Quick Facts

Series

1.	A Hero's Welcome
2.	Closing the Door
3.	Dark Enemies
4.	Think of the Children!
5.	Shadows Awaken
6.	Into Twilight
7.	The Clarity Elixir
8.	The Fate of Karabor
9.	Going Undercover
10.	Escape From Shaz'gul
11.	Fast Expansion
12.	Bigger is Better

Storyline
The Dark Side of the Moon Into Twilight Going Undercover Escape From Shaz'gul The Clarity Elixir The Fate of Karabor Chasing Shadows Ancestor's Memory

Screenshots

Videos

Comments

Comment by Zillions

Upon picking up the quest, talk to Sylene to ask for a Shadowmoon Orc disguise before departing the camp.
Once you are in the camp, you are looking for small bombs that have a slight glow to them. Just follow your minimap and search around; the dots are pretty accurate.

Comment by Shigy

Lost my disguise and tried reapplying it while in the water. Just got "You can't do that yet." Read the tooltip and it said I could use it here. Got out of the water and it worked fine. Hope this helps someone.

Comment by druunah

Beware of Void Wolves. They can detect you, and you'll be attacked. If you are discovered and have to fight; Once you're done fighting, you can reapply the disguise by clicking on Sylene's Amulet of Illusion in your bags. Sylene's Amulet of Illusion You do not have to return to Sylene to get a new disguise.

Comment by Dayta

Quest Video ( YouTube Link now working )
Showing the Quest beeing done from start to end
English - Going Undercover
German - Verdeckte Operation

Comment by oscarucb

This quest chain opens your level 2 garrison.
This can all be completed at level 90 (but you will probably hit 91 along the chain from quest/kill xp).

Once you have the level 1 garrison, the quest chain continues at:
A Hero's Welcome
=> Closing the Door + Dark Enemies + Think of the Children!
=> Shadows Awaken
=> Into Twilight
=> The Clarity Elixir
=> The Fate of Karabor (Solo Scenario)
=> Going Undercover
=> Escape from Shaz'gul
=> Fast Expansion (sends you back to Garrison)
=> Bigger is Better (need 200 Garrison resources to upgrade)

Comment by moosandra

Heads up herbalists, if you get Disturbed Podling while picking herbs here, it will attack and break your costume. I can only assume a similar thing happens while mining.

Comment by Eillesthis

Be sure to read some of the Iron Horde Propaganda lying about. Too funny!

Comment by Gymlea

The first three are in the largest building. You will find it easy to evade the wolves. Just stay a short distance from them, and duck into a building if they see you. Scattered through out the village are many pieces of meat you can click on to pick up, and get a targeting green circle on the ground. Target near the aggressive wolf, and click to toss the meat to it.

Click the bombs, which are already in place, to activate them. You will find the last bomb at the western edge of the village near a pond of water.

Yrel is next to the water, on the western most shore, near the north end. Turn this quest into her.

Comment by Eilonthay

A companion quest is The Dark that Blinds Us, if only because it's nearby. There is also the The Burial Fields in that area, which auto-completes once you kill the requisite mobs. It's worth looking into.

Upon entering the main lodge:

Sadana Bloodfury says: A hundred crates of meat, furs, and lumber are on their way to Tanaan Jungle, Arnokk.
Arnokk the Burner says: Well done. When the Iron Horde takes the draenei temple by sea, your clan shall be honored within our ranks.

Upon entering the training pit (they're talking about a Rangari Sharpshooter:

Shadowmoon Voidbinder says: Did you see that? He nearly took my head off!
Shadowmoon Voidbinder says: A Rangari spy? Here, in our village?
Shadowmoon Voidbinder says: Were you sleeping on duty AGAIN?
Shadowmoon Voidbinder says: Uh...no...

