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Unexpected Allies

Unexpected Allies is a quest for level 10-45 in Highmountain. It is step 14 of 14 in The Bloodtotem Tribe storyline, the final step. The quest's turn-in marker is in Highmountain at 46.7, 61.1. It rewards 1 reward item, 1 reputation reward, 6,150 experience and money.

Description

You have gained my trust. Not all drogbar are as violent as the savages led by Dargrul the Underking, nor are all tauren as bloodthirsty as the Bloodtotem.

You may tell Mayla Highmountain that she has our support. The cavern we call home is yours to explore freely as well, <name>.

Rewards

You will receive:

Money20 gold22 silver
Experience6,150 XP
ReputationHighmountain Tribe +150
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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP6,150
MoneyGold20g 22s
ReputationHighmountain Tribe+150

Reward details

Items you receive

TypeConsumable
Item level1
BindingBinds when picked up
Sells to vendors for25 gold

“Chiseled into an enchanted leystone.”

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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapThunder Totem
Turn-in mapHighmountainTurn-in marker at 46.7, 61.1, 3 mapped points
Turn-in mapThunder Totem
Objective areaStonedark Grotto
World Map

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.

Thunder Totem Quest turn-in
Highmountain Quest turn-in 3 mapped points
Highmountain map showing where to go for Unexpected AlliesTurn-inObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #650 46.7 61.1

Thunder Totem Quest turn-in
Stonedark Grotto Objective area

Coordinates

  • Turn-inHighmountain 46.7, 61.1/way #650 46.7 61.1
  • Objective areaHighmountain 45.5, 60.2/way #650 45.5 60.2
  • Objective areaHighmountain 44.0, 23.2/way #650 44.0 23.2

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 Thunder Totem map

Other quests whose map markers the client places on Thunder Totem.

Getting there

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

  • Thunder Totem, HighmountainAlliance and Horde · about 70 yards north
  • Nesingwary's Retreat, HighmountainAlliance and Horde · about 610 yards north-west
  • Eastern HighmountainAlliance and Horde · about 770 yards south-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 100 yards north-west (on the Highmountain map)
  • Objective areaabout 1,800 yards north (on the Highmountain map)

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.

Quest Line

Storyline

The Bloodtotem Tribe

Part 14 of 14.

Previous: Step into the Dark

  1. 1The Bloodtotem Tribe
  2. 2Witch of the Wood
  3. 3Hags of a Feather
  4. 4I Have a Bad Feeling About This
  5. 5An Audience with Torok
  6. 6Cave of the Blood Trial
  7. 7Rite of Blood
  8. 8Rock Troll in a Hard Place
  9. 9Pet Rocks
  10. 10Stonedark Crystal
  11. 11They Will Pay With Blood
  12. 12Blood Debt
  13. 13Step into the Dark
  14. 14Unexpected Allies

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.

  • Step into the DarkHighmountain · Level 10-45

    With the threat to my people quelled, I believe it is time to introduce you to my kin. Meet me at Stonedark Grotto, and you will see where we live.

After this quest

Taken from a quest that requires this one.

  • Battle of Snowblind MesaHighmountain · Level 10-45

    Your timing is fortunate. Our forces at Snowblind Mesa report seeing the Underking above ground. What is more, he is lightly guarded, and has the hammer with him. Thanks to your efforts, we can meet them in battle. Meet us at Snowblind Mesa and let us take the fight to Dargrul together.

The storyline at a glance

The Bloodtotem Tribe has 14 steps, from The Bloodtotem Tribe to Unexpected Allies.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Highmountain (14).

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.

Related
Undying Twilight
Unearthed Artifacts
Unearthed Knowledge
Unexpected Aid
Unexpected Guests
Unexpected Results
Unexpected Visitors
Unfair Fight
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