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Reinforcements May Be Necessary

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

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

Hi all

I present [storyline=1266] Storyline part of Secrets of the First Ones. This Story line have 16 Quests.

See Video Full Quest chain if need it - https://youtu.be/n2w7FPBnt-c
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Quest Name:
Start and description
Speak with 3 NPC: 40 59, 41 67, 38 44.
Press on 8 [object=375998] they are near the road and the wall
Get 15 [item=190975] is drop from animals moving around.
Go to 48 49.
First move to 48 47 then go to 51 48 then move to 50 45 and at last location go 47 44.
Go to 41 48.
Kill 8 Dreadsworn forces.
Aid 5 [npc=182589]
Move to 41 52 then 41 53. After conversation kill 4 mobs then [npc=182357]
Go to 34 64
Press on 5 [npc=181339] around lake
Kill 4 [npc=181668]. To find them You need to use [item=187839] on [npc=181857] or [npc=181884] after that you have 50% chanse to spown [npc=181668].
Give Orders to 3 NPC: 42 65, 48 61, 47 57.
Move to 47 62 at start fight with your clone then will transform to [npc=181203] fight with him until -80%
Speak with Jaina then She will mov eyou and cinematic will start
Take portal and finish to Highlord Bolvar Fordragon 34 64.


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Thank You i Hope that Help You :).

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

On a quite new character, I had to do some of the old campaign quests (2/9) until helping to free the Runecarver's arm. I got The First Move when I turned in The Weak Link and returned to Oribos.
You can talk to Highlord Bolvar Fordragon instead of [npc=177136] to skip until Korthia.

When I skipped it, I immediately got Call of the Primus. Talk to Tal-Inara in Oribos to start the questline for Zereth Mortis.
She also offers a skip, I've you have done the campaign with an alt before. You'll start there with 3/7 chapters of Secrets of the First Ones and unlocked world quests.

Beware that you will miss the rewards of the first three chapters, if you skip them.
Edit: With the Hotfix for March 18th, players who skip the Zereth Mortis story will get the reputation with the Enlightened.

Campaign:
Chapter 1

Spoiler

  1. Call of the Primus - Talk to [npc=159478], turn in at [npc=181655] after that

  2. A Hasty Voyage - click [npc=182607] behind you. Click [spell=361417] and [spell=361571] to fill the bar. Don't skip the cinematic
    click [spell=368613], [spell=368614] and [spell=368621] to match the emotes.

  3. Long Lost Firim - find Firim and click the 4 objects

  4. Give Me A Hand - follow [npc=181561], click the door, then [npc=184057] and defeat [npc=184058]

  5. A Mutual Exchange - go to south, step on the teleporter and click your extra button [spell=365986]. Kill [npc=184860] and loot the core
    For Research Purposes - collect 12 items

  6. The Road to Haven - mount [npc=184082]

  7. Forging Connections - go to Haven, talk to [npc=177486]

  8. Defending Haven - kill 13 enemies
    Destroying the Destructors - destroy 4 objectives

  9. This Old Waystone - follow [npc=178016] to the cave. Stand in front of the waystone to get the extra button [spell=367326]. Click the stone, turn in in Oribos

  10. The Forces Gather - return to Zereth Mortis and talk to [npc=177486]



Chapter 1 took about 25 minutes with itemlevel <190.

Chapter 2:


  1. Favor of the First Ones - burn 8 objectives
    Necessary Harvest - collect 15 protein from enemies
    Our Forward Scouts - find and talk to 3 [npc=185844]

  2. Knowing is Half the Battle - travel to the marked area, meet [npc=181180]

  3. Scour the Sands - go to the yellow circles to discover the area. If you lose your stealth, talk to [npc=181180] nearby
    /way 48.43 47.54 1
    /way 51.51 48.59 2
    /way 50.60 45.25 3
    /way 47.99 44.84 4

  4. Battle for the Forge - kill 8 enemies
    Together, We Ride - click 5 [npc=181429]

  5. In Plain Sight - reach the obelisk and kill enemies behind you until [npc=182357] is attackable. Kill it
  6. 19 minutes
  7. Reinforcements May Be Necessary - return to Haven

