Quest 8481 · Classic Era details
The Root of All Evil
Classic Era reference from QuestieDB, not verified for Forever. Quest ID 8481 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
Plant the Demon Summoning Torch in the mouth of High Chief Winterfall's cave in the Winterfall furbolg village. Defeat the demon and retrieve the Essence of Xandivious for Gorn One Eye in Timbermaw Hold.
- Essence of XandiviousItem 21145Amount not recorded
In the Classic reference, Essence of Xandivious can drop from Xandivious' Demon Bag.
Rewards and gains
Item rewards
One item is linked in this Classic source; its quantity is not recorded.
Reputation
- +200 Timbermaw Hold reputation (Classic)
Experience and money are not supplied by this imported quest record.
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.
Felwood

Start and turn-in location
Gorn One EyeFelwood (65.18, 2.68)
Approximate Classic locationClick the !? to copy a TomTom waypoint.
Interface/WorldMap/Felwood_c60, not by a direct map-art foreign key. This is client artwork, not a verified in-game map. Artwork © Blizzard Entertainment.- Start and turn inGorn One Eye (65.18, 2.68)
From Classic. One NPC can have several recorded spots; the map shows each one where it was recorded.
The people
Start and turn-in
Starts from
Ends at
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
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