A Witness to History is an Alliance-only quest for level 20-35 in Kun-Lai Summit, added in Mists of Pandaria. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 2,400 experience and money. Completing it counts toward 1 achievement.
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.
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At 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.
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.
| Type | Reward | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Experience | XP | 2,400 |
| Money | Gold | 6g 87s |
| 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.
| Objective area | Kun-Lai Summit | 1 mapped point |
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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.
Taken from the quest's prerequisites.
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.
This one: Alliance only · Kun-Lai Summit · Level 20-35.
Its criteria name 7 quests; others include:
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.
Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.
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
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/way #379 68.8 43.1Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Kun-Lai Summit, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s first objective area marker on 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.
First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight patch 12.0.7, the oldest build in our datamine).
2 quests carry the name A Witness to History. They differ in the faction shown here.
| Quest | Faction | ID |
|---|---|---|
| A Witness to History (this page) | Alliance | 31512 |
| A Witness to History | Horde | 31511 |
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