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Paving the Way

A World of Warcraft quest in Twilight Highlands. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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318970+16via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

When you talk to the Highbank Lieutenant you have two options; "Dismissed!" and "<Make a series of complicated hand gestures>". If you select the 2nd option, here is a list of the funny stuff that the squad says back to you.

- Sir, I think the explosions and gunfire gave us away. You don't have to use hand signals.
- I don't think that is physically possible, sir.
- Leading under the influence...
- Now that's just rude...
- What the heck was that?
- What did you just call my mother?
- You want me to steal third? (Hilarious baseball reference!)

It looks like its just these few sayings, but they're funny!

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862792+5via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)


Ok, to make things a little bit clear for those like me who had problems doing this quest.
First of all don't accept both quests @ the same time, start with if the key fits, accept it and turn around, you have to walk away from the fight in the direction up the hill.
Once you past the fire there you can accept the other quest, paving the way.
If you accept both at same time they will join the fight where the quest begins and the won't follow you anymore.
Hope this was helpfull
Grtz

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 30-35
Quest ID28107

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(28107))

Requirements

FactionAlliance only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineTwilight Highlands, step 169 of 236
Rewards13g 74s, 4,800 XP

Description

My orders are to accompany you south through the Dragonmaw Gates towards the entrance of Grim Batol. We're to clear a path so that the rest of the men can follow us up and secure the entrance. Translation: kill everything that moves, and don't be ashamed if you have a good time doing it. The boys are getting antsy. Let's go.

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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.

Twilight Highlands Quest turn-in 14 mapped points
Twilight Highlands map showing where to go for Paving the WayTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #241 29.2 53.4

Coordinates

  • Turn-inTwilight Highlands 29.2, 53.4/way #241 29.2 53.4
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Twilight Highlands 29.4, 49.9/way #241 29.4 49.9
  • Objective areaTwilight Highlands 29.3, 52.4/way #241 29.3 52.4

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 Twilight Highlands map

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

Getting there

Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Twilight Highlands:

  • Victor's Point, Twilight HighlandsAlliance · about 780 yards east
  • Vermillion Redoubt, Twilight HighlandsAlliance and Horde · about 1,000 yards north
  • Slabchisel's Survey, WetlandsAlliance · about 1,200 yards west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 120 yards north
  • Objective areaabout 40 yards north

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.

Related
Money13 gold74 silver
Experience4,800 XP
ReputationStormwind +250

Reward details

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 Twilight Highlands that reward Stormwind reputation: Salvage Operation (+250), Naga Reinforcements (+250), Siren's Song (+250), Our Boys on the Shore (+75), Scouting the Shore (+75), Landgrab (+350).

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

Twilight Highlands

Part 169 of 236.

Previous: The Gates of Grim Batol · Next: Paving the Way

  1. 164Easy Pickings
  2. 165Easy Pickings
  3. 166Precious Goods
  4. 167Precious Goods
  5. 168The Gates of Grim Batol
  6. 169Paving the Way
  7. 170Paving the Way
  8. 171If The Key Fits
  9. 172If The Key Fits
  10. 173Pressing Forward
  11. 174Pressing Forward
  12. 175Enter the Dragon Queen

Showing steps 164 to 175 of 236.

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 Gates of Grim BatolTwilight Highlands · Level 30-35

    Kroggs started the assault to push up the canyon. He's just past the gate to our southeast. I'm going to get the squad together to join the attack. We'll meet you down there.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • If The Key FitsTwilight Highlands · Level 30-35

    The wyrms have already taken the battle to the sky above Grim Batol. It's up to us to move our men in by ground and secure the gates. I want you to know what is at stake here, <class>. Grim Batol is the source of Twilight's Hammer reinforcements to all of the highlands.

Other quests with this name

This one: Alliance only · Twilight Highlands · Level 30-35.

The storyline at a glance

Twilight Highlands has 236 steps, from Twilight Shores to Skullcrusher the Mountain.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Twilight Highlands (222), Azshara (9), Orgrimmar (4), Stormwind City (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Twilight Highlands 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.