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A Bulwark Remade

A World of Warcraft quest in Silvermoon City. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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DaemoniKira+11via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

I don't see it mentioned here yet, so I will be the first to say:

During the cinematic, I really loved the subtle symbolism of [npc=237510] having reforged his father's shield with gold (or painting the seams gold), instead of making it seem like the shield was perfectly remade.

This is a centuries-old practice done by Japanese artisans called "kintsugi" (literally, "gold joining"). While the practice began likely from an aesthetic point of view, it has evolved to become a philosophical practice, too. Basically, a broken thing is not ruined for being broken: it is simply in a different state than before. To make the thing useable again, it must be mended -- but the mending doesn't decrease its value. It is believed that mending with gold instead adds value (and beauty). That the thing has more value and beauty now, being mended with gold, than it did before it was broken at all. I think an equivalent idea in English is something like "we are more beautiful for our scars". Something like that. Because this mentality can be applied to us humans, too, kintsugi has even grown into a meditative practice, too! I'm not sure exactly what is meditated on aside from the aforementioned concepts. I presume that depends on the person.

There are plenty of videos about kintsugi online, if you're interested to learn more. :)

Anyway, it was nice to see this symbolism in the cinematic. It conveyed a lot without saying anything at all -- something I wish Blizzard did more of in WoW.

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On a wholly different note:

After the cinematic, hearing [npc=237511] run up to [npc=237510] and ask him, "Why do you still have the shield? Didn't you give it to your father?" was jarring in an amusing way (is there a word for that?). How surprisingly thoughtless of someone who previously seemed so emotionally intelligent. It's one of those things that you'd expect a child to blurt out at the worst possible time, lol!

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 83-88
ZoneBurning Steppes
LocationSilvermoon City
SideBoth
SharableYes
Added inMidnight
Quest ID86833

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(86833))

Requirements

RequiresUnstoppable Force

Read from the quest filters in the current retail client build.

What to do

StorylineRegrets of the Past, step 15 of 17
Rewards31g 90s, 12,150 XP

Description

{name}, it is time to see what we can do with these fragments of Turalyon's shield. While it did break, it was exceptionally powerful in its day, and it could be a great help to Turalyon against the Void. Perhaps a moment of healing and letting go, as well.

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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.

Silvermoon City Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Silvermoon City map showing where to go for A Bulwark RemadeTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #2393 40.5 66.0

Coordinates

  • Turn-inSilvermoon City 40.5, 66.0/way #2393 40.5 66.0
  • Objective areaSilvermoon City 45.8, 65.5/way #2393 45.8 65.5

Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.

Nearby on the Silvermoon City map

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Silvermoon City, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Silvermoon City:

  • Sanctum of Light, Silvermoon CityAlliance and Horde · about 310 yards east
  • The Royal Exchange, Silvermoon CityHorde · about 810 yards east
  • Fairbreeze Village, Eversong WoodsAlliance and Horde · about 1,300 yards south

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 150 yards east

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.

Related
Money31 gold90 silver
Experience12,150 XP

Storyline

Regrets of the Past

Part 15 of 17.

Previous: A Worthy Forge · Next: The Arcantina

  1. 6Due Recognition
  2. 7Nagosh the Scarred
  3. 8Disarm the Dark Horde
  4. 9Not Just a Troll's Bane
  5. 10Warriors Without a Warlord
  6. 11A True Horde of Dark Horde
  7. 12A Landmark Moment
  8. 13Unstoppable Force
  9. 14A Worthy Forge
  10. 15A Bulwark Remade
  11. 16The Arcantina
  12. 17The Journey Ends

Showing steps 6 to 17 of 17.

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Quest chain

  1. 1One Final Relic
  2. 2Faithful Servant, Faithless Cause
  3. 3None Left Standing
  4. 4The Dark Horde
  5. 5Still Scouting
  6. 6Disarm the Dark Horde
  7. 7Due Recognition
  8. 8Nagosh the Scarred
  9. 9Not Just a Troll's Bane
  10. 10A True Horde of Dark Horde
  11. 11Warriors Without a Warlord
  12. 12A Landmark Moment
  13. 13Unstoppable Force
  14. 14A Bulwark Remade
  15. 15The Arcantina
  16. 16The Journey Ends

Step 14 of 16. Chain order is read from the prerequisite data in the current retail client build, so it reflects what the game requires, not a curated storyline.

Where this quest fits

Before this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • A Worthy ForgeBurning Steppes · Level 83-88

    Thank you for all your help, <name>. It's strange to hold what remains of my father's shield and know that, prior to that day, he was such a defender of others. I feel I've only seen his aggressive side. I realize he means well, but I don't think... That is not the path for me.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • The ArcantinaSilvermoon City · Level 83-88

    <name>, there's a place that we used during the Second War, when we missed our homes an' needed to remember Azeroth. Somethin' of a retreat an' a sanctuary for those who've seen too much fighting--too much pain. Over time, we've brought friends and allies there.

The storyline at a glance

Regrets of the Past has 17 steps, from One Final Relic to The Journey Ends.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Burning Steppes (13), Silvermoon City (3), Arcantina (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Silvermoon City map

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.