3)
The Scarlet Key is also used in Stratholme, so hang on to it.
Rating: +26 [-] [+]
By Warrok on 01/27/2008 (Patch 2.3.3)
That is because in the Scarlet part of Stratholme there are locked doors which require the very same Scarlet Key.

It's quite a funny thought considering the Scarlet Crusade uses the same lock for everything *cough*
Rating: +21 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 12/19/2004 (Patch 1.2.0)
Read my posts for each of the named for a little info. This quest can be completed by a full group of level 40's, or below. We started this quest a few weeks a go and as we leveled up we moved from instance to instace. There are 4 instances you must go through to complete this quest. The first is an AE instance (to the left when entering the area), bring an AE group. A level 35 or lower group can do this one. Next you move on to the second instance(to the right). I'd recommend a 35+ group here, you clear everything, just watch out monks are tough. The boss here drops a key to enter the final 2 instances. The key is the Scarlet Key. These two instances are the easy ones. Now you move to the harder stuff. The instance on the right behind the door that requires the key is the third instance and the one on the left is the fourth and final instance. Elites are now 36-38 and the boss of the third instance is a level 40 mob with an AE. This boss is the only one we had trouble with, but that was because we didnt know he had an AE ^^ Please see my post on Herod for more info by clicking his link above. The final instance we have attempted, and won, only once. It is fairly easy, but there are two elite mobs you need to fight here, both of which are 42. I dont want to ruin the suprise more than I already have, so check the strategy posted for the fight under Scarlet Commander Mograine's link.

Every fight was done by members of this group as we all leveled up over a period of about a week. We started with our warrior being 37 and everyone else being 33. (We had also leveled up solo on our own, doing the instance when we were all on) We finished the quest as a 42 warrior, 38 shaman, 38 rogue, 38 warlock and 36 shaman.

Good fun quest! Good luck folks!
Rating: +17 [-] [+]
By Moinsdetrois on 06/04/2008 (Patch 2.4.2)
Confirmed June 4th, this quest is obtainable at level 30.
Last edited by Moinsdetrois on 03/01/2009 (Patch 3.0.9)
Rating: +14 [-] [+]
By Eljewster on 09/25/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)
Horde equal to "In the Name of the Light" (https://classicdb.ch/?quest=1053). Same bosses, different rewards.
Rating: +13 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 07/27/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)
Houndmaster Locksley is in the Library. We just had the warrior keep his attention while the rest of the group picked off the hounds one by one. Pretty easy.

Herod is in the Armory. This guy is a bit more tricky. Have the tank grab aggro obviously, and then BE SURE to back off when he yells "Blades of Light!" because he goes into some spinny move that will tear you appart if you are close to him. Use these times to get the group healed. Goes into some berserk mode at about half life and hits a lot harder! Keep healing when he does the spinny move and you will be fine. After he dies about 20 non-elite trainees run into the room. They drop like flies with AOE!

The Scarlet Commander guy is in the Cathedral. MAKE SURE, MAKE SURE, MAKE SURE, that you have killed all the other guys in the Cathedral, otherwise when he yells you will be looking at him and 30 Lunatics charging at you. But if hes solo then just tear him apart.

Inquisitor girl is in the Cathedral after you kill The Scarlet Commander. Once he is dead she comes out and starts casting damaging spells. Once she gets to about a Third of her life she stuns the whole party and rezzes the first boss. Have the tank keep the first boss busy while the rest of the group plows through the girl. Once the girl is dead, do the same thing for the Commander again. Dying hasnt made him stroner...

Those are all the bosses needed to complete the quest. Enjoy your new rewards!
Rating: +12 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 11/13/2005 (Patch 1.8.2)
What is the cords of Varimathras? Someone shared the q with me and i dont know where i have to bring it :/
Rating: +6 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 03/03/2006 (Patch 1.9.4)
alliance version of this quest is called "in the name of the light" and is given in southshore.&nbsp prerequisite quest is killing skellies in desolace, quest chain begins there in nijel's point
Rating: +6 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 04/08/2007 (Patch 2.0.12)
Im a 44 warlock and i still farm SM with my guildies occassionally, as i have finished the quest and moved on to greater things.

