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Tome of the Cabal

Retrieve the Moldy Tome and Tattered Manuscript for Jorah Annison in the Undercity.
Moldy Tome
Tattered Manuscript

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Ah! I see that you are a warlock of similar tastes to mine. Indeed, acquiring the Tome of the Cabal is a worthy aspiration. Did you know that it was once held within the walls of Lordaeron? It was vandalized though, almost half its pages removed. Who would commit such a heinous act?

That half is lost, though rumor says that it fell into the hands of the centaur of the Thousand Needles.

The rest of the text was to be transferred to Ironforge, but was lost in transit on the coast west of Southshore.

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StartEndObjectives - Hillsbrad FoothillsObjectives - Thousand Needles

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Upon completion of this quest you will gain:
  • 600 experience ( 3 60 at max. level)

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Rating: +114 [-] [+]
By Atratus on 01/12/2007 (Patch 2.0.4)
TATTERED MANUSCRIPT COORDINATES: Varies - begins at 46, 68ish, Hillsbrad
MOLDY TOME COORDINATES: 44, 37

--Tattered Manuscript--
You may want to start with this one since its a little closer to where you pick the quest up. The manuscript is being held smack dab in the middle of a murloc camp. The manuscript looks like a little nondescript book just laying in the sand among the other debris of the camp. The manuscript spawns at a random camp so no definite coordinates can be given but the camps are located southwest of the human town of Southshore and start at 46, 68. There are quite a few murlocs so you might want to get some friends to help you slaughter the murlocs and grab the manuscript but this quest is soloable. One tactic that Ive had luck with is running out to the hilly area behind each murloc camp and using the Eye of Kilrogg to scout out the camp. Once Ive located the manuscript, Ill clear the area of any murlocs leading up to the camp, send in the Voidwalker to gather aggro, grab the manuscript then run away, sacrificing the VW if neccesary. This technique can also be used on the ocean side of the camps if you prefer however your escape will be hindered by murlocs and the fact that you will be swimming rather than running.

--Moldy Tome--
The Moldy Tome is located within the cave Splinterhoof Hold located in Thousand Needles coordinates 44, 37. After entering the cave, branch right as soon as you're able. Follow this path past the waterfall until you see a small chest labeled "Damaged Chest". This contains the tome which you seek. The centaurs in the cave are slightly stronger than the ones outside. Centaurs flee when their health is low so keep Curse of Recklessness handy you don't want a centaur running off and aggroing the whole cave. Also, be wary of the Lightning Cloud that the Stormers cast.
Rating: +52 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 10/30/2005 (Patch 1.8.2)
Due south of the azurelode mine on the shore, you'll see the shore is in a shape like below, I marked an X at the proper hut

\&nbsp &nbsp Lode Mine
&nbsp \
&nbsp &nbsp -
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp ________
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp \
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp |
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp |
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp |
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp \&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp /
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp \&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp /
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp \__X_______/

Approach from the ocean, and get on shore from wherever you feel comfortable... what took me the longest to find on this quest was that I was looking for a chest, or some large object, but what you want is a thin, grayish blue book RIGHT at the water's edge on the ground in front of the hut. Pick off the murlocs (and having one other party member helps a LOT) one at a time and then go open the book.
Rating: +34 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 03/25/2007 (Patch 2.0.10)
Tattered Manuscript
Here's a quick little clip to find the Tattered Manuscript, located at Splinterhoof Hold, a small cave inside Thousand Needles.

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Rating: +25 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 08/18/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)
Alright let me start off by listing the locations:

Coordinates:

Hillsbrad: 27,72
1k Needles: 44,33

W/o Coords:

Hillsbrad: South of the azurelode mine, by the water AND murlocs :P

1k Needles: Just north of freewind post, in the huge kolkar camp, turn left at the entrance and run up to the cave

Advice: Just run along the coast in hillsbrad...when you finally get to the right camp, have your voidwalker run in and aggro everything.&nbsp grab the book and then sacrifice him, swim out.....

In 1k needles just fight your way to the cave, take a right turn and foloow the path, go across a tiny river in the cave....damaged chest will be on your left.

NOTE: I had my hearthstone set to 1k needles, so after hillsbrad I just hearthed, very easy to do using voidwalker and sacrifice
Rating: +21 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 12/24/2004 (Patch 1.2.0)
As you enter the Centaur cave in splithoof crag ("Splithoof Hold") you will come across a four way intersection one path from which you came, and three others. To get to the manuscript, turn right as you enter the intersection. There should be a pool in the room you enter. Past that room, you should see the box very quickly. Use Eye of Kilrogg to scout out the path before you choose, to be sure you've got it right.
Rating: +16 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 10/30/2005 (Patch 1.8.2)
It is in the cave in a battered chest.&nbsp Go into the cave, make a right when you come to the fork.&nbsp Then when you get to the stream go across it and make a left.&nbsp I found it right there.&nbsp Becareful going back out they respawn behind you.&nbsp I had no problem doing this quest with my succubus at level 30.
Rating: +16 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 01/11/2006 (Patch 1.9.1)
Here's how i got the tome at the Hillsbrad:

Location : 27,72

1. Find a good spot to enter the water and swim untill you are near the spot.

2. Use a soulstone and summon Voidwalker.

3. Kill all the mobs near the tome that are alone. ONLY the ones that are alone...this should be easy, the tough part is to kill the mobs that are close to each other. Search also underwater.

