Quick Facts

Series

1.	Better Late Than Dead
2.	The Abyssal Ride

Storyline
Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse Call of Duty Sea Legs Pay It Forward Rest For the Weary Buy Us Some Time Traveling on Our Stomachs To Arms! Stormwind Elite Aquatic and Land Forces On Our Own Terms All or Nothing Call of Duty Sea Legs Pay It Forward Rest For the Weary Buy Us Some Time Traveling on Our Stomachs Girding Our Loins Helm's Deep Finders, Keepers Bring It On! Blood and Thunder! Better Late Than Dead The Abyssal Ride Gimme Shelter! Ain't Too Proud to Beg A Taste For Tail A Girl's Best Friend Can't Start a Fire Without a Spark Ophidophobia A Desperate Plea Oh, the Insanity! Dah, Nunt... Dah, Nunt... Shark Weak DUN-dun-DUN-dun-DUN-dun A Bone to Pick Decisions, Decisions Undersea Sanctuary Spelunking Debriefing Spelunking Debriefing Wake of Destruction Come Hell or High Water What? What? In My Gut...? What? What? In My Gut...? Decompression Decompression The Warden's Time Across the Great Divide The Looming Threat Backed Into a Corner Rundown Silver Tide Hollow The Great Sambino Undersea Inflation Totem Modification Back in One Piece Vengeful Heart Fathom-Lord Zin'jatar Nespirah Making Contact Slave Labor Stick it to Them Capture the Crab Breaking Through We Are Not Alone Hopelessly Gearless Body Blows Still Valuable Overseer Idra'kess Waking the Beast A Powerful Need To Eat Art of Attraction Odor Coater Clamming Up Bellies Await Caught Off-Guard Swift Approach An Occupation of Time A Better Vantage Upon the Scene of Battle Visions of the Past: The Invasion of Vashj'ir Capture the Crab Breaking Through We Are Not Alone Hopelessly Gearless Body Blows Still Valuable Overseer Idra'kess Waking the Beast Shelled Salvation Crafty Crabs Something Edible Caught Off-Guard Swift Approach An Occupation of Time A Better Vantage Upon the Scene of Battle Visions of the Past: The Invasion of Vashj'ir Reoccupation The Revered Lady To the Fathom-Lord's Call Built to Last Not Soon Forgotten Looking Forward Clear Goals Not Entirely Unprepared Properly Inspired Swift Action Fallen But Not Forgotten Gauging Success Visions of the Past: The Slaughter of Biel'aran Ridge Looking Forward Clear Goals Not Entirely Unprepared Properly Inspired Swift Action Fallen But Not Forgotten Gauging Success Visions of the Past: The Slaughter of Biel'aran Ridge By Her Lady's Word No Trespass Forgiven Stolen Property Chosen Burden The Culmination of Our Efforts Losing Ground Desperate Plan Hostile Waters Come Prepared Unfurling Plan Honor and Privilege Welcome News Visions of the Past: Rise from the Deep Losing Ground Desperate Plan Hostile Waters Come Prepared Unfurling Plan Honor and Privilege Welcome News Visions of the Past: Rise from the Deep Her Lady's Hand At All Costs Devout Assembly Final Judgment A Breath of Fresh Air Full Circle A Breath of Fresh Air Full Circle

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Comments

Comment by Thunderhand

There's something about mounting a turtle with a meat stick that just doesn't seem right...

Comment by 300782

How to get past that darn shark tough ?

Comment by 413970

to clarify: you do not have to get past the shark to complete this quest! you find a turtle, mount it, swim around a bit, get eaten by the shark, then return to the quest giver. easy!

Comment by 370776

The joke is that the quest is presumably going to take forever, since the turtle is so slow. You cannot save the turtle.

Comment by JGPenfield

Stupid? I feel stupid. I kept killing off turtles aiming for the yellow question mark on the min map. The map was trying to tell me I had completed the quest, but I wasn't listening.

Comment by 728788

I'm tired of killing turtles! Every time I try to tame a turtle, i get an invalid target message. How do you know which turtle can be tamed?

Comment by 721814

Poor turtle :(

Comment by 267801

Kelp'thar Forest initial quest chain, Alliance version

1. Call of Duty (ride the ship)
1. Sea Legs (gather 3+1 objects)
1. Pay It Forward (rescue 6 soldiers)
1. Rest For the Weary (go to Taylor)

Buy Us Some Time (kill 8 nagas) Traveling on Our Stomachs (get 8 crab meats)
To Arms! (gather 4*4 items) Stormwind Elite Aquatic and Land Forces (gather 6 items)

2. On Our Own Terms (go to Taylor)
2. All or Nothing ("defend" and get captured)

Shallow's End quest chain begins
Better Late Than Dead

Comment by 267801

Shallow's End and Smuggler's Hole quest chain

1. Better Late Than Dead 2. Gimme Shelter!
2. The Abyssal Ride 3. Ain't Too Proud to Beg A Case of Crabs
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Can't Start a Fire Without a Spark A Girl's Best Friend A Taste For Tail
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.---------------. \ The Horde's Hoard
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Ophidophobia Nerve Tonic .---> Oh, the Insanity!
| (Starts Budd's Dig quest line)
A Desperate Plea
(Starts Holding Pens quest line)

Comment by 305619

I had some trouble completing this quest because on the first try I managed to avoid the Frenzied Reef Shark and actually rode the turtle all the way back to Mohana, but her question mark was gray and it did not say I had "Mounted the Sea Turtle" despite that I was sitting on its back.

