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A Hero's Welcome

A Hero's Welcome is an Alliance-only quest for level 10-40 in Shadowmoon Valley. It is step 1 of 6 in the Shadows Awaken storyline, the opening step. The quest's turn-in marker is in Shadowmoon Valley at 46.0, 38.9. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 5,450 experience and money.

Description

Prophet Velen has asked me to show you around Shadowmoon Valley.

We will go first to Embaari Village, where my sister Samaara is waiting for us. I have not seen her since the Iron Horde took me to Tanaan.

The village is just one of many trading villages between the Temple of Karabor and Shattrath.

Follow the road east and make your way to Embaari Village. I will accompany you, my friend.

Rewards

Money16 gold98 silver
Experience5,450 XP
ReputationCouncil of Exarchs +250
Top Comments

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violetta+54via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

sometimes bugs and shows the 'kill' credits which are supposed to be invisible. was quite surprised when I saw "kill credit: garrison slain 1/1" upon leaving my garrison until I found out it was from this quest

Speak to Samaara at Embaari Village.
Kill Credit: Garrison slain
Kill Credit: Valley slain
Kill Credit: Shadowmoon slain
Kill Credit: Yrel 1 slain
Kill Credit: Yrel 2 slain
Kill Credit: Yrel 3 slain
Kill Credit: Embaari slain
Kill Credit: Sister slain
Find Samaara at Embaari Village


so not only does our garrison get killed, the entire valley does. poor Yrel died 3 times and loses her sister and a fellow Embaari!

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP5,450
MoneyGold16g 98s
ReputationCouncil of Exarchs+250

Reward details

Reputation: Council of Exarchs +250

Under the leadership of five powerful exarchs, the draenei of Draenor have prospered in a savage world.

Reputation group: Warlords of Draenor.

Other quests in Shadowmoon Valley that reward Council of Exarchs reputation: The Fate of Karabor (+250), Think of the Children! (+250), Into Twilight (+75), The Clarity Elixir (+250), A Grandmother's Remedy (+250), The Dark that Blinds Us (+250).

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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapShadowmoon ValleyTurn-in marker at 46.0, 38.9, 2 mapped points
Objective areaLunarfall
World Map

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.

Shadowmoon Valley Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Shadowmoon Valley map showing where to go for A Hero's WelcomeTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #539 46.0 38.9

Lunarfall Objective area

Coordinates

  • Turn-inShadowmoon Valley 46.0, 38.9/way #539 46.0 38.9
  • Objective areaShadowmoon Valley 45.9, 39.1/way #539 45.9 39.1

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 Shadowmoon Valley map

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

Getting there

Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Shadowmoon Valley:

  • Embaari Village, Shadowmoon ValleyAlliance · about 20 yards west
  • Exile's Rise, Shadowmoon ValleyAlliance and Horde · about 600 yards north
  • Twilight Glade, Shadowmoon ValleyAlliance · about 810 yards south-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 1,400 yards north-west (on the Lunarfall map)

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

Shadows Awaken

Part 1 of 6.

Next: Think of the Children!

  1. 1A Hero's Welcome
  2. 2Think of the Children!
  3. 3Dark Enemies
  4. 4Closing the Door
  5. 5In Need of a Hero
  6. 6Shadows Awaken

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

Where this quest fits

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Think of the Children!Shadowmoon Valley · Level 10-40

    When the Shadowmoon attacked Arbor Glen, everything was thrown into chaos. Many of us escaped, but there are still three children missing. I believe they are still back in the village. Please save them!

The storyline at a glance

Shadows Awaken has 6 steps, from A Hero's Welcome to Shadows Awaken.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Shadowmoon Valley (6).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Shadowmoon Valley 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.

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A Hero of Great Renown
A Hero Remains
A Hero's Burden
A Hero's Weapon
A Hint of Fear
A Home Cooked Meal
A House Divided
A House For You
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