TheWoWDBI couldn't stop myself from standing between Garrosh and Anduin. And when he threatened Anduin over Ishi's death, I actually typed out, "If you want to harm the boy, you'll have to go through me Hellscream!"
In five years of playing this game, I don't think I've ever been moved to do anything like that before.
Quest
Breath of Darkest Shadow
A World of Warcraft quest in Kun-Lai Summit. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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The holy protection the prince gives you does not let you stay in shadowform, mb was also not giving me orbs, made this quest a pain for a Spriest
[You head into the ceremony.]
Garrosh Hellscream:
We are the HORDE. We are slaves to nothing and no one!With the Divine Bell, I will burn away any remnants of weakness within us. Fear... despair... hatred... doubt. The lesser races are buried beneath their weight. But WE will control their power.
Together, we will destroy the Alliance and claim what is rightfully ours. Let our song of victory begin.
[The ceremony begins. Garrosh strikes the bell again and again. Guards along the circle begin fighting the Sha manifesting inside them.]
Garrosh Hellscream:
Our victory is all but assured. With the power of the bell on our side, we will be unstoppable.Yes! Feel the power within you. Fight your fears. Conquer your hatred!
[As you clear the guards, Garrosh takes notice of your presence. Just then, Ishi, Garrosh's standard-bearer, begins his fight with the Sha.]
Garrosh Hellscream:
If our enemies should choose to push us, we will drive them into the ground![Anduin jumps into the fray.]
Anduin Wrynn:
Stop, Garrosh! You do not know what that bell is capable of!Garrosh Hellscream:
Ahahahaha... so in the end, it is not Varian, but his whelp who comes to face me. You run bravely to your death, young one.Anduin Wrynn:
I will not let you do this. I swear to it.Garrosh Hellscream:
Stop me then, human.[Ishi falters in his fight against the Sha. You must battle him to buy Anduin time.]
Ishi:
Auuugh... Auuuuuugggghhhhh! This pain! I cannot control it!Garrosh Hellscream:
Fight the sha - master it! Use it!Ishi: [as he is fighting you]
Do you speak the truth, Garrosh? Can the Horde truly survive another war?We have lost so much, Warchief. Our families, dead. Our friends, lost. Our homeland, gone. How much more must our people suffer?
Why should we be slaves to honor, when we could slaughter the children of our enemies while they sleep? My blade thirsts for Alliance blood!
Garrosh Hellscream:
Control your hatred, Ishi. There is killing, and then there is murder. Direct your rage to our enemies.Ishi:
At night, I see the faces of all those I have slain. Where do our spirits go after our bodies lay cold? I fear... death.Garrosh Hellscream:
Use your fear, Ishi! Turn it on your foes. When death arrives, will you stand and face it or kneel in defeat?[You deal a killing blow.]
Ishi:
Warchief! I... I have failed you.Garrosh Hellscream:
Yes, Ishi. You have.[He turns to face Anduin.]
Your interference has cost me a great warrior, young prince. You'll pay with your life.
Anduin Wrynn:
That is where you are wrong, Garrosh.The mogu made the Divine Bell to create chaos, but the pandaren created a special mallet to turn the echoes of that chaos into perfect harmony. That mallet was hidden for thousands of years, until now.
[Anduin strikes the bell with the Harmonic Mallet. The bell begins to crack and crumble.]
Garrosh Hellscream:
Die, whelp![Garrosh strikes Anduin, who is thrown back and under the bell as it collapses atop him.]
Garrosh Hellscream:
Your Alliance must be at its end if you're sending your children against me.[He turns to face you.]
I will let you live so that you can tell your King of the price for his continued defiance!
Quest facts
Quest ID32401
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(32401))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineOperation Shieldwall, step 42 of 43
Rewards41g 22s, 7,200 XP
Description
Garrosh is right over there, and he's going to ring that bell at any moment. We don't have time to wait for my father's army. This is our only chance to stop him! I'll attempt to appeal to his senses before resorting to using the Harmonic Mallet. Charge in whenever you're ready, {name}. I'll be right behind you.
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-inObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #379 56.0 31.9
Coordinates
- Turn-inKun-Lai Summit 56.0, 31.9
/way #379 56.0 31.9 - Objective areaKun-Lai Summit 55.9, 31.7
/way #379 55.9 31.7 - Objective areaKun-Lai Summit 56.4, 34.3
/way #379 56.4 34.3
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 Kun-Lai Summit map
- It's Never Easy about 380 yards
- Fisherman's Tale about 420 yards
- It Takes A Village about 420 yards
- Revelations about 420 yards
- Enemies At Our Door about 420 yards
- What's Yours Is Mine about 470 yards
- Handle With Care about 480 yards
- Make A Fighter Out of Me about 490 yards
- It Was Almost Alive about 670 yards
- Return to the Broken Peak about 680 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Kun-Lai Summit, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Kun-Lai Summit:
- Zouchin Village, Kun-Lai Summit
- Temple of the White Tiger, Kun-Lai Summit
- One Keg, 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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Operation: Shieldwallx 600,000
Money41 gold22 silver
Experience7,200 XP
Other quests on the Kun-Lai Summit map
Reward details
Currency: Operation: Shieldwall x 600,000
Grants Reputation with Operation: Shieldwall.
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
Operation Shieldwall
Part 42 of 43.
Previous: The Bell Speaks · Next: The Silence
- 32The Harmonic Mallet
- 33The Monkey King
- 34The First Riddle: Mercy
- 35The Second Riddle: Fellowship
- 36The Third Riddle: Strength
- 37The Greatest Prank
- 38The Handle
- 39The Head
- 40The Harmonic Ointment
- 41The Bell Speaks
- 42Breath of Darkest Shadow
- 43The Silence
Showing steps 32 to 43 of 43.
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.
- The Bell Speaks
Horde forces are amassing in huge numbers at the Emperor's Reach, high up in the mountains of Kun-Lai Summit. The area is an ancient mogu palace, and certainly a source of untold power. This can only mean one thing. Garrosh is going to use the Divine Bell, and Anduin... and the Harmonic Mallet...
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- The Silence
D..did we... do it? <Anduin mumbles the words, even though the effort clearly costs him.> L..look... in.. my... bag... Use... flare...
Other quests with this name
This one: Alliance only · Level 15-35.
Also counted by Campaign: Landfall
Its criteria name 2 quests; others include:
The storyline at a glance
Operation Shieldwall has 43 steps, from Meet the Scout to The Silence.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Kun-Lai Summit (14), Krasarang Wilds (12), Dalaran (8), Deeprun Tram (3).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Kun-Lai Summit map
- Kun-Lai Summit
- Dominance Offensive
- Mogu at the Gates
- Class Mount: Monk
- Escalation
- The Voice of Thunder
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.
Achievements
Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.
- Campaign: Landfall: its criteria name 2 quests, this one included. Greater Bronze Cache.