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Bellies Await

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

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Guide to Vashj'ir Shimmering Expanse Alliance quests:

The Vashj'ir quests start in Stormwind with Call of Duty.
The immediate pre-requisite for these quests is Across the great Divide which starts in Kelp'thar Forest .

Initial chain:
The Looming Threat
Backed Into a Corner
Rundown
Silver Tide Hollow

Several side quests are now enabled:
Slippery Threat, Don't be Shellfish, and A Distracting Scent
Also a side-chain:

The main chain continues at Toshe Chaosrender
Vortex (optional)
Vengeful Heart
Fathom-Lord Zin'jatar
A Pearl of Wisdom (optional;starts from Luminescent Pearl from the boss)
Nespirah
Making Contact
Slave Labor and Stick it To Them
Capture the Crab
Breaking Through
We Are Not Alone
Body Blows, Hopelessly Gearless, and Still Valuable
Overseer Idra'kess
Waking the Beast (also unlocks A Cold Welcome)
A Powerful Need to Eat
Clamming Up and Art of Attraction plus Odor Coater
Bellies Await
You can do all these simultaneously:


While killing naga, hope Ancient Elven Etching drops to start Piece of the Past
If you do these quests and haven't already continued on the main chain,
The Call of the Blade will set you back on track.

Main chain continues:
Upon the Scene of Battle [You can actually get this quest a bit earlier]
Visions of the Past: The Invasion of Vashj'ir
Turn to Naga and do:


Looking Forward
Clear Goals, Not Entirely Unprepared, and Properly Inspired
Swift Action
Fallen but Not Forgotten and Gauging Success
Visions of the Past: The Slaughter of Biel'aran Ridge
As a naga again, complete:


Losing Ground
Desperate Plan
Come Prepared, Unfurling Plan, and Hostile Waters
Honor and Privilege
Welcome News
Visions of the Past: Rise from the Deep
As a naga, work on


If you are missing any of the naga optional quests, you may now talk to Wavespeaker Valoren to get the Blade of the Naz'jar Battlemaiden which allows you to repeat any of the visions

This chain [for this zone] wraps up:
A Breath of Fresh Air (enables The War has Many Fronts link to Deepholm)
Full Circle

The Vashj'ir quests conclude in the Abyssal Depths

Read all 10 on Wowhead ↗

Quest facts

LevelLevel 30-35
ZoneShimmering Expanse
Quest ID25540

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25540))

Requirements

FactionAlliance only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineVashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse, step 76 of 149
RewardsSea Star Wristwraps, Clam Shucker, Queen Conch Chestguard, 13g 74s, 4,800 XP

Description

We have quite a stock of gathered clams to tote back to the cave, I was simply awaiting someone to do the toting. You've proven dangerous enough to be the sort. I highly expect that such a fine meal shall not pass uncontested by predators on the way back, so I'd make your trip as swift as possible. Thank you for your help, friend. It's been a pleasure.

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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.

Shimmering Expanse Quest turn-in no plotted point

Nearby on the Shimmering Expanse map

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

Getting there

Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Shimmering Expanse:

  • Tranquil Wash, Vashj'irAlliance · about 80 yards east
  • Silver Tide Hollow, Vashj'irAlliance and Horde · about 540 yards north
  • Voldrin's Hold, Vashj'irAlliance · about 730 yards south-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 310 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

Choose one of these rewards:

Money13 gold74 silver
Experience4,800 XP
ReputationThe Earthen Ring +250

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypePlate Wrist
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor13
Stats+4 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +4 Mastery
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for24 gold8 silver
TypeDagger One-Hand
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon3 - 5 damage, speed 1.8
Stats+4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +9 Versatility, +4 Mastery
Suited toDestruction, Demonology, Affliction, Restoration, Elemental, Shadow, Holy, Discipline, Frost, Fire, Arcane, Balance, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation
Sells to vendors for70 gold78 silver
TypeLeather Chest
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor12
Stats+8 Agility or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Mastery
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for49 gold37 silver

Reputation: The Earthen Ring +250

This gathering of the most powerful shaman of Azeroth seeks to maintain the balance between the world's elemental forces. Their main focus during the cataclysm has been to repair and stabilize the damage caused by Deathwing's arrival.

Reputation group: Cataclysm.

Other quests in Shimmering Expanse that reward The Earthen Ring reputation: Backed Into a Corner (+350), A Distracting Scent (+250), Totem Modification (+250), Undersea Inflation (+250), Don't be Shellfish (+250), Slippery Threat (+250).

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

Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse

Part 76 of 149.

Previous: Clamming Up · Next: Caught Off-Guard

  1. 71Waking the Beast
  2. 72A Powerful Need To Eat
  3. 73Art of Attraction
  4. 74Odor Coater
  5. 75Clamming Up
  6. 76Bellies Await
  7. 77Caught Off-Guard
  8. 78Swift Approach
  9. 79An Occupation of Time
  10. 80A Better Vantage
  11. 81Upon the Scene of Battle
  12. 82Visions of the Past: The Invasion of Vashj'ir

Showing steps 71 to 82 of 149.

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.

  • Clamming UpShimmering Expanse · Level 30-35

    Here to help with the clam diving? Get to it then. There are clams about everywhere just waiting to be dived.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Caught Off-GuardShimmering Expanse · Level 30-35

    Our escape from the shell can't have gone unnoticed, but either the naga at these ruins weren't informed or they don't consider us a threat. I don't intend to take the opportunity for granted - we strike now.

The storyline at a glance

Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse has 149 steps, from Call of Duty to Full Circle.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Shimmering Expanse (98), Kelp'thar Forest (48), Abyssal Depths (2), Vashj'ir (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Shimmering Expanse 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.