TheWoWDBIf you are confused on how to communicate with Helya just click on her throne and say "Get me out of here!" This will have her interact with you.
Quest
A Desperate Bargain
A World of Warcraft quest in Helheim. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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My warrior character could not interact with Helya's altar while I still had Recruitment Drive (warrior campaign quest) in my log. Abandoning Recruitment Drive fixed the problem, hope this helps
As of the current build Ashildir despawns when handing in "Stealth by Seaweed" and then respawns a few hundred yards south of the hand in location, on a small hill at the northern part of the The Eternal Battlefield.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 10-45
ZoneHelheim
Quest ID39848
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(39848))
What to do
StorylineTo Helheim and Back, step 5 of 12
Rewards20g 22s, 6,150 XP
Description
It looks like your friend didn't make it. A pity, but we must move on. You'll want to plead our case to Helya. She is the ruler here. I would accompany you, but I'm afraid I wouldn't help your case. Meet me when you are finished. I will see if I can find the whereabouts of my shieldmaidens.
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.
Turn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #649 34.1 27.8
Coordinates
- Turn-inHelheim 34.1, 27.8
/way #649 34.1 27.8 - Objective areaHelheim 33.7, 28.0
/way #649 33.7 28.0 - Objective areaHelheim 46.8, 48.9
/way #649 46.8 48.9
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 Helheim map
- Arming the Army same spot
- Recruitment Drive same spot
- Helya's Horn same spot
- Stolen Souls same spot
- The Final Judgment about 390 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Helheim, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
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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Reward details
Reputation: Valarjar +150
These are the chosen warriors of Odyn, sworn to his service in life and death.
Reputation group: Legion.
Other quests in Helheim that reward Valarjar reputation: Accessories of the Cursed (+150), A Little Kelp From My Foes (+150), Stealth by Seaweed (+150), An Unworthy Task (+150), To Light the Way (+150), Sundered (+150).
Item facts are the current retail client’s (ItemSparse); the specialisations for a pick-one item are the ones the Blizzard quest API lists; faction and currency text is the client’s own. Lowest listed price = the US commodity auction house now.
Storyline
To Helheim and Back
Part 5 of 12.
Previous: Stealth by Seaweed · Next: The Eternal Nemesis
- 1An Unworthy Task
- 2Accessories of the Cursed
- 3A Little Kelp From My Foes
- 4Stealth by Seaweed
- 5A Desperate Bargain
- 6The Eternal Nemesis
- 7To Light the Way
- 8Sundered
- 9Allies in Death
- 10Victory is Eternal
- 11Paid in Lifeblood
- 12A Heavy Burden
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.
- Stealth by Seaweed
There! The disguise be complete! Don't mind the smell, there. It's probably better that we smell like the kvaldir, as well. Though I have a feeling I'll be needin a priest to get this stench out once we're gone.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- The Eternal Nemesis
<Helya's voice echoes in the sky above the altar> You say that you do not belong here among the unworthy, outsider, but your spirit fragments so easily. How am I to know you speak the truth? I cannot, so you must show me. Bring yourself to the eternal battlefield and face my champion.
The storyline at a glance
To Helheim and Back has 12 steps, from An Unworthy Task to A Heavy Burden.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Helheim (10), Stormheim (2).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Helheim map
- Chronicles of Skyhold IV
- The Trial of Valor
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.