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Quest

The Earth Gives Way

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

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

Interestingly enough the description text changes slightly if you wait until after the recording plays to accept the quest.

"You may stay here to see what comes of this relic, or meet me afterward in Loamm."
becomes
"It would seem there's truly no end to father's secrets. I must have time to think on this. Meet me in Loamm, where Honeypelt's hails from."

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

"where Honeypelt's hails from" Truly awful grammar right there, and not for the first time in Dragonflight - does no-one at Blizzard check the quest text before release? It's a small issue, I know, but once seen it can't be unseen and really breaks immersion in the game for me.

That is every comment on this page.

Quest facts

LevelLevel 36-80
ZoneZaralek Cavern
Quest ID72979

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(72979))

What to do

StorylineBreaking Ground, step 12 of 16
Rewards2g 80s 90c, 1,200 XP

Description

You may stay here to see what comes of this relic, or meet me afterward in Loamm. That is Honeypelt's home, which she offered us respite at while you were still in the cave. I would only ask that you check on Wrathion. He may be a ceaselessly buzzing pest, yes, but... these recent events force me to admit I care for his well-being too. There are only so many black dragons left. We must look out for each other.

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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.

Zaralek Cavern Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Zaralek Cavern map showing where to go for The Earth Gives WayTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #2133 57.0 38.3

Coordinates

  • Turn-inZaralek Cavern 57.0, 38.3/way #2133 57.0 38.3
  • Objective areaZaralek Cavern 60.6, 40.1/way #2133 60.6 40.1

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 Zaralek Cavern map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Zaralek Cavern:

  • Obsidian Rest, Zaralek CavernAlliance and Horde · about 730 yards north-west
  • Loamm, Zaralek CavernAlliance and Horde · about 810 yards south
  • Dragonscale Camp, Zaralek CavernAlliance and Horde · about 1,900 yards south-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 270 yards east

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
Money2 gold80 silver
Experience1,200 XP

Storyline

Breaking Ground

Part 12 of 16.

Previous: Secrets From Our Father · Next: Smells Like Loamm

  1. 5Scar of Earth and Fire
  2. 6The Patience of Princes
  3. 7It Was Not Enough
  4. 8Culling the Deep
  5. 9Niffen and Goliath
  6. 10Brother's Keeper
  7. 11Secrets From Our Father
  8. 12The Earth Gives Way
  9. 13Smells Like Loamm
  10. 14Welcome to the City of Smells
  11. 15Orientation: Loamm Niffen
  12. 16Six Hundred Feet Under

Showing steps 5 to 16 of 16.

Also part of: Zaralek Cavern (part 9 of 72).

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.

  • Secrets From Our FatherZaralek Cavern · Level 10-80

    Look closely, <name>. You see this odd chunk of metal in the deepflayer muck? I have felt my head swimming since we arrived in these caverns. I thought it was just the ceaseless prattling of our whelp, Wrathion, but this object here may prove otherwise.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Smells Like LoammZaralek Cavern · Level 36-80

    I smelled you weren't a bad sort from the start. A little sweaty, but not a bad sort. Consider this your personal invitation to Loamm, home of the niffen! Let's all meet just outside the entrance. That way I can give you and your pals the proper niffen welcome!

The storyline at a glance

Breaking Ground has 16 steps, from The Land Beneath to Six Hundred Feet Under.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Zaralek Cavern (10), Valdrakken (3), Ohn'ahran Plains (2), Zaralek Cavern (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Zaralek Cavern 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.