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The Orb of Soran'ruk

Find 3 Soran'ruk Fragments and 1 Large Soran'ruk Fragment and return them to Doan Karhan in the Barrens.
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Soran'ruk Fragment (3)
Large Soran'ruk Fragment

Description

When demons of the Legion fall out of favor, their spirits are imprisoned within orbs and distributed to their mages and warlocks.

Many were carried by their servants in Azeroth. Even fragmented, they still possess the powers of the demons trapped inside.

The orb of Soran'ruk was broken into two pieces, one was further broken to be used by the acolytes of the Twilight's Hammer in Blackfathom Deeps. The other, larger piece, was possessed by a wizard in Shadowfang Keep. Find them and I can reform it.

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StartEndObjectives - Blackfathom DeepsObjectives - Shadowfang Keep

Reward

You can choose one of these rewards:
Orb of Soran'ruk
Staff of Soran'ruk
You will also receive: 0

Gains

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:
  • 2550 experience ( 15 30 at max. level)

Related

Rating: +25 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 10/08/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)
The Three small shards in Black Fathom Deeps:

Ashenvale coordinates 14:15
Follow the cave all the way back to the instance, then you will have to get to the last stage right before you kill the nasty hydra boss. Special note: dont click on the alter if you decide to go ahead and kill the hydra for drops.... it will kill you and send you back outside the instance to the beginning where you drop down to go into the caves.

The Large Shard in Silverpine:

Silverpine coordinates 45:68
Entering instance, turn right, free the prisoner and enter the courtyard. The large shard should drop from a haunted survivor or one of the shadowfangs that are near the ramp area.

Since I play alliance, and it was difficult for me to find silverpine to begin with... from Iron forge, go north into the wetlands, from there, into arathi to south shore. from south shore, go north towards hillbrad and into silverpine... 90% of the mobs along this quest are elite. bring a party, or go at a higher level (I completed this at level 33, when it was green)
Rating: +16 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 06/16/2005 (Patch 1.5.1)
This one is not easy, esp. if you're Alliance. Why? Hard to get groups in these dungeons. And you need groups (unless the quest has gone gray to you).

I did the bfd part 20 lvls ago and had this quest (and those items) on me for ages. Finally went over to SFK last night just to finish this off (at lvl 44). Sorry, I forogt what dropped the quest items in bfd - I think it was the humanoids back in the maze/temple area. Acolytes or something.

In SFK you take the small door to the right after you enter and fight your way to the jail cells. Just keep going and you'll find it. Free the wizard, and he'll open the door to the courtyard for you.

There you clear until you can cross, ahead and to your right, to the ramp up.

Fight up the ramp, and you enter a series of rooms. Here there are Shadowfang Darksouls. These drop the large soran fragment you need, only my first time through - it never dropped.

I had to exit, group w/ someone, de-group (this reset the instanc) - and fight my way back to the darksouls again. Second time it dropped.

The werewolves w/ "moon" in their name (in the courtyard) - when their hands glow green - are about to gain an 'invulnerability to magic' effect. It lasts 5 to 10 seconds, then fades. Even if you land dots before this, the dots don't harm them when this is up. If you pull w/ shadowbolts and can take the punishment, they are not immune while they charge u. U can get 3 shadowbolts into them (at least) if you pull w/ one and shoot as they close and start hitting you.

The darksouls are immune to shadow damage. You have to immolate them and either melee or use a non-shadow wand on them.
Rating: +14 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 12/20/2005 (Patch 1.8.4)
This is for those who have Cosmos' Atlas.

Enter the instance and immediately turn right.&nbsp Work your way around to point 1 on the atlas, where "Deathstalker Adamant" and "Sorcerer Ashcrombe Rethilgore".&nbsp Release the prisoner and he'll open the door to the courtyard.

None of the mobs in the couryard drop the Large Soran'ruk Fragment.&nbsp Only the Shadowfang Darksouls do.&nbsp So work your way through the courtyard and up a ramp that curves to the left leading to point 2 on the atlas where Razorclaw the Butcher is.

