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Return to Stardust

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

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708409+10via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Completing this appears to also unlock Field Test: Gnomecorder.
Of course, Professor Xakxak says that he has finally had time to construct the Gnomecorder, in reality this is an indirect way of requiring you to complete Huntress Jalin's quests to free Boog the "Gear Whisperer" who you will need to talk to later in the quest chain. Not to mention setting up the whole bombing of Stonetalon that seems to be the undercurrent for all of the quests in that zone.

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Whiterock+7via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

CHASING THE BOMB Quest Tree From Whiterock
Give + to 11/25/2010 Ravenhurst aswell

1)They Took Our Gnomes*
 |
 | 1)Ze Gnomecorder* 1)The Goblin Braintrust*
 |__|_________________|
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2)Do Yourself a Favor
2)The Only Way Down is in a Body Bag
1)Return to Stardust-->2)Hellscream's Legacy
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2)Field Test: Gnomecorder
2)Burn, Baby, Burn!
2)Bombs Away: Windshear Mine!
 |                     |->2)Don't Look Them in the Eyes
2)Illegible Orc Letter |->2)Windshear Mine Cleanup
2)Minx'll Fix It
2)Orders from High Command
2)Commandeer That Balloon!-->2)Just Ask Alice
 |->1)Gerenzo the Traitor    2)Mr. P's Wild Ride
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2)Free Our Sisters              1)BEWARE OF CRAGJAW!
2)Rumble in the Lumber... Mill
 |  |               |->3)Preparations for the Future
 |  |               |
 | 3)Arcane Legacy 3)Capturing Memories
 |  |              /
 | 2)Fallowmere Beckons
 | 4)Bombs Away: Mirkfallon Post!
 |  |                    |->4)Schemin' That Sabotage
 | 4)Gnome on the Inside |->4)The Lumbering Oaf Problem
 | 4)It's Up There!
 | 4)No Time for Goodbyes!
 | 1)Warn Master Thal'darah
 | 6)Save the Children!
 | 6)Last Ditch Effort
 |  |->5)Back to the Depths!
 |  |->5)Putting Them to Rest
 |  |->5)Seen Better Days        Help for Desolace*
 |  |
 | 1)Thal'darah's Vengeance
 |  |                   |->7)Hungry Pups
 | 7)Ascending the Vale |->7)World First: Gnomegen
 | 7)Brood of Seldarria
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 |
3)If the Horde Don't Get You...
1)Tell 'Em Koko Sent You
8)The Deep Reaches
 |_________________________________________
 |                 |                      |
8)Shuttin Her Down |        8)Leave No Man Behind!
 |                /                       |
 | 8)They Put the Assass in... Never Mind |
 | 8)Is This Thing On?                    |
 |___|____________________________________|
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1)A Special Kind of Job
1)Death by Proxy
1)A Proper Peace Offerin'
9)Sating the Savage Beast
1)Terms of Service-->8)The Unrelenting Horde
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8)Armaments for War
9)Grundig Darkcloud, Chieftain of the Grimtotem
9)Grimtotem Supremacy
9)Downfall
1)Dances with Grimtotem
1)All's Clear

D)Thinning the Horde(Not aviable?)
Hero's Call: Stonetalon Mountains!(WTB info)
They Set Them Up The Bomb!(Ashenvale quest)
Quest zones:
1)Unique zones_____2)Windshear Crag+Windshear Mine_____3)Ruins of Eldre'thar+Webwinder Hollow_____4)The Sludgewerks_____5)Stonetalon Peak_____6)Thal'darah Grove_____7)The Charred Vale_____8)The Deep Reaches+Unearthed Grounds_____9)Camp Aparaje+Grimtotem Post
D)Daily_____G)Gluing Separate Questlines
*Click to see more info about that quest-line.
Stonetalon Mountains(Alliance) is done! Leave your comments/sugestions at my comment in Stonetalon Mountains zone. Thanks everyone who helped me to make it via comments on wowhead and in-game pre-quest tracking. Special thanks to Ravenhurst.
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Ostracized+3via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

It's quest text like this that makes me glad I actually took the time to read it. Although most of the new quests usually have funny dialogue in them, I think quests like these help you immerse yourself a lot better.

For the Alliance!

