TheWoWDBI was doing this quest on 10th of December 2022, sometime after midnight. After 18 years of WoW there is nothing new under the sun for me. So i was gathering some stuff, talking to some NPCs without paying much attention to the details....until i realized i was preparing a funeral.
As i watch the corpse being transported towards the sea, i am instantly reminded of my father who lies in hospital at that time. I start crying, push the cart into the sea and feel the spirit of my father leaving this world. One hour later, my father passed away.
I can barely type, but wherever you are now papa, know that you will always be loved. Now and forever. If there is one thing i regret, it is not being there to hold your hand when you were about to leave the world of the living.
Rest in peace. You have earned it.
Quest
The Cycle of the Sea
A World of Warcraft quest in The Azure Span. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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awwww
someone cutting onions during this quest.
that was probably one of the most moving quests in the game for someone you never even met.
Quest facts
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(65850))
What to do
Description
Thank you, {name}. I have learned what I need for now from our new friends. The funeral ceremony for their former chieftain is about to start. Given how kind and hospitable the Iskaarans have been to us, it seems only right that we join them before departing back to the Archives. Speak with Brena and let her know we are ready when they are.
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-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #2024 12.9 50.4
Coordinates
- Turn-inThe Azure Span 12.9, 50.4
/way #2024 12.9 50.4 - Objective areaThe Azure Span 13.2, 49.5
/way #2024 13.2 49.5
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 The Azure Span map
- Fishing Holes about 20 yards
- Trading Made Easier about 20 yards
- A Lost Tribe about 80 yards
- Of the Cloth, of the Community about 80 yards
- Becoming One of Our Community about 80 yards
- Dragon Isles Supplies about 80 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on The Azure Span, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on The Azure Span:
- Iskaara, Azure Span
- Three-Falls Lookout, Azure Span
- Ohn'iri Springs, Ohn'ahran Plains
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- Objective area
- 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: Iskaara Tuskarr +300
The Iskaara Tuskarr have been on the Dragon Isles for generations, living in harmony and telling tales of the world around them.
Reputation group: Dragonflight.
Other quests in The Azure Span that reward Iskaara Tuskarr reputation: Breaching the Brackenhide (+200), Cut Out the Rot (+200), Echoes of the Fallen (+200), Ley Litter (+200), Realignment (+200), Tome-ward Bound (+200).
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
Decayed Roots
Part 9 of 10.
Previous: To Iskaara · Next: Azure Alignment
- 1Breaching the Brackenhide
- 2Cut Out the Rot
- 3Gather the Family
- 4Echoes of the Fallen
- 5Ley Litter
- 6Realignment
- 7Tome-ward Bound
- 8To Iskaara
- 9The Cycle of the Sea
- 10Azure Alignment
Also part of: The Azure Span (part 37 of 52).
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.
- To Iskaara
Thank you, <name>, for all your help. My family is safe because of you. Now, we can finally return to Iskaara and see old Ponoliak taken back to the sea. He was my mentor, and a fine chieftain. Please, you must join us! A celebration of the Cycle of the Sea is something all can share in.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Azure Alignment
The bonds of this community... the friendship and family they share. I... never had that. The blue dragonflight never had that. And maybe that's because we haven't had a chance to. Now is the time. I must gather my kind. Meet me at the Azure Archives. There is much to be done.
The storyline at a glance
Decayed Roots has 10 steps, from Breaching the Brackenhide to Azure Alignment.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): The Azure Span (10).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on The Azure Span map
- Iskaara Tuskarr Renown
- The Blue Dragons
- Azure Span Chapter 1
- Into the Archives
- Tuskarr Troubles
- Vakthros
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.