TheWoWDBIf you're lost after completing this and Not Entirely Unprepared then find Properly Inspired, the quest giver is straight outside but obscured by the lighting.
Quest
Clear Goals
A World of Warcraft quest in Shimmering Expanse. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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At ground floor
these guys hurt. Don't try taking on more than 2 at a time :)
Quest facts
LevelLevel 30-35
Quest ID25959
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25959))
Requirements
FactionHorde only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineVashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse, step 114 of 149
Rewards13g 74s, 4,800 XP
Description
I see. The news you bring is grim, but I was not entirely unprepared for such possibilities. Without any effective scouting of naga numbers, I knew our plan was risky, but that's why we established this forward post. Let me put it to you plainly, {class}. If we do not keep the naga off-balance, they will bring the fight to us. We do not have the structures or the men to mount a defense, so that is not an option. We need more time. Can you thin their numbers to the south, under the far terrace?
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.
Nearby on the Shimmering Expanse map
- To the Deeps about 360 yards
- Wavespeaker's Trail about 360 yards
- Honor the Flame about 640 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Shimmering Expanse, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Shimmering Expanse:
- Stygian Bounty, Vashj'ir
- Silver Tide Hollow, Vashj'ir
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- 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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Money13 gold74 silver
Experience4,800 XP
Storyline
Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse
Part 114 of 149.
Previous: Looking Forward · Next: Not Entirely Unprepared
- 109Swift Action
- 110Fallen But Not Forgotten
- 111Gauging Success
- 112Visions of the Past: The Slaughter of Biel'aran Ridge
- 113Looking Forward
- 114Clear Goals
- 115Not Entirely Unprepared
- 116Properly Inspired
- 117Swift Action
- 118Fallen But Not Forgotten
- 119Gauging Success
- 120Visions of the Past: The Slaughter of Biel'aran Ridge
Showing steps 109 to 120 of 149.
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.
- Looking Forward
The Captain used the information you gathered for him to make a forward post under the terrace to our west. He's been preparing there for some kind of attack against the naga. You should go to him immediately and inform him of the scope of what you've witnessed.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Not Entirely Unprepared
I overheard your conversation with the Captain. I know what we're doing sounds insane, but we really don't have much choice. There are people back at that cave that are depending on us. I've stationed lookouts on various ledges in the immediate area.
Quests that require this one
Other quests with this name
This one: Horde only · Shimmering Expanse · Level 30-35.
The storyline at a glance
Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse has 149 steps, from Call of Duty to Full Circle.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Shimmering Expanse (98), Kelp'thar Forest (48), Abyssal Depths (2), Vashj'ir (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Shimmering Expanse map
- Azshara's Power
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.