4. Now you should have 4-5 mobs at the hut, near the tome. While you are in the water, send voidwalker to attack them. Be sure that every mob is attacking him, if needed tell him to attack the ones that are not attacking him.
EDIT: You can do the same thing approaching from the land... Just be sure everybody is attacking Voidwalker!

5. Go out and get the tome, then RUN LIKE HELL! If there is a mob attacking you, don't panic, cast Fear on him and continue. If you followed my advice to kill all the mobs that are alone, there shouldn't be a problem.

I don't know if someone posted the same advice, I haven't read all comments... If so, i'm sorry )
Rating: +16 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 12/09/2004 (Patch 1.1.0)
I found the tome west of South Shore in Hillsbrad. Along the water on the shore there are camps of Torn Fins, the book is on the ground in one of the camps towards the middle, water side.

I found the manuscript exactly where Socialism described it to be, thanks! I was looking for a larger chest but it is actually a small box.
Rating: +16 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 12/09/2004 (Patch 1.1.0)
Found the tattered manuscript part of this quest in the cave inside the splithoof crag cave. It was in a chest on the ground near the middle of the cave. I don't know if the location in the cave is random or not.
Rating: +15 [-] [+]
By ayingelgirl on 02/07/2007 (Patch 2.0.6)
I found the Moldy Tome at (27,72), but it might be random since there are little groups of huts all along the shore in Hillsbrad.

The Tattered Manuscript was in the cave at Splithoof crag. I took a right at the fork, and once I got to the waterfall, I crossed it and took a left into a smaller room and the chest was there. There was only a level 28 Galak nearby so getting it was relatively easy.
Rating: +11 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 10/30/2005 (Patch 1.8.2)
44 , 37
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By Anonymous on 10/30/2005 (Patch 1.8.2)
At 44,37 in the cave entrance. Stay to the right. When you get to the point where the path only goes left check behind the rock in the corner, where the water comes out of the wall, for a chest. Then further down the path take a left and there should be a box on the ground to your right. You can only click it if you have the quest.
Rating: +9 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 09/24/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)
Ok guys, I was Lucky to set the coords on my map before they get deleted, I just used a deviate and well, I'm wasting it cause i'm typing in here :P

Anyway, the quest will ask you to go to Hillsbrad, coords 29,73 (about that area, the exact coords are deleted) there's a small book on the ground by the shore, guarded by aroun 4 murlocs which can be pulled per 2 if you're careful. don't try to send the void and picking it up, it won't work, just kill 2 with careful pulls and grab your look.

The second part is in 1k needles, you have to enter a cave guarded by the centaurs, the levels in there are 27-29 and they all are single pull, so don't be afraid to go alone, at exactely 44,33 there's a "damaged chest" open it and get your second item for the quest. If you're not too good with coords, just take the first right and clear all the way, the design of that cave is teh same one in Durotar, so just go the same way.

well, that's what I did so far, time to turn in the quest.

Hope this helps!

PS: Coords are not originally added by me, I don't take credit for figuring them out, I just happened to get them before they were deleted.
Rating: +6 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 10/30/2005 (Patch 1.8.2)
Send in the voidwalker first and use suffering to attract their attention, then grab the book while the're beating on your pet. Use sacrifice if necessary to get away.
Rating: +5 [-] [+]
By kerwood on 04/04/2007 (Patch 2.0.12)
Here's how i got the tome at the Hillsbrad:

Location : 27,72

1. Find a good spot to enter the water and swim untill you are near the spot.

2. Use a soulstone and summon Voidwalker.

3. Kill all the mobs near the tome that are alone. ONLY the ones that are alone...this should be easy, the tough part is to kill the mobs that are close to each other. Search also underwater.

4. Now you should have 4-5 mobs at the hut, near the tome. While you are in the water, send voidwalker to attack them. Be sure that every mob is attacking him, if needed tell him to attack the ones that are not attacking him.
EDIT: You can do the same thing approaching from the land... Just be sure everybody is attacking Voidwalker!

