TheWoWDBputting this here, since hopefully both Alliance & Horde can/will see it:
If you are just here for for a 'fast' Thorium rep run, DO NOT SKIP LUNK'S TASKS!
Seriously, he will change many of the upcoming questlines (for Thorium Brotherhood), and they're all humorous. If you had ever done the 'old' rep grind for TB, give Lunk's version a go. :)
wtb: spider mount. XD
Quest
A New Master... But Who?
A World of Warcraft quest in Searing Gorge. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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This quest gave me 1100 rep - quite a bit more than 250 ;o)
This quest is somewhat annoying for groups, as the Dark Iron Memo only drops for one in the group, in contrast to all other similar quests I've done so far. Usually these (named) mobs drop the item for all party members. I suspect this quest is bugged in this regard. Being in a 5-man party, we had to kill this mob 5 times.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 15-30
ZoneSearing Gorge
Quest ID27963
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(27963))
What to do
StorylineSearing Gorge, step 1 of 23
RewardsRockhead Helm, 
Oilfist Globe, 
Jack's Lucky Charm, 10g 50s, 4,100 XP
Rockhead Helm, Oilfist Globe, Jack's Lucky Charm, 10g 50s, 4,100 XPDescription
You've arrived just in time. Here's the skinny: the Dark Iron dwarves in the gorge have been acting strangely, and the Thorium Brotherhood intends to find out why. Overseer Oilfist doesn't like surprises. We suspect that they're following orders from some new leader. I have reason to believe that Gravius Grimesilt, just south of here, knows who it is. Even here in Searing Gorge, we've begun to hear tales of your exploits, {name}. You should have no problem with Grimesilt.
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 #32 68.6 53.4
Coordinates
- Turn-inSearing Gorge 68.6, 53.4
/way #32 68.6 53.4 - Objective areaSearing Gorge 61.9, 61.8
/way #32 61.9 61.8
Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Searing Gorge:
- New Kargath, Badlands
- Iron Summit, Searing Gorge
- Flame Crest, Burning Steppes
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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3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Reward details
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TypePlate Head
Item level25
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor17
Stats+7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for21 gold75 silver
TypeArmor Held In Off-hand
Item level25
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+6 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +12 Intellect
Suited toDiscipline, Holy, Shadow, Affliction, Demonology, Destruction, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Mistweaver, Balance, Restoration, Arcane, Fire, Frost
Sells to vendors for24 gold81 silver
TypeArmor Neck
Item level25
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+4 Agility, +6 Stamina
Suited toVengeance, Enhancement, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Windwalker, Feral, Guardian, Havoc, Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival, Brewmaster
Sells to vendors for19 silver52 copper
Reputation: Thorium Brotherhood +250
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 Searing Gorge that reward Thorium Brotherhood reputation: Gaining Even More Acceptance (+375), Gaining Acceptance (+15), A Proper Antivenom (+250), The Fewer, the Better (+250), Out of Place (+250), A Lumbering Relic (+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
Searing Gorge
Part 1 of 23.
Next: Dig-Boss Dinwhisker
- 1A New Master... But Who?
- 2Dig-Boss Dinwhisker
- 3Thorium Point: The Seat of the Brotherhood
- 4Heat That Just Don't Quit
- 5Curse These Fat Fingers
- 6Rasha'krak
- 7Recon Essentials
- 8Dark Ministry
- 9In the Hall of the Mountain-Lord
- 10Siege!
- 11Set Them Ablaze!
- 12They Build a Better Bullet
Showing steps 1 to 12 of 23.
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Where this quest fits
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Dig-Boss Dinwhisker
Grimesilt wasn't as high up on the chain as I thought. We'll have to take out his superior and find out what he knows. Dig-Boss Dinwhisker's his name, and he runs the Dark Iron digging operations within the Cauldron, just northwest of here.
The storyline at a glance
Searing Gorge has 23 steps, from A New Master... But Who? to Welcome to the Brotherhood.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Searing Gorge (23).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
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.