TheWoWDBWow. This is the night elf dialogue for the quest... really, really sad. I felt so so so bad doing this.. anyways, here is what she says.
Come to finish the job, have you?
I'd like to stand for...
<name>?
<name>, I'd recognize that face anywhere... What... What have they done to you <name>?
You don't remember me? when you were a child your mother would leave you in my care while she served at the Temple of the Moon. I held you in my arms an fed you with honey and sheep's milk to calm you until she would return. You were my little angel. Blasted Scourge... What have they done to you, <name>?
You must remember the splendor of life, brother. You were a champion of the Kaldorei once! This isn't you!
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 on in there? What's taking so long, <name>?
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 Teldrassil, our beloved home. This world is worth saving.
Do it, <name>! Put me out of my misery!
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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Easily the most sad of all the races quest. You're hulking out and being hardcore because you're a Death Knight, and then this quest rolls around and kills your buzz. Damnit blizz, I'm not supposed to feel guilt in a video game!
This quest (and the others for the other races) are supposed to give you somewhat of a "history" of who your character was before he/she became a Death Knight. The idea is, you were a hero of the Horde/Alliance who went to Northrend, fell to the Scourge, and were raised as a Death Knight. There are items (and NPC's) around Acherus that give you some idea of the process. In particular there is a book that lists "potential" DK's (with your name on the last page), and there is one that says "This one still retains some memory" or something like that. The idea is they wipe your memory and personality and turn you into a Scourge killing machine. This quest merely reinforces it, which makes it all the more sad once you actually get your "soul" returned to you at the end of the quest line. And if you think about it, the NPC in this quest sacrifices himself/herself to save you, despite what you've become. "Finish me off, or they'll kill us both!" Sad yes, but necessary for lore. I personally think this quest is epic.
Quest facts
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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 night elf 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 54.2, 83.9
/way #124 54.2 83.9
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 36 of 58.
Previous: A Special Surprise · Next: A Special Surprise
- 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
- 42A Special Surprise
Showing steps 31 to 42 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 · Night Elf · 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.