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Hell's Shells

Hell's Shells is a quest for level 30-35 in Mount Hyjal. It is step 53 of 118 in the Mount Hyjal storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Mount Hyjal at 27.2, 62.3. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 4,800 experience and money.

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.

Rewards

Money13 gold74 silver
Experience4,800 XP
ReputationGuardians of Hyjal +250
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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP4,800
MoneyGold13g 74s
ReputationGuardians of Hyjal+250

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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapMount HyjalTurn-in marker at 27.2, 62.3, 14 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 14 mapped points
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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 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

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 450 yards 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 53 of 118.

Previous: Fresh Bait · Next: Tortolla Speaks

  1. 48Black Heart of Flame
  2. 49Good News... and Bad News
  3. 50The Bears Up There
  4. 51Smashing Through Ashes
  5. 52Fresh Bait
  6. 53Hell's Shells
  7. 54Tortolla Speaks
  8. 55Breaking the Bonds
  9. 56Children of Tortolla
  10. 57An Ancient Awakens
  11. 58An Offering for Aviana
  12. 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 BaitMount Hyjal · Level 30-35

    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 SpeaksMount Hyjal · Level 30-35

    <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

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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