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1.	The Codex of Shadows
2.	Egg Hunt

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Comment by 28922

I just did this quest, clicked the egg on the little hill. I got the popup to defend it, but there was nothing to defend it from... Three druids then came and flew it away. Simplest protection quest you've ever seen!

Comment by FeyGyrl

I just did this one - I wasn't the one who got lucky with the egg find - I'd popped about 8 or 9 times around the area, and ran up right after a human warrior found it -I'm Blood Elf pally, so we definitely weren't partied up - lol - and I saw the druids arrive, take the egg, and fly off. I didn't do a thing except stand there, and was surprised when I got credit for it, anyway. Sooo...if this isn't a bug that gets fixed, you literally just need to be there when it's taken by the druids; you don;t have to be the one actually popping the cloaking device. :)

Happy Easter, uh, umm, I mean egg hunting! ~grin~

Comment by Esalya

I was having significant difficulty doing this quest. I rescued 6+ eggs, but would not get credit for the quest.

I'm a mage, so naturally after activating it, I'd step away 20 yards and wait for the 1-2 adds to spawn and attack the egg. I'd kill/kite them, and then the friendly NPCs would come and fly the egg to safety. I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong and why I wasn't getting credit.

Instead of waiting far away for the mobs to spawn and attack the egg, I tried standing right next to the egg. I defending the egg, and the NPCs flew the egg to safety. All this time I was right next to the egg -- and I finally got credit!

Apparently if you're even 10+ yards away from the egg, you will not get credit. So stay close!

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 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.

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Comment by discharge

Did anybody else think of Monty Python and the Holy Grail when the birds flew off with that huge egg? Lol!

"It's not a question of where he grips it! It's a simple question of weight ratios! A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut."

Comment by Glynny

I found my egg at 31,81 Kill all the mobs there then release the eggs there. And just kill the mobs what spawn. :)

Comment by 771432

its these types of quests that would be a lot easier if it mentioned that the egg does not pop up every time and you have to keep trying until it does. There are no right or wrong cloak things.

Comment by 716772

Didn't read this anywhere, so:
1. Deactive the device/glowing/spinning thing (you'll get a gear symbol)
2. When you deactivate one, the egg appears on top of the device. Defend the egg from any nearby NPCs.

Comment by 519832

Took me 14 tries before I got it. I just kept going from one device to another until it finally popped up. For me it popped up at the first one on the right, between the two Twilight Juggernauts.

Comment by McPoowl

I guess my quest bugged on me. I was able to "activate" all of the cloak devices, but one. No device I was able to activate had the egg in it, so I assume there's only one egg in all of the devices at a given time. When the egg is saved, the egg can respawn in any of the other devices.
Since I was not able to use one device, i think that's where the egg is hidden, but sofar, I'm unable to get to it..

//Edit: And guess what, just after typing this comment, the 2nd device I activated, had the egg in it.
Moral of the story: Be patient..

Comment by 760189

Many thanks, Esalva, for the tip on remaining close to the egg once you get it to spawn. The first time I let my pet go in close on defense and I tried to range defend the egg = no credit for the quest. After reading your post, I stayed right beside the egg, fought close up and, voila, credit for the quest !

Comment by 516507

Thanks again for the "stay close" tip. I saved 3 eggs without credit. Now I know how to complete this quest.

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:

The Shrine Reclaimed (optional but do it now if you are are going to do it)
Gar'gol's Gotta Go and Get Me Outta Here!
From the Mouth of Madness and Free Your Mind, the Rest Follows
The Eye of Twilight, Mastering Puppets, Elementary!, and Return to Duskwhisper

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 williamah

I think this quest is prone to bugging, i found it after about 10 tries, lots of mobs started to spawn but they didnt move and i couldn't attack them, i just stood by egg and i got credit :) Sometimes i guess its good when it bugs :)

Comment by 671269

took me fifteen tries to get this quest each time i found the egg the guys would come take it away but it wouldnt complete the quest for me

Comment by 911379

Another vote for the 'stay close' tip! As a hunter I was doing ranged, 3 times didn't get credit 'til I came here and read comments. Wowhead ftw!.

Comment by 961718

I tried for about 10 mins to get credit and I was right up next to the shadow cloak generators but never even saw an egg show up only a bunch of little dragon spawns. Finally, I tried different generators and got one that worked on the 2nd time killing that little dragon bird that spawns once you click it. Maybe it's meant to be this way but I thought you were supposed to see an egg right away.

Comment by 1017771

I saw another post with the coordinates 31,81 and they worked perfectly. I highly recommend it. Also, like all the other posts, just stay right next to the egg. I had 2 guys come up on me to try and take it...super easy as a lvl 81 priest.

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Egg Hunt

Disable the Shadow Cloak Generators until you unveil Aviana's Egg. Once the egg is unveiled, defend it until the Druids of the Talon can carry it to safety.

	Aviana's Egg Unveiled and Defended (1)

Description

Skylord Omnuron wants us to find Aviana's Egg, and I can almost guarantee you it's cloaked by one of Sethria's shadow devices.

Search around the camp for shadow cloak generators and shut those things down until you find the egg.

Once you've unveiled it, I'll call out to the other druids. Defend that egg until we can carry it off to safety.

Go get that egg, <name>!

Completion

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

	Lightheart Sandals		Tunic of Soaring Safety
	Cloakbreaker Helm		Egg-Lift Talisman

You will also receive:

	Egg-Lift Talisman		Cloakbreaker Helm
	Tunic of Soaring Safety		Lightheart Sandals

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(25764))

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