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A Refugee's Quandary

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

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Bucket of Bolts: 26, 79 ; outside the troll cave which is south of Anvilmar. http://www.wowhead.com/?object=178085

Chest: 22, 79 ; just west of where you found the bucket of bolts, near the campfire. http://www.wowhead.com/?object=178084

Box: 20, 76 ; northwest from where you found the chest. http://www.wowhead.com/?object=148499

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 1-10
LocationColdridge Valley, Dun Morogh
Quest ID3361

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(3361))

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 3.80.2.69874, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this quest is in the Classic Era client's data too

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

Description

I was on my way to join my fellow gnomes at Gnomeregan, but then it all went so horribly wrong! I left Anvilmar, bags packed and wading through waist-deep snow. Then we had this ridiculous earthquake, and I got all turned around. I ended up here, and what's worse: the trolls stole all my stuff! {name}, I've obviously proven myself to be quite incompetent over the last day and a half. Would you mind infiltrating the troll camps southwest of here and returning my stuff to me?

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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.

Coldridge Valley Quest turn-in no plotted point
Dun Morogh Objective area 1 mapped point
Dun Morogh map showing where to go for A Refugee's QuandaryObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #27 31.9 74.4

Coordinates

  • Objective areaDun Morogh 31.9, 74.4/way #27 31.9 74.4

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 Coldridge Valley:

  • Kharanos, Dun MoroghAlliance · about 1,300 yards north-east
  • Thorium Point, Searing GorgeHorde · about 1,700 yards east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 200 yards west
  • Objective areaabout 170 yards south-west
  • Objective areaabout 130 yards south-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
Money20 silver
Experience1,400 XP
ReputationIronforge +250, Gnomeregan +250

Reward details

Reputation: Ironforge +250

This Alliance capital is the pride of the Dun Morogh dwarves. Home to King Magni.

Reputation group: Alliance.

Other quests in Coldridge Valley that reward Ironforge reputation: The Troll Menace (+250), Ice and Fire (+350), Hold the Line! (+250), Give 'em What-For (+250), Aid for the Wounded (+250), Lockdown in Anvilmar (+10).

Reputation: Gnomeregan +250

The former denizens of Gnomeregan, now living in New Tinkertown and in league with the Alliance.

Reputation group: Alliance.

Other quests in Coldridge Valley that reward Gnomeregan reputation: Follow that Gyro-Copter! (+10), Pack Your Bags (+150).

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

Coldridge Valley

Part 12 of 17.

Previous: Trolling for Information · Next: Ice and Fire

  1. 6All the Other Stuff
  2. 7Dwarven Artifacts
  3. 8Make Hay While the Sun Shines
  4. 9Whitebeard Needs Ye
  5. 10The Troll Menace
  6. 11Trolling for Information
  7. 12A Refugee's Quandary
  8. 13Ice and Fire
  9. 14A Trip to Ironforge
  10. 15Follow that Gyro-Copter!
  11. 16Pack Your Bags
  12. 17Don't Forget About Us

Showing steps 6 to 17 of 17.

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.

  • Trolling for InformationColdridge Valley · Level 1-10

    I'm notoriously bad at reading troll facial expressions. That being said, these trolls don't look angry to me. They seem to be confused... maybe a little frightened. Something happened that we're not seeing here, <name>. I say we do some investigation before we just kill every troll in sight.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Ice and FireColdridge Valley · Level 1-10

    Soren did well to send you out on recon. That's some good information you have right there. Trouble is, this just adds more work for us to do. The trolls, confused as they are right now, still would like to kick the dwarves right out of Coldridge.

The storyline at a glance

Coldridge Valley has 17 steps, from Hold the Line! to Don't Forget About Us.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Coldridge Valley (16), Dun Morogh (1).

Other storylines on the Dun Morogh 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.