Breaking the Bonds is a quest for level 30-35 in Mount Hyjal. It is step 55 of 118 in the Mount Hyjal storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Mount Hyjal at 24.7, 55.6. It rewards 1 reputation reward and 4,800 experience.
From the deep...
A realm of darkness and fire.
Grasping in my slumber.
I am ensnared, <race>.
Shadows lurk in the rods of fire beside me.
Slay them.
That I may be free again.
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Just click on the 2 Rod of Subjugation that connects the chains to Tortolla (I keep thinking his name is Tortilla for some odd reason) and kill the Twilight Dominators that spawn and quest is complete. Don't need to go anywhere for this quest to be done!
The Return of the Ancients Quest Tree From Whiterock
<<Feedback here, please>>Return from the Firelands{H}*──>G)The Fires of Mount Hyjal | 4)Fighting Fire With ... Anything G)Aviana's Legacy | | S)Wings Over Mount Hyjal<──Return to Nordrassil* |OR| ┌──────────┴──────────┐ 1)An Offering for Aviana 1)Scrambling for Eggs 1)The Wormwing Problem S)A Plea From Beyond ├─────────────────────┘ 1)A Prayer and a Wing 1)A Bird in Hand ├────────────────────────┘ 2)Fact-Finding Mission ├─────────────────┬──────────────────────┐ 2)Sethria's Brood 2)The Codex of Shadows 2)A Gap in Their Armor | 2)Egg Hunt 2)Disassembly ├─────────────────┴──────────────────────┘ 2)Sethria's Demise 1)Return to the Shrine 1)An Ancient Reborn ├>3)The Hatchery Must Burn | 3)Flight in the Firelands | 3)Wave One | 3)Wave Two | 3)Egg Wave | 1)Return to Aviana | | The Return of the Ancients* | ├─────────────────────┬────>4)If You're Not Against Us... | 4)Save the Wee Animals | 4)Seeds of Their Demise | 4)Oh, Deer! | 4)A New Master | | | 4)The Name Never Spoken(ver2) | | 4)Disrupting the Rituals 4)Black Heart of Flame | ├──┴─────────────────────────┘ | S)Last Stand at Whistling Grove | 4)The Bears Up There | 5)Smashing Through Ashes | ├───────────────┬──────────────>6)Firebreak | 6)Fresh Bait 6)Durable Seeds 6)Prepping the Soil | 6)Hell's Shells └────────────────┴──────────┐ | 5)Tortolla Speaks | | ├────────────────────┐ | | 5)Breaking the Bonds 5)Children of Tortolla | | ├────────────────────┘ | | 5)An Ancient Awakens | ├──┴───────────────────────────────────────────┘ 6)The Last Living Lorekeeper<──Return from the Firelands{H}* 6)Firefight 4)Aessina's Miracle───┬>7)Hyjal Recycling Program 7)Tortolla's Revenge └>7)Lost Wardens ├>7)Breakthrough 7)Pressing the Advantage | 7)The Hammer and the Key 8)The Third Flamegate─────>8)The Time for Mercy has Passed 8)The Strength of Tortolla 8)Finish Nemesis 7)Tortolla's Triumph 9)The Ancients are With Us──>Commander Jarod Shadowsong* Quest zones:
1)Shrine of Aviana_____2)Sethria's Roost_____3)Firelands Hatchery_____4)Grove of Aessina+The Inferno_____5)Ashen Lake+Sanctuary of Malorne_____6)The Flamewake_____7)The Scorched Plain_____8)The Crucible of Flame_____9)Nordrassil
G)Gluing Separate Questlines_____S)Skippable
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Aessina quest chain
1. The Fires of Mount Hyjal (breadcrumb quest) 1. Fighting Fire With ... Anything (kill 10 firestorms) 2. Save the Wee Animals (gather 10 animals) 2. Oh, Deer! (escort 3 fawns) 3. If You're Not Against Us... (Persuade Blackhorn) 3. Seeds of Their Demise (gather 8 Bileberries) 3. A New Master (Use quest object on a dead orc) 3. The Name Never Spoken (toggle 3 objects) The Name Never Spoken 3. Black Heart of Flame --. (use quest object to call Thol'embaar and kill it) | 4. Disrupting the Rituals V (kill 6 Inferno Lords) 4. Last Stand at Whistling Grove (need Black heart of Flame)(go to Taldros) 4. The Bears Up There (climb tree, save cubs) 4. Smashing Through Ashes (kill 8 Charbringers, IN HYJAL) 4. Durable Seeds (collect 10 seeds) | | 5. Fresh Bait (get 4 entrails from hounds ) <-----> 6. Firebreak (kill 10 lava surgers) 5. Hell's Shells (use bait, toggle Nemesis) 6. Prepping the Soil (toggle object, defend it) 5. Tortolla Speaks -------------------. | 6. Breaking the Bonds (unchain Tortolla) <-----> 7. Children of Tortolla (kill 6 corruptors in lake, get ilvl 288 rare) | | .-------------------------------------------------. | V 8. An Ancient Awakens (go back to Hamuul Runetotem) 9. The Last Living Lorekeeper (go to Nordu) 9. Firefight (kill 5 tormentors) 9. Aessina's Miracle (go to Hamuul Runetotem, get ilvl 288 rare)
(The map of Hyjal phases at this time. The western part is no longer burnt. Tortolla moved)10. Tortolla's Revenge (go to Tortolla) Tortolla quest chain begins
| Type | Reward | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Experience | XP | 4,800 |
| Reputation | Guardians of Hyjal | +250 |
Faced with the impending devastation of Mount Hyjal, the most powerful members of the Cenarion Circle have joined forces with their Emerald Dragonflight allies to fend off Ragnaros' elemental hordes and the Twilight's Hammer.
Reputation group: Cataclysm.
Other quests in Mount Hyjal that reward Guardians of Hyjal reputation: Trial By Fire (+250), In Bloom (+250), End of the Supply Line (+250), In the Rear With the Gear (+250), Harrying the Hunters (+250), The Voice of Goldrinn (+10).
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.
| Turn-in map | Mount Hyjal | Turn-in marker at 24.7, 55.6, 4 mapped points |
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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-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #198 24.7 55.6
TheWoWDB/way #198 24.7 55.6/way #198 23.9 55.5/way #198 25.4 55.4Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Mount Hyjal, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Mount Hyjal:
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
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.
Part 55 of 118.
Previous: Tortolla Speaks · Next: Children of Tortolla
Showing steps 50 to 61 of 118.
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
<The Arch Druid fills the shell fragment with water, which boils instantly. He adds a bundle of herbs and closes his eyes in a silent prayer.> <name>, Tortolla the turtle ancient is ageless, a part of this world since the time of the titans. He speaks a language older than our understanding.
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
My children. They lie below. In silt and sand. The others corrupt them. Darken them within their shells. Slay the others. Destroy the corruptors. Save them...
Mount Hyjal has 118 steps, from Protect the World Tree to The Firelord.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Mount Hyjal (118).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
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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