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The Lesson of the Iron Bough

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

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 1-20
ZoneThe Wandering Isle
Quest ID30034

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(30034))

Requirements

ClassHunter
RacesPandaren, Pandaren and Pandaren

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineThe Wandering Isle, step 3 of 74
Rewards5g 35s, 2,750 XP

Description

First, you will need a weapon suited to your talents. Retrieve a crossbow from one of the weapon racks below, bring it to me, and show me that you know how to hold it properly.

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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.

The Wandering Isle Quest turn-in 20 mapped points
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In-game waypoint: /way #378 56.6 18.1

Coordinates

  • Turn-inThe Wandering Isle 56.6, 18.1/way #378 56.6 18.1
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)The Wandering Isle 57.8, 18.2/way #378 57.8 18.2
  • Objective areaThe Wandering Isle 56.7, 18.2/way #378 56.7 18.2

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 areaabout 30 yards east
  • Objective areaabout 30 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
Money5 gold35 silver
Experience2,750 XP
ReputationShang Xi's Academy +250

Reward details

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 3 of 74.

Previous: The Lesson of the Iron Bough · Next: The Lesson of the Iron Bough

  1. 1The Lesson of the Iron Bough
  2. 2The Lesson of the Iron Bough
  3. 3The Lesson of the Iron Bough
  4. 4The Lesson of the Iron Bough
  5. 5The Lesson of the Iron Bough
  6. 6The Lesson of the Iron Bough
  7. 7The Lesson of the Iron Bough
  8. 8The Lesson of the Sandy Fist
  9. 9The Lesson of Stifled Pride
  10. 10The Lesson of the Burning Scroll
  11. 11The Disciple's Challenge
  12. 12Aysa of the Tushui

Showing steps 1 to 12 of 74.

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Where this quest fits

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • The Lesson of the Sandy FistThe Wandering Isle · Level 1-20

    I'd like to observe you putting your new weapon to use, my young student. This will aid me in determining what degree of training will be best suited to your talents. We have many training targets in the training grounds below.

Other quests with this name

This one: Hunter · Pandaren, Pandaren, Pandaren · The Wandering Isle · Level 1-20.

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

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.