TheWoWDBA note to make, Blood elf starting quests can only be done by blood elf race characters, sadly I found this out when i tried to do the starters on my undead warrior. After walking to UC and translocating there I was terribly disappointed.
Quest
Unfortunate Measures
A World of Warcraft quest in Sunstrider Isle. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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The Springpaw Lynxes and Springpaw Cubs which wander almost everywhere across Sunstrider Isle often drop the Lynx Collar quest items. I advise you to pick up this quest and kill the Lynxes on the way to and from other Sunstrider Isle quests, as doing so will likely make the search for Lynxes a bit less strenuous.
Lynx are located to the East/southeast - just follow the road and you're sure to find them. The turn-in buff(5 sta, 5 spir, 30min) is a good sight to see in the lower level areas :D.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 1-20
ZoneSunstrider Isle
Quest ID8326
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(8326))
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Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 3.80.2.69874, read from the beta game data we hold
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Requirements
RaceBlood Elf
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
Description
Your effort has made something clear that, honestly, I wish were not true. The unchecked power of the Burning Crystals has maligned a much larger swath of the isle's natural balance than I thought. We must now take on more unfortunate measures to reclaim control. The nearby lynxes have succumbed to the influence of the crystals, and they must be put down. Bring their collars, {name}, as I may yet be able to fashion a magical restraint to turn some back from being uncontrolled.
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.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Sunstrider Isle:
- Falconwing Square, Eversong Woods
- Silvermoon City
- Fairbreeze Village, Eversong Woods
- Shattered Sun Staging Area
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- 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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TypeCloth Wrist
Item level2
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor1
Suited toArcane, Fire, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Shadow, Affliction, Demonology, Destruction
Sells to vendors for8 copper
TypeLeather Hands
Item level2
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor2
Suited toBalance, Feral, Guardian, Restoration, Assassination, Outlaw, Subtlety, Brewmaster, Windwalker, Mistweaver, Havoc, Vengeance
Sells to vendors for8 copper
TypePlate Chest
Item level2
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor8
Suited toHoly, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost, Unholy
Sells to vendors for17 copper
TypeMail Hands
Item level2
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor3
Suited toBeast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival, Elemental, Enhancement, Restoration
Sells to vendors for9 copper
Reputation: Silvermoon City +250
The capital of Quel'Thalas, home of the blood elves. Though nearly destroyed by Arthas' attack on the Sunwell, Silvermoon is once again a thriving city.
Reputation group: Horde.
Other quests in Sunstrider Isle that reward Silvermoon City reputation: Reclaiming Sunstrider Isle (+250), Report to Lanthan Perilon (+10), Aggression (+250), Felendren the Banished (+350), Tainted Arcane Sliver (+250), Aiding the Outrunners (+10).
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
Sunstrider Isle
Part 2 of 8.
Previous: Reclaiming Sunstrider Isle · Next: Aggression
- 1Reclaiming Sunstrider Isle
- 2Unfortunate Measures
- 3Aggression
- 4Felendren the Banished
- 5Aiding the Outrunners
- 6Slain by the Wretched
- 7Package Recovery
- 8Completing the Delivery
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.
- Reclaiming Sunstrider Isle
The sooner you begin your education, <name>, the better for us all. There is little room for error, so listen closely. The Burning Crystals - the green floating objects to the west of the Sunspire here - have long been used to power the isle's experimentations.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Aggression
Before sending you to the Academy, I want you on another task that needs to be dealt with immediately. Once used to aid us in the gardening of Sunstrider Isle, the bestial tenders now have grown out of our control.
The storyline at a glance
Sunstrider Isle has 8 steps, from Reclaiming Sunstrider Isle to Completing the Delivery.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Eversong Woods (5), Sunstrider Isle (3).
Other storylines on the Eversong Woods map
- Eversong Woods
- Dominance Offensive
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.