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Level: 52
Requires level: 40
Type: Group
Side: Both
Start: Squire Maltrake
End: Squire Maltrake

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1.	Squire Maltrake
2.	Set Them Ablaze!

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Set Them Ablaze!

Set the North, South, East, and West Sentry Towers on fire by using the Torch of Retribution inside each of the buildings.

	Western Tower Ablaze
	Southern Tower Ablaze
	Eastern Tower Ablaze
	Sentry Brazier

Provided Item:

	Torch of Retribution

Description

Listen well, <name>. While the four towers can never be destroyed, you can use the torch of retribution to set them ablaze for a very long period of time: A fire that no element or force can subdue.

While they are ablaze, no guard or sentry unit can inhabit the watch posts and thus, their first line of defense is nullified.

You must enter each tower and use the Torch of Retribution within their fortifications. Beware the lookouts posted by the Dark Irons, <name>.

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Reward

You can choose one of these rewards:

	Dragonflight Leggings		Drakefire Headguard		Axe of the Ebon Drake

You will also receive: 2 30

Gains

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

7600 experience ( 45 60 at max. level)

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Rating: +47 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 10/07/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)

Northern 33 54
Western 35 60
Southern 43 60
East 49 54

Rating: +25 [-] [+]

By Nyghtraven on 03/16/2007 (Patch 2.0.10)

Western Tower Ablaze - 35, 60

Southern Tower Ablaze - 33,54

Eastern Tower Ablaze - 44,61

Northern Tower Ablaze - 50,54

They are on the tower, pay close attention to the floor they tend to camoflauge

Rating: +16 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 01/17/2005 (Patch 1.2.0)

Starts in: Searing Gorge
Reward: Coice of an item (one of the three choices was: Dragonflight Leggings -cloth-) + 7600exp and 2.30g

For this quest you need to go to each of the four towers and "light" them. At the towers you will find one level 50 elite mob inside it and several nonelite mobs right outside it, best to kill them before entering tower because they always aggro. After killing the mobs equip the "torch" and you will find a little cup on the platform that is what you light.

This quest has the pre reqs of:

Squire Maltrake

Rating: +16 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 09/20/2005 (Patch 1.7.0)

You don't need to fight any elites for this quest.

1. Equip the Torch of Retribution.
a. If you don't have it, talk to Kalaran Windblade until he enchants it. The torch will appear as an item floating in midair that you must right click to retrieve.
2. Run up the tower. Yep, there's an elite guard. Yep, he attacks you. Stun, sheep, or stealth if you're worried about damage otherwise, keep running. They do hit quite hard (180 damage per swimg to my Plate-wearing lv 48 Paladin).
3. Find the braziers on the ledge. They look like small metal rings, and can be right clicked.
4. With the torch equipped, right click each brazier. It lights instantly! Now get out, because there's probably a lv 48 elite chasing you.

Super bonus internet cool points: I can solo the lv 48 elite that guards each tower, using my lv 48 Paladin, but they hit me for about 180 damage a swing, and I have 3600 armor without a shield equipped. I keep Judgement of Wisdom on the sentries at all times, so I don't run out of mana healing myself. Start to heal yourself the moment your health hits 1000 or 50%, whichever is greater. The added damage from Seal of Command and the armor from Devotion Aura were lifesavers until I realized that I didn't need to fight them.

Rating: +14 [-] [+]

By lacitpo on 02/16/2007 (Patch 2.0.7)

Leads to https://classicdb.ch/?quest=3481

Rating: +13 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 05/14/2006 (Patch 1.10.2)

After you complete the quest, don't forget to grab the chest that's right next to Kalaran. It contains some decent crap, as well as his molt which you apparently need for another quest.

Rating: +12 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 10/07/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)

To complete each tower, use the torch on the brazier, which is located on one of the corners of the tower on the same face as the entrance.

Rewards: Lots of Gold, plus one of
https://classicdb.ch/item=17194
https://classicdb.ch/item=16111
https://classicdb.ch/item=8209

Cheers, good luck!

Rating: +11 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 07/17/2005 (Patch 1.6.0)

6100 xp at level 55

Rating: +9 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 10/07/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)

Hey, this was one of the easiest Elite quests ever for me as a Lvl 49 mage.

All you gotta do is, clear the entrance of every tower of possible threats. After you did this, there is one lvl 50 Elite guard at the top of it.
Well just sheep it. Search for the small thing that needs to burn. Use the torch. Sheep the guard again, and move away slowly.

I used this at all 4 towers and no problems at all.

Sheep is the key as a mage.

Big exp reward for very little work. I liked this quest!

Rating: +8 [-] [+]

By JaedxRapture on 03/28/2007 (Patch 2.0.10)

It seems you need to have the Torch of Retribution equipped in order to burn the towers.

