TheWoWDBGenn 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.
Quest
Cause for Distraction
A World of Warcraft quest in Stormwind City. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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DO NOT let Genn explain, it will prevent you from ever turning in the An Unwelcome Advisor and starting the Visions of N'zoth questline.
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Quest facts
Quest ID60116
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(60116))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
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.
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-inIn-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
- With Hope in Hand same spot
- Repaying the Debt about 70 yards
- Under Cover of Darkness about 80 yards
- Protect the Home Front about 160 yards
- Illidari Allies about 160 yards
- A Weapon of the Alliance about 160 yards
- A Dark Summons about 190 yards
- Legion: The Legion Returns about 250 yards
- Chasing Storms about 280 yards
- Sigil of Storms about 280 yards
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, Elwynn
- Furlbrow's Pumpkin Farm, Westfall
- Goldshire, Elwynn
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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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.
Storyline
An Uncertain Fate
Part 2 of 7.
Previous: An Urgent Request · Next: Return of the Crusade
- 1An Urgent Request
- 2Cause for Distraction
- 3Return of the Crusade
- 4Field Reports
- 5Damned Intruders
- 6Return of the Scourge
- 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 Request
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 Crusade
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
- The Missing Expedition
- The Dragonscale Expedition
- Dragon Isles City Intro Quests
- The King's Path
- Cataclysm Chromie Time Breadcrumbs
- Allies of the Alliance: Dark Iron Dwarf
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.