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Human Heritage Armor Questline in Patch 10.0.7 (Spoilers)
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The Human heritage armor questline is now available on live servers in Patch 10.0.7, so we've played through to find out what happens and earn the
Lionguard Ensemble
!
Warning: Major Questline Story Spoilers within!
An Urgent Matter
The quest begins with
An Urgent Matter
, in which players are directed to meet Master Mathias Shaw outside the Ramparts behind Stormwind Keep. It seems the Defias Brotherhood are back and up to no good, having stolen a powerful historical artifact! Out of his depth, Shaw is calling in a specialist, and requests we meet him in Goldshire.
Master Mathias Shaw: This was a very bold move by the Defias Brotherhoood, especially since they have been relatively quiet since the last attack of the Legion.
Master Mathias Shaw: The artifact they stole... I shudder to think what they intend with it. We must move quickly, !
Upon arrival, we're surprised to learn that Shaw's specialist is none other than Vanessa VanCleef, and the item stolen was the
Amulette drakefeu
, an item which Classic players may remember well!
Although most players already know Vanessa survived her fateful battle in the Deadmines during the Cataclysm, going on to become a Rogue order hall champion in Legion, that story isn't known to the general public. The Defias went relatively quite in the wake of her apparent death, though some banditry still remains, which she claims to try to reign in - her fight is to support the downtrodden people that Stormwind left behind.
Master Maathias Shaw: Over here, . Let me know when you're ready to speak to our informant.
Shaw flashes a silver insignia in the dark.
Master Maathias Shaw: I apologize if this is a bit of a surprise to you. To most, she was last known to have fallen in the Deadmines...
Vanessa VanCleef: But I'm not quite so easy to kill! Wonderful to see you again, so-called-hero!
Master Mathias Shaw: Vanessa...
Vanessa VanCleef: I'm just having some fun, of course.
Master Mathias Shaw: During the Legion's last invasion, Vanessa was a member of a... secretive order that aided in the defense of our world. Since then, the Defias have been quiet.
Master Mathias Shaw: So then, Vanessa, why did your Defias steal the Drakefire Amulet from Stormwind Keep?
Vanessa VanCleef: The what? If you're going to pin something on me, you have to do better than stringing some random words together.
Both have a lot to say about the Defias and Vanessa shares some of her backstory for players who aren't aware of it, as well as her experience both with the Defias and fighting against the Legion.
More importantly though, Shaw explains the importance of the
Amulette drakefeu
through an in-game cutscene. Turns out the amulet was key to her powers of persuasion and control over the city, and could turn calamitous if it were to fall into the wrong hands.
Master Mathias Shaw: Vanessa, we must consider the possibility that there is something going on in your Defias that you don't know about.
Vanessa pauses for a moment.
Vanessa VanCleef: It's true I haven't been home in awhile. It's possible they are... restless.
Master Mathias Shaw: Onyxia's power to manipulate still lies in that amulet. Who knows the damage it could cause? A riot? A civil war?
Rotten Old Memories
Vanessa sends you to speak to Ragged John at Morgan's Vigil in the Burning Steppes, in order to gather a bit more information about Reginald Windsor and Onyxia from someone who knew them.
John is clearly still suffering over the loss of his old friend. Turns out he gathered up some of Windsor's old things, but with no living family, the people seem to have forgotten about the heroic Marshal. He laments that everyone claims Bolvar Fordragon, Varian Wrynn, and/or some mystery "champion" were the only heroes to face down Lady Prestor that day! So John kept Windsor's things, at least until he was attacked by a giant wolf and dropped them around Blackrock Mountain.
The Cave is full of wolves, but we manage to salvage a few damp, shredded, and nearly unreadable pieces of journal. John doesn't want them though, and sends us back to Shaw at Goldshire.
Back in Goldshire, Shaw finds reference to a Clessington in the tattered notes, sending Vanessa along with us to Duskwood in order to investigate the Count Clessington, a powerful mage who has fallen on hard times since Anduin cracked down on corruption in Stormiwnd House of Nobles.
Vanessa VanCleef: Oh goodness! Could it be that there's a corrupt noble causing trouble in Stormwind? What a surprise!
Master Mathias Shaw: The House of Nobles has seen great strides in rooting out corruption, since Anduin's reign. I've overseen much of it myself, Vanessa.
