TheWoWDBFor those worried about rares and treasures in Helheim (particularly Soulthirster, which drops the pet [item=129188]), you CAN return to this area after completing this quest.
The quest description states "If you have any other business here, I would suggest finishing it now", making it seem like you won't be able to return. The portal to Helheim will stay where it is, and you can always get back later.
Do note that after completing Paid in Lifeblood, you get ported a little way away so it's a little bit of nuisance to get back, but there is nothing preventing you from returned at any point in the future.
Quest
Paid in Lifeblood
A World of Warcraft quest in Helheim. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Do not finish this quest before finishing the bonus objective Raze Hel. Doing so will teleport you back to Valdisdall without warning. You can still run back to Helheim and finish the bonus objective, but it's quite a detour.
Unfortunatly the confrontation part of this quest doesn't take place in a phased area, meaning that if you're playing on a PVP server you can very much get killed whilst listening to Helya and Garhal talking. If this happens, even if you release and run back (and restart the confrontation) you'll get stuck and won't be able to escape Helheim. However all you'll need to do is just to abandon and then retake the quest from back where you first picked it up (and hope you don't get killed again).
Unfortunately this area seems to be a spot where people seem to like to gank others.TL;DR if you get killed during the confrontation, just abandon the quest and retake it, else you wont be able to complete it.
Quest facts
Quest ID39855
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(39855))
What to do
WhereStormheim, Helheim
StorylineTo Helheim and Back, step 11 of 12
RewardsRenewed Lifeblood, 20g 22s, 6,150 XP
Renewed Lifeblood, 20g 22s, 6,150 XPDescription
We have fulfilled Helya's bargain. Now, we see if she will keep to her word. When you are ready, we should proceed to the throne. If you have any other business here, I would suggest finishing it now. I will follow your lead, outsider.
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.
Coordinates
- Turn-inStormheim 70.9, 70.7
/way #634 70.9 70.7 - Turn-inStormheim 60.1, 50.7
/way #634 60.1 50.7 - Objective areaHelheim 34.5, 28.8
/way #649 34.5 28.8 - Objective areaHelheim 46.8, 48.9
/way #649 46.8 48.9
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 Stormheim map
- Stem the Tide about 50 yards
- Break the Spine about 50 yards
- Stormheim's Salvation about 50 yards
- Battle for Stormheim about 80 yards
- No Monk Left Behind about 220 yards
- Quelling the Tide about 320 yards
- Zero to Hiro about 340 yards
- The Reluctant Queen about 340 yards
- Unanswered Questions about 340 yards
- Strange Bedfellows about 370 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Stormheim, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Stormheim:
- Greywatch, Stormheim
- Dreadwake's Landing, Stormheim
- Valdisdall, Stormheim
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
Items you receive
TypeConsumable
Item level1
BindingBinds when picked up
Sells to vendors for25 gold
Reputation: Valarjar +250
These are the chosen warriors of Odyn, sworn to his service in life and death.
Reputation group: Legion.
Other quests in Helheim that reward Valarjar reputation: Accessories of the Cursed (+150), A Little Kelp From My Foes (+150), Stealth by Seaweed (+150), An Unworthy Task (+150), A Desperate Bargain (+150), To Light the Way (+150).
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
To Helheim and Back
Part 11 of 12.
Previous: Victory is Eternal · Next: A Heavy Burden
- 1An Unworthy Task
- 2Accessories of the Cursed
- 3A Little Kelp From My Foes
- 4Stealth by Seaweed
- 5A Desperate Bargain
- 6The Eternal Nemesis
- 7To Light the Way
- 8Sundered
- 9Allies in Death
- 10Victory is Eternal
- 11Paid in Lifeblood
- 12A Heavy Burden
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.
- Victory is Eternal
There is no more cause for hesitation. Now is the time to strike. We will defeat this foul behemoth and meet Helya's bargain. The path out of Helheim awaits, outsider. Prepare yourself.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- A Heavy Burden
With Ashildir's judgment, your final trial is complete. But even Valhallas can wait, for now we must eat! Being dead works up quite an appetite. Come now, bring some of that fish to roast over the fire. It is far too heavy for me to carry.
Also counted by Campaign: Stormheim
Its criteria name 11 quests; others include:
- Signal Boost
- A Grim Trophy
- Cry Thunder!
- The Final Judgment
- A New Life for Undeath
- Ending the New Beginning
- The Blessing of the Watchers
- Greymane's Gambit
Also counted by Vrykul Story, Bro
Its criteria name 11 quests; others include:
- Signal Boost
- A Grim Trophy
- Cry Thunder!
- The Final Judgment
- A New Life for Undeath
- Ending the New Beginning
- The Blessing of the Watchers
- Greymane's Gambit
The storyline at a glance
To Helheim and Back has 12 steps, from An Unworthy Task to A Heavy Burden.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Helheim (10), Stormheim (2).
Other storylines on the Stormheim map
- The Trial of Valor
- The Trial of Will
- Wreck of the Skyfire
- The Secret of the Shieldmaidens
- The Trial of Might
- Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Goblins
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.
Achievements
Completing this quest counts toward these achievements.
Campaign: StormheimComplete the Stormheim storylines listed below with a Timerunner.Vrykul Story, BroComplete the Stormheim storylines listed below.10
- Campaign: Stormheim: its criteria name 11 quests, this one included. Reward: Perfected Epoch Memento.
- Vrykul Story, Bro: its criteria name 11 quests, this one included.