TheWoWDBI found that Orkus is much more chatty than Dumass and Johnny Awesome, sometimes spamming me with paragraphs at a time. If you let him stick around for long enough, he'll let you in on some of his secrets.
Some things he says:
I wasn't there, but I heard that Sylvanas died in Silverpine and that her precious val'kyr resurrected her at the cost of their own lives. Know anything about it?
<Name>, just between you and me, I never saw the fall of the Lich King. And... well... I've never been to Ulduar. I... well... I am a dungeon explorer. Yes. I prefer exploring dungeons with allies. The pay is excellent and the risk is low.
I liked the worgen better when they were a disorganized mess that you'd run into in small packs. This new Gilnean worgen alliance is much more difficult to deal with.
Hillsbrad has changed. Back in my day Hillsbrad was a place of constant battle. The humans and dwarves of Southshore would constantly attack the Horde at Tarren Mill. There were days when you could look out past the intersection at Darrow Hill and see a thousand people battle. Glory days, <Name> - they'll pass you by.
I have heard tale of the Maelstrom itself opening up, threatening to devour the world. Could you imagine such a thing?
I am sorry that I called you puny, <Name>. When we first met I thought you were just another one of Darthalia's pawns.
Worgen and dwarves working together... What has the world come to?
Varian Wyrnn... I saw him fight once at Dire Maul. He killed five feral scar yetis with his bare hands. Pretty good for a human, no?
I found Kasha in Icecrown. She was injured and dying. I managed to carry her back to the Shadow Vault where the death knights helped nurse her back to health. We are now the best of friends.
This place reeks of evil. It must be purged!
If Ivar Bloodfang is here, where is Darius Crowley?
<Name>, you and I are friends.
Garrosh Hellscream: great warchief or greatest warchief?
If we stop these dwarves and worgen we will be celebrated as great heroes of the Horde!
The longer you afk with him, the more he has to say it seems : I
Quest
They Will Never Expect This...
A World of Warcraft quest in Hillsbrad Foothills. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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One more! "Did I ever tell you about the time I met Varok Saurfang? I asked him to sign my massive pectoral muscles. He backhanded me instead, which is why I sometimes forget things now. It was totally worth it."
Leads to Heroes of the Horde to finish up the quest chain.
Quest facts
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(28397))
Requirements
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
Description
They made a mistake by not killing me when they had the chance. Perhaps they thought Orkus would drown. HAH! Now they will pay the price for their carelessness. You and I will tear this island apart, {name}. They will never expect this! Once all of their soldiers are dead we will confront the leaders. Be on the lookout for attack plans. If we can get our hands on their plans we will be able to put a stop to their whole invasion! Let's go, {name}!
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 areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #25 25.5 85.7
Coordinates
- Turn-inHillsbrad Foothills 25.5, 85.7
/way #25 25.5 85.7 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Hillsbrad Foothills 26.7, 85.2
/way #25 26.7 85.2 - Objective areaHillsbrad Foothills 50.0, 74.3
/way #25 50.0 74.3
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 Hillsbrad Foothills map
- An Unexpected Message about 1,580 yards
- The Path of Atonement about 1,580 yards
- Honor the Flame about 1,830 yards
- Alina's Reward about 2,220 yards
- Clearing the Highlands about 2,230 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Hillsbrad Foothills, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Hillsbrad Foothills:
- Southpoint Gate, Hillsbrad
- Forsaken Forward Command, Gilneas
- Ruins of Southshore, Hillsbrad
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- Objective area
- 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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Other quests on the Hillsbrad Foothills map
Reward details
Reputation: Undercity +250
Led by Sylvanas Windrunner, the Forsaken have joined a tenuous alliance with the Horde and established this capital in the vast depths under the Ruins of Lordaeron.
Reputation group: Horde.
Other quests in Hillsbrad Foothills that reward Undercity reputation: Empire of Dirt (+250), Warchief's Command: Hillsbrad Foothills! (+250), Welcome to the Machine (+250), Trouble at Azurelode (+10), Glorious Harvest (+250), Past Their Prime (+350).
Reputation: Orgrimmar +250
Founded by Thrall, this Horde capital city is home to many of the proud orc clans of Durotar.
Reputation group: Horde.
Other quests in Hillsbrad Foothills that reward Orgrimmar reputation: *Gurgle* HELP! *Gurgle* (+75), Stormpike Rendezvous (+250), Kasha Will Fly Again (+250), The Road to Purgation (+250), Heroes of the Horde! (+500), March of the Stormpike (+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
Hillsbrad Foothills
Part 20 of 39.
Previous: The Road to Purgation · Next: Heroes of the Horde!
- 15A Blight Upon the Land
- 16*Gurgle* HELP! *Gurgle*
- 17Stormpike Rendezvous
- 18Kasha Will Fly Again
- 19The Road to Purgation
- 20They Will Never Expect This...
- 21Heroes of the Horde!
- 22Aid of the Frostwolf
- 23Matters of Loyalty
- 24March of the Stormpike
- 25Cry of the Banshee
- 26Breaking the Hand
Showing steps 15 to 26 of 39.
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 Road to Purgation
The time of vengeance has come, <name>. Kasha can once more fly, thanks to you. She will take us to Purgation Isle so that we may confront the Stormpike dwarf general, Vanndar Stormpike, and his captain, Balinda Stonehearth. BOTH will pay for what they have done. Are you ready?
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Heroes of the Horde!
Now to find their battle plans and take out their leaders! Should we succeed there is an orc high warlord who served in the war in Silverpine that is now stationed at Tarren Mill - located in the heart of Hillsbrad. He will grant both of us commendations for this!
The storyline at a glance
Hillsbrad Foothills has 39 steps, from Welcome to the Machine to Extinction.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Hillsbrad Foothills (39).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Hillsbrad Foothills map
- Arathi Highlands
- Felo'melorn
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.