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Quest
A Breath of Fresh Air
A World of Warcraft quest in Shimmering Expanse. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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To board on the boat jump on the ramp where the sea path is and use your flight mount !
This also worked for me. I have completed this (and the Alliance version) multiple times before with no issue. This time, however, it seems there is some sort of phasing issue, which is resolved by exiting the game and loading back in (note: reloading UI and relogging without exiting had no effect, only a complete close and restart of WoW solved the problem!)
Quest facts
LevelLevel 30-35
Quest ID26005
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(26005))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineVashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse, step 146 of 149
Rewards10g 30s 50c, 3,600 XP
Description
Captain Taylor and many of the other survivors have already made their way to the surface. I'm sure some are just looking to rid themselves of this place for good, but we still have work to do if we're going to stop the naga from invading the plane of water. First, we need to set eyes on the tentacled fiend that destroyed our ships when we first arrived - we don't want a repeat of that nightmare. Hexascrub left these behind for you. They should speed your trip up a bit.
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 760 yards
- Wavespeaker's Trail about 760 yards
- Honor the Flame about 1,160 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:
- Voldrin's Hold, Vashj'ir
- Tranquil Wash, Vashj'ir
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- 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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Money10 gold30 silver
Experience3,600 XP
Other quests on the Shimmering Expanse map
Storyline
Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse
Part 146 of 149.
Previous: Final Judgment · Next: Full Circle
- 138Unfurling Plan
- 139Honor and Privilege
- 140Welcome News
- 141Visions of the Past: Rise from the Deep
- 142Her Lady's Hand
- 143At All Costs
- 144Devout Assembly
- 145Final Judgment
- 146A Breath of Fresh Air
- 147Full Circle
- 148A Breath of Fresh Air
- 149Full Circle
Showing steps 138 to 149 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.
- Final Judgment
Get to the bridge on the east, quickly. Lady Naz'jar and the Fathom-Lord should be there with whatever forces remain. Follow our Lady's direction, as always. Hold the bridge until we can complete the ritual. Once our allies arrive, the Kvaldir will be doomed.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Full Circle
We've located the beast that destroyed our ships. It makes its lair in Darkbreak Cove, a giant underwater cavern bordering the abyss. This time we're ready. The gnomes have been engineering a beauty for us back at Stormwind, and it's packing firepower that'll make that fiend wet itself.
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.