TheWoWDBA transcript of the dialogue right before and after you turn this quest in:
Right before:
Stormwind Royal Guard says: All hail the King of Gilneas, Genn Greymane!
Stormwind Royal Guard says: From the faraway boughs of tranquil Darnassus, High Priestess Tyrande Whisperwind arrives!
Stormwind Royal Guard says: Representing the draenei, the wise and noble Farseer Nobundo from the Exodar!
Stormwind Royal Guard says: From the flying city of Dalaran, the leader of the Kirin Tor, Lady Jaina Proudmoore!And after:
King Varian Wrynn says: I see. So it was this... sha... that caused such violent behavior in our troops?
Anduin Wrynn says: Yes, father. I encountered sha energy in my travels. At its full power it is terrible to behold.
King Varian Wrynn says: We Alliance have rallied to defeat many enemies, my son. The sha will fall to us, just like any other.
Anduin Wrynn says: This isn't the same, father. The sha cannot simply be defeated. It feeds on our inner-most weaknesses. It twists our thoughts. Don't underestimate it!
Brann Bronzebeard says: Yer Majesty! Look!
Genn Greymane says: By the light, is that a sha?
Anduin Wrynn says: Yes. Don't go near it!
Tyrande Whisperwind says: I sense great darkness emanating from this... thing. Destroy it, now!
Farseer Nobundo says: I agree. Only suffering can come of such a creature.
Sky Admiral Rogers says: Your Highness, we should study it. Weaponize it! The Horde already outnumber us here on Pandaria. We need to gain every possible advantage.
Brann Bronzebeard says: It couldn't hurt to study it. 'Tho I don't much care for the way it's lookin' at me.
Tinkmaster Overspark says: Yes, yes! Very interesting! Perhaps I could distill it into a new power source?
Sky Admiral Rogers says: Garrosh is using every weapon he can lay his hands on. Shouldn't we level the playing field?
King Varian Wrynn says: What do you think, Anduin?
Anduin Wrynn says: Garrosh's example is not one that I care to follow. The Alliance should make its own decisions. The RIGHT decisions.
Anduin Wrynn says: It is true, it may be possible to someday harness the sha into a weapon. But we risk destroying our own people in the process. That is not a price I am willing to pay.
King Varian Wrynn says: Well said, my son.
King Varian Wrynn says: This power is too dangerous. I will have none of it!
Anduin Wrynn says: [Name], thank you for helping me today. I knew we could convince my father of the right course. Please, go back to your other duties for now.
Quest
Heart Of The Alliance
Quest facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Thanks for posting this, I missed it because the hotfix they put in to fix the phasing problem now phases you out BEFORE the dialogue at the end of the quest so you only see Varian. Very sad!
During this quest, keep your eyes open for some little mood-setting changes among the NPCs in the Shrine: the musicians on the balcony are scared and crying, the normally happy group in the inn area now have two members in a fist-fight, with the others cheering them on, and the dancing dark iron dwarf is now sitting somberly at the bar. There might be others I missed/forgotten about while on this quest, but those little subtleties made the threat of the Sha feel much more horrible than just having the possessed soldiers laying around.
Quest facts
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Requirements
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
Description
I can't believe this has happened, {name}. After all we have been through here on Pandaria, will our people never learn from their past mistakes? Brann's expedition returned recently from Mogujia, bearing a sample of sha for study. I had my reservations about this endeavor in the first place, and my worst fears have been realized. The sha has escaped containment. I do not need to explain the horror of bringing the sha into the heart of the Vale. We must dispel any sha we can find, and quickly!
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.
Objective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #390 91.7 65.4
Coordinates
- Objective area (centre of the marked area)Vale of Eternal Blossoms 87.4, 64.0
/way #390 87.4 64.0
Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Shrine of Seven Stars:
- Shrine of Seven Stars, Vale of Eternal Blossoms
- Tavern in the Mists, The Veiled Stair
- Grassy Cline, Valley of the Four Winds
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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Operation: Shieldwallx 350,000
Other quests on the Shrine of Seven Stars map
Reward details
Currency: Operation: Shieldwall x 350,000
Grants Reputation with Operation: Shieldwall.
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
Operation Shieldwall
Part 17 of 43.
Previous: Anduin's Plea · Next: The Kun-Lai Expedition
- 12The Fate of Dalaran
- 13To Mogujia
- 14Bad Blood
- 15The Source of Korune Power
- 16Anduin's Plea
- 17Heart Of The Alliance
- 18The Kun-Lai Expedition
- 19A Kor'kron In Our Midst
- 20Memory Wine
- 21The Ruins of Korune
- 22The Divine Bell
- 23Darnassus Attacked?
Showing steps 12 to 23 of 43.
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.
- Anduin's Plea
Ah, just the <class> I was looking for. I have received an urgent letter from the young Prince Anduin. He is playing host to his father, King Wrynn, and several other Alliance dignitaries at the Shrine of Seven Stars in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- The Kun-Lai Expedition
Glory to the Alliance, <class>. We are making gains against the Horde in the Krasarang Wilds, albeit slowly. While we hold the front here, we need your help to fight a different battle - one that strikes at our enemy's heart.
Also counted by Operation: Shieldwall Campaign
Its criteria name 15 quests; others include:
- Lion's Landing
- Bad Blood
- The Source of Korune Power
- The Greatest Prank
- The Handle
- The Head
- The Harmonic Ointment
- The Fate of Dalaran
The storyline at a glance
Operation Shieldwall has 43 steps, from Meet the Scout to The Silence.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Kun-Lai Summit (14), Krasarang Wilds (12), Dalaran (8), Deeprun Tram (3).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Krasarang Wilds map
- Krasarang Wilds
- Dominance Offensive
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.
- Operation: Shieldwall Campaign: its criteria name 15 quests, this one included.