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Quest
Spiritual Training: Mercy is for the Weak
A World of Warcraft quest in Mount Hyjal. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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If you're worried about the moral implications of killing supplicants, just make sure you only kill the gnomes.
in case any of you are wondering, letting them kill you does NOT do any sort of RP event where the cultists get a reprieve. I just tried it.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 30-35
ZoneMount Hyjal
Quest ID25309
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25309))
What to do
StorylineMount Hyjal, step 102 of 118
RewardsSupplicant's Discarded Bracer, 
Belt of Swift Failure, 
Chestguard of Rapid Promotion, 13g 74s, 4,800 XP
Supplicant's Discarded Bracer, Belt of Swift Failure, Chestguard of Rapid Promotion, 13g 74s, 4,800 XPDescription
You've made it this far. Others haven't. Go to Doom's Vigil, just north of here. We've rounded up all the... failures. I want you to help take care of them. It'll be good for your spiritual growth. If this cold-blooded act gives you trouble, think of it as their second chance. Should any of them manage to kill you... well, they'll take your spot.
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.
Turn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #198 89.6 59.1
Coordinates
- Turn-inMount Hyjal 89.6, 59.1
/way #198 89.6 59.1 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Mount Hyjal 92.0, 48.7
/way #198 92.0 48.7
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 Mount Hyjal map
- Battle Pet Tamers: Cataclysm about 1,410 yards
- Moments of Reflection about 1,490 yards
- A Fresh Trauma about 1,520 yards
- Healing Nordrassil about 1,520 yards
- Honor the Flame about 1,530 yards
- Communing With Malorne about 1,590 yards
- Champion: Minerva Ravensorrow about 1,620 yards
- Aviana's Grace about 1,950 yards
- Attack on the Roost about 2,090 yards
- Talon Terror about 2,120 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Mount Hyjal, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Mount Hyjal:
- Gates of Sothann, Hyjal
- Nordrassil, Hyjal
- Valormok, Azshara
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
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.
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Reward details
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TypeCloth Wrist
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor3
Stats+4 Intellect, +7 Stamina, +3 Critical Strike, +5 Mastery
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for25 gold44 silver
TypeLeather Waist
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +6 Mastery
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for25 gold35 silver
TypeMail Chest
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor17
Stats+8 Agility or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike, +8 Haste
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for50 gold24 silver
Reputation: Guardians of Hyjal +250
Faced with the impending devastation of Mount Hyjal, the most powerful members of the Cenarion Circle have joined forces with their Emerald Dragonflight allies to fend off Ragnaros' elemental hordes and the Twilight's Hammer.
Reputation group: Cataclysm.
Other quests in Mount Hyjal that reward Guardians of Hyjal reputation: Trial By Fire (+250), In Bloom (+250), End of the Supply Line (+250), In the Rear With the Gear (+250), Harrying the Hunters (+250), The Voice of Goldrinn (+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
Mount Hyjal
Part 102 of 118.
Previous: Seeds of Discord · Next: The Greater of Two Evils
- 97Walking the Dog
- 98A Champion's Collar
- 99Grudge Match
- 100Gather the Intelligence
- 101Seeds of Discord
- 102Spiritual Training: Mercy is for the Weak
- 103The Greater of Two Evils
- 104Twilight Territory
- 105Speech Writing for Dummies
- 106Head of the Class
- 107Graduation Speech
- 108Twilight Riot
Showing steps 97 to 108 of 118.
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.
- Seeds of Discord
According to the intelligence you acquired, there is major friction between the ogres and non-ogres in the cult. High Cultist Azennios and the ogre mage Karr'gonn are meeting at the Seat of the Chosen in an attempt to ease the conflict. There is an outhouse like this one at the Seat of the Chosen.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- The Greater of Two Evils
We took Darkwhisper Gorge from the demons of the Burning Legion by force. We've held on to our territory pretty well so far, with one exception. We recently lost the Gates of Sothann to a pit lord and his army. We cannot allow this to stand. Use this talisman when you're near him.
The storyline at a glance
Mount Hyjal has 118 steps, from Protect the World Tree to The Firelord.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Mount Hyjal (118).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Mount Hyjal map
- The Eternal Dream IV
- Battle Pet Tamers
- The Eternal Dream II
- The Four Horsemen IV
- Moments of Reflection
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.