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Waking the Beast (Horde)

Waking the Beast is a Horde-only quest for level 30-35 in Shimmering Expanse. It is step 90 of 149 in the Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse storyline. It rewards 2 reputation rewards, 4,800 experience and money. Completing it counts toward 1 achievement.

Description

Thanks to you and the Legionnaire, Nespirah has full control of her body... but most of the naga don't know this yet. Once we make our escape, she will activate her biological defenses and destroy the naga from within.

Make yourself ready... I will now tell Nespirah to begin the countdown.

Rewards

Money13 gold74 silver
Experience4,800 XP
ReputationHorde +150, The Earthen Ring +150
Top Comments

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254577+5via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Type "/tar Erunak" he will start in the back of the room and move his way forward to you and Duarn. Follow him as he moves and stay with him. He will guide you out and take you to a sea-horse. Mount it. Do not ditch Erunak.

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59424+5via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

I just did this quest, took Erunak's Seahorse. It took me to Legion's Rest... and now I have no more quests, I had to change zones to get more? Did I miss something huge? I've been all over looking for an exclamation mark... and nothing

** I missed a quest outside called Crafty Crabs, if you do not do this quest no other chains will open up! GOOD INFO! haha**

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP4,800
MoneyGold13g 74s
ReputationHorde+150
ReputationThe Earthen Ring+150

Reward details

Reputation: Horde +150

Reputation group: Classic.

Other quests in Shimmering Expanse that reward Horde reputation: We Are Not Alone (+75), Hopelessly Gearless (+250), Body Blows (+250), Still Valuable (+250), Overseer Idra'kess (+500).

Reputation: The Earthen Ring +150

This gathering of the most powerful shaman of Azeroth seeks to maintain the balance between the world's elemental forces. Their main focus during the cataclysm has been to repair and stabilize the damage caused by Deathwing's arrival.

Reputation group: Cataclysm.

Other quests in Shimmering Expanse that reward The Earthen Ring reputation: Backed Into a Corner (+350), A Distracting Scent (+250), Totem Modification (+250), Undersea Inflation (+250), Don't be Shellfish (+250), Slippery Threat (+250).

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 mapShimmering Expanse
Objective areaKelp'thar Forest
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.

Shimmering Expanse Quest turn-in
Kelp'thar Forest Objective area

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 50 yards south
  • Legion's Rest, Vashj'irHorde · about 60 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 390 yards north (on the Kelp'thar Forest map)
  • Objective areaabout 280 yards north (on the Kelp'thar Forest 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

Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse

Part 90 of 149.

Previous: Overseer Idra'kess · Next: Shelled Salvation

  1. 85We Are Not Alone
  2. 86Hopelessly Gearless
  3. 87Body Blows
  4. 88Still Valuable
  5. 89Overseer Idra'kess
  6. 90Waking the Beast
  7. 91Shelled Salvation
  8. 92Crafty Crabs
  9. 93Something Edible
  10. 94Caught Off-Guard
  11. 95Swift Approach
  12. 96An Occupation of Time

Showing steps 85 to 96 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.

  • Overseer Idra'kessShimmering Expanse · Level 30-35

    My men are flagging, <name>. We won't last much longer against these naga, I'm afraid. With the Idra'kess' weapons, and Nespirah's pearls, we should be ready to bust out of here. Follow the wall northeast, and look for a ramp to the upper chamber.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Shelled SalvationShimmering Expanse · Level 30-35

    A lot of the men haven't made it to the cave yet. It's a safe bet that they're stranded at the vents on the ridge above us. We found some spiralung shells on the way here. They don't produce much air, but it was enough for us to make the cave.

Other quests with this name

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

Also counted by Sinking into Vashj'ir

Its criteria name 14 quests; others include:

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.

Achievements

Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.

Sinking into Vashj'irComplete the Vashj'ir storylines listed below.10
Other versions of this quest

2 quests carry the name Waking the Beast. They differ in the faction shown here.

QuestFactionID
Waking the Beast (this page)Horde25996
Waking the BeastAlliance25922
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