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The Ancients are With Us

A World of Warcraft quest in Mount Hyjal. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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The Return of the Ancients Quest Tree From Whiterock
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Return from the Firelands{H}*──>G)The Fires of Mount Hyjal
 |				4)Fighting Fire With ... Anything
G)Aviana's Legacy
 |
 | S)Wings Over Mount Hyjal<──Return to Nordrassil*
 |OR|			  ┌──────────┴──────────┐
1)An Offering for Aviana 1)Scrambling for Eggs 1)The Wormwing Problem
S)A Plea From Beyond	  ├─────────────────────┘
1)A Prayer and a Wing	 1)A Bird in Hand
 ├────────────────────────┘
2)Fact-Finding Mission
 ├─────────────────┬──────────────────────┐
2)Sethria's Brood 2)The Codex of Shadows 2)A Gap in Their Armor
 |                2)Egg Hunt             2)Disassembly
 ├─────────────────┴──────────────────────┘
2)Sethria's Demise
1)Return to the Shrine
1)An Ancient Reborn
 ├>3)The Hatchery Must Burn
 | 3)Flight in the Firelands
 | 3)Wave One
 | 3)Wave Two
 | 3)Egg Wave
 | 1)Return to Aviana
 |
 | The Return of the Ancients*
 |  ├─────────────────────┬────>4)If You're Not Against Us...
 | 4)Save the Wee Animals |	4)Seeds of Their Demise
 | 4)Oh, Deer!		  |	4)A New Master
 |  |		 	  |	4)The Name Never Spoken(ver2)
 |  | 4)Disrupting the Rituals	4)Black Heart of Flame
 |  ├──┴─────────────────────────┘
 | S)Last Stand at Whistling Grove
 | 4)The Bears Up There
 | 5)Smashing Through Ashes
 |  ├───────────────┬──────────────>6)Firebreak
 | 6)Fresh Bait    6)Durable Seeds  6)Prepping the Soil
 | 6)Hell's Shells  └────────────────┴──────────┐
 | 5)Tortolla Speaks				|
 |  ├────────────────────┐			|
 | 5)Breaking the Bonds 5)Children of Tortolla	|
 |  ├────────────────────┘			|
 | 5)An Ancient Awakens				|
 ├──┴───────────────────────────────────────────┘
6)The Last Living Lorekeeper<──Return from the Firelands{H}*
6)Firefight
4)Aessina's Miracle───┬>7)Hyjal Recycling Program
7)Tortolla's Revenge  └>7)Lost Wardens
 ├>7)Breakthrough	7)Pressing the Advantage
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7)The Hammer and the Key
8)The Third Flamegate─────>8)The Time for Mercy has Passed
8)The Strength of Tortolla
8)Finish Nemesis
7)Tortolla's Triumph
9)The Ancients are With Us──>Commander Jarod Shadowsong*

Quest zones:
1)Shrine of Aviana_____2)Sethria's Roost_____3)Firelands Hatchery_____4)Grove of Aessina+The Inferno_____5)Ashen Lake+Sanctuary of Malorne_____6)The Flamewake_____7)The Scorched Plain_____8)The Crucible of Flame_____9)Nordrassil
G)Gluing Separate Questlines_____S)Skippable
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Twilight quest chain

1. The Ancients are With Us (go to Ysera)
1. Commander Jarod Shadowsong (go to Ortell)
1. Signed in Blood (talk to 1 recruit then kill)
1. Your New Identity (go to Condenna the Pitiless)

Trial By Fire (kill 8 instructors)      In Bloom (gather 5 blossoms)     Waste of Flesh (save 4 supplicants)

2. Twilight Training (go to Mylva)
2. Physical Training: Forced Labor (toggle 5 objects) 3. Gather the Intelligence  4. Walking the Dog
2. Agility Training: Run Like Hell! (run from fire)   3. Seeds of Discord         4. A Champion's Collar
5. Mental Training: Speaking the Truth to Power (answer 10 Q's)                   6. Grudge Match
7. Spiritual Training: Mercy is for the Weak

8. The Greater of Two Evils (use quest object to kill ogre) 9. Twilight Territory (kill 10 horrorguards)

Speech Writing for Dummies
Hyjal final quest chain begins

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 30-35
ZoneMount Hyjal
Quest ID25653

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25653))

What to do

StorylineMount Hyjal, step 86 of 118
Rewards1g 37s 40c, 600 XP

Description

Nemesis... destroyed. I feel rejuvenated. Powerful. Awakened. Tell Ysera my strength is hers. The Twilight's Hammer will fall.

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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.

Mount Hyjal Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Mount Hyjal map showing where to go for The Ancients are With UsTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #198 62.1 24.9

Coordinates

  • Turn-inMount Hyjal 62.1, 24.9/way #198 62.1 24.9
  • Objective areaMount Hyjal 41.8, 60.7/way #198 41.8 60.7

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

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:

  • Nordrassil, HyjalAlliance and Horde · about 90 yards north
  • Shrine of Aviana, HyjalAlliance and Horde · about 1,000 yards south-west
  • Gates of Sothann, HyjalAlliance and Horde · about 1,500 yards south

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 1,300 yards south-west

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.

Related
Money1 gold37 silver
Experience600 XP
ReputationGuardians of Hyjal +10

Reward details

Reputation: Guardians of Hyjal +10

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 86 of 118.

Previous: Tortolla's Triumph · Next: Commander Jarod Shadowsong

  1. 81The Hammer and the Key
  2. 82The Third Flamegate
  3. 83The Strength of Tortolla
  4. 84Finish Nemesis
  5. 85Tortolla's Triumph
  6. 86The Ancients are With Us
  7. 87Commander Jarod Shadowsong
  8. 88Signed in Blood
  9. 89Your New Identity
  10. 90Trial By Fire
  11. 91In Bloom
  12. 92Waste of Flesh

Showing steps 81 to 92 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.

  • Tortolla's TriumphMount Hyjal · Level 30-35

    I'll escort the children of Tortolla out of here and seal up this accursed portal. I'll leave it to you to inform Tortolla of our victory. Simply step back through the flamegate. The ancient will be pleased!

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Commander Jarod ShadowsongMount Hyjal · Level 30-35

    Only once has there been a leader capable of commanding demigods and mortals alike. His name was Jarod Shadowsong and his ability to lead in battle was such that Cenarius and the other ancients placed themselves under his command. He disappeared for years and his whereabouts were unknown. Until now.

Also counted by Coming Down the Mountain

Its criteria name 16 quests; others include:

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

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.

Achievements

Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.

Coming Down the MountainComplete the Mount Hyjal storylines listed below.10