Last edited by adashiel on 07/25/2008 (Patch 2.4.3)

Rating: +6 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 07/26/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)

there is a small bowl on the second floor that you have to light it with.

Rating: +6 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 05/30/2005 (Patch 1.4.2)

Just clear the trash mobs outside the entrance, equip the torch, and sic your pet on the elite sentry. Run up behind the pet, take a right at the top of the ramp, take another right, run to the corner, light the brazier, jump off, call pet back, and run till you lose aggro. You don't even need to kill the sentry. (I fear kited the first one without too many problems before I figured this out.)

Rating: +6 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 05/25/2005 (Patch 1.4.2)

East Tower 50,55
South Tower 44,60
West Tower 33,60
North Tower 33,54

Rating: +5 [-] [+]

By baal80 on 02/24/2007 (Patch 2.0.8)

I think it's safe to destroy the torch after you completed the quest.

Rating: +5 [-] [+]

By Fallerup on 05/22/2007 (Patch 2.1.0)

the towers are visable on the map, you can't miss them... and southern tower is @ 44.60 .. but hey... just check the map and you see where they are:)

Rating: +5 [-] [+]

By lilacmoon on 11/17/2007 (Patch 2.3.0)

just did this and the elites are no longer elites, just regular lvl 48 dark iron lookouts

Rating: +4 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 12/19/2005 (Patch 1.8.4)

I did this one the old fashioned way...killed them all, walked leisurely to the brazier, lit it, walked leisurely down, mounted, and rode to the next.

Took a total of maybe 10 minutes.&nbsp The only one I had difficulty with was the one across the rope bridge and that was because I drew the aggro of all three of the guys guarding the bridge, AND the pat....

Nice rewards, but someone should warn about that dragon...I about shat myself when I looked up to see a dragon peering down at me like a snack.&nbsp Then I realize that he's the original quest giver and he flies off.

Rating: +4 [-] [+]

By tuxrn on 12/19/2007 (Patch 2.3.0)

The old npc Sentery watch has been replaced with a dark iron lookout, this quest is soloable as long you can survive running in and light it up. I did this very easy as an 52 hunter, so to save time just mount up and run to second floor, light it and flee. The quest gives you 11000 xp, at least upto level 52.

It could be a time saver to do this with the "STOLEN: Smithing Tuyere and Lookout's Spyglass"- http://classicdb.ch/?quest=7728
so you can do two at the same.

Heres a map - http://classicdb.ch/?maps=51:334537363601441621494555

Last edited by tuxrn on 12/19/2007 (Patch 2.3.0)

Rating: +3 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 01/25/2006 (Patch 1.9.2)

First of all the positions:
Northern Tower Ablaze: 33,54
Western Tower Ablaze:&nbsp 35,60
Southern Tower Ablaze: 43,60
East Tower Ablaze:&nbsp &nbsp 49,54

The tactic is:

Just run. Run with the torch as your weapon. If you are a warrior: Defensive stance. If you are a rogue no need to stealth. Running FTW. If you lose. Just think: I cant see any enemys.

Rating: +3 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 04/08/2006 (Patch 1.10.0)

Once you turn in this quest, and the dude turns into the dragon and flies away, the footlocker next to him becomes clickable. That's where I got my Black Dragonflight Molt! Along with a few greens and some vendor trash. All in all, a decent amount of coin for a small bit of running around.

Rating: +3 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 07/26/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)

Just wondering the same as many people, for what do we need the black dragonflight molt?
Same question about this staff, should I toss it or add it to my collection of junk in the bank with which I don't know what to do?

Rating: +3 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 01/25/2007 (Patch 2.0.6)

I dont know why all of you people just stealth or use some other means to not kill the 50 elite. Did this with my 50 lock and it was easy as hell. Simlpy killed the sentry.

BTW the 53 druid could easily kill the sentry. Its a waste of xp not kill it.

Rating: +2 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 12/19/2005 (Patch 1.8.4)

i solo'd this quest at lvl 49. just get on a horse and run.

yes you'll get agro but run and shield if you can and must. use the torch while the elite atacks (its instant on click) then drop off the tower and run.

watch out for lookouts, the elite gave up on me but the lookouts didn't. i dies on the last tower after jumping into the cauldron. the lookout still got me

Rating: +2 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 01/25/2006 (Patch 1.9.2)

Solo'd as a lvl 55 hunter by killing trash mobs and the elite guard at the top. Climbed up the first tower and couldn't figure out where the brazier was so then did the second tower. Still couldn't find the brazier. Went up the third tower and -DOH!- the brazier is the tiny little thing on the corner of the wraparound platform. Did the forth tower and had to go back and do the first two again!

Rating: +2 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 03/02/2006 (Patch 1.9.4)

Okay, completed the quest, but is this another one of those stupid useless items that you have to worry about throwing away? Is it cool to just toss it now?

