TheWoWDBThis quest is NOT given by Farmer Goldfield. Rather it is picked up by interacting with a quest item "dirty pocketwatch" on the ground at 49.88 73.57 in Stormsong Valley.
Quest
A Reason to Stay
A World of Warcraft quest in Stormsong Valley. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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[item=156577] is under the tree, [item=156578] is inside the house on the floor.
/way 50.06 71.45 Battered Toy Sword
/way 48.92 71.21 Tarnished LocketA Reason to Stay quest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Olmzhmnnalk
This quest is a part of Briarback Kraul quest chain of the Stormsong and Dance achievement.52Briarback Kraul[npc=129808]Goldfield Farmsteadhttps://youtu.be/XoCr6sG3dXY55Briarback Kraul[npc=129808]Goldfield Farmsteadhttps://youtu.be/76uaH439OU4
Id column is approximate quest № In Stormsong Valley storyline (Stormsong and Dance <= for more info)
After picking up the quest you have to find two more keepsakes:
- [item=156577] can be found at 50.1 71.4 spot, under the tree.
- [item=156578] is located inside the house, coordinates are 48.9 71.2.
TomTom:
/way Stormsong Valley 50.1 71.4 Battered Toy Sword
/way Stormsong Valley 48.9 71.2 Tarnished LocketA Reason to Stay - www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6zxDDitUCA
Quest facts
LevelLevel 30-60
ZoneStormsong Valley
Quest ID50065
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(50065))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineGoldfield's War, step 2 of 4
Rewards25g 74s, 8,150 XP
Description
<You find a pocketwatch on the ground. It is dirty, but still works. It was taken care of well. Perhaps there are other objects that Goldfield wasn't able to grab before he had to hole up in his house. He might appreciate it if you brought them to him.>
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 #942 50.8 73.1
Coordinates
- Turn-inStormsong Valley 50.8, 73.1
/way #942 50.8 73.1 - Objective areaStormsong Valley 48.9, 71.2
/way #942 48.9 71.2 - Objective areaStormsong Valley 50.0, 71.5
/way #942 50.0 71.5 - Objective areaStormsong Valley 49.8, 73.5
/way #942 49.8 73.5
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 Stormsong Valley map
- Boaring Company about 230 yards
- Look Out! about 230 yards
- War Pigs about 230 yards
- Run For the Hills about 230 yards
- Anger in a Bottle about 230 yards
- Stop Vining! about 280 yards
- Gadgets and Gizmos Aplenty about 280 yards
- Farming Stimulator about 280 yards
- A Question of Quillpower about 460 yards
- Fish Tales and Distant Sails about 460 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Stormsong Valley, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Stormsong Valley:
- The Amber Waves, Stormsong Valley
- Brennadam, Stormsong Valley
- Deadwash, Stormsong Valley
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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Other quests on the Stormsong Valley map
Reward details
Reputation: Storm's Wake +75
Home to farmers, craftsmen, soldiers, and the mysterious tidesages, the Storm's Wake seeks to reclaim Stormsong Valley and affirm their place in Kul Tiras.
Reputation group: Battle for Azeroth.
Other quests in Stormsong Valley that reward Storm's Wake reputation: The Missing Fleet (+25), House Stormsong (+75), Haywire Harvesters (+150), Unnecessary Duress (+150), Proclamation Investigation (+150), A Risky Ploy (+75).
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
Goldfield's War
Part 2 of 4.
Previous: A Pocketful of Shells · Next: Goldfield's War
- 1A Pocketful of Shells
- 2A Reason to Stay
- 3Goldfield's War
- 4Golden Fields Forever
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.
- A Pocketful of Shells
You see the problem? No you don't. Problem isn't all these dang quilboar. Quilboar I can shoot all day. Been shootin' em all my life, since my pappy gave me my first gun. Problem is these pigs are tough. Tougher'n they've been before. Can't kill em like I used to, see?
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Goldfield's War
I'm not leaving. I'm never leaving. Those quilboar, they killed them. I gave her the watch, told her to hurry. Grab our boy and get to the house while I got the gun... <Goldfield is choking back tears.> I won't leave. Our family has our roots here. They would want me to stay, don't you understand?
The storyline at a glance
Goldfield's War has 4 steps, from A Pocketful of Shells to Golden Fields Forever.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Stormsong Valley (4).
Other storylines on the Stormsong Valley map
- A House in Peril
- Secrets of Stormsong Valley
- Deadwash Line
- Defense of Fort Daelin
- Not the Bees!
- Milstone Hamlet
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.