TheWoWDBEach race has their own unique dialog, along with what happens in this quest. You're sent in to a room of hostages to a race-specific NPC, who, when you confront, has dialog that's specific to one's race.
The following is the Human race.
Ellen Stanbridge says: Come to finish the job, have you?
Ellen Stanbridge says: I'd like to stand for.....
Ellen Stanbridge says: <Name>
Ellen Stanbridge says: <Name>, I'd recognize that face anywhere.... What..... What have they done to you, <Name>?
Ellen Stanbridge says: You don't remember me, do you? Blasted Scourge.... They've tried to drain you of everything that made you a righteous force of reckoning. Every last ounce of good... Everything that made you a human!
Ellen Stanbridge says: Think, <Name>. Think back. Try and remember the hills and valleys of Elwynn, where you were born. Remember the splendor of life, <brother/sister>. You were a champion of the Alliance once! This isn't you.
Ellen Stanbridge says: Listen to me, <Name>. You must fight against the Lich King's control. He is a monster that wants to see this world - our world - in ruin. Don't let him use you to accomplish his goals. You were once a hero and you can be again. Fight, damn you! Fight his control!Knight Commander Plaguefist yells: What's going in there? What's taking so long, <Name>?
Ellen Stanbridge says: There... There's no more time for me. I'm done for. Finish me off, <Name>. Do it or they'll kill us both. <Name> ... Remember Elwynn. This world is worth saving...
Quest
A Special Surprise
A World of Warcraft quest in Plaguelands: The Scarlet Enclave. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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If you have put your talent points in the unholy tree and have your pet ghoul out, make sure it is on passive. After the dialogue ends the ghoul will attack it and you won't get credit for the kill, thus not completing the quest. It's bad enough having to go through this quest once as it is.
Extremely annoying when you have 6 human death knight lining up to kill her. We finally work out a queue system to take turn in doing this quest.
Quest facts
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(12742))
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Requirements
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
Description
We got here, tore the place apart, and headed toward the prison house. We weren't expecting what we found in there, {name}. Seems the Crusade's been real busy. That whole thing is full of Argent Dawn prisoners. Most of them were already dead by the time we arrived, but a few were still breathing. I was about to go in there and execute the rest of them, but I think you should have the honors. In particular, there's a real feisty human in there that I think you'll take great pleasure in executing.
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.
Turn-inObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #124 52.7 82.5
Coordinates
- Turn-inPlaguelands: The Scarlet Enclave 52.7, 82.5
/way #124 52.7 82.5 - Objective areaPlaguelands: The Scarlet Enclave 53.5, 83.8
/way #124 53.5 83.8
Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Getting there
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
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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Storyline
The Scarlet Enclave
Part 35 of 58.
Previous: A Special Surprise · Next: A Special Surprise
- 30The Path Of The Righteous Crusader
- 31Brothers In Death
- 32Bloody Breakout
- 33A Cry For Vengeance!
- 34A Special Surprise
- 35A Special Surprise
- 36A Special Surprise
- 37A Special Surprise
- 38A Special Surprise
- 39A Special Surprise
- 40A Special Surprise
- 41A Special Surprise
Showing steps 30 to 41 of 58.
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.
- A Cry For Vengeance!
The cry for vengeance must be heard, <name>. Commander Plaguefist and a company of death knights are on their way to raze the Chapel of the Crimson Flame. If there are any death knights imprisoned at the chapel, Plaguefist will get them out. You can still catch up to them if you hurry.
Other quests with this name
This one: Death Knight, Evoker, Adventurer, Traveler · Human, Kul Tiran · Level 8-30.
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The storyline at a glance
The Scarlet Enclave has 58 steps, from In Service Of The Lich King to Saurfang's Blessing.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Plaguelands: The Scarlet Enclave (54), Eastern Plaguelands (2), Elwynn Forest (1), Orgrimmar (1).
Other storylines on the Eastern Plaguelands map
- Eastern Plaguelands
- Origins
- Path of the Light III
- Class Mount: Paladin
- The Path of Light
- The Ashbringer
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.