Quest

Defending Haven

A World of Warcraft quest in Zereth Mortis. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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TerribleAtGames2022-02-23T13:16:47-06:00+1via Wowhead

Half the mobs being within the Sanctuary of Haven, this quests proves why faction tag is a very bad idea in 2022. We never know from distance whether other players are from our faction or not unless we target them or see them cross the invisible border of Haven and turns orange.

Mypciscraze2022-03-11T09:34:23-06:00+1via Wowhead

Hi all
I present [storyline=1265] Storyline part of Secrets of the First Ones. This Story line have 13 Quests.
See Video Full Quest chain if need it - https://youtu.be/73vyQAKCpZQ
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Quest Name:
Start and description
1 Call of the Primus
Speak with [npc=159478] in Oribos 39 69. You will be teleported. When you will finish Quest Cinematic will start.
2 A Hasty Voyage
Jump on [npc=182607] after conversation you will fly use skill 1 and 2 to get 100%. When the mount changes use skill 1-3 to pick correct read the popup information after 5 correct cinematic will start.
3 Strangers in a Strange Land
Speak with [npc=181561] 28 53
4 Long Lost Firim
Pick Up [item=187845] 27 52 and [item=187846] 27 54 and and place them on filars 28 53.
5 Give Me A Hand
Get inside bulding 31 50 then press on [npc=184057] then slay [npc=184058].
6a A Mutual Exchange
Get 12 [item=188956] by killing mobs.
6b For Research Purposes
Move to 31 56 and use spell on extra bar to teleport inside bulding. Then kill [npc=184860] then pick up 32 57 [item=188955].
8 The Road to Haven
Jump on [npc=184082].
9 Forging Connections
First move 34 64 after conversation speak with [npc=177486]
10a Destroying the Destructors
Destroy 4 [object=374984]: 36 61, 38 60, 38 63, 37 63
10b Defending Haven
Defeat 13 Mawsworn in the Great Veldt - outside village. after finish quest Cinematic will start
12 This Old Waystone
Move to cave 33 69 and use spell on extra bar to activate [npc=183504] then use it You will be teleported to Oribos
13 The Forces Gather
Use portal then speak with [npc=177486] 34 64

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Thank You i Hope that Help You :).

Bursi2022-03-19T05:07:11-05:00+1via Wowhead

On a quite new character, I had to do some of the old campaign quests (2/9) until helping to free the Runecarver's arm. I got The First Move when I turned in The Weak Link and returned to Oribos.
You can talk to Highlord Bolvar Fordragon instead of [npc=177136] to skip until Korthia.
When I skipped it, I immediately got Call of the Primus. Talk to Tal-Inara in Oribos to start the questline for Zereth Mortis.
She also offers a skip, I've you have done the campaign with an alt before. You'll start there with 3/7 chapters of Secrets of the First Ones and unlocked world quests.
Beware that you will miss the rewards of the first three chapters, if you skip them.
Edit: With the Hotfix for March 18th, players who skip the Zereth Mortis story will get the reputation with the Enlightened.
Campaign:
Chapter 1

Call of the Primus - Talk to [npc=159478], turn in at [npc=181655] after that

A Hasty Voyage - click [npc=182607] behind you. Click [spell=361417] and [spell=361571] to fill the bar. Don't skip the cinematic
click [spell=368613], [spell=368614] and [spell=368621] to match the emotes.

Long Lost Firim - find Firim and click the 4 objects

Give Me A Hand - follow [npc=181561], click the door, then [npc=184057] and defeat [npc=184058]

A Mutual Exchange - go to south, step on the teleporter and click your extra button [spell=365986]. Kill [npc=184860] and loot the core
For Research Purposes - collect 12 items

The Road to Haven - mount [npc=184082]

Forging Connections - go to Haven, talk to [npc=177486]

Defending Haven - kill 13 enemies
Destroying the Destructors - destroy 4 objectives

This Old Waystone - follow [npc=178016] to the cave. Stand in front of the waystone to get the extra button [spell=367326]. Click the stone, turn in in Oribos

The Forces Gather - return to Zereth Mortis and talk to [npc=177486]

Chapter 1 took about 25 minutes with itemlevel <190.
Chapter 2:
Spoiler

Favor of the First Ones - burn 8 objectives
Necessary Harvest - collect 15 protein from enemies
Our Forward Scouts - find and talk to 3 [npc=185844]

Knowing is Half the Battle - travel to the marked area, meet [npc=181180]

