Storming Stormwind (quest)

Storming Stormwind is the first alpha version of the Horde introduction quest, The Stormwind Extraction. During the development, the quest went through several changes, most notably the Orgrimmar meeting, the involvement of Marshal Inora Wyrmbane, the finding of Varok Saurfang in the Stockades, and many dialogues rewrites.

Complete "The Stormwind Extraction" scenario.

• Speak to Warchief Sylvanas Windrunner
• Meet your team
• "The Stormwind Exctraction" scenario complete

Listen closely, champion.

I received word that a vessel containing important information was en route for Bladefist Bay. That ship never arrived.

My scouts have reported that it was seized by the Alliance and taken to Stormwind.

You will find this vessel and its contents and deliver it to me.

Nathanos has assembled a team to aid you in this mission. Success will mean much for the Horde,. Speak to me when you are ready to begin.

You will receive:

• 1, 650 XP

Well, here we are. Zuldazar. We had better stick with Talanji and Zul for now. The Warchief will be interested to know what happens next.

• Upon accepting the quest, speak with Sylvanas again.

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• Go to the cliff. Rokhan, First Arcanist Thalyssra, Nathanos Blightcaller, Lasan Skyhorn on Aviash, two Deathguard Elites and several Skyhorn Eagles are there. They all turn to you.

• Thalyssra salutes
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• Rokhan waves
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• Lasan waves
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• Nathanos points at you
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• Mount the eagle to begin the scenario.

• Description: Infiltrate Stormwind City.
• Infiltrate Stormwind City

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Upon arriving at Lion's Rest, Nathanos will broke off and you and your team fly to Sewer Access Gate, and Lasan and the eagles break off.

• Description: Open the sewer access gate.
• Enter the Stockades.
• Open the Sewer Access Gate

Click on two Padlocks and then open the Sewer Access Gate. Rokhan and Thalyssra jump down, emerging in the Stormwind Stockade.

• Description: Infiltrate the Stockades.
• Follow Thalyssra
• Meet up with Rokhan

Upon arriving, Rokhan kills an Imprisoned Thug and Thalyssra blasts an Incarcerated Troublemaker. Rokhan goes to picklock the cell door.

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Rokhan sneaks away, Thalyssra and the player attacks enemies: 7th Legion Sharpshooter, 7th Legion Enforcer. Riverpaw Gnolls can be found dead and several Jailed Thieves and Imprisoned Thugs can be seen. Go with Thalyssra across the dungeon, killing enemies, until you find Rokhan.

• Description: Release High Overlord Saurfang.
• Release Saurfang

I t'ink you best be takin' dis.

• Flavor - Rokhan

Click on the Cell Door.

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• Saurfang starts walking towards the guards.
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• Description: Release the prisoners and escape the Stockades.
• Release the other prisoners
• Escape the Stockades

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Rokhan and Thalyssra run to face the remaining guards. Once they are dead, the group moves to the cell containing Zul the Prophet and Princess Talanji.

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Click on the Cell Door. The prisoner step out to speak with the group.

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7th Legion Battlemages and Marshal Inora Wyrmbane teleport next to the Horde, stunning the group for a second and silencing them. They also created magic barriers.

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The group moves back to the dungeon's crossroad where they are cornered by barriers. Thalyssra looks to the north side, Rokhan to the west side, and Zul and Talanji to the eastern side.

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The group starts facing the eastern side.

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Talanji blasts the barrier on the eastern side with a spell. The group engages the battlemage and the other forces until eventually Marshal Inora Wyrmbane teleports in.

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Upon arriving in the room behind Wyrmbane, facing a pipeline.

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Click on its Stormwind Sewage Pipeline to finish the stage.

• Description: Escape Stormwind City undetected.
• Follow Rokhan

Rokhan used his power and called a Loa to stealth the group. Keep in the circle, close to him during the duration of the stage. Avoid Stormwind Guards, Stormwind Knights, detector robots, Town Criers, and even King Anduin Wrynn himself!

