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{{Infobox event
{{npcbox
 
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| name = Midsummer Fire Festival
| image = Ysera.PNG
 
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| image = Midsummer Fire Festival.jpg
| name = Ysera the Dreamer
 
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| duration = June 21st - July 4th
| titles = She of the Dreaming, The Dreamer, Mistress of Dreams, Lady of Dreams, Queen of Dreams
 
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| highlights = Fireworks, Bonfires
| gender = Female
 
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| boss = {{mob|Lord Ahune|The Frost Lord|level=87+}}
| race = Green wyrm
 
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| currency = [[Burning Blossom]]
| creature = Dragonkin
 
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| previous = [[Children's Week]]
| level = ??
 
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| next = [[Pirates' Day]]
| health = 42,946,000
 
| mana = 4,735,000
 
| type = Boss
 
| occupation = Aspect of the green dragonflight, ruler and guardian of the [[Emerald Dream]]
 
| location = [[Emerald Dragonshrine]] [[Dragonblight]], {{C-inline}} [[Mount Hyjal]]
 
| relatives = [[Eranikus]] (consort), [[Merithra]] (daughter), [[Itharius]] (brother-in-law), [[Alexstrasza]] (sister)
 
| students = [[Cenarius]]
 
| affiliation = [[Green dragonflight]], [[Dragon Aspects]], [[Wyrmrest Accord]]
 
| faction = Neutral
 
| alignment = [[Neutral good]]<ref>''[[Shadows & Light]]'', 97</ref>
 
| status = [[Eternal]], Active
 
 
}}
 
}}
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The '''Midsummer Fire Festival''' is a seasonal event that celebrates the hottest season of the year. It starts on the (earthly) northern summer [[wikipedia:solstice|solstice]], and lasts about two weeks (June 21 - July 4). It is similar to the [[Lunar Festival]] and other holidays, featuring some useful buffs, food, and toys to play with.
   
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It was introduced in [[Patch 1.11]], and given a major revamp in June 2008.
'''Ysera''', the green [[Dragon Aspect]], is charged with the protection of the [[Emerald Dream]], but also watches over Azeroth. To the [[druid]]s she is known as the "mother" of [[Cenarius]], but since he is not a dragon, this is not literal.<ref name="DF146">''[[Dark Factions]]'', 146</ref>
 
   
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From [http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/events/midsummer/ Midsummer Fire Festival] on the official website:
==Background==
 
[[File:YseraLegends.jpg|thumb|left|Ysera in ''Warcraft Legends''.]]
 
[[Eonar]] the [[titan]] blessed [[Alexstrasza]]'s younger sister, the lithe green [[dragon]] Ysera, with a portion of nature's influence. Ysera fell into an eternal trance, bound to the waking Dream of Creation. Known as the Dreamer, she would watch over the growing wilds of the world from her verdant realm, the [[Emerald Dream]].
 
   
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:''Ah, so you weren't chosen for Flamekeeper this year? Don't fret, my friend! The Midsummer Fire Festival isn't merely about that traditional honor; it's a time of merriment, a chance to celebrate the hottest season of the year by lighting great fires across the land and sharing in what the elemental spirits can offer. Come to our camps and join in the revelry!''
According to [[War of the Ancients]], Ysera was said to be the mother of [[Cenarius]], and close friends of Malorne. It was later revealed that Ysera was only the adoptive mother. Ysera taught Cenarius the secrets of the Emerald Dream, forming a close bond with him.
 
   
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The ending of the Festival seems to have been merged with the [[Engineers' Explosive Extravaganza]] holiday:
Ysera was one of the [[Dragon Aspect]]s that gave some of her power to the [[Demon Soul]], not knowing [[Deathwing|Neltharion]] would betray the [[Aspect]]s.
 
   
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:''The lengthy Midsummer Fire Festival traditionally ends with the sky itself being set alight. The goblins of Undermine have lent their considerable skill (and copious amounts of gunpowder) to the task, resulting in a tremendous fireworks show! Take up a festival mug and raise a toast to the season as the multicolored explosions dance across the sky above you!''
After the [[War of the Ancients]], Alexstrasza planted a magical acorn from the Mother Tree [[G'Hanir]] within the second [[Well of Eternity]], created by [[Illidan]]. The Tree grew large till it reached the heavens and was crowned [[Nordrassil]]. Ysera enchanted the tree so that it would be bound to the Emerald Dream.
 
   
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== Buffs ==
She has been silent since the appearance of the [[Emerald Nightmare]], and may be in danger, and might be corrupted, which would explain why she wrongly commanded the emerald Owls at the [[Emerald Dragonshrine]].<ref name="DF146" /> In recent times, Ysera's most trusted lieutenants, [[Lethon]], [[Emeriss]], [[Taerar]] and [[Ysondre]] have been warped by a dark new power within the Emerald Dream. Now these wayward sentinels have passed through the Great Trees into Azeroth, intending to spread madness and terror throughout the mortal kingdoms. Even the mightiest of adventurers would be well advised to give the dragons a wide berth, or suffer the consequences of their misguided wrath.
 
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[[Image:OrgMid2.jpg|right|thumb|279px|Touching the Ribbon Pole gives a 3 minute buff increasing earned experience by 10%. Up to 60 minutes can be stacked.]]
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* Using Ribbon Poles causes a colorful streamer of energy to go to your hand and causes you to dance. This gives a 3-minute [[Ribbon Dance]] buff increasing earned experience by 10%. This buff stacks up to 20 times (60 minutes), increasing its duration by 3 minutes for every 3 seconds you keep dancing around the pole.
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* When thrown into a festival fire, Burning Blossoms give you a buff [[Fire Festival Fury]], 3% critical strike and spell critical strike rating for sixty minutes as well as causing fire damage to attackers.
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* If a bonfire has gone out, tossing a Burning Blossom in it will provide a zone-wide buff, [[Bonfire's Blessing]], that gives you a 30% chance to inflict (<your level> x 10) Fire damage on any melee, ranged, or spell attack. Bonfire's Blessing is capable of delivering a critical hit with 100% additional damage and is affected by bonus spell damage. This buff goes away if the opposite faction desecrates the bonfire.
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* Special flame samples can be collected from the bonfires in each of the four main cities of the opposing faction. Each sample will begin a quest called "Stealing the [City]'s Flame." Upon completing each quest, everyone in the capital city will receive [[Fire Festival Fortitude]], a +30 stamina buff. Once all 4 have been collected and returned to a Festival representative, you receive the quest {{quest|A Thief's Reward}} and are rewarded with the [[Crown of the Fire Festival]].
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{{clr}}
   
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== Burning Blossom redemption ==
=== In World of Warcraft ===
 
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Below are the items you can purchase with [[Burning Blossom]] at [[Midsummer Supplier]]s and [[Midsummer Merchant]]s. You can get 20 Blossoms every day through daily quests and 702 (H)/692 (A) Blossoms from the other quests. It is not possible to get all rewards in one year if you farm the maximum possible amount of Blossoms.
[[File:Ysera (Emerald Dragonshrine).jpg|thumb|Ysera in the Dragonblight.]]
 
