Cenarion Expedition

Cenarion Expedition
Main leader	Ysiel Windsinger
Secondary leaders	Warden Hamoot
Race(s)	Night elf; Tauren; Dryad ; Keeper of the grove; Broken ; Ancient
Capital	Cenarion Refuge
Base of operations	Evergrove,; Cenarion Post,; Cenarion Thicket
Theater of operations	Hellfire Peninsula, Terokkar Forest, Blade's Edge Mountains, Zangarmarsh
Sub-group(s)	D.E.H.T.A.
Affiliation	Cenarion Circle
Reputation
Token(s)	[Unidentified Plant Parts]; [Uncatalogued Species]; [Coilfang Armaments]
Quartermaster	Fedryen Swiftspear
Tabard

"The Cenarion Expedition" redirects here. For the quest, see [10-30] The Cenarion Expedition.

The Cenarion Expedition is a faction of night elves and tauren based in Zangarmarsh and led by Ysiel Windsinger. The Expedition was sent by the Cenarion Circle to Outland shortly after the Dark Portal was reopened in order to study the surviving life forms of that uncharted world. Although it began as a small organization directly controlled by the Circle, the Expedition has grown to become an autonomous organization, independent of the Circle's leadership on Azeroth. In fact, Circle reputation (regardless of how good or bad) bears no weight with the Expedition, and all characters begin at neutral with them.

The primary base of operations for the Cenarion Expedition is Cenarion Refuge in eastern Zangarmarsh. Additional Expedition outposts are located in Hellfire Peninsula, Terokkar Forest and Blade's Edge Mountains.

The Druid organization D.E.H.T.A. in Northrend is also aligned with the Cenarion Expedition, and their quests give reputation with this faction.

At some point, the Cenarion Expedition requested help from the Omenai at the Temple of Telhamat, in order to study what happened in the region and help reverse any damage possible. Amaan the Wise accepted and later sent the adventurers in support.^[1]

Reputation

Neutral to honored

Head to Zangarmarsh and look for Darkcrest and Bloodscale naga (and their slaves) to grind. Run Slave Pens or Underbog whenever possible; a good instance run with a capable group will award reputation faster than soloing mobs outside the instance.

Alternatively, start turning in [Unidentified Plant Parts]. With each turn-in, Lauranna Thar'well will give a [Package of Identified Plants]. These packages have the chance to contain an [Uncatalogued Species], an item that begins a repeatable quest. Each Uncatalogued Species handed in gives 500 reputation. Save these for later, as they continue to give reputation after reaching Honored. The more of these turned in, the more chance of getting an Uncatalogued Species, which will make it a shorter grind to revered/exalted.

This quest is no longer available upon reaching honored. Ideally, repeat this quest 36 times, turning in 360 Unidentified Plant Parts (last turn-in can be done at 5999/6000 friendly). Consider avoiding Slave Pens or Underbog runs before reaching honored, to maximize turn-ins, so that the chance of getting [Uncatalogued Species] is maximized. It is possible to get as many as 7 or 8 [Uncatalogued Species] if lucky. This can save a few Steamvault reputation runs later. Together with the other reputation quests, it is even possible to reach Revered without a single instance reputation run!

If an herbalist, and interested in Sporeggar faction, consider grinding the Bog Lords, which can be found in each of the corners of Zangarmarsh (northeast, southeast, southwest). Their bodies can be "picked" by herbalists and often yield Unidentified Plant Parts, while every kill yields 15 reputation with Sporeggar.

Between running Slave Pens and Underbog and handing in Unidentified Plant Parts, it is very easy to reach Honored.

Honored to exalted

At honored, running Slave Pens and most of Underbog on normal mode will no longer grant reputation.

Now is the best time to do the Cenarion Expedition quests. There are quests in Hellfire Peninsula, Zangarmarsh, Terokkar Forest, Blade's Edge Mountains and Netherstorm. It is also the time to turn in any [Uncatalogued Species]. Doing this should reach part of the way into honored.

