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A Few Things First

A Few Things First is a quest for level 45. It is step 5 of 8 in the Class Mount: Paladin storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Dalaran at 44.1, 28.7. It rewards 775 experience and money.

Description

Lately I've been working with the ore of this land, leystone it's called. I've found its qualities to hold remarkable strength and durability. We'll need a lot of it for this.

There is felslate, but that's probably too tainted for what you're looking to do with this barding.

You know, I also like to adorn my pieces with something sparkly, like a jewel. I've heard that the elves of Suramar have particularly beautiful ones. Perhaps you could acquire one for this project.

Rewards

Money2 gold2 silver20 copper
Experience775 XP

Stuck on this quest?

  • Turn in at Dalaran 44.1, 28.7 /way #627 44.1 28.7

Known issues

Top Comments

The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.

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flgiirl415+176via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

To get the gem:

Step 1. Obtain mask that allows you to interact with vendors (they wont talk to you without it). Unlock Suramar (from Khadgar in Dalaran, "Magic Messsage" complete this questline allowing Thalyssra to become a quest giver and vendor. Thalyssra will give you a quest ""An Old Ally"" you only need to do this questline to the end to obtain the mask.

Step 2. You start in Suramar with a base Ancient Mana capacity of only 300. Any mana collected beyond this amount is simply lost.

How to fix it: Increase your maximum capacity by finding and looting certain hidden items (like the Volatile Leyline Crystal and Kel'danath's Manaflask which combined give you additional 200 for total of 500). If you mouse over Ancient mana on your currency tab, it will show you your current max capacity.

Kel'danath's Manaflask - /way 21.34 54.42

Volatile Leyline Crystal - /way Suramar 21.2, 33.8 Volatile Leyline Crystal (down in Falanaar) This one is a little tricky to find. If you get lost, check out comments: [item=140328]#comments

Step 3. Obtain 500 ancient mana and purchase the item. Good luck!

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Check whether you have already completed it in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(91618))

Top Comments

The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.

1
flgiirl415+176via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

To get the gem:

Step 1. Obtain mask that allows you to interact with vendors (they wont talk to you without it). Unlock Suramar (from Khadgar in Dalaran, "Magic Messsage" complete this questline allowing Thalyssra to become a quest giver and vendor. Thalyssra will give you a quest ""An Old Ally"" you only need to do this questline to the end to obtain the mask.

Step 2. You start in Suramar with a base Ancient Mana capacity of only 300. Any mana collected beyond this amount is simply lost.

How to fix it: Increase your maximum capacity by finding and looting certain hidden items (like the Volatile Leyline Crystal and Kel'danath's Manaflask which combined give you additional 200 for total of 500). If you mouse over Ancient mana on your currency tab, it will show you your current max capacity.

Kel'danath's Manaflask - /way 21.34 54.42

Volatile Leyline Crystal - /way Suramar 21.2, 33.8 Volatile Leyline Crystal (down in Falanaar) This one is a little tricky to find. If you get lost, check out comments: [item=140328]#comments

Step 3. Obtain 500 ancient mana and purchase the item. Good luck!

3
Sunreaver+57via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

The Infinite dragons streamlined the questline down quite a bit for us, but we still need those dang jewels. Hopefully, you've done the Suramar story quests. Go to Suramar city, put on your masquerade, and then find the Sundries Merchant in the bazaar. Any of them (there's usually 3) will sell you the gem you need for 500 ancient mana. Note that you need the Nightborne masquerade effect on before you can see or purchase the gem.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP775
MoneyGold2g 2s
Where it comes from
Turn-in mapDalaranTurn-in marker at 44.1, 28.7, 1 mapped point
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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.

Dalaran Quest turn-in 1 mapped point
Dalaran map showing where to go for A Few Things FirstTurn-in

In-game waypoint: /way #627 44.1 28.7

Coordinates

  • Turn-inDalaran 44.1, 28.7/way #627 44.1 28.7

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 Dalaran map

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

Getting there

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

  • DalaranAlliance and Horde · about 240 yards south-east
  • Western SuramarAlliance and Horde · about 1,100 yards north
  • Vengeance Point, Broken ShoreAlliance and Horde · about 1,500 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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Class Mount: Paladin

Part 5 of 8.

Previous: The Hammer of Dalaran · Next: A Few Things First

  1. 1Worthy of the Title
  2. 2Preparations Underway
  3. 3Preparations Underway
  4. 4The Hammer of Dalaran
  5. 5A Few Things First
  6. 6A Few Things First
  7. 7Leather to Legendary
  8. 8Stirring in the Shadows

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.

  • The Hammer of DalaranLevel 45

    Should we wish to make this barding worthy of the steed who will bear it, we'll need to upgrade it. Right now it's just good for not getting you kicked off your mount. Speak with Alard Schmied in Dalaran.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Leather to LegendaryLevel 45

    Let's begin, shall we? I mean, I'll be doing all the work, but you get to watch! <Alard grins a wide smile at you and begins working.>

The storyline at a glance

Class Mount: Paladin has 8 steps, from Worthy of the Title to Stirring in the Shadows.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Eastern Plaguelands (4), Dalaran (3), Light's Hope Chapel (1).

Other storylines on the Dalaran 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.

Other versions of this quest

These quests carry the same name and the same data in every field we hold. Quest 46083 is the main entry.

QuestID
A Few Things First (this page)91618
A Few Things First46083
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