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Talk to Rokhan to begin moving. We gotta get out of here. I kin help us sneak past all dem guards.

• Rokhan - Flavor

Let me know when you be ready to go.

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Walking up a bit, a town crier appears, stopping the group.

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Once the crier finishes, he leaves and the group continues. They stop for a bit when the robots pass by.

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Another town crier, looking for intruders, appears, and the group moves to a building, then they continue.

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They move to a side when the robots appear.

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The group moves to a bridge.

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The group jumps into the water, avoiding Anduin Wrynn who is personally on duty to protect his people and his Stormwind Royal Guards, and Stormwind Clerics.

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The group emerges from water.

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The group continues through the bridge to Cathedral District.

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Genn and his worgen appear - cinematic, absent.

• Description: Escape the Cathedral district.
• Escape the cathedral district

Thalyssra conjured up a barrier that deflects the attacking Gilnean Maulers. Talanji and Rokhan also attack the worgen.

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Genn Greymane, who harbors a deeply seated hatred for the Horde, along with Gilnean Battlemages and Gilnean Shieldwalls appear. Nearing them will result in death.

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Once the maulers are defeated, the magic barrier is down and the group begins to run, no longer stealthed.

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More maulers will attack the group. Genn and his units will be close behind you.

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Zul runs to a town crier's dropped torch and picks it up.

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The path to Stormwind Harbor is blocked by Jaina Proudmoore who has not forgotten the crimes the Horde has committed against her and her people. She has frozen aura around her and casts an ice wall to block the way into the harbor. Nearing to her will result in ice block and death.

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The group begins to move to the cemetery, with Genn and his group still behind them.

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Stormwind Battlemages teleport to the entrance of the cemetery and attack the group.

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Zul drops the torch and sets a building ablaze. Soon it spreads. The group continues running.

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Nathanos Blightcaller and the two Deathguard Elite appear on the platform leading down to the harbor. Nathanos fires arrows at guards and knights charging at the group. Jaina stands on the opposite side of the platform, shooting numerous frostbolts on the ground.

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Speak with Nathanos to finish the stage and continue.

Catch your breath. We won't stop until we reach the ship.

• Nathanos - Flavor

• Description: Reach Talanji's ship in Stormwind Harbor.
• Reach Talanji's ship
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The group heads down to the harbor. They stop by the lion statue as the path is blocked by Jaina's ice walls.

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Destroy Icy Wall. The group attacks it as well.

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• Talanji casts a spell to shield the group from Jaina's frostbolts.
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Once the wall is destroyed, continue with the group to the main section of the Harbor filled with Dwarven Riflemen, Gnomish Gyro-Engineers, Teldrassil Sentinels, Exodar Peacekeepers, Gilnean Maulers, Stormwind Knights, and Stormwind Battlemages.

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Continue following the group, killing mobs that attack you until you reach the platform with piers.

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Lasan and the eagles fly above you, attacking / drawing the enemies. Continue to the pier.

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Continue to the end of the pier.

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• Description: Escape Stormwind Harbor on Talanji's Ship.
• Escape Stormwind Harbor

Jaina roots the group with a Frost Nova and starts walking towards it.

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Jaina teleports back to the city to save it. In the background, you can see the city burning. The group boards the ship. Lasan and his eagles also arrive.

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Talk to Talanji to finish the scenario. Regardless of what your Warchief wants, I must return to my people. We are going to Zuldazar, as this is my ship and this is your only way out of Stormwind.

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Do you have a problem with that?

A cinematic of Talanji wrecking the Alliance fleet will play here.

Scenario complete, you appear in the Port of Zandalar in Zuldazar. There, Nathanos has the following gossip text:

• For now, I will let you and Rokhan decide the best course of action as he knows these people better than I.
• Besides, these trolls are prejudiced against those like myself that refuse to stay dead. I do not want their short-sighted views on life to get in the way of us gaining their fleet.
• We must not fail. Sylvanas must have her fleet.

Talk to Nathanos to finish the quest.

• 1) Tides of War (Horde)
• 2) Storming Stormwind (quest)