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Fresh Bait

Fresh Bait is a quest for level 30-35 in Mount Hyjal. It is step 52 of 118 in the Mount Hyjal storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Mount Hyjal at 27.2, 62.3. It rewards 3 reward items, 1 reputation reward, 4,800 experience and money.

Description

I was stunned to discover that Twilight's Hammer had located - and imprisoned - the great turtle ancient Tortolla. As we speak he is chained above the murky waters of the Ashen Lake.

Freeing Tortolla from his bonds will not be easy. But we will take it one step at a time.

Head into the Flamewake and collect for me heaps of core hound entrails. I will explain why later.

And beware of Nemesis the Usurper while you are there! His time will come, but we are not yet prepared.

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Money13 gold74 silver
Experience4,800 XP
ReputationGuardians of Hyjal +250
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Guide to Alliance Mount Hyjal Quests, part 1:

Optional initial quests:
Hero's Call
As Hyjal Burns
The Earth Rises
Inciting the Elements and Flames from Above

Then:
Protect the World Tree (unlocks optional War on the Twilight's Hammer)
The Flameseer's Staff
Flamebreaker
The Return of Baron Geddon
Emerald Allies
The Captured Scout
Twilight Captivity
Return to Alysra
A Prisoner of Interest
Through the Dream
Return to Nodrassil

At this point, you must awaken three ancients. A Vision of Ysera will appear after each. You must awaken Goldrinn before beginning the Aessina/Tortolla quests but can otherwise work on them in any order.

Goldrinn Quests:
The Return of the Ancients (enables optional Harrying the Hunters and In the Rear with the Gear)
End of the Supply Line
The Voice of Goldrinn
Goldrinn's Ferocity
Lycanthoth the Corruptor enables several optional quest chains:

Cleaning House (enables optional Sweeping the Shelf)
Lightning in a Bottle (enables optional Into the Maw! / Into the Maw!)
Rage of the Wolf Ancient, Forged of Shadow and Flame, and Crushing the Cores
Cindermaul, the Portal Master
Forgemaster Pyrendius
Return from the Firelands [vision of Ysera]

Aviana Quests:
(optional linking quests ofWings over Mount Hyjal or Aviana's Legacy)
Two chains:
* An Offering for Aviana, A Plea from Beyond, and A Prayer and a Wing
* The Wormwing problem, Scrambling for Eggs, and then A Bird in Hand

Next comes Fact-Finding Mission which enables these required quests:

Finish the above for
Sethria's Demise
Return to the Shrine
An Ancient Reborn [Vision of Ysera]

Optional bonus:
The Hatchery Must Burn
Flight in the Firelands
Wave One
Wave Two
Egg Wave [gives Beware of the 'Unbeatable?' Pterodacyl and choice of Gold Mini Jouster or Blue Mini Jouster]
Return to Aviana

Aessina/Tortolla Quests (must do Goldrinn first)
The Fires of Mount Hyjal (optional)
Save the Wee Animals and Oh, Deer!
Fighting Fire With ... Anything (optional, but must complete before Aessina's Miracle)
Disrupting the Rituals
If you're Not Against Us...
Seeds of Their Demise
A New Master
The Name Never Spoken
Black Heart of Flame
Good News... and Bad News (auto-accepted; can not be obtained later)
Last Stand at Whistling Grove
The Bears Up There (a good time to do Bounce!)
Smashing Through Ashes enables additional required quests:


Fresh Bait
Hell's Shells
Tortolla Speaks
An Ancient Awakens [Vision after all chains].

After waking all the ancients, the third vision gives The Last Living Lorekeeper.

Continued in part 2.

Read all 15 on Wowhead ↗

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP4,800
MoneyGold13g 74s
ReputationGuardians of Hyjal+250

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeLeather Shoulder
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor8
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +5 Haste, +6 Critical Strike
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for35 gold72 silver
TypeMail Hands
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor10
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Mastery
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for23 gold90 silver
TypeArmor Neck
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+4 Intellect, +7 Stamina, +5 Haste, +4 Mastery
Suited toDiscipline, Balance, Restoration, Arcane, Fire, Frost, Mistweaver, Holy, Devourer, Destruction, Demonology, Affliction, Elemental, Shadow, Augmentation, Preservation, Devastation
Sells to vendors for58 silver2 copper

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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapMount HyjalTurn-in marker at 27.2, 62.3, 33 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.

Mount Hyjal Quest turn-in 33 mapped points
Mount Hyjal map showing where to go for Fresh BaitTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #198 27.2 62.3

Coordinates

  • Turn-inMount Hyjal 27.2, 62.3/way #198 27.2 62.3
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Mount Hyjal 40.7, 59.1/way #198 40.7 59.1
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Mount Hyjal 36.9, 55.4/way #198 36.9 55.4
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Mount Hyjal 32.1, 51.3/way #198 32.1 51.3
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Mount Hyjal 23.8, 60.1/way #198 23.8 60.1
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Mount Hyjal 33.8, 63.4/way #198 33.8 63.4
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Mount Hyjal 29.3, 57.7/way #198 29.3 57.7
  • Objective areaMount Hyjal 27.4, 62.1/way #198 27.4 62.1

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

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, HyjalAlliance and Horde · about 40 yards south-east
  • Grove of Aessina, HyjalAlliance and Horde · about 800 yards north-west
  • Shrine of Aviana, HyjalAlliance and Horde · about 810 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 580 yards east
  • Objective areaabout 460 yards north-east
  • Objective areaabout 370 yards north-east

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

Mount Hyjal

Part 52 of 118.

Previous: Smashing Through Ashes · Next: Hell's Shells

  1. 47The Name Never Spoken
  2. 48Black Heart of Flame
  3. 49Good News... and Bad News
  4. 50The Bears Up There
  5. 51Smashing Through Ashes
  6. 52Fresh Bait
  7. 53Hell's Shells
  8. 54Tortolla Speaks
  9. 55Breaking the Bonds
  10. 56Children of Tortolla
  11. 57An Ancient Awakens
  12. 58An Offering for Aviana

Showing steps 47 to 58 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.

  • Smashing Through AshesMount Hyjal · Level 30-35

    <name>, these fiends from the Twilight's Hammer are attempting to scourge this whole mountain clean of all life. Even now they trail behind this inferno, leaving death and ash in their wake.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Hell's ShellsMount Hyjal · Level 30-35

    Fresh and stinking, these innards will prove to be irresistible for Nemesis, the befouled turtle god created by Twilight's Hammer. Nemesis must eventually be destroyed, but first, we must collect a piece of his fiery armored shell. With it, we'll be able to work some magic to free the true ancient.

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

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.

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Freeing the Light
Freezing the Pipes
Frenzied Fossicking
Frenzied Furbolgs
Fresh from the Garden
Fresh From The Hills
Fresh from the Mechanar
Fresh Frostsabers
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