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Shielded Secrets (Alliance)

Shielded Secrets is an Alliance-only quest for level 10-45 in Stormheim. It is step 6 of 8 in The Secret of the Shieldmaidens storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Stormheim at 60.6, 65.1. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 6,150 experience and money.

Description

It's obvious at this point that the Horde wants something in Skold-Ashil. Unfortunately we still don't know what they're after.

We think the secret lies with the shieldmaidens here, so we need to find out more about them. Some early scouting revealed that they have a method of carving their shields to tell their stories.

Go into the city and find as many of these shields as you can. With luck, we will find what Sylvanas seeks.

Rewards

Money20 gold22 silver
Experience6,150 XP
ReputationValarjar +150
Top Comments

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LucklessGeek+39via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

The shield text sometimes bugs out and doesn't appear. In case you missed it, here it is:
(NOTE: The order you find the shields doesn't matter, the text is always in this order)

1.
The engravings on the shield depict a goddess of the shieldmaidens, watching over them in battle.
Above her is inscribed the name "Eyir".

2.
This shield appears to show various trials undergone by the warriors of Skold-Ashil.
A depiction of the nearby temple adorns the center.

3.
An image of a shieldmaiden is carved on this shield, kneeling before an elaborate spear.
The priestesses of the temple stand nearby, silently observing the rite.

4.
The scene on this shield shows one of the shieldmaidens hovering above a statue of an ancient champion of Skold-Ashil.
The shieldmaiden is glowing with a radiant aura, and is held aloft by golden wings.

5.
Upon this shield, an engraving of Eyir stands at the entrance to the titan vault.
She appears to be welcoming a winged champion of the shieldmaidens inside.

6.
This shield bears an image of a winged shieldmaiden lifting the body of a fallen vrykul from a battlefield.
The shieldmaiden's image appears eerily similar to that of a Val'kyr.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP6,150
MoneyGold20g 22s
ReputationValarjar+150

Reward details

Reputation: Valarjar +150

These are the chosen warriors of Odyn, sworn to his service in life and death.

Reputation group: Legion.

Other quests in Stormheim that reward Valarjar reputation: A Grapple a Day (+150), Havi's Test (+10), Built to Scale (+150), Another Way (+150), To Weather the Storm (+150), Impalement Insurance (+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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapStormheimTurn-in marker at 60.6, 65.1, 8 mapped points
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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.

Stormheim Quest turn-in 8 mapped points
Stormheim map showing where to go for Shielded SecretsTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #634 60.6 65.1

Coordinates

  • Turn-inStormheim 60.6, 65.1/way #634 60.6 65.1
  • Objective areaStormheim 58.5, 63.7/way #634 58.5 63.7
  • Objective areaStormheim 61.3, 61.9/way #634 61.3 61.9
  • Objective areaStormheim 63.4, 64.7/way #634 63.4 64.7
  • Objective areaStormheim 62.1, 65.1/way #634 62.1 65.1
  • Objective areaStormheim 60.5, 60.0/way #634 60.5 60.0
  • Objective areaStormheim 61.5, 63.3/way #634 61.5 63.3
  • Objective areaStormheim 63.6, 61.7/way #634 63.6 61.7

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 Stormheim map

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

Getting there

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

  • Valdisdall, StormheimAlliance and Horde · about 550 yards north
  • Greywatch, StormheimAlliance · about 700 yards east
  • Hafr Fjall, StormheimAlliance and Horde · about 910 yards south

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 130 yards north-west
  • Objective areaabout 130 yards north
  • Objective areaabout 160 yards 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

The Secret of the Shieldmaidens

Part 6 of 8.

Previous: To Skold-Ashil · Next: Becoming the Ascendant

  1. 1To Catch a Banshee
  2. 2Combustible Contagion
  3. 3Whispers from the Dark
  4. 4Cut Out the Heart
  5. 5To Skold-Ashil
  6. 6Shielded Secrets
  7. 7Becoming the Ascendant
  8. 8Ending the New Beginning

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.

  • To Skold-AshilStormheim · Level 10-45

    We have her now! According to these reports, Sylvanas' forces are after something in Skold-Ashil - a vrykul town not far from here. We must make our way there and track her down. I had previously dispatched Commander Lorna Crowley and a detachment of Gilneas Brigade to scout the position.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Becoming the AscendantStormheim · Level 10-45

    Our course is now clear. We must enter the vault and prevent Sylvanas from obtaining the power to create more Val'kyr. The entrance is barred, which is likely what has kept her out so far, but you may have already uncovered the key to this barrier. You must become the next ascendant.

Other quests with this name

This one: Alliance only · Stormheim · Level 10-45.

The storyline at a glance

The Secret of the Shieldmaidens has 8 steps, from To Catch a Banshee to Ending the New Beginning.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Stormheim (8).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Stormheim 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

2 quests carry the name Shielded Secrets. They differ in the faction shown here.

QuestFactionID
Shielded Secrets (this page)Alliance39063
Shielded SecretsHorde38878
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