Is at 27,11 after you get all the keys

the gatekeeper's key is at the entrance to the Den.&nbsp it's the blue latern on the left.

For not rogue (or cat druid) soloers like the 32 warior, thats impossible. even as rogue i had a lot of difficulties (lvl33) because of the lvl 30 dragon that shoots 440dmg lightning stuff. there are 2 lvl 28 with him, and all are elite. dont tell me you can take on a 30, a 28 and another 28 elite with a non-twinked 32 warior, thats just not possible with the lightning. and for those who said they pulled 1 at a time, some places its impossible. as a rogue i could sap so it was ok, but you should be at least lvl 35 if you try to solo this.

As an answer to the "Easy" post 2 post above this one, at least dont pretend u had no difficulties passing thu with a 29 and a 27, thats impossible. And dominating a place full of elites of ur lvl that aggro in pack, thats a lie.

If You read the above posts with the pictures you should be able to complete this.

Here is the Down and dirty on how:

The first key you need is right at the entrance in the lamp to the left.

Go straight in using Track Humanoids.&nbsp Make sure you spot patrols&nbsp before moving in.

Pick your fights so you are only killing one at a time.&nbsp This may require frost trap to pull them back from the path in.

As you go down you will come to a room with a chamber&nbsp in the center you will see a little fire holder (looks like a bird bath) as you mouse over you will see the gear tool tip.&nbsp This is the first key.

Go straight across (not down) to the second chamber with bridges and take the bridge to the left that cuts back a little you will see the second fire holder.

Continue straight down the corridor to the next bridge.&nbsp At the bottom of that bridge you will see a chamber straight in front with 3 mobs (1 is 30+).&nbsp The third key is inside.&nbsp At this point send cast aspect of the cheetah send in pet run in and grab key.&nbsp Now if you wasted no time you can run back the way you fought in and make it to a point where&nbsp you will lose aggro.&nbsp Placing the pet on passive as you run&nbsp out may save you pet (mine didn't make it).

Once you have the final key you head back towards&nbsp where you got the third key fight your way down and left and you will eventually reach a chamber with the horde stone. Hearth Stone.

While t is possible to solo&nbsp I recommend a group to make it go faster.&nbsp But if you are up to the challenge it can be done.

Remember to apply liberal use of Scorpid Sting and Rapid Fire. Take a stack of Juice to replenish mana.

Setty is right on the money with directions

You get
Sacred Band +2 int, +4 spirit
Panter Armor Leather 89 ar +2str, +9 agi
Juggernaut leggings mail 165 ar +10str

As of 2.3, this quest is not specified as a group quest anymore. The normal mobs have been changed to non-elite. It can, however, be still challenging to do this quest alone. There is a weak elite mob guarding the first bridge (Rynthariel the Keymaster, http://classicdb.ch/?npc=8518). There is also a high chance that a rare elite mob (Nal'taszar, http://classicdb.ch/?npc=4066) spawns directly next to the last chache. This means there are three mobs right next to it: two non elites, and this level 30 elite. His chain lightning hits very hard, so be careful. As a paladin, I died four times at this spot.

I couldn't solo this as a 33 Druid - although I may be able to do it at 34.&nbsp Everything is fine except the last encounter for the Sleeper's Key - you are fighting 3 elites at once.&nbsp I have no idea how someone was able to pull only two of the three - they are packed in a tight little room together.&nbsp I cleared out the whole area outside their room and tried about 4 different ways to pull two of the three - sleeping the dragon, spells, running away, edging up on them - nothing worked.

Save yourself some grief and do it with a friend or skip it - by the time you are able to solo it, the rewards aren't that great anymore.

OMG, I just finished the 2nd part of this chain, dying once in the process, and I'm abandoning the 3rd part.

I'm doing it with a BE mage, mining/jewelcrafting.&nbsp Can't use either of the pieces of armor, and the ring is a freakin' piece of crap that's similar to a ring I made at level 10-15!&nbsp I can't believe they just forgot about updating this chain for the expansion, because the quest-giver is a BE!

Even if I had a rogue, warrior, pally, or priest, all these crap rewards aren't NEARLY worth the effort.&nbsp It's not like they have to be uber-rewards (although it'd be nice considering it's an elite quest), but at least make them on-par with rewards from other quests around level 30!

I don't get it, is Blizzard even paying attention to this crap any more?

The first key (Gatekeeper Key) is just outside the entrance to the den, in a lamp.
Claw Key: 30.16
Barrow Key: 28.14
Sleeper Key: 26.11
The Den Horde: 27.11

~Misti

As of 2.3 this is no longer classed as a Group Quest

This can be solo'd with a lvl 31 hunter, i know i just did it :-) The co-ords posted previous are spot on, just lookout for the bird baths full of light and you've found the keys!

