A New Foothold

The subject of this article or section was part of Death Rising, a world event that heralded the opening of the Shadowlands.

A New Foothold
Start	Crusader Renn [71.0, 22.0]
End	Crusader Renn [45.0, 44.8]
Level	50 (Requires 50)
Category	Death Rising
Experience	850
Reputation	+10 Argent Crusade
Rewards	2 34
Previous	[50] Advancing the Effort,  [50] A Message from the Justicar (optional breadcrumb)
Next	[50] Cult Couture,  [50] Fighting for Attention

A New Foothold
Level: 50 (Requires 50)
Crusader Renn ^{[71.0, 22.0]}
Crusader Renn ^{[45.0, 44.8]}
XP: 850
Rep: +10 Argent Crusade

Rewards:

2 34

A New Foothold starts week two of Death Rising. Players must have completed the first week quests, ending with  [50] Advancing the Effort to be elegible for this quest.

Objectives

Meet Crusader Renn at the Argent Camp atop the Ironwall Rampart in Icecrown.

Description

Our preparations are complete. It is time we take the fight to the Scourge.

Justicar Trueheart has tasked me with leading our efforts at the forward camp.

Meet me there and we shall continue our work together.

Rewards

You will receive:

• 2 34
• 850 XP
• +10 reputation with Argent Crusade

Completion

Our scouts report increased activity among the Cult of the Damned.

I believe it is time we learn exactly what our fanatical friends are planning

Notes

On accept, Renn hops on her gryphon and flies off:

Crusader Renn says: Let's get moving.

Fly back to Ironwall Rampart, where Renn and Crusader Adevald Ironbeard have set up camp and a bonfire:

Crusader Renn says: Excellent work. Continue the investigations. We will see to this at once.

Progression

Week one:

1.  [50] An Urgent Request
2.  [50] Cause for Distraction
3.  [50] Return of the Crusade
4.  [50] Field Reports
5.  [50] Damned Intruders
6.  [50] Return of the Scourge
7.  [50] A Message from Icecrown
   • Optional side quest:  [50] The Banshee's Champion
8.  [50] Securing the Area &  [50] A Valiant Effort
9.  [50] Scouting from a Safe Distance
10.  [50] Advancing the Effort (unlocks week one dailies)

Week two:
Optional breadcrumb:  [50] A Message from the Justicar

1.  [50] A New Foothold
2.  [50] Cult Couture &  [50] Fighting for Attention
3.  [50] Secrets in Shadows
4.  [50] Bursting the Bubble
5.  [50] A Message from Above
6.  [50] Only Shadows Remain (unlocks week two dailies)
7.  [50] With Hope in Hand

Week one dailies:

•  [50 Daily] Strange Scourgestones and two of:
  •  [50 Daily] Combat Nullifier 07-X
  •  [50 Daily] Cultist Captors
  •  [50 Daily] Delaying Their Efforts
  •  [50 Daily] Evacuation Effort
  •  [50 Daily] Fungal Feeding
  •  [50 Daily] The Deathspeaker's Devout
  •  [50 Daily] Too Many Whelps
  •  [50 Daily] WARNING: This is Only a Test!

Completing Strange Scourgestones unlocks:

•  [50] Darkened Scourgestones (repeatable)
•  [50] Pitch Black Scourgestones (repeatable)

Week two dailies, two of:

•  [50 Daily] Careful Creations
•  [50 Daily] Cleaning Out the Vault
•  [50 Daily] Defending the Rampart
•  [50 Daily] Frontline Resupply
•  [50 Daily] Frozen Solid
•  [50 Daily] Research Ruination
•  [50 Daily] Scourge War Machines
•  [50 Daily] What's Old is New
•  [50 Daily] Werk In Progress

PTR version

The subject of this section did not make it out of the PTR stages.

Description

Our work has paid off. It's time we press our momentum.

The Justicar has asked me to lead our efforts at the forward camp.

Meet me there and we shall continue our work together.

Completion

It appears the Cult of the Damned has been up to an unusual amount of activity as of late.

I believe it's time we find out exactly what our fanatical friends are up to.

Patch changes

• Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Added.

  Activated 2020-11-16.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB