Quick Facts

Series

1.	The Hatchery Must Burn
2.	Flight in the Firelands
3.	Wave One
4.	Wave Two
5.	Egg Wave
6.	Return to Aviana

Storyline
Mount Hyjal Protect the World Tree The Flameseer's Staff Flamebreaker The Return of Baron Geddon Emerald Allies The Captured Scout Twilight Captivity Return to Alysra A Prisoner of Interest Through the Dream Return to Nordrassil The Return of the Ancients Harrying the Hunters End of the Supply Line The Voice of Goldrinn The Voice of Lo'Gosh Goldrinn's Ferocity Howling Mad Lycanthoth the Corruptor Lycanthoth the Corruptor The Eye of Twilight Mastering Puppets Elementary! Return to Duskwhisper From the Mouth of Madness Free Your Mind, the Rest Follows Cleaning House Cleaning House Lightning in a Bottle Lightning in a Bottle Gar'gol's Gotta Go Get Me Outta Here! Forged of Shadow and Flame Rage of the Wolf Ancient Crushing the Cores Cindermaul, the Portal Master Forgemaster Pyrendius Return from the Firelands Return from the Firelands Disrupting the Rituals Save the Wee Animals Oh, Deer! If You're Not Against Us... Seeds of Their Demise A New Master The Name Never Spoken The Name Never Spoken Black Heart of Flame Good News... and Bad News The Bears Up There Smashing Through Ashes Fresh Bait Hell's Shells Tortolla Speaks Breaking the Bonds Children of Tortolla An Ancient Awakens An Offering for Aviana The Wormwing Problem Scrambling for Eggs A Bird in Hand A Prayer and a Wing Fact-Finding Mission A Gap in Their Armor Disassembly The Codex of Shadows Egg Hunt Sethria's Brood Sethria's Demise Return to the Shrine An Ancient Reborn The Hatchery Must Burn Flight in the Firelands Wave One Wave Two Egg Wave Return to Aviana The Last Living Lorekeeper Firefight Aessina's Miracle The Hammer and the Key The Third Flamegate The Strength of Tortolla Finish Nemesis Tortolla's Triumph The Ancients are With Us Commander Jarod Shadowsong Signed in Blood Your New Identity Trial By Fire In Bloom Waste of Flesh Twilight Training Physical Training: Forced Labor Agility Training: Run Like Hell! Mental Training: Speaking the Truth to Power Walking the Dog A Champion's Collar Grudge Match Gather the Intelligence Seeds of Discord Spiritual Training: Mercy is for the Weak The Greater of Two Evils Twilight Territory Speech Writing for Dummies Head of the Class Graduation Speech Twilight Riot Slash and Burn Might of the Firelord The Sanctum of the Prophets Magma Monarch The Twilight Egg Brood of Evil Death to the Broodmother Secrets of the Flame The Gatekeeper The Firelord

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Comments

Comment by lynchsta

The same as Wave One with the exception of "The Sky Is Falling", meaning that there are molten rocks dropping from the ceiling. Watch out, they do damage (duh)!

Comment by 695600

NOT a latency friendly quest for satellite internet, although the last part of the series is a lot more tolerable.

Comment by 722223

my latency was fine just a pain in the ............ to hit the mobs. It took me like 5min to hit 1 mob. U dont have 2 kill them just hit them. thank GOD there is only 2 waves of this lol!

Comment by 722223

and something else the fire coming out of the bottoms of the rocks i guess they hurt i just got hit by it and took 8.6k of my health.

Comment by sopor30

Should you get low on health, simply land on one of the bottom rocks emerging from the lava, and then dismount and heal yourself. Don't worry about your mount having flown off, because towards the northern part of the cavern is another NPC named Numa Skyclaw and she has a couple of mounts next to her. Also, the lava at the bottom doesn't hurt you when swimming through it!

