TheWoWDBIf you do this quest along with Fields of Blood you will take care of about 8 of the 10 required grunt kills in the process.
Quest
A Line in the Dirt
A World of Warcraft quest in Southern Barrens. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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don't stray too far from the flag or you might not get credit for defending. i went to kill some lions while i waited and came back to not receive credit.
For some reason, the north hill is extremely difficult to hold, but the one to the south is easy.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 10-30
ZoneSouthern Barrens
Quest ID25045
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25045))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineSouthern Barrens, step 43 of 89
RewardsHawthorne's Shield, 
Robes of the Bloody Field, 
Taurajo Leggings, 10g 50s, 4,100 XP
Hawthorne's Shield, Robes of the Bloody Field, Taurajo Leggings, 10g 50s, 4,100 XPDescription
Strategically, control of a region requires constant observation. See here on this map - I've identified a number of strategic hills, similar to this one, that the Alliance must acquire if we are to keep the enemy under our thumb. My scouts have already marked their location on the field. What I need is someone to spearhead their capture, and you're the man for the job. Seek out neutral grey flags on hills to the north, east, and south of the Taurajo Ruins. Capture one and defend it!
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 areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #199 49.9 49.7
Coordinates
- Turn-inSouthern Barrens 49.9, 49.7
/way #199 49.9 49.7 - Objective areaSouthern Barrens 48.9, 53.3
/way #199 48.9 53.3 - Objective areaSouthern Barrens 46.4, 47.8
/way #199 46.4 47.8 - Objective areaSouthern Barrens 46.0, 56.8
/way #199 46.0 56.8
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 Southern Barrens map
- Desecrate this Fire! about 940 yards
- Honor the Flame about 1,120 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Southern Barrens, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Southern Barrens:
- Fort Triumph, Southern Barrens
- Northwatch Hold, Southern Barrens
- Ratchet, Northern Barrens
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- Objective area
- 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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TypeShield Shield
Item level19
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor60
Stats+3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +10 Intellect
Suited toRestoration, Elemental, Holy, Protection
Sells to vendors for1 gold3 silver
TypeCloth Chest
Item level19
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor5
Stats+6 Intellect, +9 Stamina
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for1 gold11 silver
TypeLeather Legs
Item level19
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor8
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for1 gold18 silver
TypeMail Legs
Item level19
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor12
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for1 gold11 silver
Reputation: Stormwind +250
One of the last bastions of human power, this Alliance capital is ruled by the young but wise king, Anduin Wrynn.
Reputation group: Alliance.
Other quests in Southern Barrens that reward Stormwind reputation: Running the Gauntlet (+250), Breaking the Siege (+250), Report to Aubrey (+75), Repel Boarders! (+250), The Guns of Northwatch (+75), Run Out the Guns (+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
Southern Barrens
Part 43 of 89.
Previous: Fields of Blood · Next: Clap 'Em In Irons
- 38The Nightmare Scar
- 39Diplomacy By Another Means
- 40Lion's Pride
- 41Marching On Our Stomachs
- 42Fields of Blood
- 43A Line in the Dirt
- 44Clap 'Em In Irons
- 45The Taurajo Briefs
- 46Pick-a-Part
- 47Powder Play
- 48Batteries Not Yet Included
- 49Claim the Battlescar
Showing steps 38 to 49 of 89.
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.
- Fields of Blood
The Horde has taken to calling this region the "Fields of Blood." It's an apt name: these reeds run red with the blood of some of my best men. I've sent out recon patrols to crush the quilboar and report on the Horde troop movements, but not all of them return. They could use your support out there.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Clap 'Em In Irons
Our policy of conscripting non-violent criminals from the Stormwind Stockades has come back to haunt us, <name>. Some of my less-scrupulous soldiers broke ranks after our victory in Taurajo and are looting the remains of the city. This is a breakdown in discipline.
Other quests with this name
This one: Alliance only · Southern Barrens · Level 10-30.
The storyline at a glance
Southern Barrens has 89 steps, from Running the Gauntlet to Sabotage!.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Southern Barrens (88), Northern Barrens (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Southern Barrens map
- Northern Barrens
- Battle Pet Tamers
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.