Quest

Battle for the Forge

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

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Mypciscraze2022-03-11T11:24:53-06:00+1via Wowhead

Hi all
I present [storyline=1266] Storyline part of Secrets of the First Ones. This Story line have 16 Quests.
See Video Full Quest chain if need it - https://youtu.be/n2w7FPBnt-c
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Quest Name:
Start and description
1a Our Forward Scouts
Speak with 3 NPC: 40 59, 41 67, 38 44.
1b Favor of the First Ones
Press on 8 [object=375998] they are near the road and the wall
1c Necessary Harvest
Get 15 [item=190975] is drop from animals moving around.
4 Knowing is Half the Battle
Go to 48 49.
5 Scour the Sands
First move to 48 47 then go to 51 48 then move to 50 45 and at last location go 47 44.
6 Harmony and Discord
Go to 41 48.
7a Battle for the Forge
Kill 8 Dreadsworn forces.
7b Together, We Ride
Aid 5 [npc=182589]
9 In Plain Sight
Move to 41 52 then 41 53. After conversation kill 4 mobs then [npc=182357]
10 Reinforcements May Be Necessary
Go to 34 64
11a This is Your Fault, Fix It
Press on 5 [npc=181339] around lake
11b Nothing is True
Kill 4 [npc=181668]. To find them You need to use [item=187839] on [npc=181857] or [npc=181884] after that you have 50% chanse to spown [npc=181668].
11c A Break in Communication
Give Orders to 3 NPC: 42 65, 48 61, 47 57.
14 Doppelganger Duel
Move to 47 62 at start fight with your clone then will transform to [npc=181203] fight with him until -80%
15 Fighting for the Forge
Speak with Jaina then She will mov eyou and cinematic will start
16 Seeking Haven
Take portal and finish to Highlord Bolvar Fordragon 34 64.

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Thank You i Hope that Help You :).

Bursi2022-03-19T05:16:20-05:00+1via Wowhead

On a quite new character, I had to do some of the old campaign quests (2/9) until helping to free the Runecarver's arm. I got The First Move when I turned in The Weak Link and returned to Oribos.
You can talk to Highlord Bolvar Fordragon instead of [npc=177136] to skip until Korthia.
When I skipped it, I immediately got Call of the Primus. Talk to Tal-Inara in Oribos to start the questline for Zereth Mortis.
She also offers a skip, I've you have done the campaign with an alt before. You'll start there with 3/7 chapters of Secrets of the First Ones and unlocked world quests.
Beware that you will miss the rewards of the first three chapters, if you skip them.
Edit: With the Hotfix for March 18th, players who skip the Zereth Mortis story will get the reputation with the Enlightened.
Campaign:
Chapter 1
Spoiler

Call of the Primus - Talk to [npc=159478], turn in at [npc=181655] after that

A Hasty Voyage - click [npc=182607] behind you. Click [spell=361417] and [spell=361571] to fill the bar. Don't skip the cinematic
click [spell=368613], [spell=368614] and [spell=368621] to match the emotes.

Long Lost Firim - find Firim and click the 4 objects

Give Me A Hand - follow [npc=181561], click the door, then [npc=184057] and defeat [npc=184058]

A Mutual Exchange - go to south, step on the teleporter and click your extra button [spell=365986]. Kill [npc=184860] and loot the core
For Research Purposes - collect 12 items

The Road to Haven - mount [npc=184082]

Forging Connections - go to Haven, talk to [npc=177486]

Defending Haven - kill 13 enemies
Destroying the Destructors - destroy 4 objectives

This Old Waystone - follow [npc=178016] to the cave. Stand in front of the waystone to get the extra button [spell=367326]. Click the stone, turn in in Oribos

The Forces Gather - return to Zereth Mortis and talk to [npc=177486]

Chapter 1 took about 25 minutes with itemlevel <190.
Chapter 2:

Favor of the First Ones - burn 8 objectives
Necessary Harvest - collect 15 protein from enemies
Our Forward Scouts - find and talk to 3 [npc=185844]

Knowing is Half the Battle - travel to the marked area, meet [npc=181180]

Scour the Sands - go to the yellow circles to discover the area. If you lose your stealth, talk to [npc=181180] nearby
/way 48.43 47.54 1
/way 51.51 48.59 2
/way 50.60 45.25 3
/way 47.99 44.84 4

