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Writing on the Wall

Writing on the Wall is a quest for level 50-90. It is step 3 of 10 in the Blood Elf Heritage Armor storyline. It rewards 1,200 experience and money.

Description

Long has the southern wall separated Quel'Thalas from the once great kingdom of Lordaeron. We did not believe that anyone could breach it. That overconfidence was our undoing.

When the Scourge arrived, the gate was not conquered by force. It was willingly opened by a traitor.

Though caught unaware, every Farstrider, soldier, and magister in the area rushed to the defense of our homeland. Very few of them returned home. The gates now stand as a memorial in their name.

Rewards

Money28 gold9 silver
Experience1,200 XP

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP1,200
MoneyGold28g 9s
Where it comes from
Objective areaGhostlands2 mapped points
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.

Ghostlands Objective area 2 mapped points
Ghostlands map showing where to go for Writing on the WallObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #95 47.7 84.0

Coordinates

  • Objective areaGhostlands 47.7, 84.0/way #95 47.7 84.0
  • Objective areaGhostlands 46.3, 32.0/way #95 46.3 32.0

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 Ghostlands map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s first objective area marker on Ghostlands:

  • Zul'Aman, GhostlandsAlliance and Horde · about 960 yards north-east
  • Tranquillien, GhostlandsHorde · about 1,200 yards north
  • Fairbreeze Village, Eversong WoodsHorde · about 2,300 yards north

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

Blood Elf Heritage Armor

Part 3 of 10.

Previous: Walk Among Ghosts · Next: The First to Fall

  1. 1The Pride of the Sin'dorei
  2. 2Walk Among Ghosts
  3. 3Writing on the Wall
  4. 4The First to Fall
  5. 5Lament of the Highborne
  6. 6The Day Hope Died
  7. 7Defense of Quel'Danas
  8. 8The Setting Sun
  9. 9A People Shattered
  10. 10The Fall of the Sunwell

Also part of: Lorewalking: Elves (part 2 of 9).

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.

  • Walk Among GhostsLevel 50-90

    Every year, we ask a champion of our people to perform an act of remembrance in honor of those who fell to the Scourge. Lady Liadrin has performed this ritual, as have I, among others. This year, I am honored to give the task to you.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • The First to FallLevel 50-90

    Arthas cut through the land itself to get to the Sunwell. The Dead Scar is a constant reminder of that desecration. Where it starts is where our first line of defense attempted to hold the Scourge at bay. It is where the first blood was spilled. It was a slaughter.

The storyline at a glance

Blood Elf Heritage Armor has 10 steps, from The Pride of the Sin'dorei to The Fall of the Sunwell.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Ghostlands (5), Isle of Quel'Danas (3), Silvermoon City (2).

Other storylines on the Ghostlands 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.

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Written in Stone
Wrong End of the Knife
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