   
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{| class="darktable zebra"
Until recently, Ysera was the only Aspect whose current activities are known; she is in the [[Emerald Dream]] coordinating the battle against the mysterious [[Emerald Nightmare]], along with Malfurion and Cenarius.
 
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|-
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! Sets !! Item !! Price !! Note
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!
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| [[Handful of Summer Petals]] || {{costitem|2|Burning Blossom}}
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|-
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!
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| [[Fiery Festival Brew]] || {{costitem|2|Burning Blossom}}
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|-
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!
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| [[Juggling Torch]] || {{costitem|5|Burning Blossom}}
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| Used for [[Torch Juggler]]
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|-
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!
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| [[Elderberry Pie]] || {{costitem|5|Burning Blossom}}
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|-
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!
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| [[Midsummer Sausage]] || {{costitem|5|Burning Blossom}}
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|-
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!
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| [[Bag of Smorc Ingredients]] || {{costitem|5|Burning Blossom}}
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|-
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!
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| [[Toasted Smorc]] || {{costitem|5|Burning Blossom}}
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|-
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!
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| [[Fire-toasted Bun]] || {{costitem|5|Burning Blossom}}
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|-
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! rowspan="3"|Components of the [[Midsummer Reveler|Midsummer<br/> Reveler three-piece set]] for<br/> [[Burning Hot Pole Dance]]
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| [[Mantle of the Fire Festival]] || {{costitem|100|Burning Blossom}}
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|-
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| [[Vestment of Summer]] || {{costitem|100|Burning Blossom}}
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| Causes your hands to catch fire for more festive dance moves.
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|-
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| [[Sandals of Summer]] || {{costitem|200|Burning Blossom}}
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| Causes a fire to appear at your feet.
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|-
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!
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| [[Brazier of Dancing Flames]] || {{costitem|350|Burning Blossom}}
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| Creates a fiery, dancing female draenei who reacts to player emotes.
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| [[Captured Flame]] || {{costitem|350|Burning Blossom}}
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| [[Small pet]].
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|}
   
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== Quests ==
{{wotlk-section}}
 
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[[Image:OrgMidSymbol.jpg|thumb|279px|The symbol of the Midsummer Fire Festival.]]
Ysera appears at the [[Emerald Dragonshrine]] in [[Dragonblight]]. She currently uses a generic green dragon model, though this may be a placeholder.
 
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[[Image:Midsummer2.jpg|thumb|Midsummer decorations]]
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{{loot|common|Burning Blossom|Burning Blossoms}} can be earned through a variety of quests. The blossoms can be consumed for a small buff or saved for a variety of items including the [[Brazier of Dancing Flames]] or the [[Captured Flame]].
   
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* {{questlong|alliance|1-80|Desecrate this Fire! (Alliance)}}
Recently, [[Nishera the Garden Keeper]] asked Ysera for help against the [[Scourge]] — who were raising [[frost wyrm]]s at the other dragonshrines. Instead, Ysera, affected by the [[Emerald Nightmare|Nightmare]], commanded the defenders of the Emerald Dragonshrine to attack anyone not of the green dragonflight.
 
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* {{questlong|alliance|1-80|Honor the Flame (Alliance)}}
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* {{questlong|alliance|1-80|The Master of Summer Lore}}
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* {{questlong|alliance|1-80|Incense for the Summer Scorchlings}}
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* {{questlong|alliance|1-80|A Thief's Reward (Alliance)}}
   
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* {{questlong|horde|1-80|Desecrate this Fire! (Horde)}}
====Ulduar====
 
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* {{questlong|horde|1-80|Honor the Flame (Horde)}}
During the battle against [[Yogg-Saron (tactics)|Yogg-Saron]] in [[Ulduar (instance)|Ulduar]], Ysera appears in night-elf form, along with the other [[Dragon Aspects|Aspects]], during a flashback of the creation of the [[Demon Soul|Dragon Soul]], ten thousand years earlier. Oddly enough, Ysera's eyes are open in the vision, the reverse of her usual habit; they are also blue, a change from both Ysera's green and the night elf norm of silver or gold.
 
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* {{questlong|horde|1-80|The Spinner of Summer Tales}}
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* {{questlong|horde|1-80|Incense for the Festival Scorchlings}}
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* {{questlong|horde|1-80|A Thief's Reward (Horde)}}
   
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Daily quests:
===Against the Nightmare Lord===
 
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# {{questlong|alliance|1-80|Torch Tossing (Alliance)|Torch Tossing}}
Following the defeat of the Lich King, the situation in the Emerald Dream became even more dire, as the insidious Nightmare Lord unfolded his master plan to enslave Azeroth. Ysera led the green dragons, ancients and druids against the Nightmare. Ysera was captured by the Nightmare Lord while assisting [[Tyrande Whisperwind]] and [[Thura]] in freeing [[Malfurion Stormrage]]. The Aspect remained imprisoned within the [[Eye of Ysera]] for most of the remainder of the crisis, working with [[Lucan Foxblood]] to assist Malfurion in stopping the Nightmare. Ysera was freed again by her consort Eranikus, who sacrificed himself to free her. Ysera was forced to leave the remainder of the battle to Malfurion, who was ultimately successful in stopping [[Xavius]] and largely halting the Nightmare. Ysera, with Alextrasza, later presided over the long-awaited wedding of Malfurion and Tyrande, and gave her blessing to [[Teldrassil]], which she had withheld when the tree was first made. <ref>{{ref book |author= Knaak, Richard A. |authorlink= Richard A. Knaak |title= [[Stormrage]]|isbn= 978-1-4156-5087-7}}</ref><ref>{{ref book |author= Knaak, Richard A. |authorlink= Richard A. Knaak |title= [[Stormrage]]|isbn= 978-1-4156-5087-7 |pages= 395 |chapter= 30}}</ref>
 
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# {{questlong|alliance|1-80|Torch Catching (Alliance)|Torch Catching}}
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#* {{questlong|alliance|1-80 Daily|More Torch Tossing (Alliance)|More Torch Tossing}}
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#* {{questlong|alliance|1-80 Daily|More Torch Catching (Alliance)|More Torch Catching}}
   
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# {{questlong|horde|1-80|Torch Tossing (Horde)|Torch Tossing}}
===Cataclysm===
 
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# {{questlong|horde|1-80|Torch Catching (Horde)|Torch Catching}}
{{Cata-section}}
 
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#* {{questlong|horde|1-80 Daily|More Torch Tossing (Horde)|More Torch Tossing}}
[[File:Stub.png|20px]] ''Please add any available information to this section.''
 
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#* {{questlong|horde|1-80 Daily|More Torch Catching (Horde)|More Torch Catching}}
[[File:Ysera.jpg|thumb|left|Ysera in ''Cataclysm'']]
 
Ysera will help [[Malfurion Stormrage]] and [[Hamuul Runetotem]] to protect [[Mount Hyjal]] and [[Nordrassil]].<ref>http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/cataclysm/features/hyjal.html</ref> It is also interesting to note that her eyes are open. While the reason behind this is not known, Alex Afrasiabi confirmed that this is intentional.<ref>http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/26399010284/ysera-model-feedback/</ref> She has also been given a new humanoid model based on the ones used by Sylvanas and Alexstrasza and like them her head is unique while the body is similar to each other. Her animations as a result are also based on High/Blood Elves despite taking a night elven guise.
 
