TheWoWDBthe presence of a fifth element. This element is not as clearly described as the other four, but it has to do with the shared... commonality between all living creatures.
Am i the only one that mentality scream "Heart!" when i read that?
Quest
Breaking Through
A World of Warcraft quest in Shimmering Expanse. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Earthmender Duran: "Hey guys I have a brilliant idea! Lets hotwire this crab to act as a speaker for this giant sea creature!"
Quester: "Sure! That's a great idea!"
Crab: *cries*
Voice of Nespirah yells: Kkkk... aaahhh...!
Voice of Nespirah says: What's happening? Can you hear me?
Voice of Nespirah says: I can't see you, but I can sense your presence. I'll explain what I can.
Voice of Nespirah says: The naga are suppressing my will. I can feel what they're doing, but I am powerless to act.
Voice of Nespirah says: They mine my pearls, they carve my body, and they distort my mind. I can feel my will breaking, strangers... they mean to use me for war!
Voice of Nespirah yells: I will NOT be a tool of the naga. I will resist as long as I can, but I can't last forever. Please, someone, stop them!
Quest facts
Quest ID25916
Check whether you have already completed this quest
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Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
WhereShimmering Expanse, Kelp'thar Forest
StorylineVashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse, step 65 of 149
Rewards6g 87s, 2,400 XP
Description
A trained shaman has the ability to communicate with the four elements of earth, fire, air and water. This is known. What is not as widely known, however, is the presence of a fifth element. This element is not as clearly described as the other four, but it has to do with the shared... commonality between all living creatures. My theory is that the crab, as a creature of the sea, is close enough to Nespirah that, with the elements' coaxing, we can convince it to act as Nespirah's mouthpiece.
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.
Nearby on the Shimmering Expanse map
- Honor the Flame about 350 yards
- To the Deeps about 530 yards
- Wavespeaker's Trail about 530 yards
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'ir
- Silver Tide Hollow, Vashj'ir
- Voldrin's Hold, Vashj'ir
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 Shimmering Expanse map
Reward details
Reputation: The Earthen Ring +75
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 65 of 149.
Previous: Capture the Crab · Next: We Are Not Alone
- 60Nespirah
- 61Making Contact
- 62Slave Labor
- 63Stick it to Them
- 64Capture the Crab
- 65Breaking Through
- 66We Are Not Alone
- 67Hopelessly Gearless
- 68Body Blows
- 69Still Valuable
- 70Overseer Idra'kess
- 71Waking the Beast
Showing steps 60 to 71 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.
- Capture the Crab
Everything in my body tells me that Nespirah is trying to speak with me, but I cannot hear her. Perhaps the naga have done something to her voice. <Duarn thinks to himself for a moment.> Nespirah's voice may be suppressed... that means... we need to find a voice for her! I've got it!
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- We Are Not Alone
<Duarn closes his eyes, pauses, and nods.> Nespirah has just informed me that we are not the only people fighting inside of this shell. A small group of Alliance slaves has escaped and is currently fighting off the naga on the other side of the shell, up on the ledge that overlooks Nespirah's heart.
Other quests with this name
This one: Alliance only · Shimmering Expanse · Level 30-35.
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
- Azshara's Power
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.