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The central character of most promotional material for World of Warcraft: The War Within is a character we met back in Legion, but who has had a hand in events of Warcraft's past since at least the time of vanilla WoW (and possibly even Season of Discovery). The void entity Xal'Atath, once trapped in a Shadow Priest dagger and now given fleshy Elven form in Battle for Azeroth, is poised to be one of the Worldsoul Saga's most significant players.
As an introduction to the story of The War Within players who log into the 11.0 pre-patch client for the first time will be able to learn about the origins of Xal'Atath and accompany Alleria to meet with her mentor Locus-Walker. But before all that, you must meet the "The Harbinger" WoW quest prerequisites.
You don't need to do much to start the intro TWW quest, but some players have had issues – if you cannot start "The Harbinger" quest, be sure to try some of the solutions listed below the quest start tutorial.
WoW The War Within: Harbinger Questline Requirements
There is really only one requirement to start "The Harbinger" quest: WoW players must have a character that is at max level, Level 70. There is a misconception that a character must have unlocked Legion Dalaran to get this quest to start. The Dalaran Hearthstone is not required to get to the "The Harbinger" quest start location – it's relatively easy to get there even if you have never set foot inside Legion zones. The Dalaran Hearthstone just makes it easier to get back for follow-up quests and the Radiant Echoes event.
Indeed, the only requirement to start "The Harbinger" is to have a max-level character. Then, it's a matter of logging in and waiting for the teaser War Within quest to be automatically added to your Quest Log.
How To Start The Harbinger Quest In WoW TWW Pre-Patch
To start the Harbinger quest, WoW players simply need to log into the game on a character that meets the max-level prerequisite. After loading in, you should automatically get a quest added to your Journal titled "The Harbinger". Whether you accept the quest after hearing Khadgar's talking head or not, this quest should automatically be added to your Quest Log.
You will be directed to Legion's version of Dalaran to speak with Khadgar and Alleria Windrunner, two of the major characters in The War Within. If you have a Dalaran Hearthstone toy, use it to quickly get to Dalaran. If you don't have it, either enter Legion timewalking and progress until you earn it, or take the portal to the Broken Isles from your faction's main Capital City and fly to Dalaran.
Because this quest requires max-level characters, and Skyriding is available on all mounts, it's a matter of minutes to reach Dalaran once you are in the Broken Isles.
"The Harbinger" WoW Quest Issues & Solutions
Some players have had issues getting the WoW TWW Harbinger quest to pop up on a character who should be able to start it. If a character meets all of the prerequisites listed above, players who still cannot start "The Harbinger" quest should check the list of common problems below to see if one may be causing the issue.
- If another member of your Warband already has this quest, it may not be automatically added to another character's Quest Log upon logging in. Check your max-level characters to see if it is already added to one of their Quest Logs.
- This should not be an issue, as multiple members of your Warband can usually take on quests that have already been completed by others. But, it never hurts to check, and bugs in pre-patch are to be expected.
- If your character already has 25 quests in their Quest Log, reaching the max number of Quests you are allowed to track at once, "The Harbinger" won't be added to your Journal
- Some have found that the quest can only be completed once on each account, so if you have already completed it on one character and want to relive it on another, it may not appear when you reach Level 70.
- This also should not be a common problem, as the quest should be finishable on multiple characters. However, some Blizzard Forum posts seem to indicate that this could be a bug.
If all else fails, and you are unable to figure out the root cause of what is causing "The Harbinger" quest to not start, check your Adventure Guide, and flick over to the Suggested Content section. Here, flick through the pages until you see "Hunt For The Harbinger", and accept the quest.
If the quest does not appear in your Suggested Content, and your character meets all prerequisites, consider sending in a Support ticket.
Franchise Warcraft Base Game World of Warcraft Platform(s) PC Released August 26, 2024 Developer(s) Blizzard Publisher(s) Blizzard Genre MMORPG Expand
