Quest

Strong Ties

A World of Warcraft quest in Zul'Aman. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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RobberRobina2026-06-28T15:30:22-05:00+1via Wowhead

There is some dialogue upon accepting the quest.
Chana: How is life in de woods?
Iz'ken: Fine, actually. I have a good life now.
After a bit, the dialogue continues.
Iz'ken: After I left, did she ever get better?
Chana: No. She got worse. But to be honest, I was glad when you left us.
Iz'ken: Because you didn't have to fix my mistakes anymore?
Chana: Because I knew she couldn't reach you.
ngl that last line really got me.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 83-88

ZoneZul'Aman

Quest ID89506

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(89506))

What to do

StorylineSorrowing Kin, step 3 of 6

Rewards31g 90s, 12,150 XP

Description

Next we need to collect sinew from giants. De sinew makes sure de bonfire is not gonna fall apart, and de act of risking ya life against a powerful foe honors de fallen. I am a tested warrior, so do not worry for me. But please make sure Iz'ken does not come to harm from de giants.

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.

Coordinates

Turn-inZul'Aman 47.5, 80.8/way #2437 47.5 80.8
Objective area (centre of the marked area)Zul'Aman 47.2, 80.7/way #2437 47.2 80.7
Objective areaZul'Aman 47.7, 75.6/way #2437 47.7 75.6

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 Zul'Aman map

Brutal Feast about 440 yards
Test of Conviction about 440 yards
Not Quite Nalorakk about 550 yards
It's Just Not Right about 550 yards
The Spiritpaw about 550 yards
Too Much Twilight about 560 yards
Perils of Trust about 560 yards
Precious Trinkets about 560 yards
Revantusk at Risk about 660 yards
Crab Clues about 660 yards

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Zul'Aman:

Amani'Zar Village, Zul'AmanAlliance and Horde · about 940 yards north
Torntusk Overlook, Zul'AmanAlliance and Horde · about 1,200 yards west
Atal'Aman, Zul'AmanAlliance and Horde · about 2,200 yards north-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 30 yards west
Objective areaabout 310 yards north

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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Money31 gold90 silver

Experience12,150 XP

Other quests on the Zul'Aman map

Storyline

Sorrowing Kin

Part 3 of 6.

Previous: Somber Siblings · Next: Kindling Aplenty

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.

Somber SiblingsZul'Aman · Level 83-88
Iz'ken left us many years ago, <name>. Preparin' may be tense, but at least we won't have to do it alone. First, we need to collect de spores of de weepin' mushrooms. You can get dem from the mushrooms, or de boars. I'll be usin' dem to create incense for de ritual.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

Kindling AplentyZul'Aman · Level 83-88
Next, we need to collect de logs for our bonfire. Kan'sha, de large tree at de end of de valley, was infected with poison from a stray arrow long ago. She's quite tough. To survive, she sheds her branches regularly. In a way, Kan'sha has become a regular part of our rituals.

The storyline at a glance

Sorrowing Kin has 6 steps, from The Path of Mourning to A Quiet Farewell.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Zul'Aman (6).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Sojourner of Zul'Aman Complete the optional Zul'Aman storylines listed below.

Other storylines on the Zul'Aman map

Path of de Hash'ey18 steps, starts with The Path of the Amani
Dis Was Our Land16 steps, starts with The Gates of Zul'Aman
A Venomous History11 steps, starts with Far from the Hinterlands
De Amani Never Die9 steps, starts with Hash'ey Away
An Island of Fangs17 steps, starts with Return to Amani'Zar

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.