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Series

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2.	A Sort Of Homecoming

Storyline
The Scarlet Enclave In Service Of The Lich King The Emblazoned Runeblade Runeforging: Preparation For Battle The Endless Hunger The Eye Of Acherus Death Comes From On High The Might Of The Scourge The Power Of Blood, Frost And Unholy Report To Scourge Commander Thalanor The Scarlet Harvest If Chaos Drives, Let Suffering Hold The Reins Grand Theft Palomino Into the Realm of Shadows Tonight We Dine In Havenshire Abandoned Mail Death's Challenge Gothik the Harvester The Gift That Keeps On Giving An Attack Of Opportunity Massacre At Light's Point Victory At Death's Breach! The Will Of The Lich King The Crypt of Remembrance Nowhere To Run And Nowhere To Hide Lambs To The Slaughter The Plaguebringer's Request Noth's Special Brew How To Win Friends And Influence Enemies Behind Scarlet Lines The Path Of The Righteous Crusader Brothers In Death Bloody Breakout A Cry For Vengeance! A Special Surprise A Special Surprise A Special Surprise A Special Surprise A Special Surprise A Special Surprise A Sort Of Homecoming Ambush At The Overlook A Meeting With Fate The Scarlet Onslaught Emerges Scarlet Armies Approach... The Scarlet Apocalypse An End To All Things... The Lich King's Command The Light of Dawn Taking Back Acherus The Battle For The Ebon Hold Where Kings Walk

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Comment by Psynergy

Each race has their own unique dialog, along with what happens in this quest. You're sent in to a room of hostages to a race-specific NPC, who, when you confront, has dialog that's specific to one's race.

The following is the Human race.

Ellen Stanbridge says: Come to finish the job, have you?
Ellen Stanbridge says: I'd like to stand for.....
Ellen Stanbridge says: <Name>
Ellen Stanbridge says: <Name>, I'd recognize that face anywhere.... What..... What have they done to you, <Name>?
Ellen Stanbridge says: You don't remember me, do you? Blasted Scourge.... They've tried to drain you of everything that made you a righteous force of reckoning. Every last ounce of good... Everything that made you a human!
Ellen Stanbridge says: Think, <Name>. Think back. Try and remember the hills and valleys of Elwynn, where you were born. Remember the splendor of life, <brother/sister>. You were a champion of the Alliance once! This isn't you.
Ellen Stanbridge says: Listen to me, <Name>. You must fight against the Lich King's control. He is a monster that wants to see this world - our world - in ruin. Don't let him use you to accomplish his goals. You were once a hero and you can be again. Fight, damn you! Fight his control!

Knight Commander Plaguefist yells: What's going in there? What's taking so long, <Name>?

Ellen Stanbridge says: There... There's no more time for me. I'm done for. Finish me off, <Name>. Do it or they'll kill us both. <Name> ... Remember Elwynn. This world is worth saving...

Comment by Liri

Female Nightelf
Yazmina Oakenthorn says: Come to finish the job, have you?
Yazmina Oakenthorn says: I'd like to stand for...
Yazmina Oakenthorn says: Tirisa?
Yazmina Oakenthorn says: Tirisa, I'd recognize that face anywhere... What... What have they done to you, Tirisa?
Yazmina Oakenthorn says: You don't remember me? When you were a child your mother would leave you in my care while she served at the Temple of the Moon. I held you in my arms and fed you honey and sheep's milk to calm you until she would return. You were my little angel. Blasted Scourge... What have they done to you, Tirisa?
Yazmina Oakenthorn says: You must remember the splendor of life, sister. You were a champion of the kaldorei once! This isn't you!
Yazmina Oakenthorn says: Listen to me, Tirisa. You must fight against the Lich King's control. He is a monster that wants to see this world - our world - in ruin. Don't let him use you to accomplish his goals. You were once a hero and you can be again. Fight, damn you! Fight his control!
Knight Commander Plaguefist yells: What's going on in there? What's taking so long, Tirisa?
Yazmina Oakenthorn says: There... There's no more time for me. I'm done for. Finish me off, Tirisa. Do it or they'll kill us both. Tirisa... Remember Teldrassil, our beloved home. This world is worth saving.
Yazmina Oakenthorn says: Do it, Tirisa! Put me out of my misery!
You hug Yazmina Oakenthorn.