Battle for the Forge - kill 8 enemies
Together, We Ride - click 5 [npc=181429]

In Plain Sight - reach the obelisk and kill enemies behind you until [npc=182357] is attackable. Kill it
19 minutes
Reinforcements May Be Necessary - return to Haven

A Break in Communication - give orders to 3 NPC
Nothing is True - kill 4 [npc=181884]: throw questitem [item=187839] on [npc=181884]
This is Your Fault, Fix It - click 5 [npc=181339]

Doppelganger Duel - go to the marked area in the middle of the map and fight against this person :-)

Fighting for the Forge - talk to [npc=183724]

Seeking Haven - click the teleport to return

Chapter 2 took about 40 minutes with itemlevel <200.
I got several itemlevels, about 1900 rep with [faction=2478], some Anima and 12 renown so far (chapter 1 & 2).
Chapter 3:
Spoiler

Danger Near and Far - go to the marked area and enter the building

A Mysterious Voice - click the door, watch dialogue and kill attacking enemies

Core of the Matter - return to Haven and talk to [npc=177486]

Seeking the Unknown - enter the building at 33.63 65.78 and click the information

Finding Firim - find the NPC, click its corpse and go to the cave

Security Measures - click the [object=373576] near you. Leave the cave and reset 10 traps
Unseen Agents - kill 3 enemies

Now You May Speak - talk to [npc=177958] and click the console

Surveying Cyphers - examine the 3 concordances marked on your map. Visit the fourth location. Kill [npc=179939] and click the item behind him. Return to the cave

Cyphers of the First Ones - click the console again. Unlock the first option and get your Pocopoc

The Way Forward - return to Haven

Chapter 3 took about 30 minutes with itemlevel 200. It gave less rewards than the previous ones.
In total I got about 2k reputation, 15 itemlevels and 15 renown.
Accept [quest=65324] before you go on with anything.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 60

ZoneZereth Mortis

Quest ID64814

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(64814))

What to do

StorylineWe Battle Onward, step 7 of 16

Rewards25g 74s, 8,150 XP

Description

Our forces have been holding out so far, but we have not secured the area. We could use some assistance cutting down the enemy's numbers. This should be a simple task for you, Maw Walker.

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.

Coordinates

Turn-inZereth Mortis 41.9, 48.1/way #1970 41.9 48.1
Objective area (centre of the marked area)Zereth Mortis 45.7, 46.0/way #1970 45.7 46.0

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 Zereth Mortis map

What a Long Strange Trip about 170 yards
A Jiro Guide to Not Being Eaten about 340 yards
Restoration Project about 370 yards
Lifetimes To Consider about 370 yards
Fruit of the Bloom about 370 yards
Materials of Creation about 380 yards
Something Wonderful about 380 yards
Cluck, Cluck, Boom about 380 yards
Fleet-Footed and Fastidious about 380 yards
Overgrown Story about 380 yards

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Zereth Mortis:

Rondure AlcoveAlliance and Horde · about 280 yards north
Faith's Repose, Zereth MortisAlliance and Horde · about 330 yards west
Dormant AlcoveAlliance and Horde · about 380 yards north

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 200 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.

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Money25 gold74 silver

Experience8,150 XP

ReputationThe Enlightened +150

Other quests on the Zereth Mortis map

Reward details

Reputation: The Enlightened +150

Once members of Cartel Al, the Enlightened have abandoned the pursuit of profit and glory out of devotion to the First Ones. By earning their favor, the brokers may be willing to share the knowledge they have gleaned.

Reputation group: Shadowlands.

Other quests in Zereth Mortis that reward The Enlightened reputation: A Mysterious Voice (+50), Core of the Matter (+75), Acquaintances Forgotten (+100), Lifetimes To Consider (+100), The Turning Point (+100), For Every Soul (+100).

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

We Battle Onward

Part 7 of 16.

Previous: Harmony and Discord · Next: Together, We Ride

Showing steps 2 to 13 of 16.

Also part of: Patch Intro (part 20 of 40).

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.

Harmony and DiscordZereth Mortis · Level 60
These obelisks must be key to Zovaal's plans. Even without full knowledge of their purpose, we should stop the Mawsworn from meddling with them. I will bring this information to Highlord Bolvar. Head to Darion Mograine and do the same. He will need to plan his defenses around this.

After this quest