Comment by 267801

Aviana quest chain

1. Wings Over Mount Hyjal (breadcrumb quest. Don't do this one)
Aviana's Legacy (breadcrumb quest. More XP)
1. An Offering for Aviana (use netcar at burial)
1. A Plea From Beyond (go to NPC)
1. A Prayer and a Wing (kill Blaithe)
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| 2. The Wormwing Problem (kill 10 Harpies) 2. Scrambling for Eggs (collect 8 eggs)
| 2. A Bird in Hand (Interrogate Marion)
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3. Fact-Finding Mission (go to Thisalee)
3. Sethria's Brood (kill 12 dragonkins) 4. A Gap in Their Armor (get 8 armors)
4. Disassembly (kill 3 Juggernauts)
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------------------. 5. The Codex of Shadows (go to Thisalee)
/ 5. Egg Hunt
V (do you need 3, 4, and 5 to unlock 6?)
6. Sethria's Demise (kill Sethria)
6. Return to the Shrine (go back to Choluna)
6. An Ancient Reborn (use quest object)

7. The Hatchery Must Burn (go through portal)
7. Flight in the Firelands (practice a special flight mechanism)
7. Wave One (kill (collide with) 10 riders)
7. Wave Two (kill (collide with)10 lancers)
7. Egg Wave (destroy (step through) 40 eggs)
7. Return to Aviana (get ilvl 288 rare)

Comment by JAKKALS

I am really disappointed in Blizz for making such a rediculously lousy quest.

Isn't questing supposed to be fun? This is just lousy and seems like a bit of lazyness aswell.

Anycase. Here is what I did to accommodate my poor latency that I was having today.
You can fly from 1 rock to the other. Look around for the low flying birds. They will normally keep on their track until they are killed. Just stand on the rock and they will die when flying close by you.

Comment by Whiterock

THE RETURN OF THE ANCIENTS Quest Tree From Whiterock
<<Feedback here, please>>

Return from the Firelands {H}*──>G)The Fires of Mount Hyjal
| 4)Fighting Fire With ... Anything
G)Aviana's Legacy
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| S)Wings Over Mount Hyjal<──Return to Nordrassil*
|OR| ┌──────────┴──────────┐
1)An Offering for Aviana 1)Scrambling for Eggs 1)The Wormwing Problem
S)A Plea From Beyond ├─────────────────────┘
1)A Prayer and a Wing 1)A Bird in Hand
├────────────────────────┘
2)Fact-Finding Mission
├─────────────────┬──────────────────────┐
2)Sethria's Brood 2)The Codex of Shadows 2)A Gap in Their Armor
| 2)Egg Hunt 2)Disassembly
├─────────────────┴──────────────────────┘
2)Sethria's Demise
1)Return to the Shrine
1)An Ancient Reborn
├>3)The Hatchery Must Burn
| 3)Flight in the Firelands
| 3)Wave One
| 3)Wave Two
| 3)Egg Wave
| 1)Return to Aviana
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| The Return of the Ancients*
| ├─────────────────────┬────>4)If You're Not Against Us...
| 4)Save the Wee Animals | 4)Seeds of Their Demise
| 4)Oh, Deer! | 4)A New Master
| | | 4)The Name Never Spoken (ver2)
| | 4)Disrupting the Rituals 4)Black Heart of Flame
| ├──┴─────────────────────────┘
| S)Last Stand at Whistling Grove
| 4)The Bears Up There
| 5)Smashing Through Ashes
| ├───────────────┬──────────────>6)Firebreak
| 6)Fresh Bait 6)Durable Seeds 6)Prepping the Soil
| 6)Hell's Shells └────────────────┴──────────┐
| 5)Tortolla Speaks |
| ├────────────────────┐ |
| 5)Breaking the Bonds 5)Children of Tortolla |
| ├────────────────────┘ |
| 5)An Ancient Awakens |
├──┴───────────────────────────────────────────┘
6)The Last Living Lorekeeper<──Return from the Firelands {H}*
6)Firefight
4)Aessina's Miracle───┬>7)Hyjal Recycling Program
7)Tortolla's Revenge └>7)Lost Wardens
├>7)Breakthrough 7)Pressing the Advantage
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7)The Hammer and the Key
8)The Third Flamegate─────>8)The Time for Mercy has Passed
8)The Strength of Tortolla
8)Finish Nemesis
7)Tortolla's Triumph
9)The Ancients are With Us──>Commander Jarod Shadowsong*

Quest zones:
1)Shrine of Aviana_____2)Sethria's Roost_____3)Firelands Hatchery_____4)Grove of Aessina+The Inferno_____5)Ashen Lake+Sanctuary of Malorne_____6)The Flamewake_____7)The Scorched Plain_____8)The Crucible of Flame_____9)Nordrassil
G)Gluing Separate Questlines_____S)Skippable
*Click to see more info about that quest-line.

