TheWoWDBFor those that didn't know, this quest line was a dedication to a one Brad Bridenbecker, brother to Rob Bridenbecker VP of Online Technologies. Brad had suffered from cancer and was an avid WoW player. His brother requested some memorial be set up for his brother and Chris Metzen, along with others, thought up this quest line to immortalize his battle with cancer within our beloved fantasy realm.
Hats off to you, Blizzard, Chris Metzen, and the whole Bridenbecker family. As a childhood cancer survivor myself, you have my utmost respect and loyalty to your honor and vision. You've truly epitomized the struggle of one going through the sickness, the battle, in the most accurate way possible, and bring honor to all of us who have suffered, and have watched those who have suffered, the same battle.
Lok'tar, brother Brad. Lok'tar.
Quest
A Tale of Valor
A World of Warcraft quest in Icecrown. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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And a map to make it easier.
Crusader Bridenbrand is at 79, 30.
Quest facts
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(13068))
Requirements
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
Description
Perhaps you've heard the praises for our missing hero? Crusader Bridenbrad was in the Broken Front aiding the attack against the Scourge when the undead army came down upon them. The many men of that allied force scattered, but Bridenbrad alone returned and dragged more than a dozen men to safety, one by one through the carnage. {class}, he has not returned since. He was spotted heading to the far northeast, towards the Silent Vigil. Bring him back to me that I might honor him for his valor.
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-inIn-game waypoint: /way #118 79.8 30.8
Objective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #127 36.9 4.1
Coordinates
- Turn-inIcecrown 79.8, 30.8
/way #118 79.8 30.8 - Objective areaCrystalsong Forest 36.9, 4.1
/way #127 36.9 4.1
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 Icecrown map
- Combat Nullifier 07-X about 460 yards
- What's Old is New about 640 yards
- Fungal Feeding about 660 yards
- A Message from Icecrown about 660 yards
- Too Many Whelps about 660 yards
- Securing the Area about 660 yards
- Advancing the Effort about 660 yards
- Evacuation Effort about 660 yards
- Delaying Their Efforts about 660 yards
- A Valiant Effort about 660 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Icecrown, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Icecrown:
- Argent Tournament Grounds, Icecrown
- Bouldercrag's Refuge, The Storm Peaks
- Grom'arsh Crash-Site, The Storm Peaks
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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Reward details
Reputation: Argent Crusade +10
Led by Tirion Fordring, the Argent Crusade combines the reformed Order of the Silver Hand with the Argent Dawn in one final push against the forces of the Lich King.
Reputation group: Wrath of the Lich King.
Other quests in Icecrown that reward Argent Crusade reputation: Scourge Tactics (+250), Defending The Vanguard (+250), Curing The Incurable (+250), Into The Wild Green Yonder (+350), A Cold Front Approaches (+10), A Hero Remains (+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
Icecrown
Part 155 of 167.
Previous: Tirion's Gambit · Next: A Hero Remains
- 150Time for Answers
- 151The Hunter and the Prince
- 152Knowledge is a Terrible Burden
- 153Argent Aid
- 154Tirion's Gambit
- 155A Tale of Valor
- 156A Hero Remains
- 157The Keeper's Favor
- 158Hope Within the Emerald Nightmare
- 159The Boon of Remulos
- 160Time Yet Remains
- 161The Touch of an Aspect
Showing steps 150 to 161 of 167.
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.
- Tirion's Gambit
Just this morning, my scouts informed me of a Cult of the Damned procession leaving from Icecrown Citadel to the Cathedral of Darkness, bearing an artifact. And now I learn that it might be Arthas's own heart... a thing containing the last bit of his remaining humanity. This is a sign of the Light.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- A Hero Remains
I know why you've come... they've sent you to bring me back, but that cannot happen. I carry the plague of undeath, <class>, and I'll not share my fate with those near me. No, I shall stay here. My only regret lies in what I may become when death grips me.
The storyline at a glance
Icecrown has 167 steps, from Honor Above All Else to Light Within the Darkness.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Icecrown (162), Moonglade (2), Dragonblight (2), Shattrath City (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Icecrown map
- Return of the Scourge
- Class Mount: Death Knight
- An Uncertain Fate
- Lorewalking: Arthas
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.