Long story short - I killed myself to dismount, went back, made sure I was not in combat, mounted a turtle, and just sat there. Shark showed up, knocked me off the turtle, "Mount Sea Turtle" completed, question mark lit up. Hope that helps.

Comment by 620299

Not one comment regarding the turtle's whereabouts. Please help!

Comment by Whiterock

In order to getPay Attention! you must completeGirding Our Loins before acceptingHelm's Deep.
Better Late Than Dead andThe Abyssal Ride are NOT needed to takeGimme Shelter! and followups, however that would make you unable to getGood Deed Left Undone.
Lady La-La's Necklace have 0% drop chance beforeOphidophobia done and 100% after, however anyone can share you this quest as long as you are 80+lvl.
Anyone can takeVengeful Heart and do it's followups as long as they are 80+lvl. Quests above are NOT needed for it.

<<Feedback here, please>>

Comment by wharris

Guide to Vash'jir Kelp'thar Forest Alliance Quests:

Optional Pre-quests:
A Personal Summons and Eye of the Storm
Either Into the Abyss: or Hero's Call: Vashj'ir

Main chain:
Call of Duty
Sea Legs (At any time, kill a Slitherfin eel to start Once More, with Eeling)
Pay it Forward
Rest for the Weary
Buy Us Some Time & Travelling on Our Stomachs
(Be sure to kill a Sabreclaw Skitterer to get Crumpled Treasure Map which starts Kliklak's Craw)
To Arms! and Stormwind Elite Aquatic and Land Forces
On Our Own Terms
All or Nothing
Better Late than Dead
The Abyssal Ride
Good Deed Left Undone (optional)
Gimme Shelter! (also unlocks A Case of Crabs)
Ain't Too Proud to Beg
(which also unlocks A Girl's Best Friend and A Taste for Tail)
This is a convenient time to do The Horde's Hoard, which starts
from Tattered Treasure Map, dropped by Clacksnap Pincer

Next comes Can't Start a Fire Without a Spark

This allows for the optional quest Nerve Tonic, and the optional Bud Chain:

Around this time, kill Gilblin Collectors and hope
Lady La-La's necklace drops for Lady La-La's Medallion. There are conflicting reports of what quests are needed for the item to drop.
This is also a good time to kill Gilblingle for waterlogged journal which starts Blackfin's Booty.

The main chain continues:
Ophidophobia
A Desparate Plea
Undersea Sanctuary
Spelunking
Debriefing
Wake of Destruction
(also unlocks What? What? In My Gut...? and Decompression)
Come Hell or High Water (While in naga camp, pick up How Disarming)
The Warden's Time is auto-given when Come Hell or High Water auto-completes
Across the great Divide leads to the Shimmering Expanse chain.

Don't forget to group up or come back at 85 for
An Opened Can of Whoop Gnash

Comment by 733706

I was surprised like a previous person that no one mentioned where the turtles are. So I wasted a few minutes looking around for the turtles, a previous poster found the secret, but instead of sharing it said "nevermind." Downrated.

The turtles are yellow NPC's that are swimming in the area to the southeast as noted on the in-game map. When you get close to one, left click on it, then click on the baitstick which you should have on your taskbar or somewhere handy. If you right click, you will have to fight and kill the turtle.

Don't worry about finding your way back, you will never make it. Just glide along like you are swimming and the shark will wack the turtle and you will fall off. The words "Quest Completed" will appear.

While in the area, notice the yellow exclamation point and see Andarrah to get the "Gimme Shelter" quest.

Go to the yellow question mark on the map and turn the quest in.

Comment by Primmly

This was the single most traumatizing quest I have ever done in WoW.

Me and the turtle had already bonded too...

Comment by Mormolyce

Deep down I'm still holding out for Blizzard to put a sea turtle with meat on a stick mount in the game.

Comment by MsPhelix

Just to be clear: once you are riding the Turtle and get close to the quest giver, a Shark will kill the Turtle and you will fall to the bottom - the quest is finished at that point, simply turn it in.

Comment by Telefonjocke

The shark has come and killed the damn turtle severels times. But i can't turn in the quest?

Comment by 1374013

View Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCGkVh2CVOE

Comment by 1374013

Better late than dead https://youtu.be/vCGkVh2CVOE

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=RXoEvSYmtcQ&feature=youtu.be

Comment by Boxofbeer

Better Late Than Dead http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM-X5GS891g

Comment by bigunde

A video of the quest Better Late Than Dead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNophdD12CY

Comment by TerribleAtGames

Mounting up Sea Turtle DOES NOT counts towards this quest's progression, in case anyone wondered. I just tried it myself.

Links

Better Late Than Dead

Use Moanah's Baitstick on a Speckled Sea Turtle and ride it back to her.

	Sea Turtle Mounted (1)

Provided item:

	Moanah's Baitstick (1)

Description

Greetings, friend.

It is good to see that you survived your battle in one piece.

While Erunak tries to scry a place of safety for us all, I shall assist you in securing a less strenuous means of transport.

I have prepared this baitstick to use near a sea turtle. It is crude, but it should serve to bring one under your control.

Once you've become comfortable with the animal, simply guide it back here to me.

Progress

Completion

Rewards

You will receive:

Gains

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

250 reputation with The Earthen Ring

See if you've already completed this by typing:

/run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25477))