For horde players (dont know alliance, never played) the quest begins with varimathras the dreadlord in UC and although its red when you get it, you can start in the library with loskey and getting the key to armory and cathedral.

Loskey- No big deal really, have a tank or pet hold him while you deal with the dogs.Fear if you cleared the courtyard outside his room.

Herod- Armory is a bit more tricky, as mobs are lvs 37-40 and packed in groups of 4-5.Keep aggro away from your dps and you are good.Herod owns cloth with his "Blades of Light!" so keep away as far as you can and just burn him down.Hes immune to magic when he spins so just back away and heal.

Morgaine/Whitemane- Long ass pulls from the cathedral onto the lawn will do the trick.And she WILL put everyone to sleep no matter how far away from her you are, just kill them both again.AND clear the cathedral BEFORE the final fight.I know its been said but there is always the impatient ass who wont listen to reason, which is if you lay a finger on Morgaine, each and every mob in there will run on you.Kill them all first, including the side rooms.

Conclusion-Team work,speed and crowd control are the game here.Designate roles, manage your aggro,
keep mobs from running away and watch for respawns, as in the cathedral atleast you will be standing in one place for a great deal of time.
Not too hard with the right group to clear.Good luck-FOR THE HORDE!
Rating: +6 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 03/07/2005 (Patch 1.2.0)
When i tried this instance the 1st time our group was

Tauren Shaman lvl 51
Troll Mage lvl 45
Orc Hunter lvl 34(me)
Troll Mage lvl 34
Undead Rogue lvl 33
Note: we did the library instance(the 1 to the right)
intresting indeed. Basically i was range attacking with the mages while the shaman and rogue and my pet meleed. When we got to the part where like 5 guys attack you(i think they were like lvl 35-37 chaplains and monks) we faced some setbacks. The shaman was put in a pretty crappy spot because he had to worry about healing the rest of us when we had to take them on each on our own. This is a premiere example of why for a good balanced group you'll need some meleers, or some tanks. We basically had a little too much ranged attacking, the rogue couldnt take on multiple mobs at once. So we winged it ,but then people had to go and we just called it quits. So someone who is strong enough to assist the tank with melee is good to have.Less stress on shamans that have to heal people

Edited, Sun Mar 6 21:41:17 2005
Rating: +5 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 07/27/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)
Houndmaster is in library
High Inquisitor and Scarlet Commander are in Cath.
Herod is in armoury

Me (lvl 38 hunter) was in a group with 4 other hunters and we took Herod easily. 5 DPS it was crazy, if the hunter would attract aggro we'd use feign death so our pet would attract the aggro.

After we beat him we went to the houndmaster, a lvl 44 hunter could prolly solo him.
Rating: +5 [-] [+]
By senstarrr on 05/20/2008 (Patch 2.4.2)
Level 30 is indeed the minimum level that you can get this quest.
Rating: +3 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 05/19/2005 (Patch 1.4.2)
Damn I wish there was a 2-hander (axe, mace, sword wouldnt matter) as a reward. I have no real reason to do it as my Tauren warrior now. The Alliance seems to have better rewards for their version of this quest. 8(
Rating: +3 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 04/26/2005 (Patch 1.4.0)
Required level for Varimathras to talk to you is Lvl 33 or above.
Rating: +2 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 10/08/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)
How can you wipe 3 times with a lvl 60 and a 51? thats just bad no matter what class they are.....
Rating: +2 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 01/25/2007 (Patch 2.0.6)
This quest is available for Alliance, but is not in Anonymous.&nbsp The quest is the same (kill those four people), but the rewards are different (choose one of four).

The quest chain starts in Desolace with Brother Anton.&nbsp He gives you a quest to kill 30 Undead Ravagers.&nbsp After completing the quest, he sends you to Southshore with a letter of recommendation.&nbsp Upon turning that in, you get the quest to go into SM and kill the four bosses.

