The Hero Returns is a quest for level 30-35 in Deepholm. It is step 31 of 57 in the Deepholm, War & Gunships storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Deepholm at 28.0, 68.6. It rewards 1 reward item and 600 experience.
The Stonefather is waiting for you back south at Stonehearth.
Make yourself presentable. You've earned a hero's welcome!
You will be able to choose one of these rewards:
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Odd to give only a rare two-handed axe as a reward...
Odd to give only a rare two-handed axe as a reward...A rare two-handed axe that sells for 28g61s96c
In case the only reason you're in Deepholm is for this axe, the quest that starts off the whole chain to get it is Where's Goldmine?.
| Type | Reward | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Experience | XP | 600 |
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.
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
| Turn-in map | Deepholm | Turn-in marker at 28.0, 68.6, 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 #207 28.0 68.6
TheWoWDB/way #207 28.0 68.6/way #207 22.7 52.0Map 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 Deepholm, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
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 31 of 57.
Previous: Rescue the Stonefather... and Flint · Next: The Middle Fragment
Showing steps 26 to 37 of 57.
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
We found out where the Stonefather is being held and young Flint ran off on his own to rescue him! I don't have to tell you that this is bad. Flint is going to get himself captured as well, or worse!
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
I present you with the key to Stonehearth. With it you may unlock the vault to my home and recover the middle fragment of the World Pillar. Keep the fragment safe, <name>. Make certain to get it to the Temple of Earth in the middle of Deepholm as quickly as possible!
Deepholm, War & Gunships has 57 steps, from Where's Goldmine? to The World Pillar Fragment.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Deepholm (57).
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.
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