  8. A Break in Communication - give orders to 3 NPC
    Nothing is True - kill 4 [npc=181884]: throw questitem [item=187839] on [npc=181884]
    This is Your Fault, Fix It - click 5 [npc=181339]

  9. Doppelganger Duel - go to the marked area in the middle of the map and fight against this person :-)

  10. Fighting for the Forge - talk to [npc=183724]

  11. Seeking Haven - click the teleport to return


Chapter 2 took about 40 minutes with itemlevel <200.
I got several itemlevels, about 1900 rep with [faction=2478], some Anima and 12 renown so far (chapter 1 & 2).

Chapter 3:

Spoiler

  1. Danger Near and Far - go to the marked area and enter the building

  2. A Mysterious Voice - click the door, watch dialogue and kill attacking enemies

  3. Core of the Matter - return to Haven and talk to [npc=177486]

  4. Seeking the Unknown - enter the building at 33.63 65.78 and click the information

  5. Finding Firim - find the NPC, click its corpse and go to the cave

  6. Security Measures - click the [object=373576] near you. Leave the cave and reset 10 traps
    Unseen Agents - kill 3 enemies

  7. Now You May Speak - talk to [npc=177958] and click the console

  8. Surveying Cyphers - examine the 3 concordances marked on your map. Visit the fourth location. Kill [npc=179939] and click the item behind him. Return to the cave

  9. Cyphers of the First Ones - click the console again. Unlock the first option and get your Pocopoc

  10. The Way Forward - return to Haven



Chapter 3 took about 30 minutes with itemlevel 200. It gave less rewards than the previous ones.
In total I got about 2k reputation, 15 itemlevels and 15 renown.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 60
Quest ID64818

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(64818))

What to do

StorylineWe Battle Onward, step 10 of 16
Rewards2g 57s 40c, 1,000 XP

Description

The dreadlords infiltrated deep into our ranks. Bolvar must know what has happened. I cannot leave my position here. Quickly, give him the news. Perhaps the Enlightened council will have advice as well.

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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.

Zereth Mortis Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Zereth Mortis map showing where to go for Reinforcements May Be NecessaryTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #1970 35.0 64.8

Coordinates

  • Turn-inZereth Mortis 35.0, 64.8/way #1970 35.0 64.8
  • Objective areaZereth Mortis 41.4, 51.6/way #1970 41.4 51.6

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 Zereth Mortis map

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

Getting there

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

  • Haven, Zereth MortisAlliance and Horde · about 30 yards east
  • Faith's Repose, Zereth MortisAlliance and Horde · about 660 yards north
  • Rondure AlcoveAlliance and Horde · about 910 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 540 yards north-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.

Related
Money2 gold57 silver
Experience1,000 XP

Storyline

We Battle Onward

Part 10 of 16.

Previous: In Plain Sight · Next: This is Your Fault, Fix It

  1. 5Scour the Sands
  2. 6Harmony and Discord
  3. 7Battle for the Forge
  4. 8Together, We Ride
  5. 9In Plain Sight
  6. 10Reinforcements May Be Necessary
  7. 11This is Your Fault, Fix It
  8. 12Nothing is True
  9. 13A Break in Communication
  10. 14Doppelganger Duel
  11. 15Fighting for the Forge
  12. 16Seeking Haven

Showing steps 5 to 16 of 16.

Also part of: Patch Intro (part 23 of 40).

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.

  • In Plain SightZereth Mortis · Level 60

    That sound! It came from the direction of the obelisk at Provis Flora. Impossible. We've let no one through. Hurry, <name>. Follow me!

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • This is Your Fault, Fix ItZereth Mortis · Level 60

    Provis Fauna is normally regulated by autonomous constructs, but there have been reports that they are no longer working. According to the reports, you are the one responsible for the tampering of these nodes. Which means it is on you to fix them.

The storyline at a glance

We Battle Onward has 16 steps, from Our Forward Scouts to Seeking Haven.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Zereth Mortis (16).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Zereth Mortis 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.