Quick Facts

Series

1.	A Strange Device A Strange Device
2.	Projections and Plans Projections and Plans
3.	The Focus on the Beach The Focus on the Beach
4.	Atop the Woodlands Atop the Woodlands
5.	Search Indu'le Village Search Indu'le Village
6.	The End of the Line The End of the Line
7.	Gaining an Audience Gaining an Audience
8.	Speak with your Ambassador Speak with your Ambassador
9.	Report to the Ruby Dragonshrine Report to the Ruby Dragonshrine
10.	Heated Battle Heated Battle
11.	Return to the Earth Return to the Earth
12.	Through Fields of Flame Through Fields of Flame
13.	The Steward of Wyrmrest Temple The Steward of Wyrmrest Temple
14.	Informing the Queen Informing the Queen
15.	Report to Lord Afrasastrasz
16.	Defending Wyrmrest Temple

Storyline
Dragonblight The Liquid Fire of Elune Kill the Cultists The Favor of Zangus The High Cultist Rifle the Bodies Prevent the Accord A Strange Device Projections and Plans The Focus on the Beach Atop the Woodlands Search Indu'le Village Let Nothing Go To Waste Slay Loguhn Spiritual Insight Elder Mana'loa Freedom for the Lingering Conversing With the Depths The End of the Line Gaining an Audience Speak with your Ambassador Report to the Ruby Dragonshrine Heated Battle Return to the Earth Through Fields of Flame The Steward of Wyrmrest Temple Informing the Queen The Obsidian Dragonshrine No Place to Run No One to Save You The Best of Intentions Defiling the Defilers Culling the Damned Neltharion's Flame Tales of Destruction Cycle of Life The Plume of Alystros Seeds of the Lashers That Which Creates Can Also Destroy Mystery of the Infinite Mystery of the Infinite, Redux Naxxramas and the Fall of Wintergarde Flight of the Wintergarde Defender Return to the High Commander The Demo-gnome The Search for Slinkin The Bleeding Ore Leave Nothing to Chance Understanding the Scourge War Machine Rescue from Town Square Find Durkon! Secrets of the Scourge Mystery of the Tome Understanding the Language of Death A Righteous Sermon Into Hostile Territory Steamtank Surprise Scattered To The Wind The Chain Gun And You Plunderbeard Must Be Found! Plunderbeard's Journal Chasing Icestorm: The 7th Legion Front Chasing Icestorm: Thel'zan's Phylactery Finality An End And A Beginning To Fordragon Hold! Audience With The Dragon Queen Galakrond and the Scourge On Ruby Wings Return To Angrathar Imprints on the Past Orik Trueheart and the Forgotten Shore The Murkweed Elixir The Forgotten Tale The Truth Shall Set Us Free Parting Thoughts What Secrets Men Hide Frostmourne Cavern Nozzlerust Defense Stocking Up Shaved Ice Soft Packaging Something That Doesn't Melt Hard to Swallow Lumber Hack Harp on This! Slim Pickings Messy Business Stomping Grounds Apply This Twice A Day Worm Wrangler Really Big Worm

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Comment by 192371

cords for the captain and ley focus 26.6,65.1

Comment by 202977

I went to those coordinates and found a captian, killed her several times and all she dropped was a letter for another quest. Is this quest bugged?

Comment by Icedogg

nop just kill the captain loot the item use it on the ley line focus then complete the quest

Comment by 180842

You want to look for Captain Emmy Malin (26,65) - when you kill her she will drop a Ley Line Focus Control Ring as well as a Captain Malin's Letter. Use the ring on the purple arch nearby to complete the quest - while the letter gives you the quest A Letter for Home.

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Comment by Sithean

Perfect instructions. Thank you!

Comment by 49230

Killed her a few times too and didn't drop anything for me either.

Comment by 87649

Just did the quest with no problems at all. Awesome Instructions. Thank You Very Much.

Comment by 250259

This is one of the worst quests I've ever had to do......you'll understand if you read the thing ya get. /EpiC TeaR the girl i was with actually cried yeah sure she was 13 but still she cried!

Comment by PocketFox

Note that Captain Malin's Letter is an Alliance-only drop. The Horde counterpart is Lieutenant Ta'zinni's Letter, which drops from Lieutenant Ta'zinni, who is the object for the next step in this quest chain, Atop the Woodlands.

Comment by pitcrew

Warning, the Captain spawns very quickly. So be quick!

Comment by FloFlo

When using quest helper be aware that it sometimes gives you the wrong location. This location has a similar ring in the ground but no captain.

If you are not aware of this you may spend a lot of time looking for the captain at the wrong place.

I found the captain at the coordinates above as well.

Comment by 127805

Coords above are perfect. For those of you with mobmap or whatever her name is Captain Emmy Malin

Comment by 16532

It took me a while to find the item she drops in my inventory. It looks like a blue ring.

