TheWoWDBPushed to me morning of 11/11. Minding my own business.
look also for this daily, [quest=62595]
What a strange morning to embark on such shadowy business. I could feel clouds drawing over the RL sun.
Quest
Cause for Distraction
A World of Warcraft quest in Orgrimmar. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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I am very disappointed that horde has identical cinematic as Alliance.. Why should horde people care for Anduin's kidnapping? Why not show Thrall's? Was Blizzard lazy?
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Quest facts
Quest ID60669
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(60669))
Requirements
FactionHorde only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
Description
The Horde has come under siege, {name}. The undead Scourge rises like a grim tide, in numbers not seen since Arthas Menethil sat upon the frozen throne. And as if that were not concerning enough... something terrible has occurred. What I am about to tell you, I share in the strictest confidence. This information will be known by all soon enough, but I needed to speak with you directly first. 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 #85 49.3 73.7
Coordinates
- Turn-inOrgrimmar 49.3, 73.7
/way #85 49.3 73.7
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 Orgrimmar map
- With Hope in Hand same spot
- Guests at Grommash Hold about 10 yards
- A Declaration of Intent about 10 yards
- New Allies, New Problems about 10 yards
- All Apologies about 20 yards
- Dread Head Redemption about 20 yards
- Weapons of Mass Dysfunction about 20 yards
- Traitor's Bait about 20 yards
- Threat Contained about 30 yards
- New Allies Among Us about 30 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Orgrimmar, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Orgrimmar:
- Orgrimmar, Durotar
- Nozzlepot's Outpost, Northern Barrens
- Valormok, Azshara
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 can speak in person. There is much to discuss. Regent Lord Lor'themar Theron awaits your arrival in Orgrimmar.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Return of the Crusade
I have witnessed the relentless advance of the Scourge firsthand. It is only a matter of time before they swarm our gates. The fate that befell Silvermoon must never be repeated. Death knights from the Ebon Blade have stepped forward to combat the threat, but even they will need reinforcements.
Other quests with this name
This one: Horde 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): Orgrimmar (4), Northern Barrens (2), Icecrown (1).
Other storylines on the Orgrimmar map
- The Missing Expedition
- Allies of the Horde: Vulpera
- Twilight Highlands
- Lost Honor
- Cataclysm Chromie Time Breadcrumbs
- Breaking the Cycle
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.