Scour the Sands - go to the yellow circles to discover the area. If you lose your stealth, talk to [npc=181180] nearby
/way 48.43 47.54 1
/way 51.51 48.59 2
/way 50.60 45.25 3
/way 47.99 44.84 4

Battle for the Forge - kill 8 enemies
Together, We Ride - click 5 [npc=181429]

In Plain Sight - reach the obelisk and kill enemies behind you until [npc=182357] is attackable. Kill it
19 minutes
Reinforcements May Be Necessary - return to Haven

A Break in Communication - give orders to 3 NPC
Nothing is True - kill 4 [npc=181884]: throw questitem [item=187839] on [npc=181884]
This is Your Fault, Fix It - click 5 [npc=181339]

Doppelganger Duel - go to the marked area in the middle of the map and fight against this person :-)

Fighting for the Forge - talk to [npc=183724]

Seeking Haven - click the teleport to return

Chapter 2 took about 40 minutes with itemlevel <200.
I got several itemlevels, about 1900 rep with [faction=2478], some Anima and 12 renown so far (chapter 1 & 2).
Chapter 3:
Spoiler

Danger Near and Far - go to the marked area and enter the building

A Mysterious Voice - click the door, watch dialogue and kill attacking enemies

Core of the Matter - return to Haven and talk to [npc=177486]

Seeking the Unknown - enter the building at 33.63 65.78 and click the information

Finding Firim - find the NPC, click its corpse and go to the cave

Security Measures - click the [object=373576] near you. Leave the cave and reset 10 traps
Unseen Agents - kill 3 enemies

Now You May Speak - talk to [npc=177958] and click the console

Surveying Cyphers - examine the 3 concordances marked on your map. Visit the fourth location. Kill [npc=179939] and click the item behind him. Return to the cave

Cyphers of the First Ones - click the console again. Unlock the first option and get your Pocopoc

The Way Forward - return to Haven

Chapter 3 took about 30 minutes with itemlevel 200. It gave less rewards than the previous ones.
In total I got about 2k reputation, 15 itemlevels and 15 renown.
Accept [quest=65324] before you go on with anything.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 60

ZoneZereth Mortis

Quest ID64953

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(64953))

What to do

StorylineInto the Unknown, step 11 of 13

Rewards25g 74s

Description

The Mawsworn are gathering in force outside our very gates. It is clear they mean to overrun our home! The Enlightened wish only to honor the marvels of the First Ones in peace. Haven's defensive barrier was put in place to shield us from minor threats. We did not imagine the Jailer would send his forces against us. You claim to be our ally, mortal? Then help us defend this sacred land.

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.

Coordinates

Objective area (centre of the marked area)Zereth Mortis 38.0, 62.2/way #1970 38.0 62.2
Objective areaZereth Mortis 34.9, 64.9/way #1970 34.9 64.9

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 Zereth Mortis map

WANTED: Custos about 170 yards
The Jailer's Defeat about 170 yards
Arbiter in the Making about 170 yards
News from Oribos about 170 yards
Patterns Within Patterns about 170 yards
Enlisting the Enlightened about 180 yards
You Supply the Effort about 180 yards
Xy Are You Doing This? about 220 yards
Security Check about 220 yards
Technical Difficulties about 220 yards

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s first objective area marker on Zereth Mortis:

Haven, Zereth MortisAlliance and Horde · about 150 yards south-west
Faith's Repose, Zereth MortisAlliance and Horde · about 590 yards north
Rondure AlcoveAlliance and Horde · about 780 yards north

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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Money25 gold74 silver

ReputationThe Enlightened +250

Other quests on the Zereth Mortis map

Reward details

Reputation: The Enlightened +250

Once members of Cartel Al, the Enlightened have abandoned the pursuit of profit and glory out of devotion to the First Ones. By earning their favor, the brokers may be willing to share the knowledge they have gleaned.

Reputation group: Shadowlands.

Other quests in Zereth Mortis that reward The Enlightened reputation: A Mysterious Voice (+50), Core of the Matter (+75), Acquaintances Forgotten (+100), Lifetimes To Consider (+100), The Turning Point (+100), For Every Soul (+100).

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

Into the Unknown

Part 11 of 13.

Previous: Destroying the Destructors · Next: This Old Waystone

Also part of: Patch Intro (part 11 of 40).

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.

Destroying the DestructorsZereth Mortis · Level 60
The Mawsworn possess terrible weapons that gather dark magic and hurl it against our gates. The defensive barrier around Haven will not hold much longer. All that we are, all that we hold dear, will soon be erased from existence. If you are who you claim to be, then prove it to us.

After this quest