Upon walking into the chieftain's seat (watch out for the wolves!):

Mouthpiece of Ner'zhul says: We must join the Iron Horde else we will be crushed by it. We must prove our worth!
Mouthpiece of Ner'zhul says: Our ancestors once prohibited the use of the dark magic, they held us back.
Mouthpiece of Ner'zhul says: Back from the power needed to save our clan!
Mouthpiece of Ner'zhul says: So I say to you my brothers and sisters of the Shadowmoon clan; use the skills passed down from age to age!
Mouthpiece of Ner'zhul says: Use them and summon forth the spirits of our ancestors.
Mouthpiece of Ner'zhul says: Bind them to your will.
Mouthpiece of Ner'zhul says: And twist them into the power we need. Into the power we deserve!
Mouthpiece of Ner'zhul says: Only then can the future of the Shadowmoon be certain!

This is not related to good ol' Mouthpiece, but an orc over by the hut nearby had this to say:

Shadowmoon Darkcaster says: The Iron Horde needs more steel!

While you are in the supply hut, you'll see a Shadowmoon Voidaxe overseeing a Shadowmoon Peon. All I have to say is man, am I glad I don't have a boss like that!

Shadowmoon Voidaxe says: The Iron Horde needs these supplies. Faster!
Shadowmoon Voidaxe says: Do you want the Iron Horde to crush us? Keep moving!
Shadowmoon Voidaxe says: Stop working and I'll sacrifice you to the dark!
Shadowmoon Voidaxe says: You think this is a game, runt?
Shadowmoon Voidaxe says: Put your back into it!

Outside of the supply hut, there will be an officer commenting on some cooking being done:

Quartermaster Thurg says: Look at that roast, Ufga! I bet our Iron Horde guests have never tasted anything like it.

When you sneak out of there and make your way to Yrel on the opposite end of the camp (watch out for the floating eyes/spheres, they will come after you!), you'll hear some complaints about security:

Commander Vorka says: Your security is lax, Chieftain. I caught these Rangari spies within your gates.
Ner'zhul says: They are too late. The prisoners are already on their way to Anguish Fortress.
Ner'zhul says: Their blood will summon forth the Dark Star, and make me as a God among the Iron Horde!
Commander Vorka says: The warchief honors deeds, not words, shadowcaster.
Commander Vorka says: Just be ready when our ships arrive at Karabor.

Next quest - Escape From Shaz'gul.

Comment by lankybrit

Has to be the worst quest (or at least my least favorite) in the whole of Shadowmoon Valley. The wolves are everywhere. The fact that it's required for a quest chain to open up Garrison level 2 is very annoying.

Comment by Peter4730

TURNING IN THIS QUEST? Blizzard give you a yellow "?" still in the castle Shaz'Ghul, where you have just been setting 4 banks of explosive. BUT in the quest narrative, they tell you NOTHING about that turn in .... like WHO you turn it in to, or actually WHERE that turn-in person is to be found. Well, you turn the quest into Yrel, who is "hiding" alongside the ponds to the west of Shaz'Ghul, outside the castle walls. SO ... when you have set the 4 explosives, DO NOT leave he confines of the castle. Rather head UP, and over to the west, to where Yrel is hiding. It is YREL who will detonate the 4 explosive charges. You just have to find her, and then follow her (bidding/pleadings etc), to get outa that castle. (At this stage you will be on a diff quest, which you turn in at Twilight Glade ....... Job Done).

Comment by 575157

Stupid human question time: As a hunter, does it help to avoid the wolves if you have your pet dismissed? Also does camo make the disguise un-disguise or can it be used?

Comment by dj13edge

Stay on your mount to complete this one. By the time a wolf notices you, you will already outrun the threat. Just ride to each explosive site and then ride out of Dodge.

Comment by stickshift

Like DJ said, this is easy, mount up and just keep moving. If you get kind of bewildered or lost stay on your mount and keep moving. Only one of your targets is near a pesky eastern edge wolf and as long as you keep close to the cliff drop-off there you won't draw it. After planting the final explosive keep moving past the aggro's west till you find the turn-in npc.