   
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Quest chains:
She later aids in the restoration of the world tree and the war against Ragnaros.
 
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{{:Quest:Unusual Activity}}
   
==Appearance and abilities==
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=== Lord Ahune ===
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A new chain of quests was added to the game, beginning at a {{NPC|Alliance|Festival Loremaster}} / {{NPC|Horde|Festival Talespinner}}. The end of the chain culminates in a daily quest to summon [[Lord Ahune]], a new boss in the [[Slave Pens]].
[[File:Ysera TCG.jpg|thumb|Ysera in the TCG]]
 
Ysera is green, and her skin glitters with countless emeralds for scales. Her physical form is ghostly, ethereal, like watching a living dream or vision. The Emerald Dream is a place where all living beings dream when sleeping. It is a place of where sentient beings have dreams of hope, and faith for a better tomorrow. From the Emerald Dream, Ysera can observe all lesser races. Her eyes are always closed, although you can see her pupils move constantly below her eyelids as if watching many dreams at once.
 
   
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=== Bonfires ===
There are only a few recorded moments in history where Ysera has opened her eyes. When she does, a person can see eyes of many colors, like a rainbow. The eyes of every sentient creature can be seen at once through her eyes. Ysera opened her eyes during the [[War of the Ancients]] after seeing [[Malorne]] dead, and again when addressing [[Malfurion Stormrage]] on his druidic prowess. She opened them another time during the [[Second War]], before [[Krasus]], when he tried to convince her to help free Alexstrasza. Ysera also opened her eyes after she regained her powers during the fight against Deathwing. Ysera fought alongside the other Dragon Aspects against the evil of Deathwing while [[Rhonin]] destroyed the Demon Soul. She regained her full powers once the Demon Soul was destroyed. (This story is told in the novel ''[[Day of the Dragon]]''.)
 
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{{seealso|Alliance Bonfire|Horde Bonfire}}
   
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The {{NPC||Flame Warden}} at each of your own faction's bonfires offers you [[Quest:Honor the Flame]].
Ysera can assume the form of a female from any race, which she chooses depending on whom she is talking to. Often she wears a dress of emerald green, emerald jewellery, and has emerald-green hair.
 
   
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Right-clicking a bonfire of the opposite faction offers {{quest|Desecrate this Fire!}}. The act of dousing a bonfire does not pull guards (though they will aggro as normal based on range and level - [[Wildhammer Stronghold]] in [[Shadowmoon Valley]] requires a flying mount or stealth to avoid aggro), making this a fast and easy way to generate money and Burning Blossoms. Be warned that dousing the opposite faction's bonfire will flag you for [[PVP]] combat.
Ysera avoids and dislikes combat, especially in her realm. When angered, she is terrible, paranoid and impulsive. She keeps herself isolated in the [[Eye of Ysera]] within the Emerald Dream, and is rarely seen in the real world. When she does visit the living plane, she shapeshifts into a humanoid form, covered by a green hood, and her eyes are always closed.
 
   
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The bonfires of capital cities have separate quests, and you cannot Honor the Flame of your own faction's Capitals.
When in combat, she attacks with her greenish breath to put her opponents to sleep, and rarely strikes to kill. She prefers to neutralize her enemies and banish them away from her realm.
 
   
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There are a grand total of 86 bonfires across the four continents: 42 Horde, 44 Alliance. Excluding the 4 capital cities on each side, that leaves 38 and 40.
Ysera can travel from mind to mind to travel anywhere she wishes by entering the dreams of any living being sleeping. She may enter the dreams of a target to communicate with or warn the sleeping creature. Ysera has the ability to planeshift between the real world and the Emerald Dream.
 
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*Alliance: <math>38 \times 10+40 \times 5+4 \times 25=680</math> total Burning Blossoms available
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*Horde: <math>38 \times 5+40 \times 10+4 \times 25=690</math> total Burning Blossoms available
   
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See {{quest|Midsummer Bonfires (Horde)|Horde}} and {{quest|Midsummer Bonfires (Alliance)|Alliance}} for suggested routes.
==Notes==
 
* Her name is pronounced ''ee-SER-ah'' (it is spoken aloud during [[Quest:Twilight_Riot|a scripted quest event]], and by [[Valithria Dreamwalker]]).
 
   
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<gallery widths="50">
==Quotes==
 
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Image:Msfeasternkingdom.jpg‎|All bonfires in [[Eastern Kingdoms]].
Upon Completion of [[Quest:Return to Nordrassil]]:
 
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Image:Msfkalimdor.jpg‎|All bonfires in [[Kalimdor]].
:{{text|say|I fear for [[Alysra]]'s fate. [[Fandral Staghelm|Fandral]]'s corruption ran deeper than anything I encountered in the nightmare. Yet we can't afford to dwell on this.}}
 
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Image:Msfoutlands.jpg‎|All bonfires in [[Outland]].
:{{text|say|During my stay in the [[Emerald Dream|dream]] I made a vital discovery. The rift that weakens the boundaries of this world has hastened the return of powerful allies.}}
 
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Image:Msfnorthrend.jpg|All bonfires in [[Northrend]].
:{{text|say|The [[Ancient_guardian|Ancient Guardians]] are coming back. [[Cenarius]], [[Aviana]], [[Goldrinn]]... I can feel their presence. We must make sure we usher them into this world. Their timely aid will be indispensable.}}
 
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</gallery>
   
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{{Scribblemap|midsummer09}}
Upon Completion of [[Quest:Return from the Firelands]]:
 
:{{text|say|<Player>, you have unleashed the wolf ancient and defeated his shadow. Your actions already reverberate across the dream - thank you. But more remains to the done...}}
 
   
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Interactive maps of the bonfire locations can be found at [http://wow.scribblemaps.com/#id=midsummer09 scribblemaps] and [http://wyrimaps.net/wow#m:midsummer_bonfire_h,midsummer_bonfire_a WyriMaps].
*"You slip quicker and quicker toward the final rest, [[Korialstrasz|brave one]]. Is there something you would ask of me before that happens?"
 
*"Perhaps [[Titan|The Creators]] should have made you Father Of Life instead of Guardian Of Magic, Malygos!" (''poking fun of him, much to his displeasure.''
 
   
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===Stealing the Cities' Flames===
*"Brothers they may not in blood, but they are truly brothers in nature." (refering Malygos and Neltharion)
 
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Each faction can loot the Flames of the opposing faction's cities, each of which starts a quest. Stealing all four cities flames will offer the quest {{questlong|Neutral|1-80|A Thief's Reward}}.
*"Mention not that one! [[Deathwing|He]] is one whose dreams I will never enter - again. He is one who is quite possibly more terrible in his sleep than even waking."
 