Well, clearly it wasn't enough.
Looking for Something Specific
We arrive at a decrepit old estate outside Raven Hill to find Cecilia Clessington, daughter of the aforementioned Count. She doesn't seem to know anything about stolen goods, but her attendants sure do - immediately attacking at the mere mention of the Drakefire Amulet.
Cecilia Clessington: What was my father thinking? This place is a disaster. We'll never turn a profit...
Clessington Attendant: That's none of your business!
Cecilia Clessington: Attendants, stop! What are you doing?
Clessington Attendant: We answer to your father, not you!
Cecilia Clessington: Curses! I knew something wasn't right. Let's get out of here stranger!
Making our escape, we find Vanessa and Cecilia introduces herself properly, asking after the amulet.
Cecilia Clessington: This way! Just--oh!
Vanessa VanCleef: Thanks for doing all the work, . I figured you wouldn't want me in your way. Now, who is this?
Cecilia Clessington: I am Cecilia Primrose Clessingoton the Second, at your service. Now, what has happened with the Drakefire Amulet?
Cecilia Clessington: I should have known. My father just sent me here to get me out of his way.
Cecilia Clessington: He's been raving about the Drakefire Amulet and "restoring our family's glory" for years! I try to reason with him, but he doesn't listen. Sometimes his obsession... scares me.
Cecilia Clessington: If the amulet has been stolen, I'm certain he took it to Moonbrook, where he's been off "doing business."
Cecilia expresses remorse and asks to help us stop her father, while Vanessa is surprised to hear the count has traveled to her hometown in Westfall. She's perfectly happy with the idea of Cecilia tagging along though.
Cecilia Clessington: Did you just... call me a hostage? Wait, aren't you--
Vanessa VanCleef: Vanessa VanCleef, leader of the Defias Brotherhood, "at your service".
Cecilia Clessington: Oh dear.
Misdeeds in Moonbrook
Arriving in Moonbrook, we meet up with Vanessa, Cecilia, Shaw, and a number of slain attendants. The town itself is unusually empty, however, even the Brotherhood appears missing. It's been awhile since Vanessa was home, so she's off to investigate the Defias Hideout, while the shocked Cecilia is outraged by her father's machinations.
Master Mathias Shaw: Do you see them? There's more of these agents from Clessington skulking about.
Cecilia Clessington: I had no idea he brought on so many...
Vanessa VanCleef: This isn't right. Where is everyone? Where is my brotherhood?
Master Mathias Shaw: Vanessa, I've been wanting to tell you... I knew your father. Long, long ago, as children we were friends, even.
Vanessa VanCleef: I know. He spoke of you. You didn't join his cause, so he hated you.
Shaw doesn't quite manage to hide his wince.
Master Mathias Shaw: Edwin was always a fierce man, but he wasn't always such an angry man.
Master Mathias Shaw: He could be kind and often remarkably generous. I hope, in the time that you had with him, that kindness still shone through.
Vanessa VanCleef: Growing up, I always thought if I was just good enough, just strong enough, I could earn that kindness.
Vanessa VanCleef: When he was killed, when YOU ordered him killed, I lost the chance to ever see that side of him. To prove myself to him.
Master Mathias Shaw: it is never up to a child to earn their parent's kindness. you don't have anything to prove to anyone, Vanessa.
Making our way to the old Westbrook mineshaft and into the Deadmines (while slaughtering a few dozen attendants along the way), Vanessa reminisces, filling in some gaps regarding the evolution of the Defias from revolutionary bandits to petty cutthroats and thieves. Humorously, she also comments on the underground maze if you happen to take a wrong turn along the way.
Vanessa VanCleef: Ah, the smell of straw and cow dung... this place brings back a lot of memories.
Vanessa VanCleef: It's probably been a while for you too, huh? But then again, have you ever seen this place through the eyes of a Defias?
Vanessa VanCleef: When my father led the Brootherhood, he followed a path of banditry and vengeance. I led them to overthrow a corrupt government that abandoned us.
Vanessa VanCleef: At least, I thought I did. But I followed the same path. I let the people of Westfall down.
Vanessa VanCleef: During the Legion invasion, we fought for something greater. The old king died, and it became hard to carry on old grudges.
