TheWoWDBthey really wen't all out
I've been trough thick and thin with this game, occationally had more than year long breaks, and I've seen all weak points, Warlords, BoA, Shadowlands
but the storytelling here in Dragonflight is magnitude better than in recent expansions
I just hope that the game that had been with me for third of my life still have some life in it
Quest
News From Beneath
A World of Warcraft quest in Valdrakken. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Previous, required: A Creche Divided
Previous, logically: its followup, Return to Viridia, which completes the 10.0.7 The Forbidden Reach chapter (A Creche Divided, part of Embers of Neltharion)
An alternative to this: The Land Beneath, for people who are already in [zone=13862], either because they completed the above before 10.1 or because they abandoned ths
Shockingly you can do both Beneaths, you just can't have them at the same time.
Next: A Crack in the World
Quest facts
Quest ID75456
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(75456))
What to do
WhereValdrakken, The Forbidden Reach
StorylineBreaking Ground, step 2 of 16
Rewards7g 2s 25c, 2,400 XP
Description
Before I arrived, I was informed that the Life-Binder has need of our aid. There is news of the Incarnates, and she requests our presence at the Seat of the Aspects. As for Emberthal -- there is very little we can do for now. It is best we allow her to reflect and gather thoughts alone.
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #2151 76.9 38.2
Coordinates
- Objective areaThe Forbidden Reach 76.9, 38.2
/way #2151 76.9 38.2
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 Valdrakken map
- Renown Supplies about 30 yards
- Flying with Our Colors about 30 yards
- The Accord's High Standards about 30 yards
- Beknownst and Glorious about 30 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Valdrakken, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Valdrakken:
- Valdrakken, Thaldraszus
- Gelikyr Post, Thaldraszus
- Algeth'era, Thaldraszus
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- 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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I haven't been particularly impressed thus far. Perhaps I'm arriving late to the experience, but I find the voice acting for the main female character to be subpar, and the storyline comes across as rather lackluster. Nonetheless, I am pleased to see the Highmountain Tauren (because that's what I main) making their presence known. Maybe this all changes as the story progresses. 🤞
Money7 gold2 silver
Experience2,400 XP
Storyline
Breaking Ground
Part 2 of 16.
Previous: The Land Beneath · Next: A Crack in the World
- 1The Land Beneath
- 2News From Beneath
- 3A Crack in the World
- 4Where the Flames Fell
- 5Scar of Earth and Fire
- 6The Patience of Princes
- 7It Was Not Enough
- 8Culling the Deep
- 9Niffen and Goliath
- 10Brother's Keeper
- 11Secrets From Our Father
- 12The Earth Gives Way
Showing steps 1 to 12 of 16.
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.
- The Land Beneath
I heard word you were aiding the green dragonflight, <name>. I bring word from Ebyssian. The Life-Binder has news of the Incarnates, and she requests our presence at the Seat of the Aspects. The black dragonflight will await you there. I will move on ahead to continue tracking our foe.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- A Crack in the World
As you can see, Wrathion and Sabellian are also ready. If the Aspects have news of the Incarnates' actions, then the black dragonflight is prepared to answer the call. Come. They are eager to speak with us.
The storyline at a glance
Breaking Ground has 16 steps, from The Land Beneath to Six Hundred Feet Under.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Zaralek Cavern (10), Valdrakken (3), Ohn'ahran Plains (2), Zaralek Cavern (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Valdrakken map
- Valdrakken Accord Renown
- Professions Quest
- The Spark of Ingenuity
- Zaralek Cavern
- Thaldraszus
- Valdrakken, City of Dragons
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.