*"[[Deathwing]] it was who created the ''Demon Soul'', and for a good cause at the time, so we believed. Believed so much that we did as he asked, imparted to it some measure of our power."
 
*"That terrible glow! Should that be?" - after Deathwing created the [[Dragon Soul]].
 
*"To the night elves, who have lost their hopes, I give forth the ability to Dream again. To Dream, to Imagine, for in that is the best hope of rebuilding, of recovering, of growing... And to those who follow the path of one held special by me - and mine - I grant him and the other druids to come the path into the [[Emerald Dream]], where, even in their deepest sleep, they may cross the world, learn from it, and draw upon its own strength... the better to guide Kalimdor's health and safety throughout the future." - Ysera's blessing upon [[Nordrassil]] at the end of the [[War of the Ancients]] and the [[Great Sundering]] of Azeroth.<ref>{{ref book |author= Knaak, Richard A. |authorlink= Richard A. Knaak |title = [[War of the Ancients Archive]] / [[The Sundering]]
 
|isbn= 978-1-4165-5203-1 |pages= 710-711 |chapter= 22 |quote= To the night elves, who have lost their hopes...}}</ref>
 
   
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'''Horde'''
==Gallery==
 
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*[[Orgrimmar]] - Next to [[Mannoroth]]'s armor in the Valley of Wisdom {{Horde Icon Small}}{{coords|46|38|Orgrimmar}}
<gallery captionalign="left">
 
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*[[Thunder Bluff]] - On the Spirit Rise {{Horde Icon Small}}{{coords|21|25|Thunder Bluff}}
File:YoggYsera.jpg|Ysera in her night-elf form, as seen in Yogg-Saron's mind chamber prior [[Patch 4.0.1]]
 
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*[[Undercity]] - In the courtyard, just inside {{Horde Icon Small}}{{coords|68|7|Undercity}}
File:Ysera (Cataclysm).jpg|Ysera new model in ''Cataclysm''
 
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*[[Silvermoon City]] - Court of the Sun, inside, in the back {{Horde Icon Small}}{{coords|68|41|Silvermoon City}}
</gallery>
 
