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<<Feedback here, please>>Return from the Firelands{H}*──>G)The Fires of Mount Hyjal | 4)Fighting Fire With ... Anything G)Aviana's Legacy | | S)Wings Over Mount Hyjal<──Return to Nordrassil* |OR| ┌──────────┴──────────┐ 1)An Offering for Aviana 1)Scrambling for Eggs 1)The Wormwing Problem S)A Plea From Beyond ├─────────────────────┘ 1)A Prayer and a Wing 1)A Bird in Hand ├────────────────────────┘ 2)Fact-Finding Mission ├─────────────────┬──────────────────────┐ 2)Sethria's Brood 2)The Codex of Shadows 2)A Gap in Their Armor | 2)Egg Hunt 2)Disassembly ├─────────────────┴──────────────────────┘ 2)Sethria's Demise 1)Return to the Shrine 1)An Ancient Reborn ├>3)The Hatchery Must Burn | 3)Flight in the Firelands | 3)Wave One | 3)Wave Two | 3)Egg Wave | 1)Return to Aviana | | The Return of the Ancients* | ├─────────────────────┬────>4)If You're Not Against Us... | 4)Save the Wee Animals | 4)Seeds of Their Demise | 4)Oh, Deer! | 4)A New Master | | | 4)The Name Never Spoken(ver2) | | 4)Disrupting the Rituals 4)Black Heart of Flame | ├──┴─────────────────────────┘ | S)Last Stand at Whistling Grove | 4)The Bears Up There | 5)Smashing Through Ashes | ├───────────────┬──────────────>6)Firebreak | 6)Fresh Bait 6)Durable Seeds 6)Prepping the Soil | 6)Hell's Shells └────────────────┴──────────┐ | 5)Tortolla Speaks | | ├────────────────────┐ | | 5)Breaking the Bonds 5)Children of Tortolla | | ├────────────────────┘ | | 5)An Ancient Awakens | ├──┴───────────────────────────────────────────┘ 6)The Last Living Lorekeeper<──Return from the Firelands{H}* 6)Firefight 4)Aessina's Miracle───┬>7)Hyjal Recycling Program 7)Tortolla's Revenge └>7)Lost Wardens ├>7)Breakthrough 7)Pressing the Advantage | 7)The Hammer and the Key 8)The Third Flamegate─────>8)The Time for Mercy has Passed 8)The Strength of Tortolla 8)Finish Nemesis 7)Tortolla's Triumph 9)The Ancients are With Us──>Commander Jarod Shadowsong* Quest zones:
1)Shrine of Aviana_____2)Sethria's Roost_____3)Firelands Hatchery_____4)Grove of Aessina+The Inferno_____5)Ashen Lake+Sanctuary of Malorne_____6)The Flamewake_____7)The Scorched Plain_____8)The Crucible of Flame_____9)Nordrassil
G)Gluing Separate Questlines_____S)Skippable
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Quest
Children of Tortolla
A World of Warcraft quest in Mount Hyjal. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Once theyre freed they may call you mama, even if your character is male
A lot of this information is wrong... It is stating that this quest is done in The Stonecore, The Throne of Tides and Blackrock Caverns. But the quest is done right around the npc in the water infront of him in Hyjal. You have to find mobs in the water that are attacking the eggs, hence saving his eggs.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 30-35
ZoneMount Hyjal
Quest ID25519
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25519))
What to do
StorylineMount Hyjal, step 56 of 118
RewardsKilt of Reborn Future, 
Boots of Infinite Possibility, 
Shadow-Cleanser Bracers, 13g 74s, 4,800 XP
Kilt of Reborn Future, Boots of Infinite Possibility, Shadow-Cleanser Bracers, 13g 74s, 4,800 XPDescription
My children. They lie below. In silt and sand. The others corrupt them. Darken them within their shells. Slay the others. Destroy the corruptors. Save them...
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 areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #198 24.7 55.6
Coordinates
- Turn-inMount Hyjal 24.7, 55.6
/way #198 24.7 55.6 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Mount Hyjal 20.7, 53.1
/way #198 20.7 53.1 - Objective areaMount Hyjal 24.9, 55.7
/way #198 24.9 55.7
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 Mount Hyjal map
- Mother's Orders about 760 yards
- Attack on the Roost about 780 yards
- Talon Terror about 780 yards
- Aviana's Grace about 860 yards
- Battle Pet Tamers: Cataclysm about 1,690 yards
- Champion: Minerva Ravensorrow about 1,710 yards
- Moments of Reflection about 1,740 yards
- Communing With Malorne about 1,770 yards
- A Fresh Trauma about 1,810 yards
- Healing Nordrassil about 1,810 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Mount Hyjal, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Mount Hyjal:
- Sanctuary of Malorne, Hyjal
- Grove of Aessina, Hyjal
- Shrine of Aviana, Hyjal
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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Choose one of these rewards:
Other quests on the Mount Hyjal map
Reward details
Pick one of these
TypeCloth Legs
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor6
Stats+8 Intellect, +12 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike, +8 Haste
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for57 gold56 silver
TypeLeather Feet
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for42 gold92 silver
TypeMail Wrist
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor9
Stats+4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +5 Haste
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for28 gold72 silver
TypePlate Head
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor20
Stats+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for42 gold61 silver
Reputation: Guardians of Hyjal +250
Faced with the impending devastation of Mount Hyjal, the most powerful members of the Cenarion Circle have joined forces with their Emerald Dragonflight allies to fend off Ragnaros' elemental hordes and the Twilight's Hammer.
Reputation group: Cataclysm.
Other quests in Mount Hyjal that reward Guardians of Hyjal reputation: Trial By Fire (+250), In Bloom (+250), End of the Supply Line (+250), In the Rear With the Gear (+250), Harrying the Hunters (+250), The Voice of Goldrinn (+10).
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
Mount Hyjal
Part 56 of 118.
Previous: Breaking the Bonds · Next: An Ancient Awakens
- 51Smashing Through Ashes
- 52Fresh Bait
- 53Hell's Shells
- 54Tortolla Speaks
- 55Breaking the Bonds
- 56Children of Tortolla
- 57An Ancient Awakens
- 58An Offering for Aviana
- 59The Wormwing Problem
- 60Scrambling for Eggs
- 61A Bird in Hand
- 62A Prayer and a Wing
Showing steps 51 to 62 of 118.
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.
- Breaking the Bonds
From the deep... A realm of darkness and fire. Grasping in my slumber. I am ensnared, <race>. Shadows lurk in the rods of fire beside me. Slay them. That I may be free again.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- An Ancient Awakens
I slumbered in the healing silt of Hyjal. I slept until the world broke open. When the others came, I was not ready. I am ready now, <race>. My children and I. Slow to anger. But our wrath is final. Tell those who sent you that we are prepared for war. The others will be cast from the mountain.
The storyline at a glance
Mount Hyjal has 118 steps, from Protect the World Tree to The Firelord.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Mount Hyjal (118).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Mount Hyjal map
- The Eternal Dream IV
- Battle Pet Tamers
- The Eternal Dream II
- The Four Horsemen IV
- Moments of Reflection
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.