Apart from quests and Uncatalogued Species, there are multiple options for reaching exalted:

Run normal Steamvault, either in a group or solo at level cap. Each run gives 1,100-1,662 reputation depending on how thoroughly the mobs are cleared.
Run Slave Pens, Underbog, and Steamvault on Heroic Mode at or above Honored. Regular mobs are worth 15 reputation, 2 for non-elites, and 150-250 for bosses, for a total of 2,500-2,750 reputation for a full clear. The reputation gain in Heroics is about 50% more than running regular Steamvault, but Heroics are much harder and each Heroic instance can only be done once per day. However, Heroic bosses also give [Justice Points] to players in the relevant level range. These can be spent toward pre-raid epic gear.
D.E.H.T.A. offers the Repeatable Quest [10-30] Can't Get Ear-nough... in Borean Tundra. This quest asks the player to kill Nesingwary-affiliated NPC's and collect Nesingwary Lackey Ears. Fifteen ears yield require 20-25 kills, and provide 150 repuatation before perks.
Until Patch 4.3, there was a repeatable quest from the Steamvault for the hand-in of [Coilfang Armaments]. This quest, along with a handful of other Outland repeatable quests, appears to have been removed as an undocumented change in Patch 4.3.

Quests

See also: Cenarion Expedition quests

	Neutral	Honored	Rep	Notes
Repeatable Quests	[10-30] Identify Plant Parts		250	[Unidentified Plant Parts] x10
	[10-30] Uncatalogued Species		500	[Uncatalogued Species] x1
	[10-30] Can't Get Ear-nough...		150	[Nesingwary Lackey Ear] x15
Quests	Hellfire Peninsula		~1,795	10 Quests
	Zangarmarsh		~5,875	~25 Quests
	Coilfang Reservoir		~1,750	4 Quests
	Terokkar Forest		1,875	7 Quests (+ chain)
	Blade's Edge Mountains		4,220	21 Quests
	Netherstorm		850	3 Quests
	Borean Tundra		4,320	18 Quests
Instances	Slave Pens	Heroic	Trash: 5 Bosses: 70	Normal run ~650 rep (more for full clear) Full clear Heroic 2,750 rep
	Underbog	Heroic	Trash: 15 Bosses: 250	Normal run ~1,000 rep (more for full clear) Full clear Heroic 2,680 rep
		Underbog		Hungarfen, Swamplord Musel'ek, giants
	Steamvault		Trash: 12, 2 (non-elite) Bosses: 120	Full clear 1,662 rep Full clear Heroic 2,559 rep
Mobs	Steam Pump Overseer		1
	Wrekt Slave		2.5	Only yield XP and Rep if not being controlled by a Bloodscale Overseer or Darkcrest Slaver
	Dreghood Drudge		2.5
	Bloodscale Overseer		5
	Bloodscale Wavecaller		5
	Darkcrest Sorceress		5
	Darkcrest Slaver		5
	Terrorclaw		7	Named mob in Marshlight Lake, 8 min respawn timer

Rewards

Early rewards include a decent leather chest with agility and stamina, a one-handed healer's mace, and a melee staff with stamina and run speed bonus, all available at honored with Cenarion Expedition and usable at level 62. These rewards provide a good reason to grind to Honored early. Additionally, at revered, players can purchase [Strength of the Untamed], one of the best pre-Karazhan tanking necklaces, as well as [Watcher's Cowl], one of the best pre-Karazhan cloth healing helms.

Among the notable rewards at exalted is [Ashyen's Gift], a high-stamina ring with solid spell hit appropriate for all dps casters, as well as [Earthwarden], a level-70 two-handed mace with armor and damage in feral forms. The armor bonus makes the mace an excellent tank-weapon replacement for [Warden Staff] and [Braxxis' Staff of Slumber]. High-level crafting patterns focus on Nature Resistance.

At exalted with Cenarion Expedition, players can buy a [Cenarion War Hippogryph] flying mount for 1600 after discount.

