TheWoWDBFor the tunnel, if you are standing at the statue of High Priestess Siralen (refer to plaque at the base of statue for identification), face the statue and float up a bit, then look ahead and to your right -- you can see the beginning of a corridor over there, this is the tunnel the quest is talking about.
Quest
A Better Vantage
A World of Warcraft quest in Shimmering Expanse. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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I found the North End around 39,58
The South East around 40,75 where you can also pick up a quest
The West Tunnel around 36,64
Don't forget to go all the way to the bottom.
If you just tool around the top you'll never find it.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 30-35
Quest ID25582
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25582))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineVashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse, step 80 of 149
Rewards13g 74s, 4,800 XP
Description
This cave is our only refuge. There's no help on the way. Whatever happens, this cave must remain safe or we are all sure to die down here. We need a forward post to launch our attacks from. Something defensible. In the eastern portion of the ruins on the lowest level, scout the north end of the gardens, the passage leading under the main structure just west of the gardens, and the cluster of buildings at the southeast corner of the ruins, under the bridges. Bring me back any information you can.
Where to go
Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.
Nearby on the Shimmering Expanse map
- To the Deeps about 260 yards
- Wavespeaker's Trail about 260 yards
- Honor the Flame about 530 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Shimmering Expanse, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Shimmering Expanse:
- Tranquil Wash, Vashj'ir
- Silver Tide Hollow, Vashj'ir
- Voldrin's Hold, Vashj'ir
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- Objective area
- Objective area
Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.
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Money13 gold74 silver
Experience4,800 XP
Other quests on the Shimmering Expanse map
Storyline
Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse
Part 80 of 149.
Previous: An Occupation of Time · Next: Upon the Scene of Battle
- 75Clamming Up
- 76Bellies Await
- 77Caught Off-Guard
- 78Swift Approach
- 79An Occupation of Time
- 80A Better Vantage
- 81Upon the Scene of Battle
- 82Visions of the Past: The Invasion of Vashj'ir
- 83Capture the Crab
- 84Breaking Through
- 85We Are Not Alone
- 86Hopelessly Gearless
Showing steps 75 to 86 of 149.
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Where this quest fits
Before this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- An Occupation of Time
Look--<name> is it?--I need your help. I know most everyone in this cave thinks that we're not in a position to be worrying about anything but our own hides right now, but I cannot dismiss my ancestors so readily.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Upon the Scene of Battle
All around you lie the remnants of a fierce battle. The naga skeletons are no surprise, but the weapons and remains of their apparent opponents are somewhat more unexpected. Amidst the bones, you spot a strangely prominent piece of metal jutting out from one of the skulls.
Quests that require this one
Other quests with this name
This one: Alliance only · Shimmering Expanse · Level 30-35.
The storyline at a glance
Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse has 149 steps, from Call of Duty to Full Circle.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Shimmering Expanse (98), Kelp'thar Forest (48), Abyssal Depths (2), Vashj'ir (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Shimmering Expanse map
- Azshara's Power
Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.