Quest Log

Empty Nest

Empty Nest is a quest for level 10-45 in Highmountain. It is step 5 of 5 in the Rockcrawler Chasm storyline, the final step. The quest's turn-in marker is in Highmountain at 50.9, 36.6. It rewards 1 reward item, 1 reputation reward, 3,050 experience and money. Completing it counts toward 1 achievement.

Description

I've taken an inventory of the eggs you recovered. Some among the bunch may still have a chance to hatch.

They will need to be returned to an empty nest, and with any luck, an eagle will claim the eggs as her own and watch over them once again.

There is a nest just outside the entrance, on a rocky ledge above the cave.

Be careful, <name>. The eggs are very delicate.

Rewards

You will receive:

Skyhorn Nestling

Money10

Experience3,050 XP

ReputationHighmountain Tribe +250

Top Comments

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jjanchanAug 25, 2016+86via Wowhead

To complete this quest, simply leave the cave via the Eastern Entrance (at [51.6,37.4]) and immediately turn left. Go up the hill and onto the ledge over the entrance of the cave to find the nest.
After doing this step, go back into the cave just inside the entrance to turn it in to [npc=94068].

This is the last quest in a chain, granting you the pet [item=129277]. The short quest chain is picked up from [npc=94068], just inside the cave known as the Rockcrawler Chasm at [51.6,37.4] in Highmountain. See below for the quest chain:

Tamer Takedown
Fledgling Worm Guts
Tamer Takedown

Going Down, Going Up

Empty Nest

PashtrixAug 30, 2016+21via Wowhead

The entrance is located at 51,5:37,4. The two entrances to the cave is almost opposite of eachother. If you're looking for the entrance with the nest, but wind up at the other one, then simply reenter the cave and stick to the wall on your left, walk past the bridge and then you'll hit the entrance with the nest above it.

HaibornSep 8, 2016+12via Wowhead

You can also teleport to the cave entrance by using a scroll found in the very bottom of the cave. This is the quickest way out. Also note that the quest turn-in was bugged for me. I had to enter/exit the cave several times before he showed up.

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Rewards in detail

Type	Reward	Amount
Experience	XP	3,050
Money	Gold	10g 11s
Reputation	Highmountain Tribe	+250

Reward details

Items you receive

Skyhorn Nestling

TypeMiscellaneous

Item level1

BindingBinds when picked up

UseLearning

EffectSkyhorn Nestling

“Teaches you how to summon this companion.”

Reputation: Highmountain Tribe +250

The Highmountain Tribe has dwindled in numbers over the years, and with the drogbar threat looming, seek new allies to save their homeland.

Reputation group: Legion.

Other quests in Highmountain that reward Highmountain Tribe reputation: Get to High Ground (+250), Rocs vs Eagles (+150), The Skyhorn Tribe (+10), Battle of Snowblind Mesa (+150), Secrets of Highmountain (+150), Grasp of the Underking (+150).

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.

Collectibles from Empty Nest

1 collectible whose in-game collection entry names Empty Nest as a source.

Battle pets (1)

Skyhorn NestlingPet

Where it comes from

Turn-in map	Highmountain	Turn-in marker at 50.9, 36.6, 3 mapped points

World Map

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

Turn-inHighmountain 50.9, 36.6/way #650 50.9 36.6
Objective areaHighmountain 51.7, 36.8/way #650 51.7 36.8
Objective areaHighmountain 49.4, 39.2/way #650 49.4 39.2

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 Highmountain map

The Three about 100 yards
Rocs vs Eagles about 100 yards
Assaulting the Haglands about 120 yards
The Witchqueen about 390 yards
The Gates of Wax about 400 yards
The Skyhorn Tribe about 400 yards
Nursing the Wounds about 400 yards
Candle of Command about 400 yards
Burn the Candle at Both Ends about 400 yards
Silkweave Bandages about 400 yards

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Highmountain:

Skyhorn, HighmountainAlliance and Horde · about 420 yards south
Prepfoot, HighmountainAlliance and Horde · about 630 yards north-east
The Witchwood, HighmountainAlliance and Horde · about 900 yards west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 60 yards east
Objective areaabout 60 yards east
Objective areaabout 160 yards south-west

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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Rockcrawler Chasm

Part 5 of 5.

Previous: Going Down, Going Up

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.

Going Down, Going UpHighmountain · Level 10-45
Now that we have the necessary worm guts, I was able to fashion them into a special sort of rope. It will allow you to descend from the bridge into the chasm below and recover some of my possessions that were stolen and thrown in by the Deeprock.

Also counted by Sojourner of Highmountain

Its criteria name 10 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Rockcrawler Chasm has 5 steps, from Fledgling Worm Guts to Empty Nest.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Highmountain (5).

Other storylines on the Highmountain map

Legion Blacksmithing42 steps, starts with Strange New Ores
The Bloodtotem Tribe14 steps, starts with The Bloodtotem Tribe
Rivermane Tribe13 steps, starts with Keepers of the Hammer
Allies of the Horde: Highmountain18 steps, starts with Walking in Their Footsteps
Legion Leatherworking45 steps, starts with Skin Deep
Snowblind Mesa10 steps, starts with Battle of Snowblind Mesa

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.

Achievements

Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.

Sojourner of HighmountainComplete the Highmountain local storylines listed below with a Timerunner.Lesser Bronze Cache

Sojourner of Highmountain: its criteria name 10 quests, this one included. Lesser Bronze Cache.

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