5. Go out and get the tome, then RUN LIKE HELL!!! If there is a mob attacking you, don't panic, cast Fear on him and continue. If you followed my advice to kill all the mobs that are alone, there shouldn't be a problem.
Rating: +5 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 03/25/2006 (Patch 1.9.4)
With lots of patience, this quest can be completed pretty easily.&nbsp

For Alliance, set your Hearthstone for either IF or SW before you leave.&nbsp I went to the Hillsbrad Foothills to get the Moldy Tome.&nbsp I stayed on the ridge to the southwest of Southshore and headed west (instead of fighting through murlocs on the coast.)&nbsp There are spiders and bears that are level 24-25 there but I was able to walk through them without having to fight.&nbsp

As soon as the ridge went down to the beach, I started picking off the murlocs one by one, and headed back east.&nbsp The camp you need is the first one you come to.&nbsp I picked off a few murlocs that wandered out of the camp, and then targeted a murloc in the camp, and sent the voidwalker in to attack.&nbsp I waited a few seconds to make sure all the murlocs were attacking him, and then ran in and got the tome.&nbsp It is a bluish/grey book lying near the water.&nbsp My voidwalker died, and I was attacked as I ran away, but was able to get far enough away so that the murlocs ran back to camp.&nbsp Then I hearthstoned back to IF and flew to Booty Bay and took the boat to Rachet in the Barrens.&nbsp

I followed the road south and entered Thousand Needles.&nbsp At the lift, I sent the voidwalker in to attack, and then I ran onto the lift.&nbsp I tried heading left and go down the trough like one person posted, but came across too many bad guys, esp. ones in stealth.&nbsp So I took the road to the south and then to the east, and then headed back north once I got to the Freewind Post.&nbsp

The centaus are lower levels (24-28) but some are casters who can heal themselves, so make sure and have potions/bandages.&nbsp I just slowly made my way north into camp by picking off the centaurs one by one.&nbsp Once inside the cavern I followed other posters advice and headed to the right.&nbsp Once I accidently got two on me, but feared one.&nbsp As I headed right, I went across the stream of water, and I could see the chest lying on the ground against the wall in the cavern in front of me.&nbsp Once I opened it and got the manuscript, I used the Hearthstone to go back to IF and turn in the quest.

So far it's been a lot of running around but I've enjoyed going to new areas, and look forward to seeing if the felhunter is worth all the work!
Rating: +5 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 05/01/2006 (Patch 1.10.1)
Found the Tattered Manuscript in Splithoof Hold in thousand needles.&nbsp It is in a damaged chest along the wall.&nbsp It's kind of easy to miss so keep your eyes peeled.&nbsp Also found the moldy tome along the beach south of Southshore in Hillsbrad.&nbsp It's in a small box/crate, also easy to miss, near on of the huts alont the beach.&nbsp Use the void in both places, shouldn't be too hard of a quest.
Rating: +4 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 06/06/2006 (Patch 1.10.2)
43,33, inside the cave.

There is so much useless infomation here it makes it hard to understand =D.&nbsp Hope this helps.
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By Anonymous on 03/25/2006 (Patch 1.9.4)
I also managed to solo this with my 30 lock, I just made sure not to attack any murlocks, took a few seconds to make sure my VW had attacked them all at least once, and then simply grabbed the book and ran, were it not for running into a lvl 34 night elf priest, I would have made it out alive =/
Oh there were about 4 murlocs in the camp when I did it :p
Rating: +3 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 05/01/2006 (Patch 1.10.1)
location of tattered manuscript is 43,32
Splitfoot hold in thousand needles.
Confirmed!
Rating: +3 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 08/18/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/7825/warlockquestcopygl5.jpg

here a screen shot of the route i took once i got to the great lift
i went from ratchet took the west road out . then followed the south road all way down to thousand needles. the camp is easy to fight through take one at a time&nbsp once in cave you have to just fight till you find the chest
Rating: +2 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 10/30/2005 (Patch 1.8.2)
This is solo material.&nbsp Use the VW for the moldy tome and go for succubus for the tattered manuscript.&nbsp I was in and out of that cave in 10 minutes with her.
Rating: +2 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 12/06/2005 (Patch 1.8.4)
Found the damaged chest at 43,32. At 44,37 was a regular solid chest. The one with the tome was in a nook after still taking the right path.
Rating: +2 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 02/17/2006 (Patch 1.9.4)
Ive seen alot of talk about the book, but only 1 post mentioning where to find tattered manuscript.

it is in the same cave as the sacred flame quest, STRONGHOOF HOLD, NOT the yeti cave in hillsbrad, which seems to have same co-ords.

to find it, follow the RIGHT path, along ntil you come to you have to turn left. in that small junction u can go 3-4 ways. there is a little chest there, abattered chest, THIS is where the tattered manuscript is. i hope you have good eyes because it's fairly blended in with background. it sits behind a rock, but you should see it from where you enter the section its in.
Rating: +2 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 07/13/2006 (Patch 1.11.2)
i recommend doing the murlocs first and depending on your lvl, maybe find a friend if you can't handle multple enemies.

