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A Righteous Sermon

A Righteous Sermon is an Alliance-only quest for level 15-30 in Dragonblight. It is step 74 of 149 in the Dragonblight storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Dragonblight at 78.6, 48.1. It rewards 4 reward items, 1 reputation reward and 4,100 experience.

Description

Godfrey Goodard, once a righteous man and mayor of Wintergarde, is now an agent of the Scourge. His transformation from man to undying ghoul has taken place slowly, over time. He hears the call of the Lich King now and lives only to serve his master.

But as with all Scourge, Godfrey knows the language of death and with proper motivation, will tell us what we need to know about the tome.

Once you hear what you need to hear, return to the High Commander at the front lines. I'll clean up here as needed.

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Experience4,100 XP
ReputationValiance Expedition +250
Top Comments

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For lore nerds, like myself, here is the complete conversation and the reason why Naxxramas is where Naxxramas is. Enjoy!

Inquisitor Hallard says: Stand back, <name>, the beast might lash out and harm you.
Inquisitor Hallard says: GODFREY! Hear me, fiend! Hear me, for I am the Light, here to deliver you from evil!
Mayor Godfrey growls.
Inquisitor Hallard says: Good. I have your attention, then, Godfrey?
Inquisitor Hallard says: We can do this in one of two ways, Godfrey. First, I will simply ask you to tell me what the unholy markings etched upon the pages of this tome mean. What say you?
Mayor Godfrey hisses!
Mayor Godfrey says: Tell you nothing, preacher.
Mayor Godfrey says: What can you do to me that Kel'Thuzad has not? That the Lich King will not?
Mayor Godfrey says: The book is your salvation, yes... but nothing will you know! NOTHING I SAY! NOTHING!
Inquisitor Hallard says: Then it is option two.
Inquisitor Hallard says: I say a prayer for you now, lost soul. May the Light take you gracefully.
Inquisitor Hallard says: Let the sermon begin.
Inquisitor Hallard says: The power of the Lich King pales in comparison to the glory of the Light!
Inquisitor Hallard says: BURN IN HOLY FIRE!
Inquisitor Hallard says: Do not fight me, fiend! The time of your atonement is now!
Inquisitor Hallard says: BURN IN HOLY FIRE!
Mayor Godfrey says: IT BURNSSSSS!
Mayor Godfrey says: The pain is unbearable!
Inquisitor Hallard says: BURN IN HOLY FIRE!
Mayor Godfrey says: IT BURNSSSSS!
Inquisitor Hallard says: I thought you would see the Light, Godfrey... Now speak quickly, fiend. What does it say?
Mayor Godfrey says: It tells of the coming apocalypse. How this world will burn and be reborn from death.
Inquisitor Hallard says: RUBBISH! Godfrey do you take me for a fool? Do not spew your Scourge propoganda at a man of the Light, heathen! Speak now or I will have the peasants craft a holy water bath and dip you into it like a dog with fleas!
Mayor Godfrey says: NOOOO! I tell you! I tell you everything!
Mayor Godfrey says: Humans... Beneath the earth of Wintergarde Village you built a mausoleum! Why do you think Naxxramas attacked that spot? Thel'zan hides deep in your own crypt and sends a thousand-thousand corpses at you! Perish you will...
Inquisitor Hallard says: What? There is a mausoleum beneath the old village? What fools we are to not have noticed! We will find and strike down your master now, Godfrey. We will end this nightmare.
Mayor Godfrey says: How? Humans truly are stupid, yes? Thel'zan the Duskbringer! Thel'zan the Lich! He who is born of human flesh and bone, sacrificed all for power, protected by the Lich King!
Mayor Godfrey says: You cannot stop Thel'zan! He bears the dark gift, bestowed upon him by the Lich King himself!
Inquisitor Hallard says: You let us worry about how we kill the monster, Godfrey.
Inquisitor Hallard says: Return to Halford with the information that the good mayor was kind enough to submit, <name>. I will finish here and squeeze whatever else this wretch might know about Thel'zan. Now, I will show Godfrey the rarely seen "option three."
Inquisitor Hallard says: Let's you and I have a chat about some things, Godfrey.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP4,100
ReputationValiance Expedition+250

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeCloth Wrist
Item level33
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor3
Stats+4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +6 Haste, +3 Critical Strike
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for24 gold77 silver
TypeLeather Feet
Item level33
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +5 Versatility
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for37 gold26 silver
TypeMail Shoulder
Item level33
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor12
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for35 gold13 silver
TypeArmor Finger
Item level33
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +9 Haste
Sells to vendors for73 silver26 copper

Reputation: Valiance Expedition +250

The main armies of the Alliance in Northrend, moving against the Scourge and unified under King Varian Wrynn's command.

Reputation group: Alliance Vanguard.

Other quests in Dragonblight that reward Valiance Expedition reputation: A Letter for Home (+250), Strengthen the Ancients (+250), Pest Control (+250), Canyon Chase (+250), The Lost Courier (+25), The Liquid Fire of Elune (+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 mapDragonblightTurn-in marker at 78.6, 48.1, 6 mapped points
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.

Dragonblight Quest turn-in 6 mapped points
Dragonblight map showing where to go for A Righteous SermonTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #115 78.6 48.1

Coordinates

  • Turn-inDragonblight 78.6, 48.1/way #115 78.6 48.1
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Dragonblight 76.7, 47.5/way #115 76.7 47.5
  • Objective areaDragonblight 76.7, 47.5/way #115 76.7 47.5

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 Dragonblight map

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

Getting there

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

  • Wintergarde Keep, DragonblightAlliance · about 110 yards south-west
  • Wyrmrest Temple, DragonblightAlliance and Horde · about 1,000 yards west
  • Windrunner's Overlook, Crystalsong ForestAlliance · about 1,300 yards north

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 110 yards west

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

Dragonblight

Part 74 of 149.

Previous: Understanding the Language of Death · Next: Into Hostile Territory

  1. 69Rescue from Town Square
  2. 70Find Durkon!
  3. 71Secrets of the Scourge
  4. 72Mystery of the Tome
  5. 73Understanding the Language of Death
  6. 74A Righteous Sermon
  7. 75Into Hostile Territory
  8. 76Steamtank Surprise
  9. 77Scattered To The Wind
  10. 78The Chain Gun And You
  11. 79Plunderbeard Must Be Found!
  12. 80Plunderbeard's Journal

Showing steps 69 to 80 of 149.

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.

  • Understanding the Language of DeathDragonblight · Level 15-30

    Take the book and follow the path leading up to the barracks. Once inside the barracks take the staircase down to the prison. At the prison you will find Inquisitor Hallard and our mayor, Godfrey. I believe Godfrey might be the missing piece of this puzzle and Hallard the man to put it all together.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Into Hostile TerritoryDragonblight · Level 15-30

    You have done much to advance our efforts against the Scourge, <name>. In fact, the morale of all those who have come into contact with you soars! Such is your influence over the soldiers and citizenry of Wintergarde, ally. And because of you we are now prepared to go on the offensive!

The storyline at a glance

Dragonblight has 149 steps, from The Liquid Fire of Elune to Really Big Worm.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Dragonblight (144), Crystalsong Forest (5).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Dragonblight 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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