Rating: +2 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 05/14/2006 (Patch 1.10.2)

stealth.
distract the sentry.
go around.
set the tour ablaze.
repeat for the others.
kill the lookout on bridge or sap if u must.
if ure seen by any1 jsut vanish or blind.

Rating: +2 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 06/20/2006 (Patch 1.11.0)

I soloed this quest as a lvl 46 Paladin, the first towers where wery easy just kill elite, but the eastern tower was the tricky one, I just run straight through all the mobs used repentance on the elite, equiped the staff and Lit the torch, and after that i used Divine Protection and runned like a mad man

Rating: +2 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 12/19/2006 (Patch 2.0.1)

Rogues/druids should very easily solo this even if it's red. Just stealth up the tower, find the little circular braizer on one of the corners, and with the torch equipped light it. Other classes can probably just charge up with the torch equipped and light it quickly enough, it's an instant cast, I was caught in stealth one time and was able to do that fairly easily.

Rating: +2 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 01/25/2007 (Patch 2.0.6)

I did this as a level 47 Moonkin druid.&nbsp It was incredibly easy, especially as there's only one elite in each tower.&nbsp For each tower, I cleared the ground and then pulled the elite down off the tower, rooted him in the ground and blasted him with starfire, moonfire, insect swarm, and wrath until he was dead.&nbsp

The only tricky one was the tower on the island, which is only approachable via a bridge.&nbsp There are more ground guards for this one than the others, but I stealthed through the main group, went over the bridge, killed one of the guards waiting outside the tower while the other was on the bridge and then killed the other one when he came back.&nbsp Then I killed the elite and was done.

The whole quest took about 15 minutes, only because I had to travel to each bridge.&nbsp Easy quest even for 47 level.

Rating: +2 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 04/08/2007 (Patch 2.0.12)

Maybe it was because I started this zone a little later (at 52), but I stealthed past the elite, lit the flame on each tower and ran off without being engaged by the elite.&nbsp

If you get almost over the edge of the tower, you can mount up and take off faster.&nbsp

Of course, if you have improved sap, you should have no issues doing this quest at whatever level.

Rating: +2 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 04/11/2007 (Patch 2.0.12)

i thought this was really easy. i was a lvl 46 pally. well i was falloing a group that was doing it they killed the stuff and i lite the post ablaze hehe i thought i would not be able to get the word ablaze in this thing hehe i rule

Rating: +1 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 04/14/2007 (Patch 2.0.12)

The locations:

Northern Tower: 33,54
Western Tower: 35,60
Southern Tower: 44,60
Eastern Tower: 50,64

Note:
The towers are around the western/southern part of The Cauldron (outside of it). You actually can see the icons on your map.
Once on a tower platform, equip your character with the Torch of Retribution, and right+click on the sentry brazier (a tiny thing on the platform).
This part of the map is populated with roaming Golems and Dark Iron dwarves. Just watch out for the elite 47-48 Dark Iron Sentry atop of each towers! And look around for a chest or two. Voila!

PS: Copied from Rholm's comment on one of the previous quests!

Rating: +1 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 05/30/2005 (Patch 1.4.2)

Make that a triple...

Edited, Sun May 29 20:45:30 2005

Rating: +1 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 05/23/2006 (Patch 1.10.2)

very easy to find...all the towers are marked on the map

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By Anonymous on 02/05/2007 (Patch 2.0.6)

i complete this with warior 49(fury) and mage 59lvl..easy q
western tower=33,53
northern tower=36,60
southern tower=44,62
eastern tower=49,55
i recived 7200 xp

Rating: +1 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 10/09/2006 (Patch 1.12.1)

Decided to do this one head on. Stealthed, avoided ground level guards, walked up the ramp. Stunned the L48 Elite, took him out, walked around the platform, equipped torch, set ablaze. Re-equipped daggers, stealthed out, went to the next tower, repeated x3.

Rating: +1 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 12/16/2006 (Patch 2.0.1)

Lock solo at 50. no deaths... jst take hid behind my void for the elite ran up set fire and jumped off. watch your jump on the east tower, kinda missed the bridge and fell down. 2598 dmg

Rating: +1 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 05/30/2005 (Patch 1.4.2)

Oops - double post.

Edited, Sun May 29 20:43:59 2005

Rating: +1 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 06/14/2005 (Patch 1.5.1)

Quest bugged for me atm. I lighted that object and smoke came up from the tower but it was not confirmed in the quest log. Same case as Smoldering ruins of Thaurissan quest..

Rating: +1 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 04/15/2006 (Patch 1.10.1)

Couldn't do this because it doesn't recognize that I have set the towers ablaze. Is it just me or is everyone having this problem

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