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Awakenings

Awakenings is a quest for level 10-45. It is step 11 of 20 in the Origins storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Eastern Plaguelands at 76.9, 50.0. It rewards 7,700 experience and money.

Description

Light's Heart is to serve as the vessel for Illidan Stormrage's rebirth: my last act of service to the Light.

But Illidan is dead and his soul is lost in the Nether. Before we may attempt to recover his soul, we must prepare the vessel for his return.

Across two worlds exist echoes of Illidan's past. You must venture out and find the echoes.

Start where all life begins, <name>: birth. Find Illidan's birthplace in Val'sharah. Awaken the memory.

Rewards

Money40 gold44 silver
Experience7,700 XP

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Known issues

Top Comments

The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.

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CallMeNoa+147via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

The game has never explained it well because all male night elves have golden eyes in-game, but in lore golden eyes on a night elf are extremely rare and signs of druid potential. But pre-Sundering the night elves believed it foretold a great destiny instead, which is why Illidan being born with them was such a big deal.
Malfurion does have golden eyes today, but unlike his brother he wasn't born with them. His turned gold later, due to his druidism.

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Top Comments

The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.

2
CallMeNoa+147via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

The game has never explained it well because all male night elves have golden eyes in-game, but in lore golden eyes on a night elf are extremely rare and signs of druid potential. But pre-Sundering the night elves believed it foretold a great destiny instead, which is why Illidan being born with them was such a big deal.
Malfurion does have golden eyes today, but unlike his brother he wasn't born with them. His turned gold later, due to his druidism.

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Xweaz+96via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

For those of you who are confused:
Fly to Loriathil in Val'sharah and walk to the triple-bowl fountain that's a few steps away to the west. You'll get a pop-up message from Xe'ra and an additional action button that's hidden behind it. Click the action button, watch the cutscene, and then return to your order hall to turn the quest in.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP7,700
MoneyGold40g 44s
Where it comes from
Turn-in mapEastern PlaguelandsTurn-in marker at 76.9, 50.0, 1 mapped point
Turn-in mapLight's Hope Chapel
Turn-in mapDalaran
Turn-in mapSkyholdTurn-in marker at 45.3, 30.2, 1 mapped point
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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.

Eastern Plaguelands Quest turn-in 1 mapped point
Eastern Plaguelands map showing where to go for AwakeningsTurn-in

In-game waypoint: /way #23 76.9 50.0

Light's Hope Chapel Quest turn-in
Dalaran Quest turn-in
Skyhold Quest turn-in 1 mapped point
Skyhold map showing where to go for AwakeningsTurn-in

In-game waypoint: /way #695 45.3 30.2

Coordinates

  • Turn-inEastern Plaguelands 76.9, 50.0/way #23 76.9 50.0
  • Turn-inSkyhold 45.3, 30.2/way #695 45.3 30.2

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 Eastern Plaguelands map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Eastern Plaguelands:

  • Light's Hope Chapel, Eastern PlaguelandsHorde · about 100 yards south-west
  • Acherus: The Ebon HoldAlliance and Horde · about 280 yards 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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Origins

Part 11 of 20.

Previous: In the House of Light and Shadow · Next: An Unclear Path

  1. 6Nobundo's Last Stand
  2. 7Light's Charge
  3. 8Goddess Watch Over You
  4. 9Goddess Watch Over You
  5. 10In the House of Light and Shadow
  6. 11Awakenings
  7. 12An Unclear Path
  8. 13Ravencrest's Legacy
  9. 14Felspawns of Lothros
  10. 15The Red Axe
  11. 16Hunter of Night
  12. 17In My Father's House

Showing steps 6 to 17 of 20.

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.

  • In the House of Light and ShadowDalaran · Level 10-45

    The Tears of Elune are ready for you, <name>. I am uncertain what to do from here. Take the relic back to your order hall and try to use it on Light's Heart. Maybe make them touch? Honestly your guess is as good as mine. Let's hope this works!

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • An Unclear PathLevel 10-45

    Much of Illidan's formative years were spent in Val'sharah, alongside his twin brother, Malfurion. As young night elves, the twins vied for the affection of the young priestess, Tyrande, as they underwent the trials of the demi-god, Cenarius.

The storyline at a glance

Origins has 20 steps, from A Falling Star to Destiny Unfulfilled.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Eastern Plaguelands (7), Dalaran (6), Black Rook Hold (3), Stormheim (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Eastern Plaguelands 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.

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Awakened Evil
Awakening the Archdruid
Awakening the Light
Awakening the Senses
Away From Prying Eyes
Awe of She
Awoken by Accessory
Aww Scrap!
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