TheWoWDBI'm never letting this quest go for nostalgia purposes.
...nah, who am I kidding? It's totally for sharing in WG.
Quest
The Alliance Needs Purple Lotus!
Quest facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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I just had this shared with me or it just popped up or something after I did a world quest in a group.
But I'm a Tauren Druid, I guess I just have to keep it since it's unobtainable and also supposed to be an Alliance quest and I'm Horde.
Gotta keep its legacy alive.
In keeping with what appears to be a time-honored tradition, I, too, had this quest shared with me while in a raid group for The Pit daily in Gorgrond today. Talk about flashbacks!
Quest facts
LevelLevel 30
CategoryAhn'Qiraj War
Quest ID8505
The client quest POI data records no map location for this quest, so no map is shown.
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(8505))
WoW Forever: what our data shows
Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70245, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this quest is in the Classic Era client's data too
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
Description
{class}, the purple lotus is a flower with a plentitude of uses. I am here at the request of the Alliance as an authority on those applications, to preserve the herbs collected and to ensure that their war effort acquires enough purple lotus to sustain whatever function they plan for it. I would like for you to travel out into the world and return to me with some of these flowers. Is that something that you can do?
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Reward details
Items you receive
TypeMiscellaneous
Item level1
BindingBinds when picked up
“Seek out an Alliance Commendation Officer to exchange signets for recognition.”
TypeMiscellaneous
Item level17
BindingBinds when picked up
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.