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*[[Flame of Darnassus]] -> {{questlong|Horde|70|Stealing Darnassus's Flame}}
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*[[Flame of Ironforge]] -> {{questlong|Horde|70|Stealing Ironforge's Flame}}
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*[[Flame of Stormwind]] -> {{questlong|Horde|70|Stealing Stormwind's Flame}}
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*[[Flame of the Exodar]] -> {{questlong|Horde|70|Stealing the Exodar's Flame}}
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'''Alliance'''
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*[[Stormwind]] - Outside Stormwind Stockades, North of Mage Quarter{{Alliance Icon Small}}{{coords|50|72|Stormwind}}
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*[[Ironforge]] - Hall of Explorers {{Alliance Icon Small}}{{coords|65|24|Ironforge}}
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*[[Darnassus]] - Rut'theran Village {{Alliance Icon Small}}{{coords|55|91|Teldrassil}}
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*[[The Exodar]] - The Crystal Hall {{Alliance Icon Small}}{{coords|41|24|The Exodar}}
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*[[Flame of Orgrimmar]] -> {{questlong|Alliance|70|Stealing Orgrimmar's Flame}}
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*[[Flame of Thunder Bluff]] -> {{questlong|Alliance|70|Stealing Thunder Bluff's Flame}}
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*[[Flame of the Undercity]] -> {{questlong|Alliance|70|Stealing the Undercity's Flame}}
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*[[Flame of Silvermoon]] -> {{questlong|Alliance|70|Stealing Silvermoon's Flame}}
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Reward: [[Crown of the Fire Festival]] (no bonuses).<br />
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== Sortable list of bonfires ==
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{|class="sortable darktable zebra"
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Arathi Highlands || Hammerfall || {{coords|69|42|Arathi Highlands}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || Arathi Highlands || Refuge Pointe || {{coords|44|46|Arathi Highlands}}
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|-
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Badlands || New Kargath || {{coords|24|37|Badlands}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || Badlands || Dragon's Mouth || {{coords|19|56|Badlands}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Blasted Lands || Nethergarde Keep || {{coords|55|15|Blasted Lands}}
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|-
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Blasted Lands || Dreadmaul Hold || {{coords|46|14|Blasted Lands}}
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|-
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Burning Steppes || Flame Crest || {{coords|51|29|Burning Steppes}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || Burning Steppes || Morgan's Vigil || {{coords|68|60|Burning Steppes}}
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|-
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || Dun Morogh || Kharanos || {{coords|54|45|Dun Morogh}}
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|-
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || [[Ironforge]] || Hall of Explorers || {{coords|64|25|Ironforge}}
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|-
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || Duskwood || Darkshire || {{coords|73|55|Duskwood}}
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|-
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || Elwynn Forest || Goldshire || {{coords|43|63|Elwynn Forest}}
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|-
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || [[Stormwind]] || The Canals || {{coords|49|72|Stormwind}}
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|-
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Eversong Woods || North Sanctum || {{coords|46|50|Eversong Woods}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Eastern Kingdoms || [[Silvermoon City]] || Court of the Sun || {{coords|70|43|Silvermoon City}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Ghostlands || Tranquillien || {{coords|46|26|Ghostlands}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Hillsbrad Foothills || Tarren Mill || {{coords|55|50|Hillsbrad Foothills}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || Hinterlands || Aerie Peak || {{coords|14|50|The Hinterlands}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Hinterlands || Revantusk Village || {{coords|76|74|The Hinterlands}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || Loch Modan || Thelsamar || {{coords|32|40|Loch Modan}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Northern Stranglethorn || Grom'gol Base Camp || {{Coords|40|51|Northern Stranglethorn}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || Northern Stranglethorn || Fort Livingston || {{Coords|51|63|Northern Stranglethorn}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || Redridge Mountains || Lakeshire || {{coords|24|53|Redridge Mountains}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Silverpine Forest || The Sepulcher || {{coords|50|39|Silverpine Forest}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || Cape of Stranglethorn || East of Booty Bay || {{coords|51|67|Cape of Stranglethorn}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Cape of Stranglethorn || East of Booty Bay || {{coords|50|70|Cape of Stranglethorn}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Swamp of Sorrows || Bogpaddle || {{coords|76|14|Swamp of Sorrows}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Swamp of Sorrows || Bogpaddle || {{coords|70|14|Swamp of Sorrows}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Tirisfal Glades || Brill || {{coords|57|52|Tirisfal Glades}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Twilight Highlands || Bloodgulch || {{coords|53|46|Twilight Highlands}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Twilight Highlands || Thundermar || {{coords|47|23|Twilight Highlands}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Eastern Kingdoms || [[Undercity]] || Ruins of Lordaeron || {{coords|68|9|Undercity}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || Western Plaguelands || Chillwind Camp || {{coords|43|82|Western Plaguelands}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || Westfall || Moonbrook || {{coords|45|62|Westfall}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || Wetlands || Menethil Harbor || {{coords|13|47|Wetlands}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Kalimdor || Ashenvale || [[Forest Song]] || {{coords|87|42|Ashenvale}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Kalimdor || Ashenvale || [[Silverwind Refuge]] || {{coords|52|67|Ashenvale}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Kalimdor || Azshara || Bilgewater Harbor || {{coords|60|53|Azshara}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Kalimdor || Azuremyst Isle || Azure Watch || {{coords|44|53|Azuremyst Isle}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Kalimdor || [[Exodar]], The || The Crystal Hall || {{coords|41|26|The Exodar}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Kalimdor || Northern Barrens || Crossroads || {{coords|50|54|Northern Barrens}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Kalimdor || Southern Barrens || Desolation Hold || {{coords|41|67|Southern Barrens}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}} || Kalimdor || Southern Barrens || Fort Triumph || {{coords|48|72|Southern Barrens}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Kalimdor || Bloodmyst Isle || Blood Watch || {{coords|55|69|Bloodmyst Isle}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Kalimdor || Darkshore || Lor'danel || {{coords|49|23|Darkshore}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Kalimdor || Desolace || Nijel's Point || {{coords|65|17|Desolace}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Kalimdor || Desolace || Shadowprey Village || {{coords|26|76|Desolace}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Kalimdor || Durotar || Razor Hill || {{coords|52|47|Durotar}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Kalimdor || [[Orgrimmar]] || Valley of Wisdom || {{coords|47|38|Orgrimmar}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Kalimdor || Dustwallow Marsh || Theramore Isle || {{coords|62|40|Dustwallow Marsh}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Kalimdor || Dustwallow Marsh || Brackenwall Village || {{coords|33|30|Dustwallow Marsh}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Kalimdor || Feralas || Feathermoon Stronghold || {{coords|46|43|Feralas}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Kalimdor || Feralas || Camp Mojache || {{coords|72|47|Feralas}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Kalimdor || Mulgore || Bloodhoof Village || {{coords|51|60|Mulgore}}
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|{{Neutral}} || Kalimdor || Mount Hyjal || Nordrassil || {{coords|63|23|Mount Hyjal}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Kalimdor || [[Thunder Bluff]] || Spirit Rise || {{coords|21|26|Thunder Bluff}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Kalimdor || Silithus || Cenarion Hold || {{coords|57|34|Silithus}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Kalimdor || Silithus || Cenarion Hold || {{coords|46|44|Silithus}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Kalimdor || Stonetalon Mountains || Sun Rock Retreat || {{coords|53|62|Stonetalon Mountains}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Kalimdor || Stonetalon Mountains || Mirkfallon Post || {{coords|49|51|Stonetalon Mountains}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Kalimdor || Tanaris || Gadgetzan || {{coords|52|29|Tanaris}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Kalimdor || Tanaris || Gadgetzan || {{coords|49|27|Tanaris}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Kalimdor || Teldrassil || Darnassus || {{coords|63|47|Teldrassil}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Kalimdor || Teldrassil || Dolanaar || {{coords|55|60|Teldrassil}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Kalimdor || Un'Goro Crater || Marshal's Stand || {{coords|56|66|Un'Goro Crater}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Kalimdor || Winterspring || Everlook || {{coords|61|47|Winterspring}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Kalimdor || Winterspring || Everlook || {{coords|58|47|Winterspring}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Outland || Blade's Edge Mountains || Sylvanaar || {{coords|42|66|Blade's Edge Mountains}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Outland || Blade's Edge Mountains || Thunderlord Stronghold || {{coords|50|59|Blade's Edge Mountains}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Outland || Hellfire Peninsula || Honor Hold || {{coords|62|58|Hellfire Peninsula}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Outland || Hellfire Peninsula || Thrallmar || {{coords|57|42|Hellfire Peninsula}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Outland || Nagrand || Telaar || {{coords|50|70|Nagrand}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Outland || Nagrand || Garadar || {{coords|51|34|Nagrand}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Outland || Netherstorm || Area 52 || {{coords|31|63|Netherstorm}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Outland || Netherstorm || Area 52 || {{coords|32|68|Netherstorm}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Outland || Shadowmoon Valley || Wildhammer Stronghold || {{coords|40|55|Shadowmoon Valley}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Outland || Shadowmoon Valley || Shadowmoon Village || {{coords|33|30|Shadowmoon Valley}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Outland || Terokkar Forest || Allerian Stronghold || {{coords|55|55|Terokkar Forest}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Outland || Terokkar Forest || Stonebreaker Hold || {{coords|52|43|Terokkar Forest}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Outland || Zangarmarsh || Telredor || {{coords|69|52|Zangarmarsh}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Outland || Zangarmarsh || Zabra'Jin || {{coords|36|52|Zangarmarsh}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Northrend || Borean Tundra || Fizzcrank Airstrip || {{coords|55|20|Borean Tundra}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Northrend || Borean Tundra || Bor'gorok Outpost || {{coords|51|12|Borean Tundra}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Northrend || Crystalsong Forest || Windrunner's Overlook || {{coords|78|75|Crystalsong Forest}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Northrend || Crystalsong Forest || Sunreaver's Command || {{coords|80|53|Crystalsong Forest}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Northrend || Dragonblight || Wintergarde Keep || {{coords|75|44|Dragonblight}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Northrend || Dragonblight || Agmar's Hammer || {{coords|39|48|Dragonblight}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Northrend || Howling Fjord || Fort Wildervar || {{coords|58|16|Howling Fjord}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Northrend || Howling Fjord || Camp Winterhoof || {{coords|48|13|Howling Fjord}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Northrend || Grizzly Hills || Amberpine Lodge || {{coords|34|61|Grizzly Hills}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Northrend || Grizzly Hills || Conquest Hold || {{coords|19|61|Grizzly Hills}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Northrend || Sholazar Basin || River's Heart || {{coords|47|66|Sholazar Basin}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Northrend || Sholazar Basin || River's Heart || {{coords|47|62|Sholazar Basin}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Northrend || Storm Peaks || K3 || {{coords|42|87|Storm Peaks}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Northrend || Storm Peaks || K3 || {{coords|40|86|Storm Peaks}}
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|{{Alliance|sort=}}|| Northrend || Zul'Drak || The Argent Stand || {{coords|41|61|Zul'Drak}}
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|{{Horde|sort=}} || Northrend || Zul'Drak || The Argent Stand || {{coords|43|71|Zul'Drak}}
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:''See also [[Alliance Bonfire]]s and [[Horde Bonfire]]s.''
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==Achievements==
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{{:World Events achievements/Midsummer}}
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== History ==
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=== 2010 ===
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Previously, the Reveler set items could be used to get [[Burning Hot Pole Dance]] and then returned (within 2 hours of purchase) for a full refund, allowing you to use those Blossoms for other purchases. In 2010, Festival Garb ([[Mantle of the Fire Festival]] [[Vestment of Summer]] [[Sandals of Summer]]) is no longer refundable, so spend your Blossoms wisely!
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=== 2009 issues ===
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When the Midsummer event started, flags for completion of the quests in 2008 had not been reset, preventing those who had completed one-time quests in 2008 from getting those quests and gathering Burning Blossoms. Further, characters above level 70 did not have a version of the quest {{quest|Striking Back}}.
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This fix allowed anyone who had already completed any bonfire quests in 2009 before the fix was applied to gather more Blossoms that year than are usually available. Completed achievements were not revoked, but partially completed ones lost all progress. The [[Quest:Striking Back (level 67)]] quest for 67-70 characters was extended to 67-80, once again allowing 20 Blossoms per day from daily quests.
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While the initial patch was to have reset all event quests, it proved incomplete in many cases. Many reported being unable to complete the "city flames" quests for Exodar and Silvermoon despite being able to repeat those for other cities. At least one realm was not reset properly the first time, and further issues were found. A number of players have continued to have problems with the Exodar and Silvermoon city flame quests.
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Revision as of 05:37, 28 June 2011

