Another screwy questline in this expansion. They should at least give some kind of indication this part of it is over.
I bet a big percentage of the ppl who've done this quest came on here trying to figure out now wtf?
If you're qualified for the next quest you'll see it on your map with absolutely no other indication that you have it (The quest is The Lost Spirit). It'll be on your Zuldazar zone map.
Not sure why all of a sudden Blizzard has such a hard time creating a quest chain...
Quest
You Owe Me a Spirit
Quest facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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We learn 2 things from the first part of the achievement.
Spoiler
1. Zalazane says Vol'jin cannot be this powerful unless he is a ... then he dies. This probably means Vol'jin has become a loa.
2. Bwonsamdi has an unknown boss which is very surprising since... who is the loa of death gonna answer to?
Here's some interesting speculation based on a few quests I did on an alt after finishing this one on my main.
Bwonsamdi mentions the he serves a boss, and they are not gonna be happy about him failing his duty as a loa. Many think this boss might be an old god or a Titan but I have another theory, there's a quest chain I overlooked about on the horde side where you are sent to retrieve an item known as the Eye of Xibala. A very powerful and ancient arcane artifact, now this seems like nothing major just a simple oh look random relic mission, But when you know who Xibala is this made me start thinking she may be Bwomsndi's boss.
Why simply put Xibala is not a place on your map, Xibala is that giant skeleton in that area, and She is the mother of Rezan the former loa of kings and holy might! Now you're probably wondering why I think she is the boss of Bwonsamdi, well if you're the mother of Loa it goes with in reason to think you'd be insanely powerful that would easily give you clout over the other Loa especially one that is the god of death if you are no longer in the corporeal realm, but there's also a line from an npc we kill out there called Dark Chronicler who upon death says "I go to Xibala" and I don't think he's talking about the area we are in but the character Xibala herself, Dark Chonicler is also one of the mobs the game refers to as a Zandalari litch an undead, a spirit Bwonsamdi has no dominion over but Xibala his boss just might.
but this is just a theory.
can't get them all right sadly
Quest facts
Check whether you have already completed this quest
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What to do
Description
Ya not leaving that here. Ol' Vol'jin not be dancin' in my house. I not be seein' his spirit for a long time. Its absence has broken de bonds dat held Zalazane in my control. So... I want you to lift dat heavy urn, and bring it to my necropolis. Vol'jin and I gonna have a face to face on my ground.
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.
Coordinates
- Turn-inNazmir 39.6, 24.5
/way #863 39.6 24.5 - Objective areaZuldazar 43.5, 39.5
/way #862 43.5 39.5
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 Nazmir map
- Remnants of the Damned same spot
- A Desecrated Temple same spot
- The Forlorn Soul same spot
- Jailor of the Damned same spot
- The Loa of Death same spot
- Something Extra for the Winter Queen same spot
- Dark Mojo for a Dark Loa same spot
- Delaying the Other Side same spot
- One Little Whisper same spot
- The Problem with Containing a Death Loa same spot
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Nazmir, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Nazmir:
- Redfield's Watch, Nazmir
- Zo'bal Ruins, Nazmir
- Tortaka Refuge, Vol'dun
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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Reward details
Reputation: Zandalari Empire +250
The oldest empire of Azeroth, the Zandalari are powerful trolls who bargain with fearsome loa and whose navy is unmatched on the Great Sea.
Reputation group: Battle for Azeroth.
Reputation: Darkspear Trolls +250
This tribe of exiled trolls has joined forces with Thrall and the Horde. They now call Durotar their home, which they share with their orc allies.
Reputation group: Horde.
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.
Storyline
The Fallen Chieftain
Part 8 of 8.
Previous: Atal'Dazar: Ashes of a Warchief
- 1Zalazane Returns
- 2Broken Bargain
- 3The Glaive of Vol'jin
- 4Vengeance for Vol'jin
- 5Honoring a True Leader
- 6Vol'jin, Son of Sen'jin
- 7Atal'Dazar: Ashes of a Warchief
- 8You Owe Me a Spirit
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.
- Atal'Dazar: Ashes of a Warchief
I have learned much of de Darkspear lately. Truth is, I have quietly admired dem since I was a little girl, hearin' of Vol'jin's defiance of Zul's reckless call to action. Vol'jin was Warchief of the Horde, chieftain of de Darkspear, and more troll den most can claim to be.
Also counted by Spirits Be With You
Its criteria name 2 quests; others include:
The storyline at a glance
The Fallen Chieftain has 8 steps, from Zalazane Returns to You Owe Me a Spirit.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Echo Isles (4), Zuldazar (3), Nazmir (1).
Other storylines on the Nazmir map
- Lost in Nazmir
- Go East, Old Tortollan
- Titanic Revelations
- Heart of Darkness
- Gaining a Foothold
- The Fury of the Zandalari
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.
- Spirits Be With You: its criteria name 2 quests, this one included.

