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Welcome News (Alliance)

Welcome News is an Alliance-only quest for level 30-35 in Shimmering Expanse. It is step 132 of 149 in the Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse storyline. It rewards 3 reward items, 2,400 experience and money.

Description

They'll probably send a skiff over, which may take a bit. I'll stay here to make contact.

You need to return to the cave immediately and let them know that rescue is on its way. We can only hope that the naga have not found them yet.

Go. Swim fast, <name>.

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Money6 gold87 silver
Experience2,400 XP
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Guide to Vashj'ir Shimmering Expanse Alliance quests:

The Vashj'ir quests start in Stormwind with Call of Duty.
The immediate pre-requisite for these quests is Across the great Divide which starts in Kelp'thar Forest .

Initial chain:
The Looming Threat
Backed Into a Corner
Rundown
Silver Tide Hollow

Several side quests are now enabled:
Slippery Threat, Don't be Shellfish, and A Distracting Scent
Also a side-chain:

The main chain continues at Toshe Chaosrender
Vortex (optional)
Vengeful Heart
Fathom-Lord Zin'jatar
A Pearl of Wisdom (optional;starts from Luminescent Pearl from the boss)
Nespirah
Making Contact
Slave Labor and Stick it To Them
Capture the Crab
Breaking Through
We Are Not Alone
Body Blows, Hopelessly Gearless, and Still Valuable
Overseer Idra'kess
Waking the Beast (also unlocks A Cold Welcome)
A Powerful Need to Eat
Clamming Up and Art of Attraction plus Odor Coater
Bellies Await
You can do all these simultaneously:


While killing naga, hope Ancient Elven Etching drops to start Piece of the Past
If you do these quests and haven't already continued on the main chain,
The Call of the Blade will set you back on track.

Main chain continues:
Upon the Scene of Battle [You can actually get this quest a bit earlier]
Visions of the Past: The Invasion of Vashj'ir
Turn to Naga and do:


Looking Forward
Clear Goals, Not Entirely Unprepared, and Properly Inspired
Swift Action
Fallen but Not Forgotten and Gauging Success
Visions of the Past: The Slaughter of Biel'aran Ridge
As a naga again, complete:


Losing Ground
Desperate Plan
Come Prepared, Unfurling Plan, and Hostile Waters
Honor and Privilege
Welcome News
Visions of the Past: Rise from the Deep
As a naga, work on


If you are missing any of the naga optional quests, you may now talk to Wavespeaker Valoren to get the Blade of the Naz'jar Battlemaiden which allows you to repeat any of the visions

This chain [for this zone] wraps up:
A Breath of Fresh Air (enables The War has Many Fronts link to Deepholm)
Full Circle

The Vashj'ir quests conclude in the Abyssal Depths

Read all 5 on Wowhead ↗

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP2,400
MoneyGold6g 87s

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypePlate Shoulder
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor18
Stats+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Dodge, +5 Parry
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for37 gold20 silver
TypeLeather Wrist
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor6
Stats+4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina, +4 Versatility, +4 Mastery
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for25 gold8 silver
TypeCloth Chest
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+8 Intellect, +12 Stamina, +9 Versatility, +6 Haste
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for46 gold48 silver

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.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapShimmering Expanse
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

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

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

  • Tranquil Wash, Vashj'irAlliance · about 70 yards east
  • Silver Tide Hollow, Vashj'irAlliance and Horde · about 530 yards north
  • Voldrin's Hold, Vashj'irAlliance · about 730 yards south-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 860 yards south-east

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 132 of 149.

Previous: Honor and Privilege · Next: Visions of the Past: Rise from the Deep

  1. 127Desperate Plan
  2. 128Hostile Waters
  3. 129Come Prepared
  4. 130Unfurling Plan
  5. 131Honor and Privilege
  6. 132Welcome News
  7. 133Visions of the Past: Rise from the Deep
  8. 134Losing Ground
  9. 135Desperate Plan
  10. 136Hostile Waters
  11. 137Come Prepared
  12. 138Unfurling Plan

Showing steps 127 to 138 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.

  • Honor and PrivilegeShimmering Expanse · Level 30-35

    All done! I'm confident it will work. And not a scrounger in sight to pop a hole in it this time! Fortuitous. Jorlan already swam up to catch it. Swam up and stopped to wait for it. He said you'd get the honors though. Jorlan's nice like that.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Visions of the Past: Rise from the DeepShimmering Expanse · Level 30-35

    What you told me of the naga before has been plaguing my mind. Who are these allies they're summoning? Do they really think they can defeat the Tidehunter? Escaping this cave brings a degree of relief, but our purpose here remains.

Other quests with this name

This one: Alliance 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.

Other versions of this quest

2 quests carry the name Welcome News. They differ in the faction/rewards shown here.

QuestFactionRewardsID
Welcome News (this page)Alliance2,400 XP, True Beacon Shoulderplates, Harp Shell Wristguards, Robes of the Watery Savior25911
Welcome NewsHorde2,400 XP, Robes of the Watery Savior, Harp Shell Wristguards, True Beacon Shoulderplates25973
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