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Lions for Lambs (Mage)

Lions for Lambs is a quest for level 1-10 in Northshire. It is step 11 of 49 in the Northshire storyline. It rewards 4 reward items, 1 reputation reward, 2,850 experience and money.

Description

The invading orcs aren't fools. They are sizing us up, making sure that when they attack it will be to their advantage.

In the forest, to the northwest, are Blackrock spies. They peer at us through spyglasses, watching our every move - waiting. I want you take the fight to them!

Kill the Blackrock spies! We must show them that we know they are watching us and that we are prepared!

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Money15 silver
Experience2,850 XP
ReputationStormwind +250

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP2,850
MoneyGold15s
ReputationStormwind+250

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeLeather Legs
Item level2
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor3
Suited toBalance, Feral, Guardian, Restoration, Assassination, Outlaw, Subtlety, Brewmaster, Windwalker, Mistweaver, Havoc, Vengeance
Sells to vendors for7 copper
TypeCloth Chest
Item level2
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor2
Suited toArcane, Fire, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Shadow, Affliction, Demonology, Destruction
Sells to vendors for7 copper
TypePlate Waist
Item level2
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor5
Suited toHoly, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost, Unholy
Sells to vendors for3 copper
TypeMail Legs
Item level2
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor5
Suited toBeast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival, Elemental, Enhancement, Restoration
Sells to vendors for7 copper

Reputation: Stormwind +250

One of the last bastions of human power, this Alliance capital is ruled by the young but wise king, Anduin Wrynn.

Reputation group: Alliance.

Other quests in Northshire that reward Stormwind reputation: Report to Goldshire (+75), Blackrock Invasion (+250), Ending the Invasion! (+350), Extinguishing Hope (+250), Beating Them Back! (+250), Lions for Lambs (+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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapNorthshire
Objective areaBlackrock Depths
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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.

Northshire Quest turn-in
Blackrock Depths Objective area

Nearby on the Northshire map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Northshire:

  • Goldshire, ElwynnAlliance · about 570 yards south-west
  • Stormwind, ElwynnAlliance · about 630 yards west
  • Flamestar Post, Burning SteppesAlliance and Horde · about 1,200 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 90 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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Northshire

Part 11 of 49.

Previous: Lions for Lambs · Next: Lions for Lambs

  1. 6Beating Them Back!
  2. 7Beating Them Back!
  3. 8Beating Them Back!
  4. 9Beating Them Back!
  5. 10Lions for Lambs
  6. 11Lions for Lambs
  7. 12Lions for Lambs
  8. 13Lions for Lambs
  9. 14Lions for Lambs
  10. 15Lions for Lambs
  11. 16Lions for Lambs
  12. 17Lions for Lambs

Showing steps 6 to 17 of 49.

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.

  • Beating Them Back!Northshire · Level 1-10

    So you're the new recruit from Stormwind, eh? I'm Marshal McBride, commander of this garrison. Glad to have you on board... <McBride looks through some papers.> <name>. It is <name>, right? You've arrived just in time.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Join the Battle!Northshire · Level 1-10

    I received an urgent message from Sergeant Willem. Turns out that the Blackrock orcs have hired goblin assassins. They ambushed our battalion behind the abbey. Willem has asked me to send him a hero. You have to go help them, <name>! Find Sergeant Willem north of the abbey at the command tent. Go!

Other quests with this name

This one: Mage · Human, Kul Tiran · Northshire · Level 1-10.

  • Lions for LambsHunter · Human, Kul Tiran · Northshire · Level 1-10
  • Lions for LambsPaladin · Human, Kul Tiran · Northshire · Level 1-10
  • Lions for LambsPriest · Human, Kul Tiran · Northshire · Level 1-10
  • Lions for LambsRogue · Human, Kul Tiran · Northshire · Level 1-10
  • Lions for LambsWarlock · Human, Kul Tiran · Northshire · Level 1-10
  • Lions for LambsWarrior · Human, Kul Tiran · Northshire · Level 1-10
  • Lions for LambsDraenei, Night Elf, Dwarf, Pandaren, Gnome, Lightforged Draenei and more · Northshire · Level 1-10
  • Lions for LambsDruid, Death Knight, Monk, Shaman · Human, Kul Tiran · Northshire · Level 1-10

The storyline at a glance

Northshire has 49 steps, from Beating Them Back! to Report to Goldshire.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Northshire (48), Elwynn Forest (1).

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.

Other versions of this quest

9 quests carry the name Lions for Lambs. They differ in the classes/races shown here.

QuestClassesRacesID
Lions for Lambs (this page)MageHuman, Kul Tiran28769
Lions for LambsHunterHuman, Kul Tiran28759
Lions for LambsPaladinHuman, Kul Tiran28770
Lions for LambsPriestHuman, Kul Tiran28771
Lions for LambsRogueHuman, Kul Tiran28772
Lions for LambsWarlockHuman, Kul Tiran28773
Lions for LambsWarriorHuman, Kul Tiran28774
Lions for LambsSameDraenei, Night Elf, Dwarf, Pandaren, Gnome, Lightforged Draenei, Worgen, Dark Iron Dwarf, Void Elf, Dracthyr, Earthen29079
Lions for LambsDruid, Death Knight, Monk, ShamanHuman, Kul Tiran31140
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