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A Needle in a Hellhole

A World of Warcraft quest in Burning Steppes. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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wharris+6via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Guide to Burning Steppes quests:

Optional breadcrumbs:
Hero's Call: Burning Steppes or Mouton Flamestar

Do anytime before leaving to Chiselgrip:
Done Nothing Wrong

Keeshan is back with either:
Burning Vengeance if you did the Redridge chain or Burning Vengeance if you did not.

These three at once:
Stocking Up
A Future Project
Mud Hunter

Then:
The Sand, the Cider, and the Orb

These two at once: Warlocks Have the Neatest Stuff and Shadow Boxing

Then:
Return to Keeshan
Chiselgrip, the Heart of the Steppes

Enables these quests, which must be completed before General Thor'izog in the main chain:
Prove Yer Allegiance
Scrapped Golems (leads to Golem Training)

Main chain continues:
A Needle in a Hellhole
A Perfect Costume (4 versions) Read the quest carefully. What creature disguise do you need?
---> Orc (given to Humans and Dwarves): 2 Hides, 4 muds, 2 thread
---> Goblin (given to Gnomes): 1 hide, 3 mud, 4 thread
---> Troll (given to Night Elves): 3 Hides, 2 mud, 1 thread
---> Ogre (given to Draenei and Worgen): 4 Hide, 1 Mud, 3 thread

Then:
Into the Black Tooth Hovel
Grunt Work
Look in your quest log -- Strategic Cuts has silently appeared
The Kodocaller's Horn
Taking the Horn for Ourselves
Until Blizzard fixes it, when you turn in this quest, you will get a failed quest sound
with "You don't meet the requirements for that quest". Don't panic.

You must by this time have finished Stebben's quests, listed above.
General Thorg'izog
Trial by Magma
I Am the Law and I am the Lash [I think this completing this one is optional]
When you accept the above, look for Abuse of Power in your quest log

Then:
Enough Damage for One Day
Morgan's Vigil

Completing that quest allows for these four together:
SEVEN! YUP! [rewards Tiny Flamefly]
Blackened Ashes
A Heap of Delicious Worg
Latent Demons of the Land

Then these three together:
Blood Tour
Draconic Vanguard
A Deal with a Dragon

Given when third one above is completed: Placing the Pawns

Then these three:
A Delivery for Thorg'izog
A Delivery for Neeralak
A Delivery for Zi'lun

Auto-accepted when above three are done:
Locked and Loaded

And the epic conclusion:
Assault on Dreadmaul Rock
Glory Amidst Chaos
The Spoils of War

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912837+2via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

NOTE: If you happen to destroy the costume "Blackrock Disguise" http://www.wowhead.com/item=63357 or lose it, you can make the costume again. Click on the cogwheel on the table next to the NPC Thelaron Direneedle http://www.wowhead.com/npc=48001 and gather the items you need to make the costume again.

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Eladria+2via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Whoever designed this quest didn't quite think things through on the Draenei. A male draenei makes a fine ogre, I'm sure.

But a female draenei running around the Burning Steppes topless reminds me way too much of my days back on Moon Guard >_>

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 15-30
Quest ID28254

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(28254))

Requirements

FactionAlliance only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineBurning Steppes, step 22 of 82
Rewards1g 5s, 525 XP

Description

You and I can't take on an army, {name}. They'll overwhelm us. That's why we've got to stick to Troteman's plan. The next part of the plan is going to require a bit of subtlety... something that I'm not terribly good at. That's where you come in. Speak with Thelaron Direneedle, the tailor here in town. I've already given him the hides and mud that we've collected. He's going to need to size you. That's right, {name}: you're going undercover.

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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.

Burning Steppes Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Burning Steppes map showing where to go for A Needle in a HellholeTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #36 45.4 46.4

Coordinates

  • Turn-inBurning Steppes 45.4, 46.4/way #36 45.4 46.4
  • Objective areaBurning Steppes 46.4, 46.0/way #36 46.4 46.0

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 Burning Steppes map

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Burning Steppes, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Burning Steppes:

  • Chiselgrip, Burning SteppesAlliance and Horde · about 100 yards north
  • Flamestar Post, Burning SteppesAlliance and Horde · about 880 yards west
  • Morgan's Vigil, Burning SteppesAlliance · about 930 yards south-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 30 yards east

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.

Related
Money1 gold5 silver
Experience525 XP
ReputationThorium Brotherhood +10

Reward details

Reputation: Thorium Brotherhood +10

The dwarves of the Thorium Brotherhood epitomize excellence in craftsmanship and are bent on unlocking the secrets of Blackrock Mountain.

Reputation group: Classic.

Other quests in Burning Steppes that reward Thorium Brotherhood reputation: A Perfect Costume (+350), Prove Yer Allegiance (+250), Scrapped Golems (+250), Golem Training (+350), A Needle in a Hellhole (+10), Mouton Flamestar (+10).

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

Burning Steppes

Part 22 of 82.

Previous: Chiselgrip, the Heart of the Steppes · Next: A Needle in a Hellhole

  1. 17Shadow Boxing
  2. 18Return to Keeshan
  3. 19Return to Ariok
  4. 20Chiselgrip, the Heart of the Steppes
  5. 21Chiselgrip, the Heart of the Steppes
  6. 22A Needle in a Hellhole
  7. 23A Needle in a Hellhole
  8. 24A Perfect Costume
  9. 25A Perfect Costume
  10. 26A Perfect Costume
  11. 27A Perfect Costume
  12. 28A Perfect Costume

Showing steps 17 to 28 of 82.

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.

  • Chiselgrip, the Heart of the SteppesBurning Steppes · Level 15-30

    We're headed to Chiselgrip, right in the center of these steppes. We'll rendezvous with the Thorium Brotherhood there, as well as with my father. Are you familiar with the Brotherhood? Those dark iron dwarves have helped me out more than once. We may need their help again.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • A Perfect CostumeBurning Steppes · Level 15-30

    Judging by your weight, build, and size, we're going to dress you as an orc. Their army is made mostly of orcs, so you'll fit right in. Do you know much about tailoring? If not, then consider this your first lesson. My crafting table over there has all the necessary supplies on it.

Other quests with this name

This one: Alliance only · Burning Steppes · Level 15-30.

The storyline at a glance

Burning Steppes has 82 steps, from Done Nothing Wrong to The Spoils of War.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Burning Steppes (82).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Burning Steppes map

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.