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Anguish of Nifflevar

A World of Warcraft quest in Howling Fjord. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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244883+148via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Note: You have to stand somewhat close to the king. If you just stand in the crowd, he won't start speaking - move closer. If you then move back to the crowd, you may not get credit for the quest. So stand near the king until you get credit.

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246285+138via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Im surprised that no-one here has made a link to the human's presence in the eastern kingdoms.

In the this part of the quest the Vykrul leader states that the children "are unable to stand up at birth" - Similar to how human babies cannot do this.

And in the second part of the chain the couple states how the baby is far to small to be of Vykrul birth and how the wife says that she'll take him far, far away.

Thoralius said that the spirits are dated at 15,000 years old. The great sundering happened 10,000 Years ago.

(This is pre-sundering. Northrend would still be attached to Kalimdor [Name of the collective islands that make up Azeroth today]. This would be a good explanation for the humans presence in Tirisfal Glades etc)

This makes it entirely possible that the mothers of the Vrykul placed their bizarre children (Humans) in the Eastern Kingdoms and nurtured them until they were self-sufficient and could take care of themselves.

Also, notice how in some of the lore books that Humans were tribes and not city states post-sundering.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 10-30
ZoneHowling Fjord
Quest ID11344

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(11344))

Requirements

FactionAlliance only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineHowling Fjord, step 17 of 162
RewardsBlauvelt's Special Occasion Gloves, Nimblefinger Scaled Gloves, Antique Reinforced Legguards, 4,100 XP

Description

All that we know of the vrykul indicates that they only recently appeared in Northrend. Why, then, are we seeing vrykul in visions that date back 15,000 years? Surely if the vrykul had previously existed in Northrend we would have known. You must press on to Nifflevar. To get there you must go northeast, through Wyrmskull Village, and take the path leading up through the dam. Nifflevar is on the bluffs of the fjord. Use the incense burner once you arrive at Nifflevar and search the area for clues.

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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.

Howling Fjord Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Howling Fjord map showing where to go for Anguish of NifflevarTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #117 59.8 61.5

Coordinates

  • Turn-inHowling Fjord 59.8, 61.5/way #117 59.8 61.5
  • Objective areaHowling Fjord 69.6, 54.1/way #117 69.6 54.1

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 Howling Fjord map

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Howling Fjord, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Howling Fjord:

  • Valgarde Port, Howling FjordAlliance · about 70 yards south
  • Fort Wildervar, Howling FjordAlliance · about 1,800 yards north
  • Westguard Keep, Howling FjordAlliance · about 1,900 yards west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 660 yards north-east

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.

Related

Choose one of these rewards:

Experience4,100 XP
ReputationValiance Expedition +250

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeCloth Hands
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor4
Stats+6 Intellect, +8 Stamina, +11 Versatility
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for22 gold99 silver
TypeMail Hands
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor9
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +5 Versatility
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for23 gold16 silver
TypePlate Legs
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor22
Stats+7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +5 Haste
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for46 gold24 silver
TypeLeather Head
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor8
Stats+7 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +15 Critical Strike
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for34 gold36 silver

Reputation: Valiance Expedition +250

The main armies of the Alliance in Northrend, moving against the Scourge and unified under King Varian Wrynn's command.

Reputation group: Alliance Vanguard.

Other quests in Howling Fjord that reward Valiance Expedition reputation: Break the Blockade (+250), Scare the Guano Out of Them! (+250), Shoveltusk Soup Again? (+250), The Clutches of Evil (+250), Mage-Lieutenant Malister (+10), Two Wrongs... (+250).

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

Howling Fjord

Part 17 of 162.

Previous: Locating the Mechanism · Next: Dragonflayer Battle Plans

  1. 12The Ring of Judgment
  2. 13Stunning Defeat at the Ring
  3. 14Return to Valgarde
  4. 15The Explorers' League Outpost
  5. 16Locating the Mechanism
  6. 17Anguish of Nifflevar
  7. 18Dragonflayer Battle Plans
  8. 19To Westguard Keep!
  9. 20Meet Lieutenant Icehammer...
  10. 21Drop It then Rock It!
  11. 22Harpoon Master Yavus
  12. 23It Goes to 11...

Showing steps 12 to 23 of 162.

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.

  • Locating the MechanismHowling Fjord · Level 10-30

    Don't worry, <name>; this is all going to lead to something big! HUGE! You're just going to have to trust me for now and do as I ask of you. We need to get the mechanism mentioned in the manual for the next step of the plan.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Dragonflayer Battle PlansHowling Fjord · Level 10-30

    While we were able to gather very little information as to the whereabouts of Ingvar, we do know that Yanis resides in a cave next to the worg pit inside Wyrmskull Village. Intelligence gathered from the rescued soldiers indicates that Yanis guards Dragonflayer battle plans.

Also counted by I've Toured the Fjord

Its criteria name 18 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Howling Fjord has 162 steps, from Hell Has Frozen Over... to Alpha Worg.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Howling Fjord (147), Grizzly Hills (15).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Howling Fjord map

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.

I've Toured the FjordComplete the Howling Fjord storylines listed below.10