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Quest
Enemy at our Roots
A World of Warcraft quest in Felwood. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Why @Shaitan051's comment downvoted? This one quest doesn't have any prerequisites, you can pick it from [npc=47931] without any fuss.
You should also pick up Wisps of the Woods from the other NPC since you will need to do both quests to move on in the chain.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 15-30
ZoneFelwood
Quest ID28382
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(28382))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineFelwood, step 47 of 69
RewardsBloodwater Shield, 
Packrunner's Spaulders, 
Deaf Ear Helm, 10g 50s, 4,100 XP
Bloodwater Shield, Packrunner's Spaulders, Deaf Ear Helm, 10g 50s, 4,100 XPDescription
The goblins are already upon us! We have tried everything in our power to warn the goblins to leave Irontree Clearing before we resorted to violence. As they turned a blind ear to us, we struck, and now rather than spare the forest they would lay down their lives for greed. They will soon know the full extent of our fury! The battle rages just beyond our northern gate. Join our pack in glory and slay any goblin who dares come before us!
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #77 61.8 26.8
Coordinates
- Turn-inFelwood 61.8, 26.8
/way #77 61.8 26.8 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Felwood 62.7, 21.6
/way #77 62.7 21.6
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 Felwood map
- A Glimpse of Terror about 1,780 yards
- Stepping into the Shadows about 1,780 yards
- Balancing the Scales about 1,820 yards
- Heart of the Issue about 1,830 yards
- Ancient Curses about 2,000 yards
- A Grim Portent about 2,000 yards
- Countering Corruption about 2,000 yards
- Mercy or Misery about 2,000 yards
- Wardens' Wrath about 2,040 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Felwood, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Felwood:
- Talonbranch Glade, Felwood
- Grove of Aessina, Hyjal
- Whisperwind Grove, 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 Felwood map
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Reward details
Pick one of these
TypeShield Shield
Item level25
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor67
Stats+4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +12 Intellect
Suited toRestoration, Elemental, Holy, Protection
Sells to vendors for28 gold76 silver
TypeLeather Shoulder
Item level25
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for24 gold37 silver
TypeMail Head
Item level25
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor11
Stats+7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for24 gold28 silver
TypeOne-Handed Mace One-Hand
Item level25
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon4 - 5 damage, speed 2.6
Stats+3 Intellect, +5 Stamina, +5 Versatility
Suited toRestoration, Mistweaver, Shadow, Holy, Discipline, Elemental, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Balance
Sells to vendors for46 gold16 silver
Reputation: Gilneas +250
The people of Gilneas are a nation of survivors. Having walled themselves off from the rest of humanity, they must now face new threats from within.
Reputation group: Alliance.
Other quests in Felwood that reward Gilneas reputation: The Shredders of Irontree (+250), Into the Clearing (+75), Oil and Irony (+250), Borrowed Bombs (+250), Burnout (+250), Bloody Wages (+250).
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
Felwood
Part 47 of 69.
Previous: The Core of Kroshius · Next: It's Time to Oil Up
- 42Navarax's Gambit
- 43Collecting Corruption
- 44Fel To Pieces
- 45Hunting the Damned
- 46The Core of Kroshius
- 47Enemy at our Roots
- 48It's Time to Oil Up
- 49Wisps of the Woods
- 50A Flare Fight
- 51Into the Clearing
- 52Wisp-napping
- 53The Shredders of Irontree
Showing steps 42 to 53 of 69.
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 Core of Kroshius
The most fearsome demon in Shatter Scar Vale is known as Kroshius. Though many have hunted him over the years, destruction has only made him stronger. Time after time, warlocks have come to this forest and reanimated Kroshius.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- It's Time to Oil Up
Three things come out of Irontree Clearing: lumber, oil, and exhausted workers. The first two are pretty much the cause of the third, but I like to be efficient about things where I can.
The storyline at a glance
Felwood has 69 steps, from Culling the Corrupted to The Chieftain's Key.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Felwood (68), Darkshore (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Felwood map
- Night Elf Heritage Armor
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.