Arcanist Xorith and Haldor the Compulsive will sell specialized Flasks only usable in raid zones to players who are exalted with Cenarion Expedition, the Sha'tar and the respective faction (Scryer or Aldor). The flasks are only purchasable with [Mark of the Illidari] obtained from creatures in Tempest Keep: The Eye, The Serpentshrine, Mount Hyjal and The Black Temple.

Fedryen Swiftspear
<Cenarion Expedition Quartermaster>
Rep	Item	Cost	Type
Friendly	[Expedition Flare]	80	Consumable
	[Schematic: Green Smoke Flare]	6	Engineering (335)
	[Pattern: Heavy Clefthoof Boots]	14	Leatherworking (355)
Honored	[Plans: Adamantite Sharpening Stone]	6	Blacksmithing (350)
	[Plans: Adamantite Weightstone]	6	Blacksmithing (350)
	[Plans: Greater Rune of Warding]	6	Blacksmithing (350)
	[Pattern: Clefthide Leg Armor]	6	Leatherworking (335)
	[Recipe: Earthen Elixir]	4	Alchemy (320)
	[Recipe: Transmute Earthstorm Diamond]	8	Alchemy (350)
	[Pattern: Heavy Clefthoof Leggings]	14	Leatherworking (355)
	[Pattern: Heavy Clefthoof Vest]	16	Leatherworking (360)
	[Warden's Hauberk]	18 11 53	Leather
	[Preserver's Cudgel]	35 97 4	One-Handed Mace
	[Explorer's Walking Stick]	44 79 82	Staff
	[Crusader's Ornamented Gloves]	15 1 15	Plate
	[Crusader's Scaled Legguards]	32 2 63	Plate
	[Dragonhide Legguards]	22 54 38	Leather
	[Dreadweave Hood]	13 9 8	Cloth
	[Evoker's Silk Trousers]	17 32 42	Cloth
	[Kodohide Robe]	22 38 11	Leather
	[Mooncloth Shoulderpads]	13 43 13	Cloth
	[Opportunist's Leather Helm]	16 23 81	Leather
	[Satin Robe]	18 29 55	Cloth
	[Savage Plate Gauntlets]	15 29 49	Plate
	[Seer's Linked Spaulders]	19 42 53	Mail
	[Seer's Mail Gauntlets]	12 98 92	Mail
	[Seer's Ringmail Legguards]	27 35 61	Mail
	[Stalker's Chain Leggings]	25 20 25	Mail
	[Wyrmhide Spaulders]	16 66 37	Leather
Revered	[Recipe: Transmute Primal Water to Air]	8	Alchemy (350)
	[Formula: Enchant Gloves - Precise Strikes]	8	Enchanting (360)
	[Strength of the Untamed]	17 59 52	Necklace
	[Watcher's Cowl]	12 73 71	Cloth
	[Design: Nightseye Panther]	12	Jewelcrafting (370)
	[Plans: Wildguard Helm]	24	Blacksmithing (375)
	[Plans: Wildguard Leggings]	24	Blacksmithing (375)
Exalted	[Cenarion Expedition Tabard]	1	Tabard
	[Pattern: Nethercleft Leg Armor]	12	Leatherworking (365)
	[Recipe: Major Nature Protection Potion]	10	Alchemy (360)
	[Recipe: Flask of Distilled Wisdom]	4	Alchemy (300)
	[Ashyen's Gift]	79 1 12	Ring
	[Windcaller's Orb]	79 1 12	Off Hand
	[Earthwarden]	265 68 17	Two-Handed Mace
	[Design: The Natural Ward]	12	Jewelcrafting (375)
	[Formula: Enchant Cloak - Stealth]	10	Enchanting (300)
	[Plans: Wildguard Breastplate]	24	Blacksmithing (375)
	[Cenarion War Hippogryph]	2000	Riding (300)

Speculation

This article or section includes speculation, observations or opinions possibly supported by lore or by Blizzard officials. It should not be taken as representing official lore.

Several members of the Guardians of Hyjal wear the [Cenarion Expedition Tabard], possibly implying that they draw their military strength from the Cenarion Expedition members.