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The Sacred Flame

Retrieve the Cloven Hoof for Rau Cliffrunner at the Freewind Post.
Cloven Hoof
Provided Item:
Filled Etched Phial

Description

Using the water you brought, you will be able to temporarily douse the flame that holds the centaur relic. It will not work permanently, however, so you will have to be quick about it.

You will find Splithoof Crag, the centaurs' stronghold, to the north of here. The flame is kept in Splithoof Hold, a heavily guarded part of the crag.

Be careful, though, the Galak centaur have great numbers here, and will be rather reluctant to surrender something so dear to them.

Reward

You can choose one of these awards:
Cliffrunner's Aim
Azure Sash

Progress

I am eager to put my hands upon the Cloven Hoof. Have you taken it yet?

Completion

I sense a strange energy emanating from the Hoof... I have no doubt that we will discover surprising new information about the centaur from its study.

My thanks, <name>. Now I must begin to decipher the mysteries you have brought to me.

Gains

Upon completion of quests, get:
  • 235 experience (14 10 at max. level)
  • 250 Reputation with Thunder Bluff

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By Virax on 01/15/2007 (Patch 2.0.5)
The entrance to Splithoof Hold is at (44, 37). The flame is in the lowest part of the cave, guarded by two level 30 Galak Flame Guards.
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By TheDood on 02/22/2007 (Patch 2.0.8)
Helpful Hint: When you use the water to douse the flame, it shows the hoof in the loot window. So don't make the same mistake I did and try to open the box after it ""doused"" the flame. It gets rid of the water and doesn't allow you to do the quest again.
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By Atreus on 03/15/2007 (Patch 2.0.10)
If you're a priest, you may choose to fear the two level 30 Galak Flame Guards after you clear the area and douse the flame.
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By Zidefo on 08/03/2007 (Patch 2.1.3)
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By Necropolypse on 09/05/2007 (Patch 2.1.3)
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By JKane on 07/15/2007 (Patch 2.1.3)
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By Amberley on 07/26/2007 (Patch 2.1.3)
I reckon any class with a bit of crowd control will find it no problem to complete this quest

A rogue could try to stealth all the way, sap one of the gaurds, kill the other.
Depending on how confident u are about killing both, you could use vanish to heal up before killing the other one

to be on the safe side i decided to clear 3 mobs around including a patrol. Made it possible to kill them on my 27 rogue
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By blazing47 on 12/07/2007 (Patch 2.3.0)
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By jiphex on 08/12/2007 (Patch 2.1.3)
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By nightcrawler93 on 08/25/2007 (Patch 2.1.3)
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By Sgtown on 09/18/2007 (Patch 2.1.3)
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By Madlock84 on 12/31/2007 (Patch 2.3.0)
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By Rainyd on 02/02/2008 (Patch 2.3.3)
As of March 02 2008 this quest is possibly broken.

I'm unsure but when I went through the whole trouble of doing this whole quest chain I worked my way through the cave, killed the guards and used the phial on the flame only to be presented with an empty loot window. After which my phial was removed from inventory and I was unable to do it again. Basically wasted a good half an hour trying to get to the flame. :(

Anyone that can confirm or deny this?
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By kmde613 on 04/17/2008 (Patch 2.4.1)
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By tsrave18 on 04/27/2008 (Patch 2.4.1)
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By Wolfie on 06/20/2008 (Patch 2.4.2)
""no longer bugged"" ?
I had the same issue as the person above where I clicked too fast and lost the phial without getting the hoof.
And I wasn't able to get a new one from the questgiver in FP, got to go back to ashenvale.
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By Rodarn on 03/06/2008 (Patch 2.3.3)
Flame was inside the cave at 42, 31.5. Beware of pats.
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By sseldne on 05/06/2008 (Patch 2.4.1)
Same issue with not looting.
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By MrSatan on 05/06/2008 (Patch 2.4.1)
No loot window appeared. 6.07.08.

Asked a GM for help
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By adamb10 on 07/24/2008 (Patch 2.4.3)
Loot window showed up for me and the quest wasnt bugged when I did it.

Quest done on 7-25-08
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By Triply on 07/26/2008 (Patch 2.4.3)
i did this quest today, first attempt to loot the hoof failed, but after regaining quest (second attempt) i was able to loot it.
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By dusshan on 06/07/2008 (Patch 2.4.2)
the best tip is that this cave is down on the ground, not up.. so keep your eyes open in centaur village :D not as i tried to go up around RFD and looking for entrance on upper ""floor"" of thousand needles.
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By ltabdiel on 08/16/2008 (Patch 2.4.3)
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By Tribut on 03/08/2008 (Patch 2.3.3)
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By mionguyen on 08/31/2009 (Patch 3.1.3)
Ok the water you bring will douse the flame just for a while so make sure you can take the hoof real quick.

I killed them all and then i did it quite easy.
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By SpectralDaisy on 01/15/2009 (Patch 3.0.3)
Auto-loot got it at the same time I doused the flame, so if you're having trouble, you might do that.
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By Aletelle on 07/06/2009 (Patch 3.1.3)
You may want to do this quest with https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=4841 Pacify The Centaur. Just be sure to grab https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=4542 Message to Freewind Post on the way from the Barrens to Thousand Needles.

When you're taking out the centaurs along the way, it would be advisable, if you have such an ability, to slow or completely stop them, as the centaur do run in fear, and the scouts sometimes run around trying to shoot you with bow and arrow.

As a shaman doing this, if you don't want to deal with the two level 30 guards, I'd advise you to lay down a Stoneclaw totem, grab the hoof, and high-tail it out of there. You may also want to put down an Earthbind totem if you have a group following you. You may die on the way out, but you'll have the hoof.

Of course, if you're smarter than me, you can combine this with tsrave18's advice and set your hearth to Freewind. Then you save yourself from dying.
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By Amrun on 09/06/2009 (Patch 3.1.3)
I struggled for many many minutes trying to do this as a 25 hunter.

If you plan on taking down these two mobs, you'll want to make sure you have recently killed all of the enemies nearby, because they have a fairly quick respawn. I struggled for a long time with ice traps and what not until I realised that you can loot the item while in combat.

Simple. Hunters can send their pet to get aggro, grab the item and get out. Other classes can use CC; if you're a frost mage, just polymorph one and freeze the other. Fear works good too.
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By oompa172000 on 09/22/2009 (Patch 3.1.3)
just did this as a level 29 preist didnt have any prob except when im leaving th cave right now they are respawning fast
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By Draewind on 07/31/2010 (Patch 3.1.3)
The entrance to the cave is 44.0, 37.5 ... STAY AGAINST THE LEFT WALL and follow it to the fire brazier. The mobs respawn quickly. I advise not looting on the way in and loot the mobs on the way out. I screwed up and somehow missed taking the Cloven Hoof and lost the Filled Etched Phial. If this happens to you, you will have to do it again. Drop the quest and the questgiver will give you another Phial when you take the quest from him again.
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By Bloppie on 07/13/2010 (Patch 3.1.3)
Hint for warriors: use https://vanillawowdb.com/?spell=5246 Intimidating Shout. I just did as level 27 warrior soloing the quest and had not problems looting the hoof while the 2 mobs were cowering. Then I just ran away.
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By Thora3967 on 10/23/2010 (Patch 3.1.3)
(41 Warlock) just awarded 500 rep with Darkspear Trolls, Orgrimmar, Silvermoon City Thunder Bluff &amp; Undercity
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