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Admiral Taylor

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

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1
GuildLeaderCali+115via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

When you approach Admiral Taylor, Ephail should start walking out towards you. If this does not happen then you are bugged and should try the following things:

Drop the quest
Drop groups if you in one
Reset instances - right click your own portrait to find this option
Start quest

Hope my hour of messing with this quest will help some of you :)

3
Turma+23via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

If you're unable to complete the step to "find the Admiral" or it doesn't progress from there: you can try to leave a group you're currently in and abandoning the quest and pick it up again. Bug in phasing.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 30-40
ZoneSpires of Arak
Quest ID36183

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(36183))

Requirements

FactionHorde only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineAdmiral Taylor's Garrison, step 8 of 8
RewardsAdmiral Taylor's Cutlass, Admiral Taylor's Shield, Admiral Taylor's Ceremonial Sword, 33g 96s, 6,850 XP

Description

Admiral Taylor had figured out who was behind all this. He told us to save who we could... he wanted to handle matters himself. We never heard from him again, but we have our orders. Please... please find him. He went towards the farm.

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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.

Spires of Arak Quest turn-in 3 mapped points
Spires of Arak map showing where to go for Admiral TaylorTurn-inObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #542 36.8 56.9

Coordinates

  • Turn-inSpires of Arak 36.8, 56.9/way #542 36.8 56.9
  • Objective areaSpires of Arak 36.5, 57.9/way #542 36.5 57.9
  • Objective areaSpires of Arak 38.1, 53.7/way #542 38.1 53.7

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 Spires of Arak map

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

Getting there

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Spires of Arak:

  • Axefall, Spires of ArakHorde · about 570 yards north
  • Veil Terokk, Spires of ArakAlliance and Horde · about 770 yards north-east
  • Apexis Excavation, Spires of ArakAlliance and Horde · about 1,300 yards north

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 40 yards south-west
  • Objective areaabout 150 yards north-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

Choose one of these rewards:

Money33 gold96 silver
Experience6,850 XP

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeOne-Handed Sword One-Hand
Item level42
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon10 - 16 damage, speed 2.6
Stats+7 Stamina, +4 Agility, +4 Mastery, +5 Versatility
Suited toBrewmaster, Vengeance, Havoc, Windwalker, Outlaw, Survival
Sells to vendors for68 gold90 silver

“Issued to officers of The Briny Cutter”

TypeShield Shield
Item level42
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor86
Stats+5 Strength, +7 Stamina, +5 Haste, +5 Versatility, +15 Intellect
Suited toRestoration, Elemental, Holy, Protection
Sells to vendors for45 gold9 silver

“Awarded for Ten Years of Distinguished Service - VW”

TypeOne-Handed Sword One-Hand
Item level42
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon10 - 16 damage, speed 2.6
Stats+7 Stamina, +4 Strength, +5 Mastery, +4 Haste
Suited toProtection, Frost
Sells to vendors for67 gold85 silver

“For Valor And Bravery In Vashj'ir”

TypeStaff Two-Hand
Item level42
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon10 - 14 damage, speed 3.6
Stats+9 Intellect, +13 Stamina, +9 Critical Strike, +8 Haste
Suited toAugmentation, Fire, Arcane, Restoration, Preservation, Devastation, Frost, Balance, Shadow, Mistweaver, Elemental, Affliction, Demonology, Destruction, Discipline, Holy
Sells to vendors for86 gold78 silver

“A faded note is attached - "No hard feelings"”

TypePolearm Two-Hand
Item level42
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon17 - 31 damage, speed 3.6
Stats+13 Stamina, +9 Agility, +8 Mastery, +9 Versatility
Suited toSurvival, Guardian, Feral, Windwalker, Brewmaster
Sells to vendors for86 gold45 silver

“A gift from the Temple of the White Tiger”

TypeDagger One-Hand
Item level42
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon7 - 11 damage, speed 1.8
Stats+7 Stamina, +4 Agility, +4 Versatility, +5 Haste
Suited toSurvival, Subtlety, Assassination
Sells to vendors for68 gold64 silver

“Engraved: Hero of Paw'don”

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

Admiral Taylor's Garrison

Part 8 of 8.

Previous: Prime the Cannons

  1. 1What's Theirs is Ours
  2. 2I See Dead People
  3. 3A Parting Favor
  4. 4A Piece of the Puzzle
  5. 5Second in Command
  6. 6Punishable by Death
  7. 7Prime the Cannons
  8. 8Admiral Taylor

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.

  • Prime the CannonsSpires of Arak · Level 30-40

    The armory is lost to the traitors. All we have left are these few cannons with no ammunition. Soldier, I need you to recover cannonballs so we can get these things running. Actually, one more cannon wouldn't hurt, either.

Other quests with this name

This one: Horde only · Spires of Arak · Level 30-40.

Also counted by Between Arak and a Hard Place

Its criteria name 11 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Admiral Taylor's Garrison has 8 steps, from What's Theirs is Ours to Admiral Taylor.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Spires of Arak (8).

Other storylines on the Spires of Arak 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.

Achievements

Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.

Between Arak and a Hard PlaceComplete the Spires of Arak storylines listed below.10