I got this quest today at 7k into honored (7.000/12.000).
Quest
To the Valley!
Quest facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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A note: After you complete this quest, Lor'themar gives a short speech, in which he refers to your character as "he" regardless of actual character gender.
WoWHead has this listed under their Patch 5.1 Dominance Offensive Guide as the first quest under the Blood For Blood section of quests. I did not receive this quest first. Instead, I received To Mogujia. I was on a blood elf so I'm not sure if we get a different quest or if they have just changed the quest text/title since WoWHead made their guide. I think my rep before turning in the quest I mentioned was about 3245 Honored if that helps anyone wondering when this will open for them.
EDIT:
So since writing this comment up, I have now received this quest at about 7500 Honored. This is the sealed communication you receive:<Name>,
First, I would like to apologize for the cryptic note - but discretion is imperative.
As past events have taught us, others in the Horde may act without proper planning, or restraint.
We plan to move first towards our next objective and avoid further pointless losses.
You have shown yourself to be a highly skilled and reliable ally. We would like to invite you to join us - as soon as possible - at the Valley of the Emperors in Kun-Lai Summit.
We hope you will meet us with all due haste.
-A Friend from SilvermoonAfter turning in this quest, I recieved Legacy of the Korune and Clearing a Path. Once I turned those two in, I received Trapping the Leader. (Note: This quest is listed under The Korune achievement section in the Dominance Offensive Guide.)
Quest facts
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Requirements
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Description
This sealed communication was sent for you, along with urgent orders to travel to the Valley of Emperors in Kun-Lai Summit. This looks serious. I'd not delay if I were you. Speak to Tak-Tak for transportation.
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-inIn-game waypoint: /way #379 53.8 49.2
Objective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #418 10.4 53.7
Coordinates
- Turn-inKun-Lai Summit 53.8, 49.2
/way #379 53.8 49.2 - Objective areaKrasarang Wilds 10.4, 53.7
/way #418 10.4 53.7
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 Kun-Lai Summit map
- It Was Almost Alive about 210 yards
- Lessons from History about 250 yards
- Chasing the Storm about 250 yards
- Breaking the Emperor's Shield about 250 yards
- The Tomb of Shadows about 250 yards
- Stealing Their Thunder King about 250 yards
- Comin' Round the Mountain about 360 yards
- One Traveler's Misfortune about 360 yards
- Smelly's Luckydo about 370 yards
- The Trail of Ban-Lu about 370 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Kun-Lai Summit, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Kun-Lai Summit:
- One Keg, Kun-Lai Summit
- Temple of the White Tiger, Kun-Lai Summit
- Zouchin Village, Kun-Lai Summit
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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Reward details
Reputation: Dominance Offensive +250
Horde forces in Pandaria, stationed at Domination Point in Krasarang Wilds.
Reputation group: Mists of Pandaria.
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
Dominance Offensive
Part 17 of 44.
Previous: The Korune · Next: Clearing a Path
- 12De-Subjugation
- 13To Mogujia
- 14Ancient Guardians
- 15Bloodlines
- 16The Korune
- 17To the Valley!
- 18Clearing a Path
- 19Legacy of the Korune
- 20Trapping the Leader
- 21Echoes of Thunder
- 22A Gathering Storm
- 23Get My Results!
Showing steps 12 to 23 of 44.
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 Korune
These terracotta wardens are fearsome, but not nearly as horrifying as the creature that we found at the top of the ruins. Some of our surviving scouts reported seeing some kind of mogu spellweaver on the highest rise to the north. He practices a type of magic unlike any other we have seen.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Clearing a Path
First thing's first. If we're going to take the leader captive, we'll need to thin the numbers of his agents. Be careful. These mogu are particularly dangerous - they appear to be manipulating the sha in ways we haven't seen before.
The storyline at a glance
Dominance Offensive has 44 steps, from Meet the Scout to Breath of Darkest Shadow.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Kun-Lai Summit (17), Krasarang Wilds (5), Dalaran (5), Dalaran (4).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Kun-Lai Summit map
- Kun-Lai Summit
- Operation Shieldwall
- Mogu at the Gates
- Class Mount: Monk
- Escalation
- The Voice of Thunder
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.