Vaelen Has Returned
A verified Blizzard quest record from Icecrown. Use the archive brief, rewards, and linked research to finish it without losing your place.
What To Do
Complete the quest objective shown in your tracker in Icecrown, then return to the turn-in NPC.
Quest Text
I just saw that incompetent fool, Vaelen the Flayed, sneak into the vault building. Go see to it that he rectifies his mistake and returns my death knights to me!
Plan the run before you travel
Icecrown belongs to the Wrath of the Lich King archive. Start with its campaign track if this record is unavailable or the next step is missing.
Open the Wowhead page for coordinates, NPC spawn comments, cave entrances, and player-submitted route notes. WoW-God links out instead of copying community comments.
No group size is listed by Blizzard, so this is usually soloable unless the objective text says otherwise.
Pin the quest in-game, enable objective outlines, then use the exact-title references in the archive for NPC or object coordinates. Add a correction below if the live game differs from this record.
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Rewards
- Experience
- 525
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