make your way to&nbsp (found it convenient to set my hearth to Org) if your patient enough, just swim around the mobs until your directly south of 27,72 murloc hut. they range lvl 28 to 30 and you have to fight 2 at a time. fight the mobs surrounding that hut and grab the item.&nbsp its looks like a book (tomb) on the ground lying to the left of the solid chest.

head out to thousand needles and head to the cave against the north wall at 44,37.&nbsp when you get inside hug the right wall and fight until you come to a small waterfall and a solid chest. standing slightly left of the chest look across the stream and you'll see the cave goes deeper.&nbsp head down that cave in that direction avoiding the path to the right and you will see the chest up against the wall.&nbsp its small and brown. grab them and sac your voidwalker if you dont feel up to fighting your way back out.&nbsp the mobs there are lvl 25 and drop aggro pretty easy.
Rating: +2 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 08/18/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)
Well i had some trouble finding the Moldy Tome... i got a 60 lock to help me with the tatterd manuscript -}! but anyway, what u wana do is go to the mine right, then u wana go to the East 3 murlock bases down and itll be just laying on the floor... preety easy
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By Anonymous on 12/06/2006 (Patch 2.0.1)
This is a small 3 min video on how to find the tattered Manuscript, it's edited so hopefully it won't bore the shiot outa u guys. GL!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTs2bIYAD9c
Rating: +2 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 05/01/2007 (Patch 2.0.12)
The first part of the tome is in the centaur cave in 100 needles.Its not a drop,but located in a small chest inside Splithoof hold, the cave in the Galak centaur camp closest to Freewind Post (NOT the camp with the panther in the cage).
Go inside, at first intersection turn right and follow the path avoiding the Galak windchasers near the waterfall.You should eventually come to a ledge above them,the chest is somewhere there.If you got to the Galak Flameguards,youre in the wrong place.
The second part is in hillsbrad.at the bridge on the road leading south into Arathi highlands jump in the water and swim till you reach the sea.You should see a bunch of nagas there.Turn south or right,and you get to a long beach cramped with murlocks.The tome is near some huts RIGHT BY THE WATER.At least a friend is reccomended since the mobs are packed real tight and spawn fast.
Good luck brother warlocks and fear no Light!
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By Anonymous on 10/30/2005 (Patch 1.8.2)
where is the one by the centaurs in 1k needles?
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By Anonymous on 02/17/2006 (Patch 1.9.4)
ya i tried for about an hour to get it be attacking by land. it didnt work. You can kill the side easily, then you go for the main part of the village and they all aggro, had three my best time, seven the worst. ya im gunna try going in from the sea this time.
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By Anonymous on 03/25/2006 (Patch 1.9.4)
43,37 is the opening of the cave
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By Anonymous on 12/06/2006 (Patch 2.0.1)
TY EVRYONE FOR THE TIPS AND STUFF
I GOT THIS QUEST DONE IN LIKE 15 MIN ^_^
btw im a lvl 30 lock and if u need help in this quest ill help u
my realm is archimonde :)
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 03/25/2007 (Patch 2.0.10)
Walk in the group of murlocks with your voidwalker.
Do suffering,then you have time enough to open the chest :)
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By Anonymous on 03/25/2007 (Patch 2.0.10)
found both items from places hillsbrad 27,72 and 1k needles place 44,37.. murlocs = ftw :)
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By Anonymous on 05/01/2007 (Patch 2.0.12)
43,32 is where the box is located.
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By Anonymous on 08/11/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)
I have gained an entire level and then some of xp killing murlocs looking for this tome. I have cleared every camp of the nasty things moving west from SS. I am going to DL Cosmos or Titan and try to find the darn thing. I'll be level 35 before I get my Puppy and I started as soon as I hit 30!
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 07/18/2006 (Patch 1.11.2)
This quest was a serious pain to do. Well, the part by southshore anyway. I kept getting killed by mobs and when I read to put the void on aggro and was getting it, I got ganked by a human lock who was camping in the water <_<
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 01/09/2007 (Patch 2.0.3)
can anyone help me please to get to the wetlands do i need to go through the arathi highlands or is there a easier way.....
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By Anonymous on 12/09/2004 (Patch 1.1.0)
The tome is there. As you look at the map, there is a coastal mountain range running from Azurelode mine to Southshore. There is a gap near the middle. I found my tome on the ground, water side in the southern most part of the western half. I was able to get the interact cursor on it from outside the camp.

I solo'd this on a suicide pet run. Sent in pet, it took aggro long enough for me to grab and haul ass. I still died but I got it. :)
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By Anonymous on 08/09/2005 (Patch 1.6.1)
where is the barrens summoning circle?