TheWoWDBMy first instinct was to fight the mantids on the way to Taoshi. I discovered this was not the best plan as I got swarmed and overwhelmed. Once I decided to avoid the mantids and reached Taoshi I received the quest Unwelcome Intruders to kill those same mantids with her help. Revenge was sweet.
Quest
Behind the Battlefront
A World of Warcraft quest in Townlong Steppes. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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The word "Burrow" had me looking for a cave-like entrance or a hole in the ground but she is actually standing high up on the cliff at 76,78.
I did
Improvised ammunition
Cutting the swarm
Terror of the dread waste
Along the southern front
Enraged by Hatred
Taking Stock
Joining the fight
Up in flamesQuest and seriously HE DIDN'T GAVE ME THE Behind the Battlefront quest.
Quest facts
Quest ID30884
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(30884))
What to do
WhereTownlong Steppes, Dread Wastes
StorylineTownlong Steppes, step 27 of 60
Rewards3g 43s 50c, 1,200 XP
Description
This battlefront has been undermanned and unsupplied for too long during my absence in Kun-Lai. We need to get things back in order here before we can pick up the trail of the Sha of Hatred. Taoshi is my best. I've sent her north to investigate rumors of mantid that have somehow made it through the battlefront. I need someone I can trust to get out there and work with her to plug any holes in our defenses. If my reports on you are correct, I can trust you with this, right {class}?
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.
Turn-inIn-game waypoint: /way #388 76.9 78.8
Objective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #422 64.5 0.4
Coordinates
- Turn-inTownlong Steppes 76.9, 78.8
/way #388 76.9 78.8 - Objective areaDread Wastes 64.5, 0.4
/way #422 64.5 0.4
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 Townlong Steppes map
- Honor the Flame about 920 yards
- Thunder Calls about 1,520 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Townlong Steppes, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Townlong Steppes:
- Gao-Ran Battlefront, Townlong Steppes
- Serpent's Spine, Kun-Lai Summit
- Shado-Pan Fallback, Kun-Lai Summit
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
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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Other quests on the Townlong Steppes map
Reward details
Reputation: Shado-Pan +25
The shadowy protectors of Pandaria's temples, the Shado-Pan are wrought with mystery.
Reputation group: Mists of Pandaria.
Other quests in Townlong Steppes that reward Shado-Pan reputation: My Husband... (+25), First Assault (+100), Running Rampant (+75), Perfect Pitch (+75), Seeing Red (+100), Pitching In (+75).
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
Townlong Steppes
Part 27 of 60.
Previous: Mists' Opportunity · Next: Unwelcome Intruders
- 22The Death of Me
- 23Golgoss Hungers
- 24Arconiss Thirsts
- 25Orbiss Fades
- 26Mists' Opportunity
- 27Behind the Battlefront
- 28Unwelcome Intruders
- 29Breach in the Defenses
- 30The Restless Watch
- 31Returning from the Pass
- 32Treatment for the Troops
- 33Back on Their Feet
Showing steps 22 to 33 of 60.
Also part of: Townlong Steppes (part 20 of 53).
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.
- Mists' Opportunity
Now is the time to strike. Golgoss, Arconiss, and I will go east, into Jahesh's domain. Meet us there, and prepare for battle. Today, we restore the pride of our people.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Unwelcome Intruders
Those are mantid scouts down there. Gao-Ran's Battlefront is meant to keep them out of eastern Townlong Steppes. If we allow them north of the barricade, we may lose our foothold here. Let's clear them out. I'll be with you.
The storyline at a glance
Townlong Steppes has 60 steps, from A Foot in the Door to The Terrible Truth.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Townlong Steppes (55), Vale of Eternal Blossoms (4), Dread Wastes (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Townlong Steppes map
- Sunreaver Onslaught
- Kirin Tor Offensive
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.