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Back to Where it Began

A World of Warcraft quest in The Ringing Deeps. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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Nevial+13via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

A little weird that Dagran calls us an Outlander in his voiced line, here. Completely understand the Earthen and other races in the Isle calling us that — we're new to them — but for Dagran, we've been defending Azeroth longer than he's been alive.

When we first met him, he was still inside his mum.

Did you mean, "Champion," lad?

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

I had the same reaction at first but I think it might be intentional to show how much Dagran is connecting with the Earthen. I think it might be to show how he is sorta "going native" as it were. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20native

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 80
ZoneThe Ringing Deeps
Quest ID80517

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(80517))

What to do

StorylineThe Machines March to War, step 12 of 14
Rewards3g 9s, 1,450 XP

Description

<Zee-Zee is ready to head back to the Deepforge Golemworks.>

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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.

The Ringing Deeps Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
The Ringing Deeps map showing where to go for Back to Where it BeganTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #2214 52.1 74.9

Coordinates

  • Turn-inThe Ringing Deeps 52.1, 74.9/way #2214 52.1 74.9
  • Objective areaThe Ringing Deeps 51.5, 41.1/way #2214 51.5 41.1

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 The Ringing Deeps map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on The Ringing Deeps:

  • Camp Murroch, The Ringing DeepsAlliance and Horde · about 540 yards north
  • Opportunity Point, The Ringing DeepsAlliance and Horde · about 630 yards east
  • Shadowvein Point, The Ringing DeepsAlliance and Horde · about 1,400 yards north

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 1,600 yards north

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
Money3 gold9 silver
Experience1,450 XP

Storyline

The Machines March to War

Part 12 of 14.

This Questline holds Chapter 3 (Zone 2) of the Max Level Campaign.

Previous: The Motherlode · Next: It's Sabotage

  1. 1A Mysterious Signal
  2. 2Small Friend, Big Plans
  3. 3Factory Recon
  4. 4Back to Base
  5. 5A Plan Comes Together
  6. 6To the Waterworks
  7. 7Putting the Works in Waterworks
  8. 8Elemental Trepidation
  9. 9Shadowvein Extraction
  10. 10We Require More Minerals
  11. 11The Motherlode
  12. 12Back to Where it Began
  13. 13It's Sabotage
  14. 14The Voice of the Speakers

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.

  • The MotherlodeThe Ringing Deeps · Level 80

    <Zee-Zee's internals begin to hum softly as their projector reaches the appropriate operating temperature.>

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • It's SabotageThe Ringing Deeps · Level 80

    We're back, and we're ready. You and ZZ-01-47 head in and cause some mayhem. Blow stuff up and make a mess that will draw them out of the manufacturing bay. I'll use the commotion to sneak inside.

The storyline at a glance

The Machines March to War has 14 steps, from A Mysterious Signal to The Voice of the Speakers.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): The Ringing Deeps (13), Dornogal (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on The Ringing Deeps 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.