Comment by 93332

For those who like to be able to see the actual NPC they need to kill...
Captain Emmy Malin

Comment by Banane

Why is his comment purged? I'm having the same trouble. I killed the captain at least 20 times but nothing dropped for me to gain information from the Ley Line Focus on the Glittering Strand.

Is it a 100% drop rate? I tried abandoning the quest several times but the control ring still doesn't drop. I guess I'll just abandon it and leave it be.

Comment by 316138

The NPC may drop a quest letter, but she should also always drop the ring. Look in your inventory for it. The drop should be 100 percent.
For those who get the letter, its a simple matter of going back to the quest giver who will express some grief over having killed someone related to Stormwind. It does not start a chain quest and the quest is complete at that point. Sort of like a bonus XP for the quest, I guess.

Comment by 331789

it didnt drop on first kill for me, i killed her a second time and it dropped

Comment by 256454

Note that the mods QuestHelper and (possibly) Carbonite may bug out on this and tell you to go to the ley line in the middle of the woods. That would make you want to kill Lieutenant Ta'zinni, who will NOT drop the item you need. He is for the follow-up quest.
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Instead, you need to go to the beach a bit farther away than the woods and kill Captain Emmy Malin.
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(The reason that these mods will tell you to go to the wrong place is that the quest condition "Ley Line Focus Information Retrieved" is the exact same for all of these quests, so it'll tell you to go to the closest location in its database where people have completed that condition.)

Comment by 369972

eh no it isnt any quick respawn time it is around 30 secs - 1 min.

Comment by Saturn04

Questhelper has been updated to show correct coords now.

Comment by 275735

ok, so i killed this %^&*! at least 23 times and still got nothing to drop. but managed to get a blue drop from her. WTF! any sugestions?

Comment by Killsomethin

i have manage to do it on 3 different toons atleast 3 different builds of wow and all of them have been 100% drops, also should be noted though i never gotten a blue off that mob, so congrats on getting a blue, but did you have the quest for it, if so it is a 100% drop rate.

Comment by 419268

And I'm sure your a professional WoW player, as in all your income comes from playing WoW.

Comment by 419268

Be sure when you get this quest you don't do what I did. I got the item and went all the way Back to Stars' Rest without using it first! Be sure to use the Ley Line Focus Control Ring before you head back to Stars' Rest.

Comment by 426930

For all Those that CANNOT get the ring to drop and are sure that they are at the right location. Put pets on PASSIVE, you have to get the killing blow...maybe even do all the damage to get the ring..

I killed the Captain several times with no drop, as soon as I put my FelGuard on Passive and killed the Captain Solo I got the drop.

Comment by 236368

questhelper still shows the wrong spot for me, thanks for the tip

Comment by thewonder14

IVE KILLED HER LIKE 15 TIMES NOW AND IT HAST DROPPED ON MY WARRIOR I GOT IT ON 1ST TRY.IS THIS A BUG OR WHAT?

ok this is a bug after killing her 15 times i looked in my bags and it was there its a bug because it doesnt show you looting it

Comment by 452874

It is a 100% drop rate, but however... There is a bug in this drop, when you loot her body it doesn't actually show you taking the ring, or taking it in your quest log. But it is there. The item is called the "Ley Line Focus Control Ring" It looks like a ring you can wear and use, it's BABY BLUE and WHITE with a BABY BLUE aura/light coming off of it. It is against a DARK BLUE background for the item picture.

Comment by 111622

She also drops Captain Malin's Letter.

so sad...

Comment by 271623

the captain kinda blends in with everyone else so look out for it :P and she also drops Captain Malin's Letter it made me sad :( and at the same time like ohhhh WTF! that sucks :P

Comment by 784284

After killing Captain Malin Emma must find the blue ring in your inventory. Go to the gate and use it. The ring fell to me a letter with the task.

Comment by Smoothini

Important to note, that the other posters are correct. The Captain drops the ring and you don't, I repeat DON'T get any warning that you did. You must use the ring where the NPC is in order to get credit for the quest. Then you can return it.

Comment by Solstice1994

You have to use the Ley Line Focus Control Ring on the Ley Line Focus

Comment by GitGudGuides

The Focus on the Beach http://youtu.be/mAyD7dzYnuA

Comment by Boxofbeer

The Focus on the Beach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpL2YbCL0tw

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The Focus on the Beach

Obtain the Ley Line Focus Control Ring and use it to gain information from the Ley Line Focus on the Glittering Strand.

Then, return to the Image of Archmage Modera at Stars' Rest.

	Ley line focus information retrieved

Description

The mage hunter forces are active on the Glittering Strand to the south of Moonrest Gardens. My guess is that you'll find a heavily guarded focus on the beach and a captain who is in charge of it.

No doubt the captain will have some sort of controlling device on their person. Get the controller and use it on the focus.

With any luck, we'll be able to get some more information about what they're really up to out there.

Completion

Rewards

You will receive:

	Ley Line Focus Control Ring

Gains

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

250 reputation with Kirin Tor

The Focus on the Beach

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