TheWoWDBI felt so bad for Niya, and her interaction with Te'zan is so sweet. This expansion has some great voice acting.
Quest
Heartless
A World of Warcraft quest in Ardenweald. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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The NPC dialogue after accepting this quest:
Niya says: I'll catch up with you in Tirna Vaal. I... just need time to say goodbye.
Te'zan says: Are you sure it's safe? There are still a lot of masked fae around.
Niya says: I'll be fine, Te'zan. You go on ahead.
Te'zan says: Well... I better stay with you. For protection.
Niya says: Thank you.
Te'zan says: I've heard that Derawyn and Korenth were great at pranks. Is that true?
Niya says: Hah... well, one time with Dreamweaver...
[npc=170012] trails off into an assumed story as the player returns to Tirna Vaal.tldr: [npc=170013] is best boi.
fun fact if you run off to kill a rare after killing droman krelnor and don't hand in and pick up heartless before droman krelnor respawns Niya will despawn and return to fighting the Droman and you will need to kill him again to get her to run back to the turn in point to pick up heartless
Quest facts
LevelLevel 10-56
ZoneArdenweald
Quest ID60724
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(60724))
What to do
StorylineWaning Grove, step 10 of 11
RewardsSpirit Tender's Robe, 
Dreamthorn Chainmail, 
Grove Warden's Breastplate, 2g 48s 5c, 950 XP
Spirit Tender's Robe, Dreamthorn Chainmail, Grove Warden's Breastplate, 2g 48s 5c, 950 XPDescription
So many of my friends have returned to the cycle... all because of those strange masks. Why did they take my friends? What was the point of destroying the heart of my grove? You have to return to Tirna Vaal and tell Droman Tashmur what happened here. I'll make my way there eventually. I just... need some time to say goodbye.
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #1565 63.5 36.3
Coordinates
- Turn-inArdenweald 63.5, 36.3
/way #1565 63.5 36.3 - Objective areaArdenweald 65.4, 26.7
/way #1565 65.4 26.7
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 Ardenweald map
- Souls Come Home same spot
- When a Gorm Eats a God same spot
- Unknown Assailants same spot
- One Special Spirit same spot
- Keep to the Path same spot
- RSVP: Choofa about 20 yards
- Choofa's Best Friend about 60 yards
- Delivery for Guardian Kota about 60 yards
- Belly Full of Fae about 90 yards
- Hungry for Animacones about 90 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Ardenweald, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Ardenweald:
- Tirna Vaal, Ardenweald
- Hibernal Hollow, Ardenweald
- Glitterfall Basin, Ardenweald
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:
Money2 gold48 silver
Experience950 XP
Reward details
Pick one of these
TypeCloth Chest
Item level85
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor16
Stats+19 Intellect, +28 Stamina, +21 Haste, +16 Mastery
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Requires level48
Sells to vendors for61 gold16 silver
TypeMail Chest
Item level85
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor41
Stats+19 Agility or Intellect, +28 Stamina, +19 Haste, +18 Mastery
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Requires level48
Sells to vendors for55 gold73 silver
TypePlate Chest
Item level85
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor61
Stats+19 Strength or Intellect, +28 Stamina, +19 Haste, +18 Mastery
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Requires level48
Sells to vendors for61 gold37 silver
TypeLeather Chest
Item level85
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor28
Stats+19 Agility or Intellect, +28 Stamina, +20 Haste, +17 Mastery
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Requires level48
Sells to vendors for55 gold94 silver
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
Waning Grove
Part 10 of 11.
Previous: Recovering the Heart · Next: Audience with the Winter Queen
- 1Preparing for the Winter Queen
- 2Ride to Heartwood Grove
- 3The End of Former Friends
- 4Recovering Wildseeds
- 5Heart of the Grove
- 6Recovering the Animacones
- 7Survivors of Heartwood Grove
- 8The Sacrifices We Must Make
- 9Recovering the Heart
- 10Heartless
- 11Audience with the Winter Queen
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.
- Recovering the Heart
Darkness grasps the heart of Droman Krelnor, as he grasps the heart of the grove. Anima drains from the heart, nectar taken from ripened fruit. It must be stopped. Foul magic bars the way. Anima in peril, anima the salvation. Beseech Te'zan.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Audience with the Winter Queen
Zephyrs herald the Queen's arrival. Hushed silence descends upon the grove. Wait, watch, and speak when the time has come.
The storyline at a glance
Waning Grove has 11 steps, from Preparing for the Winter Queen to Audience with the Winter Queen.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Ardenweald (11).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Ardenweald map
- Drust to Drust
- Aiding Tirna Vaal
- For Queen and Grove!
- The Horned Hunter
- A Vessel of Ardenweald
- Night Warrior's Curse
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.