TheWoWDBThe poles are like any "vehicle" on WoW. Simply mouse over them until you see the green arrow, then click to "jump" your toon from pole to pole until you reach the bell. Once you are close to the bell, you are auto dismounted from the pole and you will land near the bell. Click on the bell.
Beware of falling in as the cranes will attack you! The quest warns to not fall off the pole or you will have to restart, however the one time I "fell off" i was easily able to jump back on the poles and finish the quest with no problem.
Quest
The Lesson of Dry Fur
A World of Warcraft quest in The Wandering Isle. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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OMG. Don't be stupid like me. This quest is easy. Don't go in the water. The water turns you into a frog and the cranes think of you as a tasty snack. Instead, there are shorter poles on either end of the bridge. They're called "Exit Poles". You can click on them when you're out of the water. The water isn't your friend.
If you happen to be in the water, you can try and jump on the reeds sticking out, turning you back into normal form. During that split second, click on one of the balancing poles.
The Lesson of Dry Fur confirmed! Incredibly easy but never would've figured it out. Leave the quest giver and stay in the pond. Go under the bridge and when you mouse over the pillars they will have a green "mount" arrow.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 1-20
Quest ID29661
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(29661))
Requirements
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineThe Wandering Isle, step 26 of 74
RewardsUnmarred Cord, 
Unmarred Waistband, Unmarred Chain, 5g 35s, 2,750 XP
Unmarred Cord, Unmarred Waistband, Unmarred Chain, 5g 35s, 2,750 XPDescription
Through meditation, I intend to find a route to locating Shu. In the meantime, you would benefit from practice and discipline. Your first task is the task of all trainees entering the pools: cross the balance poles to the west and ring the bell without falling into the pool. Should you fall, the pool's curse will make it difficult to get on a pole again, so you will need to return to the edge of the pool to start over. Oh, and beware the cranes.
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #378 65.6 42.7
Coordinates
- Turn-inThe Wandering Isle 65.6, 42.7
/way #378 65.6 42.7 - Objective areaThe Wandering Isle 61.3, 48.0
/way #378 61.3 48.0 - Objective areaThe Wandering Isle 65.6, 42.6
/way #378 65.6 42.6
Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Getting there
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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TypeCloth Waist
Item level2
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor1
Suited toArcane, Fire, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Shadow, Affliction, Demonology, Destruction
Sells to vendors for9 copper
TypeLeather Waist
Item level2
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor2
Suited toBalance, Feral, Guardian, Restoration, Assassination, Outlaw, Subtlety, Brewmaster, Windwalker, Mistweaver, Havoc, Vengeance
Sells to vendors for9 copper
TypeMail Waist
Item level2
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor3
Suited toBeast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival, Elemental, Enhancement, Restoration
Sells to vendors for8 copper
TypePlate Waist
Item level2
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor5
Suited toHoly, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost, Unholy
Sells to vendors for9 copper
Reputation: Shang Xi's Academy +250
For nearly three generations, the esteemed Shang Xi has prepared pandaren heroes for lives of adventure.
Reputation group: Mists of Pandaria.
Other quests in The Wandering Isle that reward Shang Xi's Academy reputation: Much to Learn (+10), The Lesson of the Iron Staff (+250), The Lesson of the Sandy Fist (+250), The First Sign of Winter (+250), The Lesson of the Burning Scroll (+250), The Disciple's Challenge (+250).
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
The Wandering Isle
Part 26 of 74.
Previous: The Singing Pools · Next: The Lesson of the Balanced Rock
- 21The Challenger's Fires
- 22Only the Worthy Shall Pass
- 23Huo, the Spirit of Fire
- 24The Passion of Shen-zin Su
- 25The Singing Pools
- 26The Lesson of Dry Fur
- 27The Lesson of the Balanced Rock
- 28Stronger Than Reeds
- 29Finding an Old Friend
- 30The Sun Pearl
- 31The Sting of Learning
- 32Shu, the Spirit of Water
Showing steps 21 to 32 of 74.
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.
- The Singing Pools
It is crucial that we bring all of the three remaining spirits back safely. I am too old to do this myself, and for all their strengths, both Aysa and Ji are single-minded in their ideals. You possess all the qualities of a hero, and a balance that they do not. It is you that must do this.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- The Lesson of the Balanced Rock
I require peace to perform my meditation. Practice your arts while I meditate on Shu's location. Other monks practice balance and combat upon the balance poles in the surrounding pools. Engage them and defeat them.
Quests that require this one
The storyline at a glance
The Wandering Isle has 74 steps, from The Lesson of the Iron Bough to Joining the Horde.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): The Wandering Isle (71), Elwynn Forest (1), Stormwind City (1), Orgrimmar (1).
Other storylines on the Elwynn Forest map
- Elwynn Forest
- Lost Honor
- Northshire
- The Scarlet Enclave
- Battle Pet Tamers
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.