<<Feedback here, please>>

Comment by 743313

i got frustrated with this quest. landed by the other npc and went out of my room for a bit, when i came back i had 10 out of 10 killed. So i can only assume that the lava falling from the ceiling took care of it for me.

Comment by dizybaby

Don't worry about your mount running out of health and getting dismounted - you'll just get ported back up to the dude :)

Comment by 649607

I was lucky with this second quest, I literally flew into the enemies everytime I flapped my wings,

Comment by 771016

If you're having trouble, like I was, I found that landing on one of the rocks and launching back off from there after roughly lining myself up with a nearby enemy helped. It was better than haphazardly flapping around like I was doing, at least.

Comment by Androidus

Possibly the worst quest Blizzard have ever designed.

Comment by 512521

Whoever came up with this quest chain should be hung from their ankles and beaten with a spoon until they stop breathing....worst quest chain ever!

Comment by 65652

Like many people have been saying, this quest is bugged.
It tends to stop flying in the direction you want it to and just goes in the same direction regardless of where you're facing.
I found one probable cause and a solution.

Cause: For some reason, this only happened to me if I tried steering the hippogryph while pressing flap (i.e. pressing my forward key/holding down both mouse buttons while pressing flap).

Solution: Don't press the forward or any strafing keys, just steer with your right mouse button and press flap.
Also, if you are stuck and can't dismount your bird while you're flying, simply unequip the lance. You MAY end up falling to your death but it's the only way I was able to dismount the hippogryph.

this post and make it green so others can see.

Comment by wharris

Guide to Alliance Mount Hyjal Quests, part 1:

Optional initial quests:
Hero's Call
As Hyjal Burns
The Earth Rises
Inciting the Elements and Flames from Above

Then:
Protect the World Tree (unlocks optional War on the Twilight's Hammer)
The Flameseer's Staff
Flamebreaker
The Return of Baron Geddon
Emerald Allies
The Captured Scout
Twilight Captivity
Return to Alysra
A Prisoner of Interest
Through the Dream
Return to Nodrassil

At this point, you must awaken three ancients. A Vision of Ysera will appear after each. You must awaken Goldrinn before beginning the Aessina/Tortolla quests but can otherwise work on them in any order.

Goldrinn Quests:
The Return of the Ancients (enables optional Harrying the Hunters and In the Rear with the Gear)
End of the Supply Line
The Voice of Goldrinn
Goldrinn's Ferocity
Lycanthoth the Corruptor enables several optional quest chains:

Cleaning House (enables optional Sweeping the Shelf)
Lightning in a Bottle (enables optional Into the Maw! / Into the Maw!)
Rage of the Wolf Ancient, Forged of Shadow and Flame, and Crushing the Cores
Cindermaul, the Portal Master
Forgemaster Pyrendius
Return from the Firelands

Aviana Quests:
(optional linking quests ofWings over Mount Hyjal or Aviana's Legacy)
Two chains:
* An Offering for Aviana, A Plea from Beyond, and A Prayer and a Wing
* The Wormwing problem, Scrambling for Eggs, and then A Bird in Hand

Next comes Fact-Finding Mission which enables these required quests:

Finish the above for
Sethria's Demise
Return to the Shrine
An Ancient Reborn

Optional bonus:
The Hatchery Must Burn
Flight in the Firelands
Wave One
Wave Two
Egg Wave
Return to Aviana

Aessina/Tortolla Quests (must do Goldrinn first)
The Fires of Mount Hyjal (optional)
Save the Wee Animals and Oh, Deer!
Fighting Fire With ... Anything (optional, but must complete before Aessina's Miracle)
Disrupting the Rituals
If you're Not Against Us...
Seeds of Their Demise
A New Master
The Name Never Spoken
Black Heart of Flame
Good News... and Bad News (auto-accepted; can not be obtained later)
Last Stand at Whistling Grove
The Bears Up There (a good time to do Bounce!)
Smashing Through Ashes enables additional required quests:

Fresh Bait
Hell's Shells
Tortolla Speaks
An Ancient Awakens .

After waking all the ancients, the third vision gives The Last Living Lorekeeper.

Continued in part 2.

