TheWoWDBThe NPC that follows you around may not properly reset to Mezzamere. If you have the quest completed and Bladesman Inowari is still following you, try to zone out of Nazjatar (I took the portal from Mezz to Boralus) then take the Boralus portal back to Nazjatar. That should make the NPC show up properly to turn in this quest. At least it did for me.
Quest
A Tempered Blade
A World of Warcraft quest in Nazjatar. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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If for some reason like me you're doing this now in a later xpac and you flew back from finishing this quest and there was no NPC to hand it in to. Jump in the port back to Boralus then back again then you'll be sorted.
In order to unlock this quest, you need to do these first:
The Lost Shaman
Elemental Fury
Rescue The FarseerAfterwards, you can unlock the Rustbolt resistance quests.
Quest facts
Quest ID56156
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(56156))
Requirements
RequiresRescue The Farseer
Read from the quest filters in the current retail client build.
What to do
StorylineWelcome to Nazjatar, step 23 of 47
Rewards23g 40s, 6,800 XP
Description
These blades that I wield are newly forged. The time has come to temper them in the blood of my enemies. I have heard that you are skilled in the ways of battle. I too am proficient in the business of death and I would be honored to fight at your side. Accompany me, {class}, and together we will spill the blood of our enemies.
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 areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #1355 39.5 53.4
Coordinates
- Turn-inNazjatar 39.5, 53.4
/way #1355 39.5 53.4 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Nazjatar 40.1, 37.7
/way #1355 40.1 37.7 - Objective areaNazjatar 39.5, 53.6
/way #1355 39.5 53.6
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 Nazjatar map
- WANTED: Lady Naz'jess about 30 yards
- WANTED: Commander Sarj'eth about 30 yards
- WANTED: Lord Ha'kass about 30 yards
- WANTED: Lady Narjiss about 30 yards
- WANTED: Gler'thogg about 30 yards
- WANTED: Inquisitor Ithriza about 30 yards
- WANTED: Haggronar about 30 yards
- WANTED: Emorneth about 30 yards
- WANTED: Braxicus about 30 yards
- Stay of Execution about 60 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Nazjatar, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Nazjatar:
- Mezzamere, Nazjatar
- Ashen Strand, Nazjatar
- Wreck of the Old Blanchy, Nazjatar
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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Spell: World QuestsUnlocks access to World Quests in Nazjatar.
Reward details
Reputation: Waveblade Ankoan +75
An ancient species of deep sea warriors, the Waveblade Ankoan traverse the deepest and most dangerous parts of the ocean.
Reputation group: Battle for Azeroth.
Other quests in Nazjatar that reward Waveblade Ankoan reputation: A Brief Respite (+500), Creature Study: Zanj'ir Naga (+150), The Laboratory of Mardivas (+500), Where the Road Leads (+150), The Lost Shaman (+25), Elemental Fury (+75).
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.
Storyline
Welcome to Nazjatar
Part 23 of 47.
Previous: Rescue The Farseer · Next: A Brief Respite
- 18The Heart Forge
- 19Harnessing the Power
- 20Scouting the Palace
- 21The Lost Shaman
- 22Rescue The Farseer
- 23A Tempered Blade
- 25A Brief Respite
- 26Insight into Our Enemies
- 27Deteriorating Knowledge
- 28Bound by Honor
- 29What We Know of the Naga
Showing steps 18 to 29 of 47.
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Quest chain
- 1Scouting the Palace
- 2The Lost Shaman
- 3Rescue The Farseer
- 4A Tempered Blade
Step 4 of 4. Chain order is read from the prerequisite data in the current retail client build, so it reflects what the game requires, not a curated storyline.
Where this quest fits
Before this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Rescue The Farseer
My master, Farseer Ori, has been imprisoned by the forces of Queen Azshara. Farseer Ori was captured while performing a sacred ritual to call upon the elements for guidance. I managed to escape, but the ritual has been left unfinished.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- A Brief Respite
We have much to do, <name>. However, we are all weary and require rest. Decisions made while fatigued are almost always the wrong ones to make. The Ankoan have offered their home to us, yet they are barely holding on themselves.
The storyline at a glance
Welcome to Nazjatar has 47 steps, from Send the Fleet to Changing Tides.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Nazjatar (38), Chamber of Heart (4), The Dragon's Spine (4), Highmountain (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Nazjatar map
- Secrets in the Sea
- Turning the Tide
- Azshara's Trap
- Allies in Dark Places
- Making a Friend
- Stay of Execution
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.