Return to the Surface is an Alliance-only quest for level 25-30 in Icecrown. It is step 129 of 167 in the Icecrown storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Icecrown at 62.6, 43.1. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 2,050 experience and money.
You should leave now. You'll find a portal behind me. It'll take you to the surface.
We'll meet again. He'll be looking for you.
It's only a matter of time until he finds you.
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CITADEL FOOTSTEPS Quest Tree From Whiterock
N)Blackwatch<--The Shadow Vault{H}*-->The Duke* | The Skybreaker(A)* | | Orgrim's Hammer(H)* | | | | | | 2)Exploiting an Opening(A) 2)Opportunity(H) | 2)Securing the Perimeter(A) 2)Establishing Superiority(H) | 2)Set it Off!(A) 2)Blow it Up!(H) | |__________________________/ | | | 2)A Short Fuse{H}--------->1)Parting Gifts | 2)A Voice in the Dark{H} |->6)An Undead's Best Friend | 2)Time to Hide{H} |->6)Honor is for the Weak / | 1)Return to the Surface{H} 6)From Whence They Came / / | 3)Field Repairs{H} \_____________________/__/ | 3)Do your Worst{H} | | | 3)Army of the Damned{H} 6)Seeds of Chaos 6)Amidst the Confusion | 2)Futility{H} \ / | |->4)Sindragosa's Fall(A) 5)Vereth the Cunning | |->4)Cradle of the Frostbrood(H) 5)New Recruit | | 7)The Vile Hold | 4)Where Dragons Fell{H} |->7)Generosity Abounds | 5)Time for Answers{H} |->7)Stunning View / | 5)The Hunter and the Prince{H} 7)Matchmaker / / | 1)Knowledge is a Terrible Burden{H} \_________/_____/ | | \ |->7)The Rider of the Unholy | 1)Tirion's Help(A) 1)Argent Aid(H) |->7)The Rider of Blood / | | / 7)The Rider of Frost / / | 5)Tirion's Gambit{H} \ / / | 2)The Fate of Bloodbane 8)Where Are They Coming From? | | 8)Death's Gaze 8)Destroying the Altars |______________| |->8)I'm Not Dead Yet!{H} |---------------->8)Spill Their Blood 8)Jagged Shards / |->7)The Runesmiths of Malykriss / 7)I'm Smelting... Smelting! / / \_________________________/____/ | | 8)By Fire Be Purged 8)A Visit to the Doctor / / 8)Killing Two Scourge With One Skeleton-->8)Let's Get Out of Here{H} 8)He's Gone to Pieces 8)Putting Olakin Back Together Again 8)The Flesh Giant Champion Quest zones:
1)Unique zones_2)Icecrown Citadel_3)Valley of Lost Hope_4)Sindragosa's Fall_5)Icecrown Citadel(outside)_6)Weeping Quarry_7)Malykriss_8)Fleshwerks
N)Not-needed
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That explosion of yours put quite a bit of hurt on the Scourge. Nearly took Captain's Kendall's eyebrows off in the process... :D
Return to the Surface https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ-d8zlrbU0
| Type | Reward | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Experience | XP | 2,050 |
| Money | Gold | 5g 25s |
| Reputation | Valiance Expedition | +75 |
The main armies of the Alliance in Northrend, moving against the Scourge and unified under King Varian Wrynn's command.
Reputation group: Alliance Vanguard.
Other quests in Icecrown that reward Valiance Expedition reputation: The Skybreaker (+25), King of the Mountain (+250), Assault by Ground (+250), Get to Ymirheim! (+10), Assault by Air (+250), Get the Message (+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.
| Turn-in map | Icecrown | Turn-in marker at 62.6, 43.1, 2 mapped points |
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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.
Turn-inObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #118 62.6 43.1
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/way #118 62.6 43.1/way #118 53.8 86.9Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Icecrown, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Icecrown:
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
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.
Part 129 of 167.
Previous: Time to Hide · Next: Field Repairs
Showing steps 124 to 135 of 167.
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
You shouldn't have touched it. But now that you did, he's going to come looking for you. And he'll find you. Unless you hide yourself from him. Bring me blood from the faceless ones if you want to live!
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
All right. Let's not celebrate just yet. We need to capitalize on the momentum we've gathered with our little bombing mission. We've spotted a workable Horde demolisher-class catapult in the field below. The geist seem to be taking it apart.
This one: Alliance only · Icecrown · Level 25-30.
Icecrown has 167 steps, from Honor Above All Else to Light Within the Darkness.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Icecrown (162), Moonglade (2), Dragonblight (2), Shattrath City (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
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.
2 quests carry the name Return to the Surface. They differ in the faction shown here.
| Quest | Faction | ID |
|---|---|---|
| Return to the Surface (this page) | Alliance | 13392 |
| Return to the Surface | Horde | 13282 |
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