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Return to the Ruby Lifeshrine

A World of Warcraft quest in The Waking Shores. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 10-70
ZoneThe Waking Shores
Quest ID68799

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(68799))

What to do

StorylineIn Defense of Life, step 10 of 18
Rewards2g 80s 90c, 1,200 XP

Description

And this is just the beginning of your dragonriding journey! Keep your eyes open for new adventures and experiences throughout the Dragon Isles, and be sure to visit us in any of our outposts. For now, return to Alexstrasza to continue your exploration in these lands.

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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.

The Waking Shores Quest turn-in 3 mapped points
The Waking Shores map showing where to go for Return to the Ruby LifeshrineTurn-inObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #2022 62.3 73.0

Coordinates

  • Turn-inThe Waking Shores 62.3, 73.0/way #2022 62.3 73.0
  • Objective areaThe Waking Shores 75.0, 55.6/way #2022 75.0 55.6

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 The Waking Shores map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on The Waking Shores:

  • Ruby Lifeshrine, The Waking ShoresAlliance and Horde · about 80 yards north-east
  • Ruby Life Pools, The Waking ShoresAlliance and Horde · about 450 yards north-west
  • Life Vault Ruins, The Waking ShoresAlliance and Horde · about 860 yards north

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 1,400 yards north-east
  • Objective areaabout 1,400 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 gold80 silver
Experience1,200 XP
ReputationValdrakken Accord +150

Reward details

Reputation: Valdrakken Accord +150

Centered in their most ancient city, the Valdrakken Accord is the unified might of all dragonkind, seeking to protect not only their island home but all of Azeroth.

Reputation group: Dragonflight.

Other quests in The Waking Shores that reward Valdrakken Accord reputation: How to Glide with Your Dragon (+50), How to Dive with Your Dragon (+50), How to Use Momentum with Your Dragon (+50), Punching Up (+100), A Cultist's Misgivings (+50), The Shadow of His Wings (+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

In Defense of Life

Part 10 of 18.

Previous: Skyriding Talents and You · Next: Training Wings

  1. 5How to Dive with Your Dragon
  2. 6How to Use Momentum with Your Dragon
  3. 7The Need For Higher Velocities
  4. 8The Skytop Observatory
  5. 9Skyriding Talents and You
  6. 10Return to the Ruby Lifeshrine
  7. 11Training Wings
  8. 12Who Brought the Ruckus?
  9. 13The Primary Threat
  10. 14Basalt Assault
  11. 15Egg Evac
  12. 16Proto-Fight

Showing steps 5 to 16 of 18.

Also part of: Introduction to Dragonriding (part 7 of 7), The Waking Shores (part 22 of 52).

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.

  • Skyriding Talents and YouThe Waking Shores · Level 10-70

    Obviously, it is not just Glensera and myself that are invested in these adventurers. Lithragosa is also excited to help you hone your dragonriding skills, and you have already met Celormu which is excellent. Your next stop is to speak to Lithragosa, who can show you what skills you can learn!

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Training WingsThe Waking Shores · Level 10-70

    The dragons were gone from the Isles for quite some time, <name>. To tell the truth... some of our skills have atrophied as they were passed down from generation to generation. These whelps should be easy to teach, yet we are having some trouble wrangling them. Say.

The storyline at a glance

In Defense of Life has 18 steps, from For the Benefit of the Queen to Exeunt, Triumphant.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): The Waking Shores (18).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

  • Waking Hope Complete the following storylines in the Waking Shores.

Other storylines on The Waking Shores 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.