Quest 5725 · · Classic details with player reports

The Power to Destroy...

Quest level16Requires level9Classic zoneRagefire ChasmEligible races in ClassicOrc, Undead, Tauren, Troll

Parts of this page come from real play in Forever, reported through RestedRealm Companion. The rest is Classic Era reference from QuestieDB, not verified for Forever. Quest ID 5725 is present in the Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70790. QuestieDB 1.0.10, Vanilla release, retrieved 2026-11-03 (source).

The task

Objectives

Bring the books Spells of Shadow and Incantations from the Nether to Varimathras in Undercity.

Spells of ShadowItem 143951 required
In the Classic reference, Spells of Shadow can drop from Searing Blade Cultist and Searing Blade Warlock.
Incantations from the NetherItem 143961 required
In the Classic reference, Incantations from the Nether can drop from Searing Blade Cultist and Searing Blade Warlock.

Rewards and gains

Item rewards

Choose one of these items.

Reputation

+150 Undercity reputation (Classic)

Experience

2,950 XP

Coin

The route

Quest locations

Classic pins are approximate reference points. Reported ! and ? markers are search points near quest NPCs. Hover or focus a marker for details.

Start Turn in

Undercity

Classic start and turn-in Reported quest NPCs

Map tiles seen in the client. Artwork from build 1.60.1.69977, compared file by file with build 1.60.1.70790 and unchanged. Associated by the client filename `Interface/WorldMap/Undercity_c60`, not by a direct map-art foreign key. This is client artwork, not a verified in-game map. Artwork © Blizzard Entertainment.

The people

Start and turn-in

Starts from

Seen in Forever: Varimathras offered this quest to 1 player.

Ends at

Seen in Forever: Varimathras completed this quest for 1 player.

Coordinates are approximate Classic references. The `/way` formats require TomTom or a compatible addon; use the named-zone form from outside the zone.

The path

Quest chain

None recorded in this Classic source.

Quest text

Many denizens of the Legion bestow gifts on their followers as you may well know. Some of these gifts the Dark Lady feels would be better off in her hands than in the hands of those with... lesser vision.

A sect of the Shadow Council hidden in caverns below Orgrimmar known as the Searing Blade are a prime example. The Lady tells me that members of the Searing Blade have come into the possession of two powerful spell books--she would like to "borrow" these books from them. You will get them for her.

Progress

There are a hundred other tasks awaiting my attention, your class. Do you have the books?

Completion

Good, your class. You have done well in serving the Dark Lady. Your continued perseverance and ambition will be of great use to the Lady's subjects. Return to me again in the future. Perhaps I will have other tasks for you that will aid the Dark Lady in her attempts at overtaking the Lich King and completely freeing the Scourge.

World of Warcraft: Forever quest text, © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. As 1 player saw it in build 70790, reported through RestedRealm Companion.

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