TheWoWDBAt the completion of this quest the gates to Vale of Eternal Blossoms will be opened which will gain you access to Shrine of Seven Stars which is the Alliance city hub in Pandaria.
(Or if you are Horde to Shrine of Two Moons.)It has portals to Stormwind, Ironforge, Darnassus, Exodar, Shattrath and Dalaran.
It has bankers and auctioneer (for engineers only) and access to void storage, reforging and transmogrification.
And it has a flight trainer which on level 90 will teach you to fly in Pandaria.
Edit: Updated auctioneer info.
Quest
A Witness to History
A World of Warcraft quest in Kun-Lai Summit. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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After you start the cutscene, the Celestials gather, Yu'lon speaks to the people.
Yu'lon says: Children of Pandaria. The mists have fallen. A new era dawns for us all. Accept the healing powers of this Vale... but use these gifts wisely.
After the cutscene, if you are not leaving in a hurry, you can hear Celestials talking.
Yu'lon says: We risk everything, allowing so many into the Vale.
Chi-Ji says: I have faith in our friends from beyond the mists.
Xuen says: Their strength is an inspiration... and sorely needed. We must trust that their hearts are pure.
Niuzao: ......
What the Celestials say now differs from what Everdreamer has posted. It now goes as follows:
Yu'lon says: Children of Pandaria. The mists have fallen. For good or for ill, our land is open to all.Yu'lon says: Let us draw ourselves together to rebuild this sacred place, the first step toward healing a war-torn world.
Niuzao says: These outsiders have brought chaos to this land. Can we trust them to set it right?
Chi-Ji says: I have faith in our friends from beyond the mists.
Xuen says: Their strength is an inspiration... and sorely needed. We must trust that their hearts are pure.
Quest facts
Quest ID31512
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(31512))
Requirements
RequiresA Celestial Experience
Read from the quest filters in the current retail client build.
What to do
WhereKun-Lai Summit, around 68.8, 43.1
Rewards6g 87s, 2,400 XP
Description
The celestials are allowing us back into the Vale! This will be a sight to behold. We shouldn't waste any time. Head to the Gate of the August Celestials at the southern edge of Kun-Lai Summit and speak with me there.
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.
Objective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #379 68.8 43.1
Coordinates
- Objective areaKun-Lai Summit 68.8, 43.1
/way #379 68.8 43.1
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 Kun-Lai Summit map
- A Celestial Experience same spot
- The Coming Storm about 560 yards
- It's Never Easy about 590 yards
- Make A Fighter Out of Me about 610 yards
- What's Yours Is Mine about 620 yards
- Handle With Care about 680 yards
- Fisherman's Tale about 710 yards
- It Takes A Village about 710 yards
- Revelations about 710 yards
- Enemies At Our Door about 710 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Kun-Lai Summit, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s first objective area marker on Kun-Lai Summit:
- Temple of the White Tiger, Kun-Lai Summit
- Zouchin Village, Kun-Lai Summit
- One Keg, Kun-Lai Summit
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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Other quests on the Kun-Lai Summit map
Reward details
Reputation: Golden Lotus +75
This mysterious society of Pandaren intend to solve the Mogu problem once and for all.
Reputation group: Mists of Pandaria.
Other quests in Kun-Lai Summit that reward Golden Lotus reputation: A Witness to History (+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.
Quest chain
- 1A Celestial Experience
- 2A Witness to History
Step 2 of 2. 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 quest's prerequisites.
- A Celestial Experience
Nobody is allowed into the Vale without the approval of the August Celestials. Xuen, The White Tiger, appears ready to listen to me. But Taran Zhu of the Shado-Pan is reluctant to let the Alliance or Horde anywhere NEAR the Vale after all that's happened.
Other quests with this name
This one: Alliance only · Kun-Lai Summit · Level 20-35.
Also counted by Eternally in the Vale
Its criteria name 7 quests; others include:
- The Guo-Lai Halls
- The Secrets of Guo-Lai
- Battle Axe of the Thunder King
- The Final Power
- A Witness to History
Other storylines on the Kun-Lai Summit map
- Kun-Lai Summit
- Dominance Offensive
- Operation Shieldwall
- Mogu at the Gates
- Class Mount: Monk
- Escalation
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.
Achievements
Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.
- Eternally in the Vale: its criteria name 7 quests, this one included.