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An Experienced Guide

An Experienced Guide is an Alliance-only quest for level 25-30 in The Storm Peaks. It is step 54 of 113 in The Storm Peaks storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in The Storm Peaks at 25.2, 68.5. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 4,100 experience and money.

Description

I don't know where this core is hiding, but ye knew that. I said I'd help though, and that I shall.

There's a hermit by the name of Drom Frostgrip who lives in a cave north of here... down in tha valley. We've strayed away from the titans a bit ourselves being that there are so few about, but Drom's loyal to the old ways... he keeps an eye on their most precious places and speaks te the keeper Creteus often.

Yer sure to find him in the back of his cave... tell'm I sent ye and he'll help ye.

Rewards

Money10 gold50 silver
Experience4,100 XP
ReputationThe Frostborn +250
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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP4,100
MoneyGold10g 50s
ReputationThe Frostborn+250

Reward details

Reputation: The Frostborn +250

This mysterious race of frost dwarves makes their home in the Storm Peaks. They've recently befriended members of the Explorers' League and welcome Alliance members within their settlements.

Reputation group: Alliance Vanguard.

Other quests in The Storm Peaks that reward The Frostborn reputation: Offering Thanks (+10), Missing Scouts (+250), Loyal Companions (+250), Stemming the Aggressors (+250), Baby Stealers (+250), Sirana Iceshriek (+350).

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 mapThe Storm PeaksTurn-in marker at 25.2, 68.5, 2 mapped points
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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.

The Storm Peaks Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
The Storm Peaks map showing where to go for An Experienced GuideTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #120 25.2 68.5

Coordinates

  • Turn-inThe Storm Peaks 25.2, 68.5/way #120 25.2 68.5
  • Objective areaThe Storm Peaks 30.3, 74.8/way #120 30.3 74.8

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 Storm Peaks map

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on The Storm Peaks, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on The Storm Peaks:

  • Frosthold, The Storm PeaksAlliance · about 420 yards south-east
  • Crusaders' Pinnacle, IcecrownAlliance and Horde · about 690 yards south-west
  • The Argent Vanguard, IcecrownAlliance and Horde · about 790 yards south

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 460 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.

Quest Line

Storyline

The Storm Peaks

Part 54 of 113.

Previous: Fervor of the Frostborn · Next: Unwelcome Guests

  1. 49The Heart of the Storm
  2. 50The Iron Colossus
  3. 51Aid from the Explorers' League
  4. 52The Frostborn King
  5. 53Fervor of the Frostborn
  6. 54An Experienced Guide
  7. 55Unwelcome Guests
  8. 56The Lonesome Watcher
  9. 57The Hidden Relic
  10. 58Fate of the Titans
  11. 59Fury of the Frostborn King
  12. 60The Master Explorer

Showing steps 49 to 60 of 113.

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.

  • Fervor of the FrostbornThe Storm Peaks · Level 25-30

    I be more than willing ta lend my shelter and home ta travelers in need, but I'm nae too keen ta force my people inte yer affairs. I'll tell ye what... my people are warriors, straight and true. On the day a frostborn becomes a man, he has ta prove himself in battle.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Unwelcome GuestsThe Storm Peaks · Level 25-30

    Our scouts have spotted iron dwarves in the valley north of here. I overheard King Stormheart sending you to visit Drom and I'm admittedly a bit worried about'm. If you find any iron dwarves when you head down there, put'm down hard and fast for me, eh?

The storyline at a glance

The Storm Peaks has 113 steps, from Clean Up to The Reckoning.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): The Storm Peaks (110), Zul'Drak (2), Crystalsong Forest (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on The Storm Peaks 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.

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