I did this one solo about two lvl's ago because now, i am a lvl 36 warlock.&nbsp If you attempt this alone as a lock, make sure ur soul pouch is full because you will for sure need ur shards and also that u are high enough lvl to bring down lvl 27-29 elites.&nbsp Being a 34, the creatures here were too low lvl to create shards from.&nbsp Went into den with 20 shards, came out with two.&nbsp I only died once, but luckily i had soul stone resurrection to overcome the death.&nbsp U can use whatever strategy ud like here.&nbsp Personally, i took on single enemies with succubus, and in areas with multiples (meaning 2-3), i pulled out my voidwalker to do the tanking.&nbsp single enemy wise, i used succubus cuz if the mob ran and aggroed another, i could seduce the additional aggro and kill them later.&nbsp vw made a good tank and could take dmg well from mobs when there were two present...mainly around the key areas and the stash of goodies at the end where there are three enemies (this was probably hardest part of whole quest).&nbsp again, u can do this quest to ur own liking, this just worked for me...&nbsp enemies respawn fairly quick in here so be sure to keep a good pace of killing, eating, drinking, etc...dont diddle around for too long.&nbsp bring lots of potions, food, drink, shards, bandages and keep ur healthstones and soul stones handy.&nbsp good luck!

This quest was surprisingly possible for myself and my travelling partner.&nbsp I am a 29 fury warrior and she is a 29 resto shaman.&nbsp I can honestly say there is no trick to this quest, other than knowing where you are going and knowing how to use your character.&nbsp I found a few tips that really made the trip much more tolerable.

1) Bring a reliable healer.&nbsp Mana will be tight, especially if you only take 2.&nbsp You can't afford to waste mana.

2) Sunder Armor, the more, the better.&nbsp Sundering will keep your healer safe, and when an elite is down 900 armor, they die a little easier.&nbsp :P

3) Shield bash the dragon in the sleeper's room to stop his lightning attack (you'll save yourself about 1/2 your health at level 29).&nbsp If you have to wipe here, make sure to take out the dragon.&nbsp He won't repop if you run right back.

4) We took down 3 suckers at once (it was REALLY close), so don't be afraid of 'em.&nbsp Just watch your pulls and happy hunting!&nbsp

On a quick side note, the centaurs (or whatever the hell they are) will auto-rush if you pull them the females are a little trickier because you need to get into melee range and back up.&nbsp I've never seen a druid rush, save to go cat and attack the healer.

Hope this helped!

Ragnarok - Kirin Tor

(PS - After I sold everything you get from this quest (you actually get all 3 items for a change), and some of the vendor trash that dropped, I was about 90s richer.)

If you have another high-level character, you can run yourself through this at any level by using your high-level to clear out the mobs and switch characters after reaching each key.

with improved sap and vanish you can go in and out without having to kill any mobs =)

This quest was stupid. I solo'd as a 36 resto druid.&nbsp its not worth the time, xp, or reward and on top of that the run back is brutal.&nbsp you can rezz at the spirit healer and make it back by the time the sickness wears off.

SKIP THIS QUEST!

It's ridiculously overpowered for the level it's given, and the rewards given do not outweigh the risk of dying.&nbsp Granted it's just death, but running back across essentially the entire zone to get here is a waste of time and irritating.&nbsp

I'm a 30 Imp. Sap Rogue, and I've had a hell of a time doing it.&nbsp These guys are particularly tough mobs, they just have a ton of HP for their level, close to 2k.&nbsp So killing them ins't hard, it's killing them before your sap/poly/ice trap or whatever wears off and you've got two.

Like I said, this quest is simply not worth it.

I will not divulge the locations of the keys, since they've already been outlined in several other posts. Mostly, I'm going to post my strategy:

At lv32, the aggro range is fairly small inside the den on the lv24-lv28 creatures. The lv30s pose a bit of a challenge, but you'll only see one or two of them (mainly the dragon at the Sleeper Key location). This makes it easy to single out your targets in one-on-one combat.

I am a Ret pally, but this combination should work for any build. I would rush in and judge Crusader. If it was a melee mob (the Keepers), I would generally try to drag them from their spawn point by simply running. If they were a ranged mob (the Dryads) I would take 4 paces to be just outside their melee range but not quite into their thrown weapon range in order to pull them a few feet at a time. Spellcasters (the Druids in Elf form) can be pulled either with Arcane Torrent or using Divine Protection as you run away. Their spells will do no damage to your bubble, and so they will chase you to melee.

Once the mob is in place, use Seal of Righteousness (I was using 1h and Shield for the extra AC--survivability) and judge/refresh at will. Make sure that once they are below 50%, however, that you do not judge Righteousness. You need to be able to have Seal of Justice handy for when they reach about 20%. When they get that low, or if they run early, judge Justice and they will either come back to you or stay where they are at. Finish the job.

In the case of the Sleeper Key and the dragon... I killed one of the Keepers with him first. It took a potion, my bubble, my Hammer of Justice, and a fair bit of judgement-switching to pull it off without dying before I could get him, but it worked without terrible difficulty. I ran back to my corpse. By this time, my bubble/pots were recharged and I was ready to take the dragon. I resurrected outside the Sleeper Key alcove and healed/drank to get ready. I then rushed in and used the same tactics for the dragon, only trying to silence him more often than the Keepers (Chain Bolt = hurt!). Once he was down, the Keeper was easy to outlive, even without any mana. I didn't have to use Lay on Hands, so keep that in mind if you think you might be able to take all 3 of them in one shot. With Spiritual Attunement, my LoH gives me back about 250 mana (almost enough for a Holy Light).