My fragment dropped with the first Shadowfang Darksoul I killed.

Happy Hunting!
Rating: +10 [-] [+]
By Morvran on 12/15/2006 (Patch 2.0.1)
For those people who don't read quests, remember, you have to run two dungeons. Blackfathom Deeps for the 3 smaller fragments and Shadowfang Keep for the large fragment.
Rating: +7 [-] [+]
By Rotwing on 03/15/2007 (Patch 2.0.10)
The quest giver is friendly to both alliance and horde, so you can get this quest for both factions from him. Got it on my undead lock, but never did it because in my opinion the rewards aren't worth the time.
Rating: +5 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 10/08/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)
yes, they are dropped by the twilight gang towords the end
Rating: +5 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 10/08/2006 (Patch 1.12.1)
Here are the coordinates for the Quest giver to get the staff/orb.&nbsp &nbsp 49, 57
Rating: +3 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 10/08/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)
Just went thru this last night - Major suggestion: goto this link and print out a map of the BFD instance, I would have been lost without it. (keep this link for maps to most everything)
http://www.worldofwar.net/cartography/

Also as long as you are going, gather all the quests for BFD up to this level. (for the newbie I searched http://www.thottbot.com
for these.) Most come from Darnassus in Teldrassil. The map from above will show the location of all these quest items (but the Orb pieces). As someone said above, they drop from the Alycoltes way in the back just before the main guy Kelris.
Rating: +3 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 12/20/2005 (Patch 1.8.4)
The one thing noone told was in wich direction the quest-ender is located.
It's just east over the road from CT and up a small notch when you just crossed the road. The "map" on this quest here on thott gives a nice overview. It's a camp with a small tent with some alliance folks in it, don't worry, they don't bite...what bite's though is the patrolling 4-5 alliance mobs that may be around so keep an eye out :).
Rating: +2 [-] [+]
By Vukodlak on 12/14/2006 (Patch 2.0.1)
THe drop rate on the large fragment is bad. I had to run sfk multiple times to get it to drop since there are only so many darksouls.
Rating: +2 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 04/08/2006 (Patch 1.10.0)
Okay for all of us too lazy to look up the Succubus quest line again to find Doan Karhan, which might I add includes myself, his cords are 49,57
Rating: +2 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 07/27/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)
Do i have to do this q to get a great follwup or another q later on?
Rating: +2 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 09/01/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)
49,57 just east of the road intersection leading to Camp T.
Rating: +2 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 12/20/2006 (Patch 2.0.1)
The large fragment in SFK seems to be a random drop. For me it dropped of of a Shadowfang Darksoul in the building just after the ramp coming from the courtyard.
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 10/08/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)
For those of us without Cosmos, the quest giver and who you turn the fragments into is North East of Camp T, not just East =p

Tichond <Mark of Hazard>
Level 29 Orcish Warlock
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 11/13/2005 (Patch 1.8.2)
where is doran Karhan in the Barrens to complete my guest "the orb of soran'ruk ?

Thx for your reply
Darkzombie
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 04/08/2006 (Patch 1.10.0)
Frist off, you can't agro the guy next to the quest giver, i've passed right over him and he never attacked me.

Secound, the reward staff is awfull, considering a cresent staff, or emberstone staff are better, the only reason to do this is for exp, also, the orb sells for around 40s at merchants.

