TheWoWDBI was having significant difficulty doing this quest. I rescued 6+ eggs, but would not get credit for the quest.
I'm a mage, so naturally after activating it, I'd step away 20 yards and wait for the 1-2 adds to spawn and attack the egg. I'd kill/kite them, and then the friendly NPCs would come and fly the egg to safety. I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong and why I wasn't getting credit.
Instead of waiting far away for the mobs to spawn and attack the egg, I tried standing right next to the egg. I defending the egg, and the NPCs flew the egg to safety. All this time I was right next to the egg -- and I finally got credit!
Apparently if you're even 10+ yards away from the egg, you will not get credit. So stay close!
Quest
Egg Hunt
A World of Warcraft quest in Mount Hyjal. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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its these types of quests that would be a lot easier if it mentioned that the egg does not pop up every time and you have to keep trying until it does. There are no right or wrong cloak things.
Did anybody else think of Monty Python and the Holy Grail when the birds flew off with that huge egg? Lol!
"It's not a question of where he grips it! It's a simple question of weight ratios! A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut."
Quest facts
LevelLevel 30-35
ZoneMount Hyjal
Quest ID25764
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25764))
What to do
StorylineMount Hyjal, step 67 of 118
RewardsLightheart Sandals, 
Tunic of Soaring Safety, 
Cloakbreaker Helm, 13g 74s, 4,800 XP
Lightheart Sandals, Tunic of Soaring Safety, Cloakbreaker Helm, 13g 74s, 4,800 XPDescription
Skylord Omnuron wants us to find Aviana's Egg, and I can almost guarantee you it's cloaked by one of Sethria's shadow devices. Search around the camp for shadow cloak generators and shut those things down until you find the egg. Once you've unveiled it, I'll call out to the other druids. Defend that egg until we can carry it off to safety. Go get that egg, {name}!
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #198 32.8 70.7
Coordinates
- Turn-inMount Hyjal 32.8, 70.7
/way #198 32.8 70.7 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Mount Hyjal 30.5, 90.2
/way #198 30.5 90.2
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 Mount Hyjal map
- Aviana's Grace about 810 yards
- Mother's Orders about 830 yards
- Attack on the Roost about 840 yards
- Talon Terror about 870 yards
- Battle Pet Tamers: Cataclysm about 1,620 yards
- Moments of Reflection about 1,710 yards
- Champion: Minerva Ravensorrow about 1,730 yards
- Communing With Malorne about 1,780 yards
- A Fresh Trauma about 1,800 yards
- Healing Nordrassil about 1,800 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
- Shrine of Aviana, Hyjal
- Emerald Sanctuary, Felwood
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 Feet
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor4
Stats+6 Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for36 gold66 silver
TypeLeather Chest
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor12
Stats+8 Agility or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Haste, +7 Mastery
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for48 gold81 silver
TypeMail Head
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor13
Stats+8 Agility or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Versatility, +7 Haste
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for36 gold40 silver
TypeArmor Trinket
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+11 Haste
UseHeavy Lifting
Sells to vendors for1 gold17 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 67 of 118.
Previous: The Codex of Shadows · Next: Sethria's Brood
- 62A Prayer and a Wing
- 63Fact-Finding Mission
- 64A Gap in Their Armor
- 65Disassembly
- 66The Codex of Shadows
- 67Egg Hunt
- 68Sethria's Brood
- 69Sethria's Demise
- 70Return to the Shrine
- 71An Ancient Reborn
- 72The Hatchery Must Burn
- 73Flight in the Firelands
Showing steps 62 to 73 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.
- The Codex of Shadows
<This elaborate book contains hundreds of vellum pages bound within a slate cover. It's written in many languages, most unfamiliar.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Sethria's Brood
First order of business is to thin the herd here. This place crawls. Let's start slaughtering these dragonkin and worry about why they're here later.
Quests that require this one
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.