Comment by wharris

Guide to Mount Hyjal Quests (Alliance), part 2:
After waking all three ancients (see part 1), Ysera or her vision will continue the chain with The Last Living Lorekeeper.

Next come:
Firefight
Aessina's Miracle (brief cutscene; phases the zone)
Optional quests now available:

Tortolla's Revenge (enables optional Breakthrough)
The Hammer and the Key
The Third Flamegate (enables optional The Time for Mercy has Passed)
The Strength of Tortolla
Finish Nemesis
Tortolla's Triumph
The Ancients are With Us
Commander Jarod Shadowsong
Signed in Blood (allows you to visit Twilight camp including Edric Downing and Grunka who sell food needed for Cataclysmically Delicious)
Your New Identity
In Bloom, Trial by Fire, and Waste of Flesh
Twilight Training unlocks several additional required chains:
* Gather the Intelligence and Seeds of Discord
* Walking the Dog, A Champion's Collar, and Grudge Match
Physical Training: Forced Labor
Agility Training: Run Like Hell!,
Mental Training: Speaking the Truth to Power
Spiritual Training: Mercy is for the Weak
Twilight Territory and The Greater of Two Evils

All of the above for
Speech Writing for Dummies
Head of the Class
Graduation Speech
Twilight Riot
Slash and Burn (cutscene)
Three chains, all required:
* Might of the Firelord, The Sanctum of the Prophets, and Magma Monarch
* The Twilight Egg (starts here),Brood of Evil, and Death to the Broodmother
* Secrets of the Flame and The Gatekeeper
Last quest: The Firelord

Comment by aldaine

This and 'Wave One' ... the only WoW quests to ever give me vertigo.

Comment by 836182

Anyone else feel seasick doing this quest? Ugh

Comment by vanzilar

This quest rocks. Makes me actually use my head to predict where the other lancers go and intercept.

Get to use martial arts and physics combined with 3-D thinking to do it easy. Thanks for some fun in wow and not the normal easy stuff.

Comment by agnasg

After try this quest for half an hour I found easier to hit the Twilight Lancer from below. It's very difficult to try to chase them from behind or from a higher altitude because you don´t have control over the speed or when the Aviana's Guardian will start the descending, but if you try to hit them while pressing the 4 key it's very easy because you have more control over the ascending speed. Good luck!

Comment by 934287

interesting concept for this chain, however not a big fan of the lack of control you maintain on the bird and the amount of flaps it takes to get anywhere near the things to kill.

Comment by shanekarst

I have to agree this is a horrible quest. I realize this is a joust throwback, but control is beyond difficult. Wave one was simple enough, but this part is just frustrating. I don't play a game to be frustrated. When the enemy is hitting you with fire from afar and you are fighting control with a spear, it is frustrating. I don't recommend this quest.

Comment by frexer

Try to log out and in if bugged

Comment by Ornamental

If you have trouble mounting one of the birds like I did just relog, I also deleted my cache so try that if you still can't do it.

Comment by Boxofbeer

Wave Two http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRY6xPXm-2E

Comment by projekt42

This probably wouldn't happen to many other people, but I wanted to post about it just in case it does.
If you're queued up for LFR and accept it while doing this quest, you will not teleport to the dungeon nor will you get credit for killing the Twilight Lancers here. It took me about 10 minutes for me to realize this was what was going on for me. Simply leave the instance group and you should be able to progress.
There may be other quests that do this as well, but this was the first time I encountered it.

Comment by WoWGnGP

I made i playthrough of this quest if anyone wish to see how to do it :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_rI6W5b8Ac&feature=youtu.be

Comment by Coolmama

If you can't seem to mount any Aviana's Guardian like me, look inside your bag and MANUALLY equip the Twilight Firelance. Then you should be able to mount the Aviana's Guardian

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Wave Two

Equip a Twilight Firelance and fly Aviana's Guardian. Kill 10 Twilight Lancers by flying into them. Press the flap button to flap your mount's wings!

	Twilight Lancer slain (10)

Description

You've stirred up the hornets, <name>. The ceiling is coming down on us! And their strongest fighters are taking wing on creatures warped and twisted by this world of flame.

Get back out there and take them down! Watch out for flaming boulders.

Completion

Rewards

You will receive:

Gains

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

250 reputation with Guardians of Hyjal

See if you've already completed this by typing:

/run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25544))

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