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Cause for Distraction (Alliance)

Cause for Distraction is an Alliance-only quest for level 50-60. It is step 2 of 7 in the An Uncertain Fate storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Stormwind City at 39.4, 64.2. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 1,000 experience and money.

Description

The very heart of the Alliance is under attack.

The undead Scourge is swarming in numbers not seen since the return of Arthas Menethil. Amidst the chaos, something... terrible has happened.

What I am about to share with you has not yet been revealed to our allies. They will be told in due time, but I needed to speak to you directly before word gets out.

Allow me to explain.

Rewards

Money2 gold57 silver40 copper
Experience1,000 XP
ReputationArgent Crusade +10

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Known issues

Top Comments

The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.

1
entropicdragon+1via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Genn Greymane explains what's happened in a short dialog and cutscene:

Spoiler

The Banshee's accursed shadow hangs over us all.

She will pay for what she's done!


  • What happened?


This starts a cutscene where lich king Bolvar narrates dramatically while Sylvanas tears the lich king helm apart, an ominous shadow falls over Orgrimmar, Kul Tiras, etc, and finally Genn meets Anduin at Lion's Rest and suddenly Anduin is kidnapped by valkyries while Genn shouts "NOOO!" like Luke Skywalker.

That is every comment on this page.

Check whether you have already completed it in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(60116))

Top Comments

The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.

1
entropicdragon+1via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Genn Greymane explains what's happened in a short dialog and cutscene:

Spoiler

The Banshee's accursed shadow hangs over us all.

She will pay for what she's done!


  • What happened?


This starts a cutscene where lich king Bolvar narrates dramatically while Sylvanas tears the lich king helm apart, an ominous shadow falls over Orgrimmar, Kul Tiras, etc, and finally Genn meets Anduin at Lion's Rest and suddenly Anduin is kidnapped by valkyries while Genn shouts "NOOO!" like Luke Skywalker.

That is every comment on this page.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP1,000
MoneyGold2g 57s
ReputationArgent Crusade+10

Reward details

Reputation: Argent Crusade +10

Led by Tirion Fordring, the Argent Crusade combines the reformed Order of the Silver Hand with the Argent Dawn in one final push against the forces of the Lich King.

Reputation group: Wrath of the Lich King.

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 mapStormwind CityTurn-in marker at 39.4, 64.2, 1 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.

Stormwind City Quest turn-in 1 mapped point
Stormwind City map showing where to go for Cause for DistractionTurn-in

In-game waypoint: /way #84 39.4 64.2

Coordinates

  • Turn-inStormwind City 39.4, 64.2/way #84 39.4 64.2

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 Stormwind City map

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

Getting there

Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Stormwind City:

  • Stormwind, ElwynnAlliance · about 560 yards east
  • Furlbrow's Pumpkin Farm, WestfallAlliance · about 1,100 yards south
  • Goldshire, ElwynnAlliance · about 1,200 yards south-east

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

An Uncertain Fate

Part 2 of 7.

Previous: An Urgent Request · Next: Return of the Crusade

  1. 1An Urgent Request
  2. 2Cause for Distraction
  3. 3Return of the Crusade
  4. 4Field Reports
  5. 5Damned Intruders
  6. 6Return of the Scourge
  7. 7A Message from Icecrown

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.

  • An Urgent RequestLevel 50-60

    Champion, A matter of great urgency has arisen--one that requires your immediate attention. Due to the sensitive nature of recent events, I must withhold further details until we meet. We have much to discuss. King Greymane and I await your arrival at Lion's Rest.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Return of the CrusadeLevel 50-60

    The Scourge's unbound hunger has been unleashed. It's only a matter of time before those monsters swarm our streets. We need expertise in dealing with this menace. The death knights of the Ebon Blade have stepped forward to aid us, but even they can't do this alone.

Other quests with this name

This one: Alliance only · Level 50-60.

The storyline at a glance

An Uncertain Fate has 7 steps, from An Urgent Request to A Message from Icecrown.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Stormwind City (4), Duskwood (2), Icecrown (1).

Other storylines on the Stormwind City 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.

Other versions of this quest

2 quests carry the name Cause for Distraction. They differ in the faction shown here.

QuestFactionID
Cause for Distraction (this page)Alliance60116
Cause for DistractionHorde60669
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