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A New Direction (Demon Hunter)

A New Direction is a quest for level 8-45. It is step 12 of 20 in the Vault of the Wardens storyline. It rewards 7,700 experience and money.

Description

<name>, as leader of the Illidari in Lord Illidan's absence, you must choose your second-in-command.

Kayn or Altruis. You can only choose one.

The chosen shall become your personal champion, and their ideology will color our decisions for the Illidari going forward. No matter who is chosen, our mission remains unchanged.

If you need a reminder of our past, gaze into the Pool of Judgment. Remember the sacrifices that forged us into demon hunters. Speak to me when you are ready to choose.

Rewards

Money40 gold44 silver
Experience7,700 XP

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varenne+142via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

You have to choose Altruis the Sufferer or Kayn Sunfury.

The one you choose will end up as your Order Hall follower:
Champion: Altruis the Sufferer - [champion=498]
Champion: Kayn Sunfury - [champion=595]

Also if you choose Altruis the Sufferer you'll get [champion=718] champion. Kayn Sunfury - [champion=719]


A New Direction is part of the [class=12] starting quest chain. - Vault of the Wardens storyline.
We were chained in Vault of the Wardens after the events of previous Mardum quest chain. Now we are in Legion time and the Wardens prison is under attack... We have to escape and save Illidan, but Gul'dan manages to take Illidan cage with him.

Here is A New Direction video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A456r4pR74I

Stroyline starts after The Keystone. And here is storyline related to this quest:


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Quest
Note
Zone
Video
21
Return to the Black Temple
[item=132243]
Vault of the Wardens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bNcum3dKHc
22
Breaking Out
Vault of the Wardens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0nLXK6YRIU
23
Vault of the Wardens
Bonus Objectives
Vault of the Wardens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TeJwC1MPYg
24
1
Fel Infusion
Vault of the Wardens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ4xWXMGeYA
25
2
Rise of the Illidari
Vault of the Wardens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QNCEL4fzfY
26
Stop Gul'dan!
[spell=198793]
Vault of the Wardens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9gEVb11AHE
27
Grand Theft Felbat
Vault of the Wardens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFZziuTkY5w
28
1
Forged in Fire
[spell=179057]
Vault of the Wardens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kC4eZqk50c
29
2
Beam Me Up
Vault of the Wardens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xheVrrDu5ag
30
3
Frozen in Time
Vault of the Wardens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r07kfsLmBQ4
31
All The Way Up
Vault of the Wardens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UskP-x722Ps
32
A New Direction
Vault of the Wardens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A456r4pR74I
33
Between Us and Freedom
[spell=198589]
Vault of the Wardens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWuw7xhLdfM
34
Illidari, We Are Leaving
Vault of the Wardens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTYqnXtFG34
Next quest chain
Audience with the Warchief


You will get [spell=217832] [spell=196718] after 100 level

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP7,700
MoneyGold40g 44s
Where it comes from
Turn-in mapVault of the Wardens
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.

Vault of the Wardens Quest turn-in
Quest Line

Storyline

Vault of the Wardens

Part 12 of 20.

Previous: All The Way Up · Next: A New Direction

  1. 7Forged in Fire
  2. 8Forged in Fire
  3. 9Beam Me Up
  4. 10Frozen in Time
  5. 11All The Way Up
  6. 12A New Direction
  7. 13A New Direction
  8. 15Between Us and Freedom
  9. 16Between Us and Freedom
  10. 17Between Us and Freedom
  11. 18Between Us and Freedom

Showing steps 7 to 18 of 20.

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.

  • All The Way UpLevel 8-45

    Kor'vas went ahead to meet up with Kayn and Altruis. Step onto the elevator when it arrives, and meet them in the Hall of Judgment above.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Between Us and FreedomLevel 8-45

    The last of our survivors have fought their way into the final chamber ahead. Only one obstacle stands between us and the vault's exit - the leader of this demon invasion, Bastillax. Kill him, take his power, and claim our freedom.

Other quests with this name

This one: Demon Hunter · Level 8-45.

The storyline at a glance

Vault of the Wardens has 20 steps, from Breaking Out to Illidari, We Are Leaving.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Vault of the Wardens (7), Vault of the Wardens (7), Vault of the Wardens (5), Stormwind City (1).

Other storylines on the Vault of the Wardens 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

2 quests carry the name A New Direction. They differ in the classes/rewards shown here.

QuestClassesRewardsID
A New Direction (this page)Demon Hunter7,700 XP40373
A New DirectionSame775 XP95215
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A New Cloak's Sheen
A New Court
A New Dawn
A New Devouring
A New Direction
A New Era for the Plaguelands
A New Fate
A New Foothold
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