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Behind the Battlefront

Behind the Battlefront is a quest for level 25-35 in Townlong Steppes. It is step 27 of 60 in the Townlong Steppes storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Townlong Steppes at 76.9, 78.8. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 1,200 experience and money.

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>?

Rewards

Money3 gold43 silver50 copper
Experience1,200 XP
ReputationShado-Pan +25
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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP1,200
MoneyGold3g 43s
ReputationShado-Pan+25

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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapTownlong SteppesTurn-in marker at 76.9, 78.8, 1 mapped point
Objective areaDread Wastes1 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.

Townlong Steppes Quest turn-in 1 mapped point
Townlong Steppes map showing where to go for Behind the BattlefrontTurn-in

In-game waypoint: /way #388 76.9 78.8

Dread Wastes Objective area 1 mapped point
Dread Wastes map showing where to go for Behind the BattlefrontObjective area

In-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

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 SteppesAlliance and Horde · about 180 yards south-west
  • Serpent's Spine, Kun-Lai SummitHorde · about 590 yards north
  • Shado-Pan Fallback, Kun-Lai SummitAlliance and Horde · about 660 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 140 yards south (on the Dread Wastes map)

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

Townlong Steppes

Part 27 of 60.

Previous: Mists' Opportunity · Next: Unwelcome Intruders

  1. 22The Death of Me
  2. 23Golgoss Hungers
  3. 24Arconiss Thirsts
  4. 25Orbiss Fades
  5. 26Mists' Opportunity
  6. 27Behind the Battlefront
  7. 28Unwelcome Intruders
  8. 29Breach in the Defenses
  9. 30The Restless Watch
  10. 31Returning from the Pass
  11. 32Treatment for the Troops
  12. 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' OpportunityTownlong Steppes · Level 25-35

    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 IntrudersTownlong Steppes · Level 25-35

    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

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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