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Quest
The Boon of Alexstrasza
A World of Warcraft quest in Icecrown. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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For those that didn't know, this quest line was a dedication to a one Brad Bridenbecker, brother to Rob Bridenbecker VP of Online Technologies. Brad had suffered from cancer and was an avid WoW player. His brother requested some memorial be set up for his brother and Chris Metzen, along with others, thought up this quest line to immortalize his battle with cancer within our beloved fantasy realm.
Hats off to you, Blizzard, Chris Metzen, and the whole Bridenbecker family. As a childhood cancer survivor myself, you have my utmost respect and loyalty to your honor and vision. You've truly epitomized the struggle of one going through the sickness, the battle, in the most accurate way possible, and bring honor to all of us who have suffered, and have watched those who have suffered, the same battle.
Lok'tar, brother Brad. Lok'tar.
79.30 Bridenbrad location. Icecrown
Quest facts
Quest ID13079
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(13079))
What to do
Description
You must understand, young {race}, that cleansing the body in favor of life anew is something well within my grasp... removing the plague of undeath without affecting the body, however, is beyond the scope of the powers that I control. If this Bridenbrad is the beacon of light that you profess him to be, perhaps he will endure such a cleansing and thrive, but I cannot state with confidence that this is the salvation that you seek. Take it and go with all of my blessings.
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-inIn-game waypoint: /way #118 79.8 30.8
Objective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #115 59.8 54.7
Coordinates
- Turn-inIcecrown 79.8, 30.8
/way #118 79.8 30.8 - Objective areaDragonblight 59.8, 54.7
/way #115 59.8 54.7
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 Icecrown map
- Combat Nullifier 07-X about 460 yards
- What's Old is New about 640 yards
- Fungal Feeding about 660 yards
- A Message from Icecrown about 660 yards
- Too Many Whelps about 660 yards
- Securing the Area about 660 yards
- Advancing the Effort about 660 yards
- Evacuation Effort about 660 yards
- Delaying Their Efforts about 660 yards
- A Valiant Effort about 660 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Icecrown, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Icecrown:
- Argent Tournament Grounds, Icecrown
- Bouldercrag's Refuge, The Storm Peaks
- Grom'arsh Crash-Site, The Storm Peaks
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
Reputation: Argent Crusade +250
Led by Tirion Fordring, the Argent Crusade combines the reformed Order of the Silver Hand with the Argent Dawn in one final push against the forces of the Lich King.
Reputation group: Wrath of the Lich King.
Other quests in Icecrown that reward Argent Crusade reputation: Scourge Tactics (+250), Defending The Vanguard (+250), Curing The Incurable (+250), Into The Wild Green Yonder (+350), A Tale of Valor (+10), A Cold Front Approaches (+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
Icecrown
Part 163 of 167.
Previous: Dahlia's Tears · Next: Hope Yet Remains
- 156A Hero Remains
- 157The Keeper's Favor
- 158Hope Within the Emerald Nightmare
- 159The Boon of Remulos
- 160Time Yet Remains
- 161The Touch of an Aspect
- 162Dahlia's Tears
- 163The Boon of Alexstrasza
- 164Hope Yet Remains
- 165The Will of the Naaru
- 166The Boon of A'dal
- 167Light Within the Darkness
Showing steps 156 to 167 of 167.
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.
- Dahlia's Tears
In this dark time, I'll not be the one to abandon a champion of the Light. We will need something sacred for this to have a hope of saving your Bridenbrad... a remnant of a devout being that fell victim to this very same plague.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Hope Yet Remains
<Bridenbrad raises a hand to you as he catches his breath.> It was nearly as painful as it looked, but it was as if I could feel some of the corruption being burnt away from within my body. It seems the plague is not so readily bested though. <class>, thank you for everything that you have done.
The storyline at a glance
Icecrown has 167 steps, from Honor Above All Else to Light Within the Darkness.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Icecrown (162), Moonglade (2), Dragonblight (2), Shattrath City (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Icecrown map
- Return of the Scourge
- Class Mount: Death Knight
- An Uncertain Fate
- Lorewalking: Arthas
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.