Comment by fientje

As a druid it is my experience that you cannot apply this costume while in a shapeshift form. I could not do it while in catform nor in moonkin form.
I had to click my forms away and wait some seconds before being able to apply the costume to me.

Once you have the costume on you, it is possible to shapeshift into a form without breaking your orc disquise.
A little confusing that when you do this, and you have the orc costume buff, the astral balance form will show you as being a nightelf (or whatever race you are), so keep an eye on your buff to see if you still have it :D

Comment by varenne

As I Walk Through the Valley of the Shadow of Moon
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│ Dark Side of the Moon │ Prerequisite: SHADOWS AWAKEN
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1.Into Twilight http://youtu.be/BO05PeBSBfs
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2.The Clarity Elixir 4.Going Undercover
http://youtu.be/BOIG5sfFKmc http://youtu.be/Oj1wQSYfsD8
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3.The Fate of Karabor 5.Escape From Shaz'gul
http://youtu.be/UEF2iCKKHiI http://youtu.be/gOGXsWcgHWY
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6.Chasing Shadows http://youtu.be/sDW-elQfydo
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7.Ancestor's Memory http://youtu.be/pVgTAt2P460
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8.Darkest Night http://youtu.be/KczWG9t_T3M
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┌──────────┴─────┬─────────────────────┬────────────────────────────┬───────────────────┐
9.Into Anguish 11.On the Offensive 12.Harbingers of the Void13.The Great Salvation14.Across the Stars
video video video video video
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10.The Dark Side of the Moon http://youtu.be/X_XnYMNz1-g

Comment by 1440987

Going Undercover http://youtu.be/O3iRC1UOB8I

Comment by Derangera

I find it interesting how none of the mobs noticed a STAG running around planting EXPLOSIVES and picking flowers.

Comment by LiriusMagi

Kind of surprised no one has put this up yet. The cords for each explosive to plant are:

/way 37.2, 59.4
/way 36.4, 61.4
/way 36.5, 65.5
/way 39.2, 62.9

Comment by Direlamb

This becomes so incredibly easy for alts once your account has Draenor flying. No more dodging wolves or flying eyes. Drop, plant, rinse, repeat. Over in minutes.

Comment by Boxofbeer

Going Undercover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvFq5khmdeo

Comment by braneman

As demonstrated by a random hunter on me today, if you ever want to troll somebody on this quest all you need to do is ride through on a mount and pull one of the dogs close to whoever you want to troll. The quest is badly designed so that if you do this the dogs and pretty much everybody else will aggro onto the disguised person rather than you because they prioritize sniffing out disguised orcs rather than attacking entirely undisguised people who aggroed them on a mount.

Links

Going Undercover

Speak to Sylene at Twilight Glade to gain an orc illusion, then plant explosives at key locations in Shaz'gul.

If you lose your disguise, use Sylene's Amulet of Illusion to regain an orc appearance.

	Obtain orc disguise from Sylene (1)
	Explosives planted at supply hut (1)
	Explosives planted at main lodge (1)
	Explosives planted at the chieftain's seat (1)
	Explosives planted at the training pit (1)
	Sylene's Amulet of Illusion (1)

Description

Yrel leads my rangers on a search for the prisoners at the Shadowmoon village.

Their work is extremely dangerous, so I need you to carry out a contingency mission.

Sylene has mastered an illusion spell which will allow you to infiltrate Shaz'gul safely. Speak to her to disguise yourself.

Then, plant explosives at the quartermaster's depot, the main lodge, and the ritual altar.

In case anything goes wrong, set them off to create a distraction.

Completion

Rewards

You will receive:

Gains

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

250 reputation with Council of Exarchs

See if you've already completed this by typing:

/run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(33080))

Guides

Council of Exarchs Reputation Guide Quests to Unlock a Level 1 and Level 2 Garrison