TheWoWDBThe NPC dialogue that goes along with this quest:
Spoiler
As the player and Vanessa approach Moonbrook, she begins to reminisce about the town.
Vanessa VanCleef says: Ah, the smell of straw and cow dung... this place brings back a lot of memories.
Vanessa VanCleef says: It's probably been a while for you too, huh? But then again, have you ever seen this place through the eyes of a Defias?
As the player and Vanessa enter the old Defias Hideout, she looks back on the path she took as a leader.
Vanessa VanCleef says: When my father led the Brotherhood, he followed a path of banditry and vengeance. I lead them in order to overthrow a corrupt government that abandoned us.
Vanessa VanCleef says: At least, I thought I did. But I followed the same path. I let the people of Westfall down.
She continues explaining as they arrive at the old wooden staircase and begin descending into the Deadmines.
Vanessa VanCleef says: During the Legion invasion, we fought for something greater. The old king died, and it became hard to carry on old grudges.
Vanessa VanCleef says: Anduin offered pardons and reparations for former Stonemasons and their families. I lost almost all of my best people that day.
They continue deeper into the mines, swiftly cutting down any [npc=198925]s that they find.
Vanessa VanCleef says: The ones that remained in the Defias were the rowdy ones. The angry ones. The ones that enjoyed robbing anything in sight.
Vanessa VanCleef says: I'm also angry. I'll never forget my father's death. But in my own attempt at revolution, I hurt the people of Westfall. Like Stormwind did. Like Onyxia did.
Suddenly, members of the Defias can be seen up ahead, crowding around [npc=198926] and [npc=200317].
[npc=200317] yells: No reparation is enough! The Stonemasons deserve every coin in every coffer of Stormwind city! Clessington will lead us there!
Vanessa VanCleef says: Duncon? You weren't even a Stonemason! You joined to be a thief!
Duncon Ratsbon says: So you finally show yourself, VanCleef. And with a Stormwind dog in tow! See, Defias? See how she will make us all lapdogs of Stormwind?
Count Clessington yells: We muster in Northshire! Join us, and we march on Stormwind! For the Defias!
Count Clessington can be seen holding a familiar-looking necklace aloft, showing it to the crowd.
Vanessa VanCleef says: The amulet!
As Count Clessington opens a portal to Northshire, the Defias can be seen running towards it with fervor and shouts of "For the Defias!"
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As a side note, if you turn the wrong way while in the mines, Vanessa will say:
Ugh, I think we took a wrong turn. I've always hated what a maze this place is.
Quest
A Hungry Heritage
Quest facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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This is the questline for the [race=1] Heritage armor.
For this questline you must have a human at level 50+ who is exalted with Stormwind.
The first quest popped up after login (but just in the quest tracker, no quest window) and wants us to meet [npc=198884] in Stormwind. If you didn't get the quest, try to find it at the Stormwind Embassy in the northwest.
- An Urgent Matter - meet [npc=198884] behind the castle in Stormwind
- An Unlikely Informant - meet him again in the basement of the inn in Goldshire, Elwynn Forest
- A Window to the Past - talk to him (cinematic)
- Rotten Old Memories - travel to Morgan's Vigil in the Burning Steppes and talk to [npc=9563]. Find 4 pieces of journals at /way 62.26 63.95 Cave entrance
- Looking for Something Specific - return to Goldshire
- The New Clessington Estate - travel to the west of Duskwood /way 10.03 55.43 entrance, upstairs and talk to [npc=199536]. Leave the building and talk to her
- Misdeeds in Moonbrook - travel to Westfall
- A Hungry Heritage - enter /way 42.52 71.58 and go to the marked area. Open your big map to make it easier
Supply Only the Finest Goons- kill 16 enemies- Betrayal of the Brotherhood - escape from the underground (north). Use extra button [spell=397607] to make it faster
- To Northshire - travel to Northshire (in the north of Goldshire)
- Knock It Off! - kill and loot the 4 marked enemies
What's Their Problem? - kill enemies to fill the bar- The Clessington Will - enter the Abbey and click the barrier. Click extra button Will to Survive, kill the enemies and defeat [npc=199006]
- Will to Survive - pick up [item=204214] and give it to Master Mathias Shaw. Click extra button Will to Survive. Kill [npc=199008]
- Go with Honor, Friend - return to Stormwind at the main entrance. Talk to [npc=198884] and go to [npc=65153]. Click extra button [spell=398747] while standing in the light
- turn in, get your [spell=399752] and the title [title=760]Questline took about 25 minutes with level 61, incl. cinematics and flights.
Lionguard red [outfit=460885]
Lionguard golden [outfit=460884]
Lionguard blue [outfit=460883]
Don't despair, there's a map of the underground these days.
If you do just wander it (I did), Vanessa makes some quip about this place is such a maze and she hated it. Me, I'm just some warrior who never went out this direction, but I like her already.
Quest facts
Quest ID72431
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Requirements
RaceHuman
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
Description
It's been a while since I've been home. Something isn't right. My people should be here. I'm going in... but I won't turn down some back up. ... I never should've left for so long.
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.
Objective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #52 43.1 72.1
Coordinates
- Objective areaWestfall 43.1, 72.1
/way #52 43.1 72.1 - Objective areaWestfall 46.7, 67.0
/way #52 46.7 67.0
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 Westfall map
- Secrets Revealed about 160 yards
- Propaganda about 180 yards
- To Moonbrook! about 190 yards
- The Dawning of a New Day about 190 yards
- Desecrate this Fire! about 240 yards
- Honor the Flame about 240 yards
- Settled Dust about 560 yards
- Cut After Cut about 560 yards
- Return to Sentinel Hill about 700 yards
- In Defense of Westfall about 740 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Westfall, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s first objective area marker on Westfall:
- Moonbrook, Westfall
- Sentinel Hill, Westfall
- Furlbrow's Pumpkin Farm, Westfall
- Grom'gol, Stranglethorn
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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Money28 gold9 silver
Experience9,500 XP
Storyline
Human Heritage Armor
Part 9 of 17.
Previous: Misdeeds in Moonbrook · Next: Supply Only the Finest Goons
- 4A Window to the Past
- 5Rotten Old Memories
- 6Looking for Something Specific
- 7The New Clessington Estate
- 8Misdeeds in Moonbrook
- 9A Hungry Heritage
- 10Supply Only the Finest Goons
- 11Betrayal of the Brotherhood
- 12To Northshire
- 13What's Their Problem?
- 14Knock It Off!
- 15The Clessington Will
Showing steps 4 to 15 of 17.
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.
- Misdeeds in Moonbrook
Moonbrook? What is this Count Clessington doing at my home?! It can't be anything good. I'll signal Shaw. <Vanessa glances at Cecilia Clessington.> She might make for a good hostage. Let's bring the rich girl, too. Meet us there.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Supply Only the Finest Goons
These "attendants" of my father's attacked us the moment we arrived! These are certainly not the kindly servants I had as a child. These are hired killers! If my father is planning what I think he's planning... we can't let them do this. They will kill everyone in their way.
Quests that require this one
Other storylines on the Westfall map
- Westfall
- Homecoming
- Battle Pet Tamers
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.