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Return to the Grove

Return to the Grove is a quest for level 10-45 in Val'sharah. It is step 1 of 12 in the Into the Nightmare storyline, the opening step. The quest's turn-in marker is in Val'sharah at 52.8, 64.1. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 775 experience and money.

Description

Forgive me, <race>. Archdruid Moonclaw's fall is a terrible blow...

Malfurion must be informed of what has transpired here. Inform him of Thaon's fate and of the return of Xavius.

Make haste, friend. I fear this may be the greatest threat Val'sharah has ever faced.

Rewards

Money2 gold2 silver20 copper
Experience775 XP
ReputationDreamweavers +10
Top Comments

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This quest "Return to the Grove" has three versions - one for each of the three Val'sharah Archdruid storylines: 1) Return to the Grove which starts with the [npc=100573] who appears at the end of the The Nightmare Lord quest which will give you part 1: "Archdruid of the Vale" That's Val'sharah Folks! achievement. 2) Return to the Grove which starts with the [npc=91223] who appears at the end of the Out of the Dream quest which will give you part 2: "Archdruid of the Claw" That's Val'sharah Folks! achievement; 3) Return to the Grove which starts with the [npc=91066] who appears at the end of the Death to the Witchmother quest which will give you part 3: "Archdruid of the Lore" That's Val'sharah Folks! achievement. You can only do one of the three versions of this quest per character, so it doesn't really matter which order one does the three Archdruid questlines that start with [npc=94179] in Lorlathil.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP775
MoneyGold2g 2s
ReputationDreamweavers+10

Reward details

Reputation: Dreamweavers +10

The druids and their allies in Val'sharah have guarded the Emerald Dream since time immemorial.

Reputation group: Legion.

Other quests in Val'sharah that reward Dreamweavers reputation: Archdruid of the Claw (+10), Awakening the Archdruid (+150), The Demons Below (+150), Out of the Dream (+150), The Chieftain's Beads (+150), Entangled Dreams (+250).

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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapVal'sharahTurn-in marker at 52.8, 64.1, 3 mapped points
World Map

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.

Val'sharah Quest turn-in 3 mapped points
Val'sharah map showing where to go for Return to the GroveTurn-inObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #641 52.8 64.1

Coordinates

  • Turn-inVal'sharah 52.8, 64.1/way #641 52.8 64.1
  • Objective areaVal'sharah 65.2, 67.0/way #641 65.2 67.0
  • Objective areaVal'sharah 62.3, 76.2/way #641 62.3 76.2

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 Val'sharah map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Val'sharah:

  • Garden of the Moon, Val'sharahAlliance and Horde · about 310 yards north-east
  • Lorlathil, Val'sharahAlliance and Horde · about 330 yards south
  • Bradensbrook, Val'sharahAlliance and Horde · about 620 yards west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 690 yards east
  • Objective areaabout 690 yards south-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

Into the Nightmare

Part 1 of 12.

Next: Return to the Grove

  1. 1Return to the Grove
  2. 2Return to the Grove
  3. 3Return to the Grove
  4. 4The Emerald Queen
  5. 5The Temple of Elune
  6. 6Tears for Fears
  7. 7Root Cause
  8. 8Mark of the Demon
  9. 9The Die is Cast
  10. 10Malfurion's Fury
  11. 11To Old Friends
  12. 12The Demon's Trail

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Where this quest fits

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • The Emerald QueenVal'sharah · Level 10-45

    <name>, you have returned. Good. I have counseled with the other archdruids and concluded that Cenarius' condition is merely a symptom of a much greater problem. Your experiences in Moonclaw Vale make that clear. We need help. There is one who can bring understanding to these events.

The storyline at a glance

Into the Nightmare has 12 steps, from Return to the Grove to The Demon's Trail.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Val'sharah (12).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Val'sharah 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.

Other versions of this quest

These quests carry the same name and the same data in every field we hold. Quest 38148 is the main entry.

QuestID
Return to the Grove (this page)38323
Return to the Grove38148
Return to the Grove38322
Related
Return to the Ghostlands
Return to the Greatmother
Return to the Grove
Return to the Grove
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Return to the High Commander
Return to the Highlands
Return to the Hold
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