The Ancients are With Us is a quest for level 30-35 in Mount Hyjal. It is step 86 of 118 in the Mount Hyjal storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Mount Hyjal at 62.1, 24.9. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 600 experience and money. Completing it counts toward 1 achievement.
Nemesis... destroyed.
I feel rejuvenated.
Powerful.
Awakened.
Tell Ysera my strength is hers.
The Twilight's Hammer will fall.
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If you are doing this at 120 and haven't completed A Fresh Trauma Ysera won't be there for the quest turn in.
The Return of the Ancients Quest Tree From Whiterock
<<Feedback here, please>>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 | 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
| Type | Reward | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Experience | XP | 600 |
| Money | Gold | 1g 37s |
| 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.
| Turn-in map | Mount Hyjal | Turn-in marker at 62.1, 24.9, 2 mapped points |
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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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #198 62.1 24.9
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/way #198 62.1 24.9/way #198 41.8 60.7Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Mount Hyjal, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Mount Hyjal:
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
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.
Part 86 of 118.
Previous: Tortolla's Triumph · Next: Commander Jarod Shadowsong
Showing steps 81 to 92 of 118.
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
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!
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
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.
Its criteria name 16 quests; others include:
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:
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.
Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.
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