Midsummer Fire Festival
Midsummer Fire Festival
Duration June 21st - July 4th
Currency Inv summerfest fireflower [Burning Blossom]
Boss Mob Lord Ahune <The Frost Lord>
Highlights Fireworks, Bonfires
Other events
Preceded by Children's Week
Followed by Pirates' Day

The Midsummer Fire Festival is a seasonal event that celebrates the hottest season of the year. It starts on the (earthly) northern summer solstice, and lasts about two weeks (June 21 - July 4). It is similar to the Lunar Festival and other holidays, featuring some useful buffs, food, and toys to play with.

It was introduced in Patch 1.11, and given a major revamp in June 2008.

From Midsummer Fire Festival on the official website:

Ah, so you weren't chosen for Flamekeeper this year? Don't fret, my friend! The Midsummer Fire Festival isn't merely about that traditional honor; it's a time of merriment, a chance to celebrate the hottest season of the year by lighting great fires across the land and sharing in what the elemental spirits can offer. Come to our camps and join in the revelry!

The ending of the Festival seems to have been merged with the Engineers' Explosive Extravaganza holiday:

The lengthy Midsummer Fire Festival traditionally ends with the sky itself being set alight. The goblins of Undermine have lent their considerable skill (and copious amounts of gunpowder) to the task, resulting in a tremendous fireworks show! Take up a festival mug and raise a toast to the season as the multicolored explosions dance across the sky above you!

Buffs

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Touching the Ribbon Pole gives a 3 minute buff increasing earned experience by 10%. Up to 60 minutes can be stacked.

  • Using Ribbon Poles causes a colorful streamer of energy to go to your hand and causes you to dance. This gives a 3-minute Inv summerfest symbol medium [Ribbon Dance] buff increasing earned experience by 10%. This buff stacks up to 20 times (60 minutes), increasing its duration by 3 minutes for every 3 seconds you keep dancing around the pole.
  • When thrown into a festival fire, Burning Blossoms give you a buff Inv misc summerfest brazierorange [Fire Festival Fury], 3% critical strike and spell critical strike rating for sixty minutes as well as causing fire damage to attackers.
  • If a bonfire has gone out, tossing a Burning Blossom in it will provide a zone-wide buff, Spell fire flameshock [Bonfire's Blessing], that gives you a 30% chance to inflict (<your level> x 10) Fire damage on any melee, ranged, or spell attack. Bonfire's Blessing is capable of delivering a critical hit with 100% additional damage and is affected by bonus spell damage. This buff goes away if the opposite faction desecrates the bonfire.
  • Special flame samples can be collected from the bonfires in each of the four main cities of the opposing faction. Each sample will begin a quest called "Stealing the [City]'s Flame." Upon completing each quest, everyone in the capital city will receive Inv summerfest firespirit [Fire Festival Fortitude], a +30 stamina buff. Once all 4 have been collected and returned to a Festival representative, you receive the quest A Thief's Reward and are rewarded with the Inv helmet 96 [Crown of the Fire Festival].

Burning Blossom redemption

Below are the items you can purchase with Inv summerfest fireflower [Burning Blossom] at Midsummer Suppliers and Midsummer Merchants. You can get 20 Blossoms every day through daily quests and 702 (H)/692 (A) Blossoms from the other quests. It is not possible to get all rewards in one year if you farm the maximum possible amount of Blossoms.

Sets Item Price Note
Inv holiday summerfest petals [Handful of Summer Petals] 2 Burning Blossom
Inv summerfest firedrink [Fiery Festival Brew] 2 Burning Blossom
Inv torch lit [Juggling Torch] 5 Burning Blossom Used for Inv torch thrown [Torch Juggler]
Inv misc food 10 [Elderberry Pie] 5 Burning Blossom
Inv misc food 53 [Midsummer Sausage] 5 Burning Blossom
Inv misc bag 10 green [Bag of Smorc Ingredients] 5 Burning Blossom
Inv summerfest smorc [Toasted Smorc] 5 Burning Blossom
Fire-toasted Bun 5 Burning Blossom
Components of the Midsummer
Reveler three-piece set
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Ability mage firestarter [Burning Hot Pole Dance]
Inv shoulder 23 [Mantle of the Fire Festival] 100 Burning Blossom
Inv chest cloth 72 [Vestment of Summer] 100 Burning Blossom Causes your hands to catch fire for more festive dance moves.
Inv boots cloth 20 [Sandals of Summer] 200 Burning Blossom Causes a fire to appear at your feet.
Inv misc firedancer 01 [Brazier of Dancing Flames] 350 Burning Blossom Creates a fiery, dancing female draenei who reacts to player emotes.
Inv potion 33 [Captured Flame] 350 Burning Blossom Small pet.

Quests

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The symbol of the Midsummer Fire Festival.

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Midsummer decorations

[Burning Blossoms] can be earned through a variety of quests. The blossoms can be consumed for a small buff or saved for a variety of items including the Inv misc firedancer 01 [Brazier of Dancing Flames] or the Inv potion 33 [Captured Flame].

Daily quests:

  1. A [1-80] Torch Tossing
  2. A [1-80] Torch Catching
  1. H [1-80] Torch Tossing
  2. H [1-80] Torch Catching

Quest chains:

  1. N [1-70] Unusual Activity
  2. N [1-70] An Innocent Disguise
  3. N [1-70] Inform the Elder

Players then are given access to quests based on their level:

Lord Ahune

A new chain of quests was added to the game, beginning at a Alliance Festival Loremaster / Horde Festival Talespinner. The end of the chain culminates in a daily quest to summon Lord Ahune, a new boss in the Slave Pens.

Bonfires

See also: Alliance BonfireHorde Bonfire

The Flame Warden at each of your own faction's bonfires offers you Quest:Honor the Flame.

Right-clicking a bonfire of the opposite faction offers Desecrate this Fire!. The act of dousing a bonfire does not pull guards (though they will aggro as normal based on range and level - Wildhammer Stronghold in Shadowmoon Valley requires a flying mount or stealth to avoid aggro), making this a fast and easy way to generate money and Burning Blossoms. Be warned that dousing the opposite faction's bonfire will flag you for PVP combat.