Next, I got all of my shards off of wizards in the BFD, however, it's close to the last part of the instance.
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 06/20/2006 (Patch 1.11.0)
Since patch 1.11 the orb no longer shares a cooldown with healthstones.&nbsp So now you can use both in a battle.&nbsp It is pretty sweet.&nbsp When you get a difficult fight with an add or something just use both and it is MUCH easier.
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 05/15/2007 (Patch 2.0.12)
WHERE is it?
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 05/26/2006 (Patch 1.10.2)
Is this warlock only quest?
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 01/31/2005 (Patch 1.2.0)
While your in Blackfathom Deeps getting the fragments, don't miss out on a great quest in there that gets you a WONDERFUL wand. Look it up, The Gravestone Scepter
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 05/12/2006 (Patch 1.10.2)
*I have not completed this quest I'm in the middle of it currently

Blackfathom Deeps
is located in Ashenvale which is easily reached by boat in the Wetlands.
Shadowfang Keep
is in Silverpine Forest.

I will improve this post once I have completed it.
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 07/21/2005 (Patch 1.6.0)
Whats the minimum required lvl to start the quest?
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 11/10/2005 (Patch 1.8.2)
lol, i seems to forgot where to return quest.
cant fine Doan Karhan at camp T. and X, Y ?
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 08/16/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)
Just got my Warlock on lvl 26.....You guys think I should get some backup before venturing on this quest? Thnx a lot!
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 10/23/2006 (Patch 1.12.2)
The ones who drop the fragments are the Twilight Acolytes. None of the other Twilight guys dropped them for me, only the Acolytes, and those were gnomes and dwarves, not just gnomes. YOu have to go pretty much all the way to the end of the instance to get to them, they're in a big open room with Baron Aqueas or whatever his name is. There are plenty of Acolytes there, and they drop them 100%.
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 07/19/2005 (Patch 1.6.0)
Hmm, I followed the directions to the Alcoyles posted by verga, but could not find them unless they were way further down South of the name turtle. I sent my eye out and still did not find them. Could some please give detailed directions how to get to them?
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 02/15/2005 (Patch 1.2.0)
Is this quest really available to alliance? Last time I saw Doan Karhan, the only interaction I was allowed was attack...
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 09/25/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)
This "additional note" sucks. A better one would be that he's located just east of Camp Taurajo. I just happened to pick this quest up at some point and decided, what the hell, I'll do it...when I finally got it done I couldn't find him again, and this page was no help. Lucky I had an addon that had recorded his loc

I wouldn't say this quest is worth it, regardless the level you get around to doing it: I won a roll for a MUCH better staff than I was going for with this quest, while fighting in BFD for this quest
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 04/17/2006 (Patch 1.10.1)
Anyone have an X,Y coordinate on this Doan Karhan dude? Thanks, Dalaran: Drainage, Shamamon
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 12/10/2004 (Patch 1.1.0)
Doan is guarded by a ? human. It was suggested that he might be led away somehow. Does anyone know anything about this? I can't figure out any other way then to send voidwalker to attack him, while I try to get the quest before I die. Doubtful this will actually work.

-Tom
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 12/23/2005 (Patch 1.8.4)
I went there as a level 28 Tauran Warrior, the Seer didn't aggro on me, even when I stood in front of him and started dancing with him. I couldn't talk or get the quest either though.
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 03/16/2005 (Patch 1.2.0)
I got this in the Barrens near the camp Tijuaro
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 05/26/2006 (Patch 1.10.2)
Is this warlock only quest?
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By Anonymous on 05/04/2006 (Patch 1.10.2)
This guys X and Y location is (49,57).
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 02/23/2005 (Patch 1.2.0)
What exactly do we kill in Shadowfang Keep for that fragment? i went all the way to the end and killed the mage at the end and no fragment. a party memeber got a cool robe from that mage. can anyone tell me what or who has that fragment in Shadowfang Keep?
thanks
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 11/29/2005 (Patch 1.8.3)
XP?
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 10/24/2006 (Patch 1.12.2)
I love these sorts of quests. no prerequire, and its just an instance quest, I do most instances anyway, and its a green item (disenchant) + XP.
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 05/08/2007 (Patch 2.0.12)
So where is he exactly?
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 08/30/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)
You guys can tell me which fiend I have to kill in order to get this item: the Soran'Ruk fragment in Blackfathom Deeps?

Thnx a Lot