Comment by Dianora

Extremely annoying when you have 6 human death knight lining up to kill her. We finally work out a queue system to take turn in doing this quest.

Comment by 239005

where is she?
i have trying to find her like all the day doing it?
WHERE?

Comment by 31800

At 59,83-ish, inside the prison house

Comment by otoao

If you have put your talent points in the unholy tree and have your pet ghoul out, make sure it is on passive. After the dialogue ends the ghoul will attack it and you won't get credit for the kill, thus not completing the quest. It's bad enough having to go through this quest once as it is.

Comment by 242255

I cried a little doing this quest. Also, if you have a heart, don't kill her - let her "die from her injuries" instead. :(

Comment by 106525

I'm not saying that this quest isn't sad, but when I did this I could't find who I had to kill so I just targeted everyone then I walked out and kept on looking for Elen Stanbridge. By doing all that I didn't read any of what she said and just killed her like any other annoying crusader.I only heard Plaguefist yell that I was taking too long and I thought that was because I couldn't find her.This kind of ruined the mood of the quest for me.Now my character has no lore!

Comment by 112093

Totally sad :\.

Comment by 195877

Am I the only person who enjoyed this quest immensely? I was trying to stay on the side of the scourge, I think It's BULL!@#$ that they make you rejoin ally/horde.

Comment by Liri

This is the worgen version of this quest, here is the rp.

Lord Harford says: He's sent one of his cowards in to kill me, has he?
Lord Harford says: Do it while I'm standing...
Lord Harford says: <name>?
Lord Harford says: <name>, I'd recognize that face anywhere... What... What have they done to you, <name>?
Lord Harford says: You don't remember me? We were both servants of Arugal back in Silverpine Forest. We put up with his merciless torture for ages. It was you who saved me on that fateful night when we escaped Shadowfang Keep. Without you I would have died. YOU! The most noble worgen I ever knew. What have they done to you, <name>? How could this have happened?
Lord Harford says: Remember the worgen that you once were, sister! You were our savior! Fight this!
Lord Harford says: Listen to me, <name>. You must fight against the Lich King's control. He is a monster that wants to see this world - our world - in ruin. Don't let him use you to accomplish his goals. You were once a hero and you can be again. Fight, damn you! Fight his control!
Lord Harford says: There... There's no more time for me. I'm done for. Finish me off, <name>. Do it or they'll kill us both. <name>... Remember Gilneas, our beloved home. This world is worth saving.
Lord Harford says: Do it, <name>! Put me out of my misery!

Comment by 775138

Quite Sad... Honestly this would have been the perfect time to defect back to the Allies/Horde. Makes it seem that you still have a heart. Also it quite Ironic that a few hours later your Character finds out that the Lich King sent them on a death run & defects to the argent crusade. Must have felt bad for killing some one that could have been an ally a few hours later.

Comment by FuryWar

I've always thought these "Go kill your old friend/relative" quests were a nice touch to the Death Knight quest chains. An xcellent way to show how your character has been transformed into a dark, unholy monster!

Comment by 1440987

A Special Surprise http://youtu.be/CFJFfvvYSvM

Comment by Fluffytooths

Kinda bull#$%^ that the NPC dies after a few seconds regardless of what you do, but you don't even get credit if they do so you have to wait for them to respawn and sit through all the dialogue again and then kill them anyway. It'd be fine if there was just no way to finish the quest but to kill them, but the way it is it just feels like punishing players (not the character, the player controlling them) for having a conscience.

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A Special Surprise

Knight Commander Plaguefist at the Chapel of the Crimson Flame has ordered you to execute Ellen Stanbridge, an Argent Dawn prisoner inside the nearby prison house.

	Ellen Stanbridge slain (1)

Description

We got here, tore the place apart, and headed toward the prison house. We weren't expecting what we found in there, <name>. Seems the Crusade's been real busy. That whole thing is full of Argent Dawn prisoners. Most of them were already dead by the time we arrived, but a few were still breathing.

I was about to go in there and execute the rest of them, but I think you should have the honors. In particular, there's a real feisty human in there that I think you'll take great pleasure in executing.

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/run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(12742))