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Opening the Way

Opening the Way is an Alliance-only quest for level 50. It is step 13 of 24 in The Pride of Kul Tiras storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Stormsong Valley at 21.4, 69.6. It rewards 6,800 experience and money.

Description

Hmm. This ritual is a bit... tricky. No matter, together we will be able to complete it.

I shall begin to channel. You will need to activate the runes in the proper order. I shall leave the scroll here so you may consult it.

Rewards

Money23 gold40 silver
Experience6,800 XP

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Known issues

Top Comments

The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.

1
varenne+410via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

You have to use items in the right order following the clues Pike gives you.
When you stand in the item's blue area the extra action button will appear allowing you to use the item.
Right order is bell -> knife -> lantern.

Opening the Way quest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaEi8kqU7Io
This quest is a part of The Pride of Kul Tiras achievement. More info under the spoiler:

Spoiler
ID
Quest
Questgiver
The Pride of Kul Tiras
Subzone
Video
1
What You May Regret
Cyrus Crestfall
Boralus Harbor
Harbormaster's Office
https://youtu.be/vHrGHFllzW8
2
Lost Shipment
[npc=140495]
Tiragarde Sound
Lord Admiral's Rest
https://youtu.be/p_BNbje6Z3w
3
A Local Guide
[npc=140649]
Tiragarde Sound
Lord Admiral's Rest
https://youtu.be/FToveMERUJA
4
An Explosive Entrance
[npc=140732]
Boralus Harbor
Harbormaster's Office
https://youtu.be/BdMvZcZpIbY
5
The Keys to Success in Freehold
[npc=140732]
Tiragarde Sound
Freehold
https://youtu.be/-pMCw7QQ9yY
6
Sweete's Strongbox
[npc=141032]
Tiragarde Sound
Freehold
https://youtu.be/Vrkow0e6iNA
7
Tol Dagor: The Fourth Key
[npc=140732]
Tiragarde Sound
Bridgeport
https://youtu.be/LDI3QLOFtlg
8
The Mysterious Island
[npc=140732]
Boralus Harbor
Harbormaster's Office
https://youtu.be/amqM7tdiadQ
9
A Forlorn Hope
[npc=140495]
Tiragarde Sound
Proudmoore Keep
https://youtu.be/RxPiy0i1uNI
10
The Strength of the Storm
[npc=141223]
Stormsong Valley
Path of Storms
https://youtu.be/I3ahWUks414
11
Ritual Effects
[npc=141223]
Stormsong Valley
Path of Storms
https://youtu.be/ca1DDR9Uvjc
12
Shrine of the Storm: The Missing Ritual
[npc=137691]
Stormsong Valley
Shrine of the Storm
https://youtu.be/XMw2yWAufeY
13<
Opening the Way
[npc=141223]
Stormsong Valley
Crescent Cove
https://youtu.be/KaEi8kqU7Io
14
Fate's End
[npc=141223]
Stormsong Valley
Crescent Cove
https://youtu.be/KrZmHxSOHew
15
Lost in Darkness
[npc=141223]
Stormsong Valley
Fate's End
https://youtu.be/qwAGxFXKnsw
16
Of Myth and Fable
[npc=140495]
Tiragarde Sound
Proudmoore Keep
https://youtu.be/G1JkrApFSVU
17
The Old Bear
[npc=129642]
Drustvar
Arom's Stand
https://youtu.be/FpX68y1ZHoo
18
Nightmare Catcher
[npc=141894]
Drustvar
Ulfar's Den
https://youtu.be/4knCzGjceNg
19
Buried Power
[npc=141159]
Drustvar
Ulfar's Den
https://youtu.be/ZQEPw1SMds4
20
Hatred's Focus
[npc=141159]
Drustvar
Ulfar's Den
https://youtu.be/xS0-B_2qapo
21
Waycrest Manor: Draining the Heartsbane
[npc=141159]
Drustvar
Ulfar's Den
https://youtu.be/voxxll4a8uk
22
Into Darkness
[npc=129642]
Drustvar
Arom's Stand
https://youtu.be/PRusvw_vVbM
23
Runic Resistance
[npc=142287]
Drustvar
Gol Inath
https://youtu.be/f5m55uQal6w
24
Thros, the Blighted Lands
[npc=141785]
Drustvar
Gol Inath
https://youtu.be/FhQQbvNRX4I
25
Siege of Boralus: Lady Ashvane's Return
[npc=141785]
Tiragarde Sound
Proudmoore Keep

Id column is approximate quest № In The Pride of Kul Tiras storyline <= for more info)
2
1319008+74via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

This does not match the text. If the clues are in the text then the order is wrong. It says beacon to guide them, then hear our call, then calm the sea. this should mean lantern, bell, knife - but this doesn't work. Either the scroll is screwed up or the quest is screwed up.

1 more comment below ↓

Check whether you have already completed it in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(52511))

Top Comments

The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.

1
varenne+410via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

You have to use items in the right order following the clues Pike gives you.
When you stand in the item's blue area the extra action button will appear allowing you to use the item.
Right order is bell -> knife -> lantern.

