TheWoWDBWhen you are given the options of "Yes, sir." or "This is ridiculous! I don't have to put up with this!" he continues on training you in the ways of the squire regardless of what you choose.
Quest
An Important Lesson
A World of Warcraft quest in Un'Goro Crater. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Squire Training
Here is the lesson you must learn before becoming Maximillian's squire.
Stay your sword and loosen your cap. Before we do battle with our blades, I first have prepared an assault to unleash upon your ears.
Are you prepared?
- Alright, I'm ready.
A squire is the right hand of the knight. As you are already fully aware, hands are especially good at carrying things, and thus your first duty will be to carry my sundries, knickknacks, and other miscellaneous paraphernalia while I dispense justice across the land. To lug around such etcetera is a job unbefitting of a knight.
- Understandable.
Very good. Secondly, you must know that a knight embraces no tenet more tightly than that of chivalry. He clings to his generosity as he clings to his lance. His valor shines as brightly as his armor. And while his smallsword may be sharp, his manner among allies is soft and courteous.
Now tell me <name>, do you give your oath to hold to the teachings of chivalry and gallantry?
- I give you my oath.
Ha! Did I not just say, good <name>, chivalry and gallantry are the charge of the KNIGHT? You seek only to be a SQUIRE. The colossal burden of chivalry is unfit for the squire, for as I mentioned before, the only colossal burden that you are to bear is that of my belongings.
- Yes, sir.
- This is ridiculous! I don't have to put up with this!
(Both responses take you to the same next page.)Moving on! As chivalry is the way of the knight, and I am a knight, you must know then that my own intentions are indeed valorous. It is true, I fight for my Lady Doloria, to proclaim her beauty and majesty across all the lands. Any who question her beauty are without a doubt the most vile of enemies, and must be brought to justice.
As I speak, it occurs to me that I am a failure. We have come quite far in the squiring ceremony, and I have not yet ascertained whether or not you deserve my charity or my righteous fury.
I must know, now, do you agree that my Lady Doloria is unquestionably the fairest Lady across all of Azeroth?
- Umm... yes, yes she is. Unquestionably.
I'm rather glad to hear that.
Congratulations, <name>, for you have completed your training. You may now ride beside me into the fray.
- Woo hoo!
Maximillian of Northshire is a reference to Don Quixote of La Mancha and other similar characters of the chivalric novels. Lady Doloria is like Dulcinea del Toboso, Don Quixote's lady. His horse's name was Rocinante. It was fun to play this quest because our role is like Sancho Panza, the squire of Don Quixote. The "dragons"that Maximillian is trying to defeat are like the windmills that Don Quixote think all the time that are giants enemies.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 15-30
ZoneUn'Goro Crater
Quest ID24703
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(24703))
What to do
Description
What ho, traveler! You must know that you set foot upon the camp of Maximillian of Northshire! Mayhap you have heard tales sung of my many exploits? I can see from the look in your eye that you have. That glint of recognition plays upon your visage like the White Lady's reflection o'er Stonecairne Lake. It is clear to me that you seek adventure. As you seem able enough, and thoroughly well-intentioned, I would offer to make you my squire.
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 #78 30.6 51.1
Coordinates
- Turn-inUn'Goro Crater 30.6, 51.1
/way #78 30.6 51.1
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 Un'Goro Crater map
- Desecrate this Fire! about 1,020 yards
- Honor the Flame about 1,120 yards
- The Activation Rune about 1,210 yards
- The Etymidian about 1,210 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Un'Goro Crater, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Un'Goro Crater:
- Mossy Pile, Un'Goro Crater
- Marshal's Stand, Un'Goro Crater
- Cenarion Hold, Silithus
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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Money5 gold25 silver
Experience2,050 XP
Storyline
Un'Goro Crater
Part 25 of 29.
Previous: Ever Watching From Above · Next: The Evil Dragons of Un'Goro Crater
- 18The Eastern Pylon
- 19Roll the Bones
- 20The Fossil-Finder 3000
- 21A Tale of Two Shovels
- 22The Western Pylon
- 23The Shaper's Terrace
- 24Ever Watching From Above
- 25An Important Lesson
- 26The Evil Dragons of Un'Goro Crater
- 27Town Dwellers Were Made to be Saved
- 28The Spirits of Golakka Hot Springs
- 29The Ballad of Maximillian
Showing steps 18 to 29 of 29.
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.
- Ever Watching From Above
When my master Khaz'Goroth shaped the world you call Azeroth, he designed Un'Goro Crater to be an area for experimentation. You might call it the Titans' petri dish. If you seek further knowledge about the methods in which we observe the world, pull the four levers behind me and complete my tests.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- The Evil Dragons of Un'Goro Crater
This crater is filled with a malignant breed of dragon. Have you seen them? They wander all about, parading their spiky backs and lizardy faces all around the Crater. Don't let them fool you, squire, for these dragons are no minions of graceful Alexstrasza.
The storyline at a glance
Un'Goro Crater has 29 steps, from Crystals of Power to The Ballad of Maximillian.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Un'Goro Crater (29).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Un'Goro Crater map
- Sholazar Basin
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.