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Girding Our Loins

A World of Warcraft quest in Kelp'thar Forest. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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1)A Personal Summons{H}
 |                    \
1)Eye of the Storm(A) 1)The Eye of the Storm(H)
 ├─────────────────────┘
 |
G)To the Depths{H} S)Hero's Call: Vashj'ir!(A) S)Warchief's Command: Vashj'ir!(H)
 |  ┌───────────────┴───────────────────────────┘
 |OR|
1)Call of Duty{H}──>2)Once More, With Eeling
2)Sea Legs{H}
2)Pay It Forward{H}
2)Rest For the Weary{H}
 |                    \
2)Buy Us Some Time{H} 2)Traveling on Our Stomachs{H}
 ├─────────────────────┼──┬────────────┐
2)Girding Our Loins(H) | 2)To Arms!(A) |
 ├>G)Pay Attention!(H) |  |            |
 |                  |OR|  | 2)Stormwind Elite Aquatic and Land Forces(A)
 |      2)Helm's Deep(H)  └───┤
 |      2)Finders, Keepers(H) |
 |      /                     |
2)Bring It On!(H)       2)On Our Own Terms(A)
2)Blood and Thunder!(H) 2)All or Nothing(A)
 ├──┬────────────────────┘
 | 3)Better Late Than Dead  3)Kliklak's  Craw
 | 3)The Abyssal Ride
 | G)Good Deed Left Undone  3)The Horde's Hoard
 |OR|
3)Gimme Shelter!────────>3)A Case of Crabs
3)Ain't Too Proud to Beg
 ├>3)A Girl's Best Friend
 ├>3)A Taste For Tail
 ├>3)An Opened Can of Whoop Gnash
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3)Can't Start a Fire Without a Spark──>3)Nerve Tonic
 ├>4)Oh, the Insanity!
 | 5)Dah, Nunt... Dah, Nunt...  4)Blackfin's Booty
 | 5)Shark Weak
 | 5)DUN-dun-DUN-dun-DUN-dun
 | 4)A Bone to Pick
 | 5)Decisions, Decisions
 | 
3)Ophidophobia──>4)Lady La-La's Medallion
3)A Desperate Plea
3)Undersea Sanctuary
6)Spelunking{H}
6)Debriefing{H}
6)Wake of Destruction─────┬>6)Decompression{H}
6)Come Hell of High Water ├>6)What? What? In My Gut...?{H}
6)The Warden's Time       └>6)How Disarming
7)Across the Great Divide
7)The Looming Threat
7)Backed Into a Corner
7)Rundown            ┌>9)Slippery Threat
8)Silver Tide Hollow─┼>9)Don't be Shellfish
9)The Great Sambino  └>8)A Distracting Scent
9)Undersea Inflation
9)Totem Modification  9)Crabby Patrons
8)Back In One Piece
G)Toshe's Vengeance──>Vengeful Heart*
Quest zones:
1)Orgrimmar+Stormwind_____2)Legion's Fate+Seafarer's Tomb_____3)Shallow's End+Smuggler's Hole_____4)Gurboggle's Ledge_____5)Skeletal Reef_____6)Deepmist Grotto+The Clutch_____7)Damplight Chamber+Shimmering Grotto_____8)Silver Tide Hollow_____9)Silver Tide Trench
G)Gluing Separate Questlines_____S)Skippable
* is another Quest Tree.


IMPORTANT INFO:


  2. In order to getPay Attention! you must completeGirding Our Loins before acceptingHelm's Deep.

  4. Better Late Than Dead andThe Abyssal Ride are NOT needed to takeGimme Shelter! and followups, however that would make you unable to getGood Deed Left Undone.

  6. [item=55186] have 0% drop chance beforeOphidophobia done and 100% after, however anyone can share you this quest as long as you are 80+lvl.

  8. Anyone can takeVengeful Heart and do it's followups as long as they are 80+lvl. Quests above are NOT needed for it.


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Quest facts

LevelLevel 30-35
ZoneKelp'thar Forest
Quest ID25944

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25944))

Requirements

FactionHorde only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineVashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse, step 17 of 149
RewardsWhelk Shell Shoulderguards, Legionnaire Nazgrim's Hacker, Shipwrecked Leggings, 13g 74s, 4,800 XP

Description

As we struggled not to drown, my orcs and I were forced to abandon our weapons and much of our armor. Erunak says to expect a major attack from the naga soon and I believe him. If we're going to be victorious, we'll need your help to recover our lost equipment. You should find it scattered around the sea floor near our shipwrecks here and to the north. Make haste, {race}. The enemy could arrive at any moment.

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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.

Kelp'thar Forest Quest turn-in no plotted point

Nearby on the Kelp'thar Forest map

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

Getting there

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Kelp'thar Forest:

  • Smuggler's Scar, Vashj'irAlliance and Horde · about 500 yards east
  • Sandy Beach, Vashj'irHorde · about 1,100 yards south

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 100 yards north-west
  • Objective areaabout 100 yards north-west
  • Objective areaabout 120 yards north-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

Choose one of these rewards:

Money13 gold74 silver
Experience4,800 XP
ReputationOrgrimmar +250

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeMail Shoulder
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor12
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Mastery
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for36 gold66 silver
TypeOne-Handed Axe One-Hand
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon7 - 16 damage, speed 2.6
Stats+4 Agility, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Haste
Suited toEnhancement, Outlaw, Windwalker, Brewmaster, Vengeance, Havoc, Survival
Sells to vendors for72 gold33 silver
TypeLeather Legs
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor10
Stats+8 Agility or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Versatility, +7 Mastery
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for49 gold16 silver

Reputation: Orgrimmar +250

Founded by Thrall, this Horde capital city is home to many of the proud orc clans of Durotar.

Reputation group: Horde.

Other quests in Kelp'thar Forest that reward Orgrimmar reputation: Buy Us Some Time (+250), Traveling on Our Stomachs (+250), Helm's Deep (+250), Finders, Keepers (+250), Bring It On! (+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

Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse

Part 17 of 149.

Previous: Traveling on Our Stomachs · Next: Helm's Deep

  1. 12Sea Legs
  2. 13Pay It Forward
  3. 14Rest For the Weary
  4. 15Buy Us Some Time
  5. 16Traveling on Our Stomachs
  6. 17Girding Our Loins
  7. 18Helm's Deep
  8. 19Finders, Keepers
  9. 20Bring It On!
  10. 21Blood and Thunder!
  11. 22Better Late Than Dead
  12. 23The Abyssal Ride

Showing steps 12 to 23 of 149.

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.

  • Traveling on Our StomachsKelp'thar Forest · Level 30-35

    I'll need your help if I am to get these orcs ready for battle. Any worthy leader knows that his warriors travel and fight on their stomachs. No food, no victory. These warriors are weary from their struggle out there. They need food before they're ready to overcome a naga attack.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Helm's DeepKelp'thar Forest · Level 30-35

    This helm and its associated components are marked with the seal of Stormwind. It was no doubt cast off from an Alliance ship that suffered a similar fate to yours. Looking closer, this seems far too intricate and sturdy to be everyday diving equipment. Perhaps Nazgrim can make some sense of this...

The storyline at a glance

Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse has 149 steps, from Call of Duty to Full Circle.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Shimmering Expanse (98), Kelp'thar Forest (48), Abyssal Depths (2), Vashj'ir (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Kelp'thar Forest map

  • Vashj'ir, Abyssal Depths43 steps, starts with Bio-Fuel

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.