The bonfires of capital cities have separate quests, and you cannot Honor the Flame of your own faction's Capitals.

There are a grand total of 86 bonfires across the four continents: 42 Horde, 44 Alliance. Excluding the 4 capital cities on each side, that leaves 38 and 40.

  • Alliance: total Burning Blossoms available
  • Horde: total Burning Blossoms available

See Horde and Alliance for suggested routes.

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Interactive maps of the bonfire locations can be found at scribblemaps and WyriMaps.

Stealing the Cities' Flames

Each faction can loot the Flames of the opposing faction's cities, each of which starts a quest. Stealing all four cities flames will offer the quest N [1-80] A Thief's Reward.

Horde

Alliance

Reward: Inv helmet 96 [Crown of the Fire Festival] (no bonuses).

Sortable list of bonfires

Continent Zone Region Coords
HHorde Eastern Kingdoms Arathi Highlands Hammerfall [69, 42]VZ-Arathi HighlandsBlip
AAlliance Eastern Kingdoms Arathi Highlands Refuge Pointe [44, 46]VZ-Arathi HighlandsBlip
HHorde Eastern Kingdoms Badlands New Kargath [24, 37]VZ-BadlandsBlip
AAlliance Eastern Kingdoms Badlands Dragon's Mouth [19, 56]VZ-BadlandsBlip
AAlliance Eastern Kingdoms Blasted Lands Nethergarde Keep [55, 15]VZ-Blasted LandsBlip
HHorde Eastern Kingdoms Blasted Lands Dreadmaul Hold [46, 14]VZ-Blasted LandsBlip
HHorde Eastern Kingdoms Burning Steppes Flame Crest [51, 29]VZ-Burning SteppesBlip
AAlliance Eastern Kingdoms Burning Steppes Morgan's Vigil [68, 60]VZ-Burning SteppesBlip
AAlliance Eastern Kingdoms Dun Morogh Kharanos [54, 45]VZ-Dun MoroghBlip
AAlliance Eastern Kingdoms Ironforge Hall of Explorers [64, 25]VZ-IronforgeBlip
AAlliance Eastern Kingdoms Duskwood Darkshire [73, 55]VZ-DuskwoodBlip
AAlliance Eastern Kingdoms Elwynn Forest Goldshire [43, 63]VZ-Elwynn ForestBlip
AAlliance Eastern Kingdoms Stormwind The Canals [49, 72]VZ-StormwindBlip
HHorde Eastern Kingdoms Eversong Woods North Sanctum [46, 50]VZ-Eversong WoodsBlip
HHorde Eastern Kingdoms Silvermoon City Court of the Sun [70, 43]VZ-Silvermoon CityBlip
HHorde Eastern Kingdoms Ghostlands Tranquillien [46, 26]VZ-GhostlandsBlip
HHorde Eastern Kingdoms Hillsbrad Foothills Tarren Mill [55, 50]VZ-Hillsbrad FoothillsBlip
AAlliance Eastern Kingdoms Hinterlands Aerie Peak [14, 50]File:VZ-The Hinterlands.jpgBlip
HHorde Eastern Kingdoms Hinterlands Revantusk Village [76, 74]File:VZ-The Hinterlands.jpgBlip
AAlliance Eastern Kingdoms Loch Modan Thelsamar [32, 40]VZ-Loch ModanBlip
HHorde Eastern Kingdoms Northern Stranglethorn Grom'gol Base Camp [40, 51]VZ-Northern StranglethornBlip
AAlliance Eastern Kingdoms Northern Stranglethorn Fort Livingston [51, 63]VZ-Northern StranglethornBlip
AAlliance Eastern Kingdoms Redridge Mountains Lakeshire [24, 53]VZ-Redridge MountainsBlip
HHorde Eastern Kingdoms Silverpine Forest The Sepulcher [50, 39]VZ-Silverpine ForestBlip
AAlliance Eastern Kingdoms Cape of Stranglethorn East of Booty Bay [51, 67]VZ-Cape of StranglethornBlip
HHorde Eastern Kingdoms Cape of Stranglethorn East of Booty Bay [50, 70]VZ-Cape of StranglethornBlip
HHorde Eastern Kingdoms Swamp of Sorrows Bogpaddle [76, 14]VZ-Swamp of SorrowsBlip
AAlliance Eastern Kingdoms Swamp of Sorrows Bogpaddle [70, 14]VZ-Swamp of SorrowsBlip
HHorde Eastern Kingdoms Tirisfal Glades Brill [57, 52]VZ-Tirisfal GladesBlip
HHorde Eastern Kingdoms Twilight Highlands Bloodgulch [53, 46]VZ-Twilight HighlandsBlip
AAlliance Eastern Kingdoms Twilight Highlands Thundermar [47, 23]VZ-Twilight HighlandsBlip
HHorde Eastern Kingdoms Undercity Ruins of Lordaeron [68, 9]VZ-UndercityBlip
AAlliance Eastern Kingdoms Western Plaguelands Chillwind Camp [43, 82]VZ-Western PlaguelandsBlip
AAlliance Eastern Kingdoms Westfall Moonbrook [45, 62]VZ-WestfallBlip
AAlliance Eastern Kingdoms Wetlands Menethil Harbor [13, 47]VZ-WetlandsBlip
AAlliance Kalimdor Ashenvale Forest Song [87, 42]VZ-AshenvaleBlip
HHorde Kalimdor Ashenvale Silverwind Refuge [52, 67]VZ-AshenvaleBlip
HHorde Kalimdor Azshara Bilgewater Harbor [60, 53]VZ-AzsharaBlip
AAlliance Kalimdor Azuremyst Isle Azure Watch [44, 53]VZ-Azuremyst IsleBlip
AAlliance Kalimdor Exodar, The The Crystal Hall [41, 26]File:VZ-The Exodar.jpgBlip
HHorde Kalimdor Northern Barrens Crossroads [50, 54]VZ-Northern BarrensBlip
HHorde Kalimdor Southern Barrens Desolation Hold [41, 67]VZ-Southern BarrensBlip
AAlliance Kalimdor Southern Barrens Fort Triumph [48, 72]VZ-Southern BarrensBlip
AAlliance Kalimdor Bloodmyst Isle Blood Watch [55, 69]VZ-Bloodmyst IsleBlip
AAlliance Kalimdor Darkshore Lor'danel [49, 23]VZ-DarkshoreBlip
AAlliance Kalimdor Desolace Nijel's Point [65, 17]VZ-DesolaceBlip
HHorde Kalimdor Desolace Shadowprey Village [26, 76]VZ-DesolaceBlip
HHorde Kalimdor Durotar Razor Hill [52, 47]VZ-DurotarBlip
HHorde Kalimdor Orgrimmar Valley of Wisdom [47, 38]VZ-OrgrimmarBlip
AAlliance Kalimdor Dustwallow Marsh Theramore Isle [62, 40]VZ-Dustwallow MarshBlip
HHorde Kalimdor Dustwallow Marsh Brackenwall Village [33, 30]VZ-Dustwallow MarshBlip
AAlliance Kalimdor Feralas Feathermoon Stronghold [46, 43]VZ-FeralasBlip
HHorde Kalimdor Feralas Camp Mojache [72, 47]VZ-FeralasBlip
HHorde Kalimdor Mulgore Bloodhoof Village [51, 60]VZ-MulgoreBlip
Neutral Kalimdor Mount Hyjal Nordrassil [63, 23]VZ-Mount HyjalBlip
HHorde Kalimdor Thunder Bluff Spirit Rise [21, 26]VZ-Thunder BluffBlip
AAlliance Kalimdor Silithus Cenarion Hold [57, 34]VZ-SilithusBlip
HHorde Kalimdor Silithus Cenarion Hold [46, 44]VZ-SilithusBlip
HHorde Kalimdor Stonetalon Mountains Sun Rock Retreat [53, 62]VZ-Stonetalon MountainsBlip
AAlliance Kalimdor Stonetalon Mountains Mirkfallon Post [49, 51]VZ-Stonetalon MountainsBlip
AAlliance Kalimdor Tanaris Gadgetzan [52, 29]VZ-TanarisBlip
HHorde Kalimdor Tanaris Gadgetzan [49, 27]VZ-TanarisBlip
AAlliance Kalimdor Teldrassil Darnassus [63, 47]VZ-TeldrassilBlip
AAlliance Kalimdor Teldrassil Dolanaar [55, 60]VZ-TeldrassilBlip
HHorde Kalimdor Un'Goro Crater Marshal's Stand [56, 66]VZ-Un'Goro CraterBlip
AAlliance Kalimdor Winterspring Everlook [61, 47]VZ-WinterspringBlip
HHorde Kalimdor Winterspring Everlook [58, 47]VZ-WinterspringBlip
AAlliance Outland Blade's Edge Mountains Sylvanaar [42, 66]VZ-Blade's Edge MountainsBlip
HHorde Outland Blade's Edge Mountains Thunderlord Stronghold [50, 59]VZ-Blade's Edge MountainsBlip
AAlliance Outland Hellfire Peninsula Honor Hold [62, 58]VZ-Hellfire PeninsulaBlip
HHorde Outland Hellfire Peninsula Thrallmar [57, 42]VZ-Hellfire PeninsulaBlip
AAlliance Outland Nagrand Telaar [50, 70]VZ-NagrandBlip
HHorde Outland Nagrand Garadar [51, 34]VZ-NagrandBlip
AAlliance Outland Netherstorm Area 52 [31, 63]VZ-NetherstormBlip
HHorde Outland Netherstorm Area 52 [32, 68]VZ-NetherstormBlip
AAlliance Outland Shadowmoon Valley Wildhammer Stronghold [40, 55]VZ-Shadowmoon ValleyBlip
HHorde Outland Shadowmoon Valley Shadowmoon Village [33, 30]VZ-Shadowmoon ValleyBlip
AAlliance Outland Terokkar Forest Allerian Stronghold [55, 55]VZ-Terokkar ForestBlip
HHorde Outland Terokkar Forest Stonebreaker Hold [52, 43]VZ-Terokkar ForestBlip
AAlliance Outland Zangarmarsh Telredor [69, 52]VZ-ZangarmarshBlip
HHorde Outland Zangarmarsh Zabra'Jin [36, 52]VZ-ZangarmarshBlip
AAlliance Northrend Borean Tundra Fizzcrank Airstrip [55, 20]VZ-Borean TundraBlip
HHorde Northrend Borean Tundra Bor'gorok Outpost [51, 12]VZ-Borean TundraBlip
AAlliance Northrend Crystalsong Forest Windrunner's Overlook [78, 75]VZ-Crystalsong ForestBlip
HHorde Northrend Crystalsong Forest Sunreaver's Command [80, 53]VZ-Crystalsong ForestBlip
AAlliance Northrend Dragonblight Wintergarde Keep [75, 44]VZ-DragonblightBlip
HHorde Northrend Dragonblight Agmar's Hammer [39, 48]VZ-DragonblightBlip
AAlliance Northrend Howling Fjord Fort Wildervar [58, 16]VZ-Howling FjordBlip
HHorde Northrend Howling Fjord Camp Winterhoof [48, 13]VZ-Howling FjordBlip
AAlliance Northrend Grizzly Hills Amberpine Lodge [34, 61]VZ-Grizzly HillsBlip
HHorde Northrend Grizzly Hills Conquest Hold [19, 61]VZ-Grizzly HillsBlip
AAlliance Northrend Sholazar Basin River's Heart [47, 66]VZ-Sholazar BasinBlip
HHorde Northrend Sholazar Basin River's Heart [47, 62]VZ-Sholazar BasinBlip
AAlliance Northrend Storm Peaks K3 [42, 87]VZ-Storm PeaksBlip
HHorde Northrend Storm Peaks K3 [40, 86]VZ-Storm PeaksBlip
AAlliance Northrend Zul'Drak The Argent Stand [41, 61]VZ-Zul'DrakBlip
HHorde Northrend Zul'Drak The Argent Stand [43, 71]VZ-Zul'DrakBlip
See also Alliance Bonfires and Horde Bonfires.

