TheWoWDBI submitted a bug report about this issue, but there was no response from Blizzard. I tried Exile's Reach with five different characters until I finally figured out how to fix this bug.
Create a [race=7] Level 1 [class=5]
Choose Exile's Reach. Don’t forget to use your heirloom gear so you can one-shot everything with Shadow Word: Pain while in Exile's Reach.
Do not pick any talent specialization such as Shadow or Holy.After you queue inside the dungeon and finish it, you will get teleported to the Dragon Isles. ONLY deliver the quest An End to Beginnings to [npc=238913], then do not take the new quest that gives you a flying mount.
Go to the dock and wait for the Stormwind ship to take you there.
Now fly to the Stormwind gate, where you will see [npc=154169]. Pick up the quest “Welcome to Stormwind.”
Do NOT click “Skip.” Deliver the quest to [npc=163095], and you will get the [item=248336].Enjoy! ^^
Note:
The reason I told you to create a [race=7] is so you can buy [item=256330] from [npc=1247] <Must be a Gnome or Dwarf> :D
Quest
Welcome to Stormwind
A World of Warcraft quest in Stormwind City. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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So I had to do Exile's Reach twice to figure this out but if your doing this for the decor after the dungeon talk to Kalac, he ports you to the Dragon Isles turn the quest in. Then don't pick the quest up to pick a Spec, turn around and take the boat to Stormwind. Once there go to The Valley of Heroes to find Captain Garrick to start the quest. This took me like 2 hours to figure out.
EDIT: As mentioned elsewhere here, this appears to be fixed (posting this just during Feast of Winter Veil 2025). When creating a character it will once again ask to chose your starting zone. Thanks everyone who replied so I didn't feel like such a newb =)
Forgive the potentially silly question here, but as of War Within housing patch is there a way to complete this quest?
There is an achievement attached to it that awards decor but every time I make a new character they are level 10 and are supposed to go SW right away and this quest doesn't seem to be offered anywhere.
Quest facts
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(59583))
Requirements
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
Description
Now that we are back in Stormwind, I need to deliver my mission report to King Wrynn. In the meantime, I've asked Lindie to accompany you around the city. There's a lot to see and do in Stormwind, so feel free to explore at your leisure. I'll send for you once I've delivered my report to the king.
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.
Turn-inObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #84 70.2 85.3
Coordinates
- Turn-inStormwind City 70.2, 85.3
/way #84 70.2 85.3 - Objective areaStormwind City 73.7, 91.4
/way #84 73.7 91.4
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 Stormwind City map
- Go with Honor, Friend about 30 yards
- Return of the Crusade about 120 yards
- Return of the Scourge about 120 yards
- The Cult Within about 300 yards
- Avoiding Blame about 300 yards
- Warlords of Draenor: Onward to Adventure in Draenor about 370 yards
- A New Direction about 440 yards
- A Dark Summons about 460 yards
- Protect the Home Front about 530 yards
- Illidari Allies about 530 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Stormwind City, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Stormwind City:
- Stormwind, Elwynn
- Goldshire, Elwynn
- Furlbrow's Pumpkin Farm, Westfall
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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Storyline
The Missing Expedition
Part 55 of 70.
Previous: Home Is Where the Hearth Is · Next: What's Your Specialty?
- 50Finding Your Way
- 53What's Your Specialty?
- 54Home Is Where the Hearth Is
- 55Welcome to Stormwind
- 56What's Your Specialty?
- 57What's Your Specialty?
- 58What's Your Specialty?
- 59What's Your Specialty?
- 60What's Your Specialty?
- 61What's Your Specialty?
Showing steps 50 to 61 of 70.
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.
- Home Is Where the Hearth Is
I don't know about you, but all this running around has got me thirsty! Why don't we head over to the Pig and Whistle Tavern and rest our legs over some cool pints of moonberry juice? While we're there, speak with Meagan the innkeeper to make the Pig and Whistle Tavern your new home.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- What's Your Specialty?
Hey, <name>! Have you decided on a combat specialization yet? Since you're a <class>, you already know about the different classes available to adventurers. But did you know that there are also areas of specialization within each class? Choosing a specialization is an important decision.
The storyline at a glance
The Missing Expedition has 70 steps, from Warming Up to Aiding the Dragon Isles.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Exile's Reach (49), Stormwind City (16), The Great Sea (3), The Waking Shores (2).
Other storylines on the Stormwind City map
- The Dragonscale Expedition
- Dragon Isles City Intro Quests
- The King's Path
- Cataclysm Chromie Time Breadcrumbs
- Allies of the Alliance: Dark Iron Dwarf
- An Uncertain Fate
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.