Vanessa VanCleef: Anduin offered pardons and reparations for former Stonemasons and their families. I lost almost all of my best people that day.
Vanessa VanCleef: The ones that remained in the Defias were the rowdy ones. The angry ones. The ones that enjoyed robbing anything in sight.
Vanessa VanCleef: I'm also angry. I'll never forget my father's death. But in my own attempt at revolution, I hurt the people of Westfall. Like Stormwind did. Like Onyxia.
Vanessa VanCleef: Ugh, I think we took a wrong turn. I've always hated what a maze this place is.
Her fears aren't unfounded either. As we make our way to the central mine, we stumble into a Defias gathering, attended by one Count Clessington. He also has the amulet, and is clearly making good use of its powers.
Duncon Ratsbon: No reparation is enough! The Stonemasons deserve every coin in every coffer of Stormwind city! Clessington will lead us there!
Vanessa VanCleef: Duncon?! You weren't even a Stonemason! You joined to be a thief!
Duncon Ratsbon: So you finally show yourself, VanCleef. And with a Stormwind dog in tow! See, Defias? See how she will make us all lapdogs of Stormwind?!
Count Clessington: We muster in Northshire! join us, and we march on Stormwind! For the Defias!
Defias Theif: For the Defias!
Vanessa VanCleef: You're slow, and I want to get out of here. Take this elixir, let's go!
Clessington portals the rioters out, while a dejected Vanessa accepts that any noble ideals left within the Defias Brotherhood died the moment pardons were issued. Back outside Moonbrook, Shaw is alarmed at the impending assault on Northshire. He mentions it's importance as a place where peasants can become heroes, and refuses to let it fall. Cecilia also elects to go, determined to stop her father, and before departing, a trio of still loyal Defias rebels arrive to pledge their support as well, but the VanCleef politely declines and tells them to go home to their families. It's not their fight anymore.
Vanessa VanCleef: The Brotherhood has turned against me. Clessington and Duncon Ratsbon lead them to attack Northshire, and then Stormwind itself.
Master Mathias Shaw: Northshire? They'll wipe out the new recruits posted there!
Cecilia Clessington: I may not be of much help, but I still wish to accompany you to Northshinre and stop my father.
Defias Rebel: Wait!
Defias Rebel: Vanessa, we're with you. We didn't join the Defias to steal from innocents.
If the Brotherhood wants to follow Duncon down the path of bandritry for banditry's sake... we don't want any part of it.
Vanessa VanCleef: We've always walked a fine line. Thank you all. Go home to your families--this isn't your fight anymore.
Vanessa VanCleef: We will never let Stormwind abandon and abuse Westfall again. But this is not the way to do it.
Defias Rebel: Thank you, Hope.
Vanessa VanCleef: It's been a long time since I've gone by that name.
To Northshire
Unfortunately we arrive too late. Marshal McBride and a handful of soldiers are still fighting, but Count Clessington's forces have already taken the Abbey and his newfound influence is quickly spreading throughout Northshire. Shaw notes that the chaotic influence is so powerful that anyone with half a grudge now thinks its worth spilling blood over and the people can't tell friend from foe, while McBride recommends knocking some sense into those you can stop.... and killing those you can't.
Marshal McBride: Is that VanCleef?! Guards!
Master Mathias Shaw: Hold, Marshal. She's on our side, for now.
Vanessa VanCleef: We saw Clessington use the amulet in Moonbrook. Its pull was... like hunger. For chaos and power.
Cecilia Clessington: My father will use it to spark an insurrection and bring down his political rivals. He's spoken of this plan for years, but I never thought he would actually go through with it.
Master Mathias Shaw: Even if we know he was behind it all, could he use the amulet to make us forget? To make us think he was in the right? He must be stopped!
Cecilia finds a way to breach her father's arcane barrier as we quell the rioting and take down Defias enforcers, though curiously Duncon Ratsbon is not a primary target and escapes combat, proclaiming that the Defias need their leader. His barrier down, our heroes enter the abbey to confront Count Clessington, who is channeling all his power through the Drakefire Amulet.
Cecilia Clessington: With your help, , I think we can take down that barrier!
Vanessa VanCleef: Slow down, rich girl, you'll get yourself killed!
