Quest

The One That Got Away

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

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Feranough2024-08-25T09:31:55-05:00+18via Wowhead

I got stuck on the "Help Maximillian" part for a while, confused as to why I couldn't click him or interact with him.
Ends up that you just need to get close enough, so the NPC Duke Velhan interacts with him.
Hope this helps others :)

Kittay2024-10-06T16:10:24-05:00+1via Wowhead

"The one that got away" usually refers to a lost love. There are two more quests with this title in WoW but it seems they didn't intend to make this kind of reference. This phrase brings my thoughts to an episode of the TV-series Walker - titled "The one who got way", though.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 75-78

ZoneHallowfall

Quest ID78691

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(78691))

What to do

StorylineBringing Light to Velhan's Claim, step 9 of 10

Rewards59g, 12,750 XP

Description

{name}, my son is out with the kobyss. He convinced the other kids they should sneak out with him to fight. Said they should, "be brave like my dad". When they met a kobyss, the others all ran back here, while he ran toward the crashed ship, to lead it away. I have not handled myself bravely, {name}. The story of the Indomitable says I was a hero; those lies were my report. If there was ever a time to step up, it's now. But I'm no match for the kobyss alone. Come with me, {name}--help me save Maximillian.

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.

Coordinates

Turn-inHallowfall 45.8, 13.0/way #2215 45.8 13.0
Objective area (centre of the marked area)Hallowfall 49.8, 16.8/way #2215 49.8 16.8
Objective areaHallowfall 49.8, 16.5/way #2215 49.8 16.5

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 Hallowfall map

Regularly Scheduled Maintenance about 550 yards
Return to the Sea about 960 yards
Gasping Plea about 1,000 yards
Tidal Charms about 1,000 yards
Voices from the Deep about 1,000 yards
Alluring Offer about 1,000 yards
Tricks of the Dark about 1,220 yards
Fickle Fiendish Fish about 1,220 yards
A Lamplighter's Duty about 1,230 yards
Follow Miral about 1,290 yards

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

Getting there

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

Priory of the Sacred Flame, HallowfallAlliance and Horde · about 1,200 yards south
Lorel's Crossing, HallowfallAlliance and Horde · about 1,500 yards south
Hillhelm Family Farm, HallowfallAlliance and Horde · about 1,600 yards south-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 390 yards south-east
Objective areaabout 380 yards south-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.

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presin162024-10-07T16:56:28-05:00+0via Wowhead

I think it's a line in a lot of jokes about fishing. "You should have seen the one that got away."

Money59 gold

Experience12,750 XP

Other quests on the Hallowfall map

Storyline

Bringing Light to Velhan's Claim

Part 9 of 10.

Previous: Crash Recovery · Next: Lamp Lit

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.

Crash RecoveryHallowfall · Level 75-78
A lot of things went wrong when the Indomitable crashed, <name>. But the most upsetting one is that--when the order was finally given to make our way back to Mereldar, we couldn't honor our fallen comrades.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

Lamp LitHallowfall · Level 75-78
The kobyss normally live deep underwater, <name>. When Beledar is at its brightest, they don't bother us. Other sources of bright light will usually keep them away, but definitely weaken them.

Other quests with this name

This one: Hallowfall · Level 75-78.

The One That Got AwayAlliance only · Howling Fjord · Level 10-30
The One That Got AwayLevel 30

The storyline at a glance

Bringing Light to Velhan's Claim has 10 steps, from Lights Out to Lamp Lit.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Hallowfall (10).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Sojourner of Hallowfall Complete the optional Hallowfall storylines listed below.

Other storylines on the Hallowfall map

Hope in Solidarity15 steps, starts with To Mereldar
The Guiding Star12 steps, starts with The Hallowed Path
Gathering Shadows11 steps, starts with A Lamplighter's Duty
The Priory11 steps, starts with Wipe Away Their Smiles
Striking Steel10 steps, starts with Economical Request
Crushing Depths6 steps, starts with Targeted Recon

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.