As for the 3 Dryads at the Hoard... you can pull 2 of them without the 3rd. Burn them both down. I used LOS by ducking around the corner to pull them to me (and judged Crusader for the pull, since it reaches farther than my aggro range in there), but the bubble tactic would work here as well... you could even use Blessing of Protection instead of Divine Protection, since they do not deal any spell-related damage. After those 2 are down, the 3rd is a snap and the Hoard is yours.

Hope this helps.

Nefariel
Blood Elf Paladin
Twisting Nether (RPPvP)

Soloed it as 30 priest. Shield/renew, run to the next key. Fear the guys guarding the key, take the key, move on. I died a few times from too much aggro, but it was easy overall. Probably easier to get a group of course :D

I did this solo at lvl 32 w/ my shammy, pretty easy, just kill everything on the way in and take 'em one at a time, if they run nail 'em w/ frost or whatever suits your fancy.&nbsp Even getting tag teamed by two is not a problem so you're fine.

When you get to the last key, here's a trick i did since fighting a LvL 30 along w/ a pair of 27 elites isn't easy for a lvl 32: First i cleared the area of enemies including the patrols, i gave myself a wide berth.&nbsp Then I ran up and aggro'd the 3 of them and proceeded to run down the hill a little, once there, i dropped a stoneclaw totem and the plan was to let the 3 of them get stuck w/ that for a sec, then drop and earthbind totem as i ran back to get the last key which woulda been followed by me running after grabbing it.

I tried it 3 times and got the timing down that it woulda worked on the 3rd try, but instead, in my effort to place the stoneclaw totem *just* far enough away that i could still make it back to the key while they were slowed by the earthbind?&nbsp Instead the stoneclaw only taunted the lil' dragon feller and the other two guards ran off so I then killed the creature before going back to finish off the other two. Either way would work, just be sure you got a lot of room to work w/ and you're set.

The comments on this quest that are highlighted (received votes because they were helpful) were very helpful. The Coords were right on. I died 3 times ran back each time rezzed safely, and continued fighting. Took me about 45 mins total to complete. Was a little difficult, but doable.

The rewards weren't any better than what I have, but was a fun quest none the less.

Very very easy and very very fun, good rewards too. Basically just fight your way through the whole cave 1 mob at a time except for a few situations where you have to fight 2. Bring a few pots along just in case but for the most part mass DPS the first plus hammer heal on the second and you should be fine.

Soloed as a 28 Lock (dinged 29 in the process ^^). Affliciton spec, killed one add at a time with dots/fear/drainlife/nightfall procs. When I got 2 adds, I kept one seduced while killing the other. I got 3 adds one time, and rotated fear between 2 adds, with dots on both, and seduced the 3rd.

As for the final key, was only 2 guards next to it so I could have killed them, but instead I seduced one, feared the other, took key and Hearthed ftw :)

This quest is possible to piggyback with your higher lvl character.&nbsp I took my 70 in, cleared it out and then ran in with my 33 Mage.&nbsp Took about 15 minutes.

I soloed as a lvl 31 frost mage and it was pretty easy.

All you have to do is follow Cyane's instructions and you're good to go.

As a frost mage, when you get to the turn in Hoard, there's 3 dryads surrounding the Hoard. So, what I did was first frost nova, then sheep one so that two would be there. Then I just kinda went down further from them so they wouldn't be able to throw their spears, but still able to do frostbolt. It's pretty much easier that way. Remember to use mana agate, its your friend!

But I was kind of in dire need of health pots and mana pots at that point, so I would say it would be wise to bring some.

soloed this with my warlock lvl 31.

solo'd this as a lvl 35 warrior followed setty's instructions there spot on as long as you dont go rushing in and pull carefully its fine

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the problem i have with this quest is that once you collect all 4 keys, it shows up as 'Complete' in the quest log. there is no clear mention of opening anything. this happened to me last night. i saw the 'Complete' and hearthed out, only then to discover i couldn't turn in the quest. i then came here and discovered i was supposed to open the Talen Den Hoard after obtaining the keys. yes, i should have understood the quest more clearly, but opening the Hoard should be listed as a quest completion requirement.

Edited, Thu Mar 30 10:47:28 2006

I've just finished this quest and no reputation gained at all. Altho the quest giver was a Blood Elf, wasn't flagged as Silvermoon City, so won't give any reputation on quests.

Me(Lvl 30 shaman) and my friend(Lvl 32 Rogue) didn't have too much trouble with this place. good challange vs. fun ratio. Beware of the Lvl 30 elite dragonkin at the end. He can catch you with 450+ damage chain lightnings, so don't let your HP drop too low, Otherwise had a fun time with this one.

The Hoard is located in one of the small off caves. It looks like a tall gray crystal

Setty's directions are excellent. Almost soloed this as a 36 Hunter, but couldn't get past the three mobs at the third key. The hoard would have been tough too.