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To See the Past

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

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 10-45
Quest ID40520

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(40520))

What to do

StorylineHuln's War, step 3 of 9
Rewards20g 22s, 6,150 XP

Description

I would like for you to experience firsthand what Huln Highmountain was able to accomplish in a single battle during the War of the Ancients. To do so, I will need very specific ingredients. They are not too difficult to obtain--you can find all of them near Thunder Totem.

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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.

Highmountain Quest turn-in 4 mapped points
Highmountain map showing where to go for To See the PastTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #650 47.7 61.7

Coordinates

  • Turn-inHighmountain 47.7, 61.7/way #650 47.7 61.7
  • Objective areaHighmountain 45.5, 57.5/way #650 45.5 57.5
  • Objective areaHighmountain 48.5, 55.8/way #650 48.5 55.8
  • Objective areaHighmountain 45.1, 53.4/way #650 45.1 53.4

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 Highmountain map

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

Getting there

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

  • Thunder Totem, HighmountainAlliance and Horde · about 110 yards north-west
  • Nesingwary's Retreat, HighmountainAlliance and Horde · about 680 yards north-west
  • Eastern HighmountainAlliance and Horde · about 700 yards south-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 250 yards north-west
  • Objective areaabout 280 yards north
  • Objective areaabout 430 yards north-west

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
Money20 gold22 silver
Experience6,150 XP
ReputationHighmountain Tribe +150

Reward details

Reputation: Highmountain Tribe +150

The Highmountain Tribe has dwindled in numbers over the years, and with the drogbar threat looming, seek new allies to save their homeland.

Reputation group: Legion.

Other quests in Highmountain that reward Highmountain Tribe reputation: Get to High Ground (+250), Rocs vs Eagles (+150), The Skyhorn Tribe (+10), Battle of Snowblind Mesa (+150), Secrets of Highmountain (+150), Grasp of the Underking (+150).

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

Huln's War

Part 3 of 9.

Previous: The Story of Huln · Next: Huln's War - The Arrival

  1. 1A Walk With the Spirits
  2. 2The Story of Huln
  3. 3To See the Past
  4. 4Huln's War - The Arrival
  5. 5Huln's War - Stormrage
  6. 6Huln's War - Malorne's Favored
  7. 7Huln's War - Reinforcements
  8. 8Huln's War - Shadowsong
  9. 9Huln's War - The Nathrezim

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 Story of HulnHighmountain · Level 10-45

    You work to unite the tribes. That is no small task. It has only been done once before in the history of this mountain. Huln Highmountain last united the tribes thousands of years ago to take on the Legion during the War of the Ancients.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Huln's War - The ArrivalHighmountain · Level 10-45

    Huln Highmountain is the origin of our strength as a tribe. He bested the Legion when last they threatened our survival and unified many disparate tribes. Live his story, and you will know why his name imbues courage in the cowardly and sows fear in the fearless.

The storyline at a glance

Huln's War has 9 steps, from A Walk With the Spirits to Huln's War - The Nathrezim.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Highmountain (4), Thunder Totem (3), Azshara (2).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Highmountain 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.