Cecilia Clessington: Father, enough! is your lust for power really worth all this pain?
Count Clessington: Cecilia, you've never understood. Onyxia promised our family power. We deserve to rule!
Count Clessington: I've waited long enough! The kingdom will be mine! FEEL THE POWER OF ONYXIA!
Count Clessington: You cannot resist me! You cannot fight back! COME, DEFIAS!
Vanessa VanCleef: You're done, rich man! We're not giving up.
Count Clessington: NO! I WILL RULE! I WILL BE KING! COME, FOOLS! FIGHT! FIGHT!
Cecilia Clessington: No more father! Please, please just stop.
Count Clessington: NEVER! NEVER...
Count Clessington: NO! I CANNOT FALL! ONYXIA PROMISED MORE... MORE...
Cecilia Clessington: Father...
Shade of Onyxia: Power... all yours...
Ultimately though, he is defeated. Cecilia rushes to her father's side as he falls lifeless to the ground and Vanessa turns to leave as we hand the amulet over to Shaw, but senses something amiss.
Master Mathias Shaw: Wait, something isn't right...
Master Mathias Shaw: ... Vanessa.
Vanessa VanCleef: Noticed my little sleight of hand, did you? No way I'm leaving something lik this for Stormwind. The Drakefire Amulet is mine, now.
Master Mathias Shaw: I don't think so VanCleef! Hand it over!
Cecilia Clessington: What... what's happening?
Shade of Onyxia: The control I could give you... you only have to take it.
Shade of Onyxia: You cannot resist. Kill them all. Take it for yourself.
Shade of Onyxia: It's Onyxia... her will... lingers over that amulet. Over all of us.
Vanessa VanCleef: Some long dead dragon thinks she can manipulate me? I don't think so.
Vanessa VanCleef: I've had enough of this worthless trinket!
Vanessa VanCleef shatters the Drakefire Amulet.
Shade of Onyxia: NOOO! POWER! CONSUME ALL! TAKE IT ALL!
The sundered Amulet releases its power, manifesting a Shade of Onxyia and we face her once more!
The battle finally over, our heroes ruminate on the turn of events. Vanessa ruminate on the misguided paths of their fathers, and Shaw shudders to think what might have happened if they hadn't stopped Onyxia, requesting we meet up with him in the Valley of Heroes.
Master Mathias Shaw: Your power is gone, and your legacy is broken, snake!
Vanessa VanCleef: Is this what it's always going to be for our people? To be manipulated by great unkonwn powers, time and time again?
Master Mathias Shaw: And to overcome them, time and time again.
Vanessa VanCleef: Your father died... right in front of you. Because of us.
Cecilia Clessington: Yes. But he chose to walk a path of evil. His death was his own doing. And I have no desire to carry on his legacy.
Vanessa VanCleef: A father's legacy...
Vanessa VanCleef: Maybe I too should find my own path. Not... my father's.
Master Mathias Shaw: SI:7 could always use a capable agent such as yourself
Vanessa VanCleef: Ha! In your dreams, Shaw!
Vanessa VanCleef: In the past, I got caught up in the desire for vengance, but I always wanted to help the people of Westfall. Perhaps it's time Hope Saldean passed out bowls of soup again.
Cecilia Clessington: If you don't mind, I think I would like to join you for that.
Go with Honor, Friend
Arriving back at Stormwind's Valley of Honor, Shaw and an honor guard of knights are waiting with a small parade for their hero, ushering us stand before General Hammond Clay, who is ready to make a speech in our honor, though you can also take a moment to tell Shaw that Ragged John wanted a memorial for Windsor, to which he agrees.
Stormwind knights form an arch of swords as we step forward and the General awards us the title of
Lionguard
and presents the
Lion's Heritage
ensemble, finally drawing the questline to a close.
Stormwind City Commoner: Make way!
General Hammond Clay: People of Stormwind! Bear witness today to the deeds of , who has stood valiantly against the many foes that would threaten our fair city.
Stormwind City Commoner: There walks a hero.
General Hammond Clay: For their courage, we honor as Lionguard, defender of Stormwind and all her people. Rise and Light bless you, Lion of Stormwind!
Stormwind City Commoner: A living legend...
Stormwind City Commoner: A moment I shall remember always.
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