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 10-30
ZoneStonetalon Mountains
LocationAshenvale, Stonetalon Mountains
Quest ID25615

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25615))

Requirements

FactionAlliance only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

WhereAshenvale, Stonetalon Mountains
StorylineStonetalon Mountains, Alliance, step 5 of 48
RewardsStardust Waistcord, Clear Path Boots, Hippogryph Down Belt, 525 XP

Description

Huntress Jalin will be pleased to know that the way to Windshear Hold is now clear. Please return to Stardust Spire and inform her of your success. She will most assuredly have more work for you now that our path is clear. Thank you and good luck, friend.

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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.

Ashenvale Quest turn-in 1 mapped point
Ashenvale map showing where to go for Return to StardustTurn-in

In-game waypoint: /way #63 35.1 71.6

Stonetalon Mountains Objective area 1 mapped point
Stonetalon Mountains map showing where to go for Return to StardustObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #65 71.8 45.7

Coordinates

  • Turn-inAshenvale 35.1, 71.6/way #63 35.1 71.6
  • Objective areaStonetalon Mountains 71.8, 45.7/way #65 71.8 45.7

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 Ashenvale map

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

Getting there

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

  • Stardust Spire, AshenvaleAlliance · about 20 yards south
  • Astranaar, AshenvaleAlliance · about 910 yards north
  • Windshear Hold, Stonetalon MountainsAlliance · about 1,000 yards south-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 310 yards south (on the Stonetalon Mountains map)

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

Choose one of these rewards:

Experience525 XP
ReputationDarnassus +10, Gnomeregan +10

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeMail Waist
Item level16
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+3 Agility or Intellect, +5 Stamina
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for17 silver87 copper
TypePlate Feet
Item level16
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor12
Stats+3 Strength or Intellect, +5 Stamina
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for26 silver52 copper
TypeLeather Waist
Item level16
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor5
Stats+3 Agility or Intellect, +5 Stamina
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for17 silver75 copper
TypeCloth Waist
Item level16
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor3
Stats+3 Intellect, +5 Stamina
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for17 silver69 copper

Reputation: Darnassus +10

This Alliance capital is populated by Night Elves and is located in the Island of Teldrassil. Ruled by the Priestess of the Moon, Tyrande Whisperwind.

Reputation group: Alliance.

Other quests in Stonetalon Mountains that reward Darnassus reputation: Do Yourself a Favor (+10), The Only Way Down is in a Body Bag (+250), Hellscream's Legacy (+250), Field Test: Gnomecorder (+25), Burn, Baby, Burn! (+250), Bombs Away: Windshear Mine! (+10).

Reputation: Gnomeregan +10

The former denizens of Gnomeregan, now living in New Tinkertown and in league with the Alliance.

Reputation group: Alliance.

Other quests in Stonetalon Mountains that reward Gnomeregan reputation: Do Yourself a Favor (+10), The Only Way Down is in a Body Bag (+250), Hellscream's Legacy (+250), Field Test: Gnomecorder (+25), Burn, Baby, Burn! (+250), Bombs Away: Windshear Mine! (+10).

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

Stonetalon Mountains, Alliance

Part 5 of 48.

Previous: The Only Way Down is in a Body Bag · Next: Hellscream's Legacy

  1. 1They Took Our Gnomes
  2. 2Ze Gnomecorder
  3. 3Do Yourself a Favor
  4. 4The Only Way Down is in a Body Bag
  5. 5Return to Stardust
  6. 6Hellscream's Legacy
  7. 7Field Test: Gnomecorder
  8. 8Burn, Baby, Burn!
  9. 9Bombs Away: Windshear Mine!
  10. 10Don't Look Them in the Eyes
  11. 11Windshear Mine Cleanup
  12. 12Illegible Orc Letter

Showing steps 1 to 12 of 48.

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 Only Way Down is in a Body BagStonetalon Mountains · Level 10-30

    The skies are swarming with heavily armored orcs on the backs of even more heavily armored wind riders. Our best efforts to bring them down have thus far proven fruitless. Our arrows usually just bounce off of those foul creatures.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Hellscream's LegacyStonetalon Mountains · Level 10-30

    Enter Stonetalon Mountains through Talondeep Pass and head towards the smoldering trees. Seek out the Krom'gar incinerators that are destroying the forest and slay as many as you can! Be warned, the incinerators are powerful orcs.

The storyline at a glance

Stonetalon Mountains, Alliance has 48 steps, from They Took Our Gnomes to Dances with Grimtotem.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Stonetalon Mountains (43), Ashenvale (5).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Ashenvale 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.