Achievements

Note
Note: This list is up to date as of Patch 10.1.7

History

2010

Previously, the Reveler set items could be used to get Ability mage firestarter [Burning Hot Pole Dance] and then returned (within 2 hours of purchase) for a full refund, allowing you to use those Blossoms for other purchases. In 2010, Festival Garb (Inv shoulder 23 [Mantle of the Fire Festival] Inv chest cloth 72 [Vestment of Summer] Inv boots cloth 20 [Sandals of Summer]) is no longer refundable, so spend your Blossoms wisely!

2009 issues

When the Midsummer event started, flags for completion of the quests in 2008 had not been reset, preventing those who had completed one-time quests in 2008 from getting those quests and gathering Burning Blossoms. Further, characters above level 70 did not have a version of the quest Striking Back.

Recent In-Game Fixes - 6/22/09 | 2009-06-22 22:59 | Blizzard Entertainment Bornakk

We are in the process of applying an in-game fix that will restart all of the quests associated with the Midsummer Fire Festival event and allow players to complete them once again. If you are in the process of completing an achievement such as Extinguishing Kalimdor, this fix will reset your progress and you will need start over. This fix will require realms to be restarted.

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This fix allowed anyone who had already completed any bonfire quests in 2009 before the fix was applied to gather more Blossoms that year than are usually available. Completed achievements were not revoked, but partially completed ones lost all progress. The Quest:Striking Back (level 67) quest for 67-70 characters was extended to 67-80, once again allowing 20 Blossoms per day from daily quests.

While the initial patch was to have reset all event quests, it proved incomplete in many cases. Many reported being unable to complete the "city flames" quests for Exodar and Silvermoon despite being able to repeat those for other cities. At least one realm was not reset properly the first time, and further issues were found. A number of players have continued to have problems with the Exodar and Silvermoon city flame quests.

References

 

Patches and hotfixes

External links

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