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Aderic's Retort

Aderic's Retort is a quest for level 70, added in Dragonflight. It is step 4 of 13 in The Gilneas Reclamation storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Ruins of Gilneas at 49.6, 57.1. It rewards 9,500 experience and money.

Description

The scouts report that the Scarlet Crusade at Aderic's Repose are being encouraged to tamper with the graves of my people by one Scarlet in particular.

Too many Gilneans gave their lives defending this land. I will not let their sacrifice be... defiled in this manner!

Take out their leader, and send them a message they won't soon forget.

Rewards

You will receive:

Money28 gold9 silver
Experience9,500 XP
Top Comments

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FuNkowah+3via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Pick up the quests A Crusade of Red and Aderic's Retort, requiring us to kill Scarlet forces in Gilneas and kill a leader to send a message.


Calia Menethil says: I will gather the Forsaken
forces. Good luck.
Princess Tess Greymane says: Lilian and I will meet you in the city. Be careful.
Mia Greymane says: Trust her, Genn. She knows what she is doing.
Genn Greymane says: I know.

One of the things we loot during the quest is a Red Missive, which tells us the Scarlet mission in Gilneas.


Hennas,
It is imperative that our base here is established as quickly as possible. The undead may have vacated the region, but if they return we must be prepared.
As for the former citizens of this region--monsters, all of them. Tainted, warped, cursed.
Burial may not be enough to purge the curse from this land. The remains of those slain must be cleansed. Exhume the corpses, burn the bestial taint from their bones and return them to the Light.
Should you come across any of the living monstrosities, do them the same courtesy.

Forever walk in the Light,
Fairbell.

Link to the entire Reclamation of Gilneas Questline in Patch 10.2.5

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
CurrencyFlightstones10
ExperienceXP9,500
MoneyGold28g 9s

Reward details

Currency: Flightstones x 10

Earned from completing world quests, raids, dungeons, battlegrounds, arena matches, and other activities. Used to upgrade max-level gear.

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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapRuins of GilneasTurn-in marker at 49.6, 57.1, 3 mapped points
Quest Line

Storyline

The Gilneas Reclamation

Part 4 of 13.

Help the Gilneans push out the Scarlet Crusade, and retake their City!

Previous: A Crusade of Red · Next: Knee-High

  1. 1Summons to Lord Greymane
  2. 2To Gilneas
  3. 3A Crusade of Red
  4. 4Aderic's Retort
  5. 5Knee-High
  6. 6Scarlet Blood
  7. 7Smokepowder and Mirrors
  8. 8Hounds of War
  9. 9Crushing the Crusade
  10. 10Artillerist Arsonist
  11. 11Righteous Fire, Righteous Fury
  12. 12Beginning a New Dawn
  13. 13What We Left Behind

Also part of: The Gilneas Reclamation (part 3 of 13).

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Quest chain

  1. 1To Gilneas
  2. 2To Gilneas
  3. 3Aderic's Retort
  4. 4Knee-High
  5. 5Scarlet Blood

Step 3 of 5. Chain order is read from the prerequisite data in the current retail client build, so it reflects what the game requires, not a curated storyline.

Where this quest fits

Before this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • A Crusade of RedLevel 70

    Calia will lead the Forsaken army in a distracting assault to the North. I'd like you to meet up with Lilian and me in the city. There's a secret tunnel that will give us access to the south.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Knee-HighLevel 70

    Tess and Voss are waiting for you at the end of the tunnel. Once you arrive, the three of you will open the south gate from the inside, and let our forces into the city. Head through the tunnel to meet them. Take this torch, the way is infested with vermin.

The storyline at a glance

The Gilneas Reclamation has 13 steps, from Summons to Lord Greymane to What We Left Behind.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Ruins of Gilneas (12), Stormwind City (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Ruins of Gilneas 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.

World Map

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.

Ruins of Gilneas Quest turn-in 3 mapped points
Ruins of Gilneas map showing where to go for Aderic's RetortTurn-inObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #217 49.6 57.1

Coordinates

  • Turn-inRuins of Gilneas 49.6, 57.1/way #217 49.6 57.1
  • Objective areaRuins of Gilneas 48.8, 52.8/way #217 48.8 52.8
  • Objective areaRuins of Gilneas 41.6, 36.1/way #217 41.6 36.1

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 Ruins of Gilneas map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Ruins of Gilneas:

  • Forsaken Forward Command, GilneasHorde · about 860 yards north
  • The Forsaken Front, Silverpine ForestHorde · about 1,700 yards north
  • Southpoint Gate, HillsbradHorde · about 1,800 yards north-east
  • 12.1 Ulatek - Faction Feature - Temple - Traversal - Flight Master - Eastern Entrance (HCR)Alliance and Horde · about 2,600 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 90 yards north
  • Objective areaabout 510 yards north-west

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.

Build history

First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight patch 12.0.7, the oldest build in our datamine).

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