TheWoWDB81 elite tortoise, but there's no fight involved. Drop your bait and he'll come for it. Mouse over his shell and use the action gear to pry off a piece of shell. You never even go into combat.
Quest
Hell's Shells
A World of Warcraft quest in Mount Hyjal. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Nemesis looks like a big fire turtle and patrols the area. Dont trust blizzards quest-helper, fly around the area and search for him.
You've got me ringing hell's shells!
Quest facts
LevelLevel 30-35
ZoneMount Hyjal
Quest ID25507
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25507))
What to do
StorylineMount Hyjal, step 53 of 118
Rewards13g 74s, 4,800 XP
Description
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. Go into the Flamewake and drop this bait near Nemesis. It will distract him. Pry off a piece of his shell... then run, if you hope to survive the encounter.
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 areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-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 37.6, 59.5
/way #198 37.6 59.5 - Objective areaMount Hyjal 27.3, 62.4
/way #198 27.3 62.4
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
- Mother's Orders about 770 yards
- Attack on the Roost about 790 yards
- Talon Terror about 810 yards
- Aviana's Grace about 830 yards
- Battle Pet Tamers: Cataclysm about 1,680 yards
- Champion: Minerva Ravensorrow about 1,730 yards
- Moments of Reflection about 1,740 yards
- Communing With Malorne about 1,790 yards
- A Fresh Trauma about 1,820 yards
- Healing Nordrassil about 1,820 yards
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, Hyjal
- Grove of Aessina, Hyjal
- Shrine of Aviana, Hyjal
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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Reward details
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.
Storyline
Mount Hyjal
Part 53 of 118.
Previous: Fresh Bait · Next: Tortolla Speaks
- 48Black Heart of Flame
- 49Good News... and Bad News
- 50The Bears Up There
- 51Smashing Through Ashes
- 52Fresh Bait
- 53Hell's Shells
- 54Tortolla Speaks
- 55Breaking the Bonds
- 56Children of Tortolla
- 57An Ancient Awakens
- 58An Offering for Aviana
- 59The Wormwing Problem
Showing steps 48 to 59 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.
- Fresh Bait
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.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Tortolla Speaks
<The Arch Druid fills the shell fragment with water, which boils instantly. He adds a bundle of herbs and closes his eyes in a silent prayer.> <name>, Tortolla the turtle ancient is ageless, a part of this world since the time of the titans. He speaks a language older than our understanding.
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
- The Eternal Dream IV
- Battle Pet Tamers
- The Eternal Dream II
- The Four Horsemen IV
- Moments of Reflection
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.