There are four quest rewards to choose from.&nbsp I don't remember the other three, but the dagger option is *exactly* the same as the Coldrage Dagger, but with a different proc.&nbsp Same damage, same 1.50 weapon speed.&nbsp Very nice OH dagger, and as a quest reward is guaranteed as opposed to Coldrage (I ran RFD three times and it never dropped).

Trying to get this quest and the items added to Anonymous, but if you are an Alli dagger rogue, this is very much worth doing.
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 10/28/2005 (Patch 1.8.2)
Results:

You gain 5150 experience.
Your reputation with Undercity has greatly increased. (200 reputation gained)
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 11/29/2006 (Patch 1.12.2)
Wish the alliance rewards were the same :(

The offhand and 1Handed sword for this one make the alliance ones look silly.
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 12/29/2006 (Patch 2.0.1)
u have to be 42 to get this q?
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 06/30/2005 (Patch 1.5.1)
(Hypnotic Blade + Prophetic Cane) > Illusionary Rod

20 Int, 3 Spirit, 5 Stamina to 15 Int, 10 Spirit, 7 Stamina
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 06/27/2005 (Patch 1.5.1)
I'm a Warlock and I din't know woot item I shall choose the sword or Off-hand-thing
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 02/18/2006 (Patch 1.9.4)
Which of these do you think would be good for a hunter?
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 07/18/2005 (Patch 1.6.0)
I'm 34 lvl Undead rogue and i finished that quest today thanks to my friends.At last i have this sword :D!I'm so happy :}
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 04/01/2006 (Patch 1.10.0)
completed the quest today very nice sword good speed to can't wait to try out in pvp, did cath with 34 priest, 38 priest, 40 rogue, 41 warlock and me 37 warrior :)

Edited, Fri Mar 31 16:00:27 2006
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 06/21/2005 (Patch 1.5.1)
where is that guy, have been looking for him for a week now. the quest just says he´s in undercity. but WHERE in undercity is he?
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 10/07/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)
Noob Q, but here goes...is this instance only available for horde, for example, only if you get this quest can you go in the instance? I'm alliance (lvl 33 human Palladin) with 2 of the cheaper pieces of the Scarlet item set, wanting to get drops from a few dudes in the monastary - I'm not quite leveled up enough to explore for the instance...think I tried going in the undercity and was chased off quickly. But if the instance is there for alliance too, maybe I can work on this set without spending big bucks at the auction.
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 10/18/2005 (Patch 1.8.0)
What lvl must have?Begin to quest!
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By Anonymous on 04/09/2007 (Patch 2.0.12)
which would be best for a paladin?
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By Anonymous on 07/18/2006 (Patch 1.11.2)
alright this is total b/s.... i mean its messed... the rewards for this are so much nicer than the alliance not so equivalent... damn blizz
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 05/20/2005 (Patch 1.4.2)
no we dont have better rewards for this quest... our 1h sword on this SUCKS.. only +28 to atk pwr
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 06/26/2005 (Patch 1.5.1)
the cane plus hynotic dagger great fer spell casters.
but fer rogue Speedsteel rapier or the sword?
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 02/03/2006 (Patch 1.9.2)
this sword is better than tha alliance sword, Sword of Serenity.
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 06/21/2005 (Patch 1.5.1)
the sword is great for a rogue cause its fast and it could be replaced with a dagger cause its so fast
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 08/24/2005 (Patch 1.6.1)
so... i've done the library and graveyard and I haven't seen the first quest mob yet. Did I just miss them, or are they in the cathedral and the other?
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 10/02/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)
Is the key in a box? or on the Boss? We killed him, but no key. Also, what are you supposed to get out of the graveyard, anything?
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By Anonymous on 04/12/2005 (Patch 1.3.2)
i did the aranist dude, to get illu rod :)

me - 34 priest
46 mage
2 45 hunters

we did it without problems, only thing was, the mobs aggro really much if u are such low lv as 34 :)
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By Anonymous on 06/21/2005 (Patch 1.5.1)
the sword is great for a rogue cause its fast and it could be replaced with a dagger cause its so fast
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By Anonymous on 10/11/2006 (Patch 1.12.1)
Thanks for the info Minitiki. Was very helpful!