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The Branch of Cenarius

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

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1
336631+13via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Anilia had left the camp two days previously, and since she didn't return, Illiyana asked the player to look for her.

Now she claims they were playing together in the woods just the other day. Either Dryads have a very weird view of time, or the person writing this quest is missing something

3
mayvbalms+3via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Ok, so I heal Anilia. 100% health. Not a corpse - doesn't say so. And yet... She keeps lying there... "playing possom"? XD

And the quest giver says afterwards - "She's dead? I almost feel... sad." *facepalm*
And by the way, where's the other sister who went with Anilia? Nobody cares?.. %)

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 7-30
ZoneAshenvale
Quest ID26468

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(26468))

Requirements

FactionAlliance only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineAshenvale, Alliance, step 39 of 50
RewardsFaerie Mantle, Brightplate Girdle, 4,100 XP

Description

Anilia puts her hands on your shoulders and draws you close. Gasping, she points towards the arch to the north, before her eyes close and her last wheezing breath leaves her body. "He has taken it... Geltharis..." You know in your heart that Anilia's dying wish is to see the Branch of Cenarius back in dryad hands.

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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.

Ashenvale Quest turn-in 3 mapped points
Ashenvale map showing where to go for The Branch of CenariusTurn-inObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #63 87.1 43.5

Coordinates

  • Turn-inAshenvale 87.1, 43.5/way #63 87.1 43.5
  • Objective areaAshenvale 78.4, 42.6/way #63 78.4 42.6
  • Objective areaAshenvale 78.3, 44.8/way #63 78.3 44.8

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 Ashenvale map

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

Getting there

Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Ashenvale:

  • Forest Song, AshenvaleAlliance · about 120 yards west
  • Gates of Sothann, HyjalAlliance and Horde · about 1,200 yards north-east
  • Sanctuary of Malorne, HyjalAlliance and Horde · about 1,900 yards north-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 500 yards west
  • Objective areaabout 510 yards 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

Choose one of these rewards:

Experience4,100 XP
ReputationDarnassus +250

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeCloth Shoulder
Item level19
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor4
Stats+4 Intellect, +7 Stamina, +8 Versatility
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for84 silver50 copper
TypePlate Waist
Item level19
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor12
Stats+4 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for59 silver33 copper

Reputation: Darnassus +250

This Alliance capital is populated by Night Elves and is located in the Island of Teldrassil. Ruled by the Priestess of the Moon, Tyrande Whisperwind.

Reputation group: Alliance.

Other quests in Ashenvale that reward Darnassus reputation: Supplies to Auberdine (+500), Don't Forget the Horde (+250), Of Their Own Design (+250), Naga of the Strand (+250), West to the Strand (+10), Delivery for Orendil (+25).

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

Ashenvale, Alliance

Part 39 of 50.

Previous: Vile Satyr! Dryads in Danger! · Next: Satyr Slaying!

  1. 34Go With The Flow
  2. 35Vortex
  3. 36A Shameful Waste
  4. 37The Lost Chalice
  5. 38Vile Satyr! Dryads in Danger!
  6. 39The Branch of Cenarius
  7. 40Satyr Slaying!
  8. 41Stopping the Rituals
  9. 42Reclaiming Felfire Hill
  10. 43Agents of Destruction
  11. 44Recover the Remains
  12. 45Destroy the Legion

Showing steps 34 to 45 of 50.

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.

  • Vile Satyr! Dryads in Danger!Ashenvale · Level 7-30

    Listen, I don't know who you are, but I need your help. My sisters went to take back the Branch of Cenarius from the satyr. They said they'd be back soon, but it's been two whole days! <name>, you have to find them! They were looking for the ruins of a night elf temple in Xavian to the northwest.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Satyr Slaying!Ashenvale · Level 7-30

    I can't believe that Anilia is gone... We used to play together in the forests all the time. I almost feel... sad. I know something that might make me feel better. Please, slay the satyrs that took Anilia from me! Bring me their horns as proof of your actions and you will forever have my gratitude.

The storyline at a glance

Ashenvale, Alliance has 50 steps, from Bathran's Hair to The Forest Heart.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Ashenvale (50).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Ashenvale 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.