TheWoWDBThe "ally quests" are those that strictly reward follower XP. You'll only see the blue "!" if you have your follower for the day already summoned.
There should be one such quest at the bulletin board at Newhome, and (typically) two more out in Nazjatar -- things like jumping onto geysers. However, at the time you get this Becoming a Friend quest, those particular ones may not be available yet; you might have to unlock a few more plot points first. Other ally quests are available, and if you hover the mouse over the blue "!" on the zone map, they will be labeled as ally quests.
Quest
Becoming a Friend
A World of Warcraft quest in Nazjatar. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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don't leave the town without your cohort in tow (aka port back to dazar then come back to nazj), he/she will not just show up like the bodyguards did last xpac.
you will not get credit for the three dailies. 9_9
In order to level up your follower: you will need to complete specific daily quests with your follower summoned; specifically, the daily quests which will count for this will have the text "Grants ally combat experience" when you hover your cursor over the blue exclamation point on the map. I think that these quests only become visible after you have summoned your follower.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 50
ZoneNazjatar
Quest ID57005
The client quest POI data records no map location for this quest, so no map is shown.
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(57005))
Requirements
FactionHorde only
Requires all ofSettling In, Scouting the Pens, Save A Friend
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
Description
Some of our bravest kelfin have volunteered to join you on your adventures, should you ever need a friend. You will find they each have their own special interests and they will mark your map with different opportunities every day. Use the conch when you're ready, choose who you would like to join you, and explore Nazjatar! Choose wisely! You may only select one friend per day.
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Reward details
Reputation: The Unshackled +250
Oppressed by the Naga, these refugees have banded together to rise up and seize their freedom.
Reputation group: Battle for Azeroth.
Other quests in Nazjatar that reward The Unshackled reputation: Stay Low, Stay Fast! (+225), Creature Study: Zanj'ir Naga (+150), The Laboratory of Mardivas (+500), Settling In (+75), Scouting the Pens (+75), What Will It Grow? (+50).
Currency: Prismatic Manapearl x 12
A glistening sphere of arcane energy found around Nazjatar. These can be traded for rare and powerful items, or used to empower Benthic armor.
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.
Where this quest fits
Before this quest
Taken from the quest's prerequisites.
- Settling In
Whatever Azshara is up to, this *ahem* great new landscape we have found ourself in is terribly inconvenient. Too many getting too close to our home. We have moved most of the refugees deeper into the cave. Could you ask Telur to move our calling conch inside?
- Scouting the Pens
Some of our scouts have not returned. They have been keeping an eye on the Zanj'ir Slave Pens. The naga there take our people. They break their minds. Our scouts watch them, and when there is a window, they rescue them. Something is going on. We need to get them home!
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.