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Quest

Finding an Old Friend

A World of Warcraft quest in The Wandering Isle. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 1-20
ZoneThe Wandering Isle
Quest ID29676

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(29676))

Requirements

RacesPandaren, Pandaren and Pandaren
Requires all ofStronger Than Reeds, The Lesson of the Balanced Rock, The Lesson of Dry Fur

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineThe Wandering Isle, step 29 of 74
Rewards1g 33s 75c, 700 XP

Description

It seems Shu, the spirit of water, had a play companion when he came to the pools throughout the years. An old pandaren we know as Old Man Liang. Liang moved away from the main town and stopped practicing in the pools some time ago. I am told he lives in a small house northeast of here, up the hill. Liang may know what has driven Shu away, and where the spirit might be found. Go to Liang. Ask of Shu.

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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.

The Wandering Isle Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
The Wandering Isle map showing where to go for Finding an Old FriendTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #378 70.6 38.7

Coordinates

  • Turn-inThe Wandering Isle 70.6, 38.7/way #378 70.6 38.7
  • Objective areaThe Wandering Isle 65.6, 42.6/way #378 65.6 42.6

Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.

Getting there

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 150 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.

Related
Money1 gold33 silver
Experience700 XP
ReputationShang Xi's Academy +25

Reward details

Reputation: Shang Xi's Academy +25

For nearly three generations, the esteemed Shang Xi has prepared pandaren heroes for lives of adventure.

Reputation group: Mists of Pandaria.

Other quests in The Wandering Isle that reward Shang Xi's Academy reputation: Much to Learn (+10), The Lesson of the Iron Staff (+250), The Lesson of the Sandy Fist (+250), The First Sign of Winter (+250), The Lesson of the Burning Scroll (+250), The Disciple's Challenge (+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

The Wandering Isle

Part 29 of 74.

Previous: Stronger Than Reeds · Next: The Sun Pearl

  1. 24The Passion of Shen-zin Su
  2. 25The Singing Pools
  3. 26The Lesson of Dry Fur
  4. 27The Lesson of the Balanced Rock
  5. 28Stronger Than Reeds
  6. 29Finding an Old Friend
  7. 30The Sun Pearl
  8. 31The Sting of Learning
  9. 32Shu, the Spirit of Water
  10. 33A New Friend
  11. 34The Source of Our Livelihood
  12. 35Rascals

Showing steps 24 to 35 of 74.

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.

  • Stronger Than ReedsThe Wandering Isle · Level 1-20

    Gather me reeds from the nearby pools. Do not question why. Do, and then observe the results.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • The Sun PearlThe Wandering Isle · Level 1-20

    Shu, the spirit of water, is eternally young, as are all the spirits of Shen-zin Su. I have been friends with Shu all of my life, but I no longer have it within me to play with him. I am old, and lack the energy. For all his complexities, Shu is simple to please: he desires friendship.

The storyline at a glance

The Wandering Isle has 74 steps, from The Lesson of the Iron Bough to Joining the Horde.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): The Wandering Isle (71), Elwynn Forest (1), Stormwind City (1), Orgrimmar (1).

Other storylines on the Elwynn Forest map

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.