Opening the Way quest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaEi8kqU7Io
This quest is a part of The Pride of Kul Tiras achievement. More info under the spoiler:

Spoiler
ID
Quest
Questgiver
The Pride of Kul Tiras
Subzone
Video
1
What You May Regret
Cyrus Crestfall
Boralus Harbor
Harbormaster's Office
https://youtu.be/vHrGHFllzW8
2
Lost Shipment
[npc=140495]
Tiragarde Sound
Lord Admiral's Rest
https://youtu.be/p_BNbje6Z3w
3
A Local Guide
[npc=140649]
Tiragarde Sound
Lord Admiral's Rest
https://youtu.be/FToveMERUJA
4
An Explosive Entrance
[npc=140732]
Boralus Harbor
Harbormaster's Office
https://youtu.be/BdMvZcZpIbY
5
The Keys to Success in Freehold
[npc=140732]
Tiragarde Sound
Freehold
https://youtu.be/-pMCw7QQ9yY
6
Sweete's Strongbox
[npc=141032]
Tiragarde Sound
Freehold
https://youtu.be/Vrkow0e6iNA
7
Tol Dagor: The Fourth Key
[npc=140732]
Tiragarde Sound
Bridgeport
https://youtu.be/LDI3QLOFtlg
8
The Mysterious Island
[npc=140732]
Boralus Harbor
Harbormaster's Office
https://youtu.be/amqM7tdiadQ
9
A Forlorn Hope
[npc=140495]
Tiragarde Sound
Proudmoore Keep
https://youtu.be/RxPiy0i1uNI
10
The Strength of the Storm
[npc=141223]
Stormsong Valley
Path of Storms
https://youtu.be/I3ahWUks414
11
Ritual Effects
[npc=141223]
Stormsong Valley
Path of Storms
https://youtu.be/ca1DDR9Uvjc
12
Shrine of the Storm: The Missing Ritual
[npc=137691]
Stormsong Valley
Shrine of the Storm
https://youtu.be/XMw2yWAufeY
13<
Opening the Way
[npc=141223]
Stormsong Valley
Crescent Cove
https://youtu.be/KaEi8kqU7Io
14
Fate's End
[npc=141223]
Stormsong Valley
Crescent Cove
https://youtu.be/KrZmHxSOHew
15
Lost in Darkness
[npc=141223]
Stormsong Valley
Fate's End
https://youtu.be/qwAGxFXKnsw
16
Of Myth and Fable
[npc=140495]
Tiragarde Sound
Proudmoore Keep
https://youtu.be/G1JkrApFSVU
17
The Old Bear
[npc=129642]
Drustvar
Arom's Stand
https://youtu.be/FpX68y1ZHoo
18
Nightmare Catcher
[npc=141894]
Drustvar
Ulfar's Den
https://youtu.be/4knCzGjceNg
19
Buried Power
[npc=141159]
Drustvar
Ulfar's Den
https://youtu.be/ZQEPw1SMds4
20
Hatred's Focus
[npc=141159]
Drustvar
Ulfar's Den
https://youtu.be/xS0-B_2qapo
21
Waycrest Manor: Draining the Heartsbane
[npc=141159]
Drustvar
Ulfar's Den
https://youtu.be/voxxll4a8uk
22
Into Darkness
[npc=129642]
Drustvar
Arom's Stand
https://youtu.be/PRusvw_vVbM
23
Runic Resistance
[npc=142287]
Drustvar
Gol Inath
https://youtu.be/f5m55uQal6w
24
Thros, the Blighted Lands
[npc=141785]
Drustvar
Gol Inath
https://youtu.be/FhQQbvNRX4I
25
Siege of Boralus: Lady Ashvane's Return
[npc=141785]
Tiragarde Sound
Proudmoore Keep

Id column is approximate quest № In The Pride of Kul Tiras storyline <= for more info)
2
1319008+74via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

This does not match the text. If the clues are in the text then the order is wrong. It says beacon to guide them, then hear our call, then calm the sea. this should mean lantern, bell, knife - but this doesn't work. Either the scroll is screwed up or the quest is screwed up.

Read all 43 on Wowhead ↗

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP6,800
MoneyGold23g 40s
Where it comes from
Turn-in mapStormsong ValleyTurn-in marker at 21.4, 69.6, 3 mapped points
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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.

Stormsong Valley Quest turn-in 3 mapped points
Stormsong Valley map showing where to go for Opening the WayTurn-inObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #942 21.4 69.6

Coordinates

  • Turn-inStormsong Valley 21.4, 69.6/way #942 21.4 69.6
  • Objective areaStormsong Valley 21.4, 69.4/way #942 21.4 69.4

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 Stormsong Valley map

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

Getting there

Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Stormsong Valley:

  • Millstone Hamlet, Stormsong ValleyAlliance · about 550 yards east
  • Fort Daelin, Stormsong ValleyAlliance · about 1,100 yards north-east
  • Deadwash, Stormsong ValleyAlliance · about 1,300 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

The Pride of Kul Tiras

Part 13 of 24.

Previous: Shrine of the Storm: The Missing Ritual · Next: Fate's End

  1. 8The Mysterious Island
  2. 9A Forlorn Hope
  3. 10Ritual Effects
  4. 11The Strength of the Storm
  5. 12Shrine of the Storm: The Missing Ritual
  6. 13Opening the Way
  7. 14Fate's End
  8. 15Lost in Darkness
  9. 16Of Myth and Fable
  10. 17The Old Bear
  11. 18Nightmare Catcher
  12. 19Buried Power

Showing steps 8 to 19 of 24.

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.

  • Shrine of the Storm: The Missing RitualLevel 50

    The ritual which allows safe passage to Fate's End is a closely guarded secret to keep the curious from venturing there and suffering the same fate as the condemned. I have never conducted it before, but there is a scroll with instructions. It is held in the Shrine of the Storms.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Fate's EndLevel 50

    Fate's End is a place in turmoil. The seas froth, the air cracks with thunder. We tried to settle there once, but each settlement disappeared into the mists, every soul never to be seen again. The island did not want inhabitants. Now we send our most vile exiles there.

The storyline at a glance

The Pride of Kul Tiras has 24 steps, from What You May Regret to Thros, the Blighted Lands.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Drustvar (8), Tiragarde Sound (7), Stormsong Valley (6), Boralus (3).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Stormsong Valley 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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