TheWoWDBThe stairs to the basement are a little hard to see, and when I did this quest there were quite a few people running around trying to find them. As you enter the keep you'll find yourself in a courtyard. Opposite the entrance will be three metal portcullises, the left of which will be open. Go through it and the stairs down will be right there.
Quest
A Deserter
A World of Warcraft quest in Borean Tundra. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Private Brau is in the bottom of Valiance Keep, in the dungeon.
Location is 56,71.
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Quest facts
LevelLevel 10-30
ZoneBorean Tundra
Quest ID11604
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(11604))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineBorean Tundra, step 26 of 182
Rewards1,050 XP
Description
Unit S... Unit S.... hmmmpph.... don't make any sense... it oughta be named after a town... Darkshire was sent to Dragonblight. The Goldshire boys were sent to the Fjord. Where did I hear... Oh, yes... the deserter! There's a turn-tail in the barracks prison. Got thrown in not too long ago. Kept saying that "S" stood for suicide. Look for the deserter. He might have some information for you.
Where to go
Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.
Turn-inObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #114 56.7 71.4
Coordinates
- Turn-inBorean Tundra 56.7, 71.4
/way #114 56.7 71.4 - Objective areaBorean Tundra 58.5, 68.1
/way #114 58.5 68.1
Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Nearby on the Borean Tundra map
- Hero's Call: Borean Tundra! about 160 yards
- Now With More Mechanical Fowl about 1,930 yards
- Honor the Flame about 1,980 yards
- Smarter Than Your Average Trogg about 2,020 yards
- A Tundra Conundrum about 2,040 yards
- Unleashing Judgment about 2,170 yards
- Arcane Unleashed about 2,170 yards
- Desecrate this Fire! about 2,320 yards
- King Mrgl-Mrgl about 2,340 yards
- Adopt a Tadpole about 2,340 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Borean Tundra, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Borean Tundra:
- Valiance Keep, Borean Tundra
- Unu'pe, Borean Tundra
- Amber Ledge, Borean Tundra
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.
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Experience1,050 XP
ReputationValiance Expedition +25
Reward details
Reputation: Valiance Expedition +25
The main armies of the Alliance in Northrend, moving against the Scourge and unified under King Varian Wrynn's command.
Reputation group: Alliance Vanguard.
Other quests in Borean Tundra that reward Valiance Expedition reputation: The Late William Allerton (+150), Lost and Found (+75), In Wine, Truth (+150), Dirty, Stinkin' Snobolds! (+250), Just a Few More Things... (+250), Hah... You're Not So Big Now! (+250).
Item facts are the current retail client’s (ItemSparse); the specialisations for a pick-one item are the ones the Blizzard quest API lists; faction and currency text is the client’s own. Lowest listed price = the US commodity auction house now.
Storyline
Borean Tundra
Part 26 of 182.
Previous: In Wine, Truth · Next: Cowards and Fools
- 21Call to Arms!
- 22Thassarian, My Brother
- 23The Late William Allerton
- 24Lost and Found
- 25In Wine, Truth
- 26A Deserter
- 27Cowards and Fools
- 28Hellscream's Vigil
- 29The Defense of Warsong Hold
- 30The Defense of Warsong Hold
- 31The Defense of Warsong Hold
- 32The Sky Will Know
Showing steps 21 to 32 of 182.
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Where this quest fits
Before this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- In Wine, Truth
The military was all that old man Colburn had. After he retired, he still clung to it like a lifeline. He knows the name of every general, unit, brigade, detachment... you name it. He's the man you need. Problem is, his mind is scarred. He won't talk to anyone unless he gets his Kul Tiras wine.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Cowards and Fools
Listen, <name>. No offense, but the operation they put Thassarian in charge of was pure suicide. A handful of our men were to launch an attack on the biggest Scourge presence in the area.
The storyline at a glance
Borean Tundra has 182 steps, from Enlistment Day to Across Transborea.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Borean Tundra (178), Sholazar Basin (2), Wintergrasp (1), Dragonblight (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Borean Tundra map
- Winterfin Retreat
- Light's Wrath
- Aluneth, Greatstaff of the Magna
- Gnome Heritage Armor
- The Veiled Ossuary
- The Blue Dragons
Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.