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Upon the Scene of Battle

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

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 30-35
ZoneShimmering Expanse
Quest ID25956

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25956))

Requirements

FactionHorde only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineVashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse, step 98 of 149
Rewards13g 74s, 4,800 XP

Description

All around you lie the remnants of a fierce battle. The naga skeletons are no surprise, but the weapons and remains of their apparent opponents are somewhat more unexpected. Amidst the bones, you spot a strangely prominent piece of metal jutting out from one of the skulls. It's difficult to tell what sort of weapon it might have once been part of, but it stands out sufficiently to prompt you to retrieve it as evidence. Surely someone back at the cave would be interested in this revelation.

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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.

Shimmering Expanse Quest turn-in no plotted point

Nearby on the Shimmering Expanse map

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

Getting there

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Shimmering Expanse:

  • Stygian Bounty, Vashj'irHorde · about 40 yards north-east
  • Legion's Rest, Vashj'irHorde · about 140 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 510 yards south-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
Money13 gold74 silver
Experience4,800 XP

Storyline

Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse

Part 98 of 149.

Previous: A Better Vantage · Next: Visions of the Past: The Invasion of Vashj'ir

  1. 93Something Edible
  2. 94Caught Off-Guard
  3. 95Swift Approach
  4. 96An Occupation of Time
  5. 97A Better Vantage
  6. 98Upon the Scene of Battle
  7. 99Visions of the Past: The Invasion of Vashj'ir
  8. 100Reoccupation
  9. 101The Revered Lady
  10. 102To the Fathom-Lord's Call
  11. 103Built to Last
  12. 104Not Soon Forgotten

Showing steps 93 to 104 of 149.

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.

  • A Better VantageShimmering Expanse · Level 30-35

    This cave is our only refuge. There's no help on the way. Whatever happens, this cave must remain safe or we are all sure to die down here. We need a forward post to launch our attacks from. Something defensible.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Visions of the Past: The Invasion of Vashj'irShimmering Expanse · Level 30-35

    The shard you recovered looks to be of naga origin. I had hoped to find a strong focal object like this for a spell I've been working on that would allow us to glimpse into the recent past. I've enchanted the blade, but you'll have to take it to a place where we know its owner was.

Other quests with this name

This one: Horde only · Shimmering Expanse · Level 30-35.

The storyline at a glance

Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse has 149 steps, from Call of Duty to Full Circle.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Shimmering Expanse (98), Kelp'thar Forest (48), Abyssal Depths (2), Vashj'ir (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Shimmering Expanse 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.