TheWoWDBI think there's a reference here. The dog's name, Nickel, in conjunction with the quest involving bolas, seems to be a reference to Nicol Bolas, a prominent character from Magic the Gathering.
Quest
Bolas and Birds
A World of Warcraft quest in Tiragarde Sound. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Odd question, what is Nickel's model? Is there a pet that looks like him/her? I've seen that doggo model running around but I can't track down if it's a type of pet we can get and what it's called.
Bolas and Birds is located in Tiragarde Sound Foxhollow Woods on Kul Tiras isle at 55.52 24.60.
To complete the quest you have to shoot [npc=127010] with [item=152643]. Falcons are flying around the woods so look up.Bolas and Birds quest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhox7yo6q1o
This quest is a part of The Norwington Estate quest chain of A Sound Plan achievement.43The Norwington Estate[npc=125398]Foxhollow Woodshttps://youtu.be/xUhbBjOAesA46The Norwington Estate[npc=127144]Highland Trailhttps://youtu.be/_8S6HxfnOws47The Norwington Estate[npc=127144]Highland Trailhttps://youtu.be/w1On78qEol452The Norwington Estate[npc=124802]Norwington Estatehttps://youtu.be/eEmWhYJ25VQ53The Norwington Estate[npc=124802]Norwington Estatehttps://youtu.be/fqIAy34owrM54The Norwington Estate[npc=124802]Norwington Estatehttps://youtu.be/0I0G02BB_Og55The Norwington Estate[npc=127559]Norwington Estatehttps://youtu.be/XnStSVsXH98
Id column is approximate quest № In Tiragarde Sound storyline (A Sound Plan <= for more info)
Quest facts
LevelLevel 10-60
ZoneTiragarde Sound
Quest ID48616
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(48616))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineThe Norwington Estate, step 3 of 13
Rewards25g 74s, 8,150 XP
Description
Up in the mountains we know the value of a good hunting companion. We use bolas to shoot down our flying prey, then our retrievers go and bring us our kill! You want to take a shot? Nickel can accompany you. Shoot down some of the falcons in the woods. My dog will finish the job.
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-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #895 55.5 24.6
Coordinates
- Turn-inTiragarde Sound 55.5, 24.6
/way #895 55.5 24.6 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Tiragarde Sound 57.6, 24.4
/way #895 57.6 24.4
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 Tiragarde Sound map
- A Very Precious Cargo about 540 yards
- I'm a Druid, Not a Priest about 560 yards
- Salvaging a Disaster about 570 yards
- Chasing the Leader about 590 yards
- Backup While I Pack Up about 590 yards
- The Ruins Fought Back about 600 yards
- A Marine Out of Water about 610 yards
- Can't Hear A Thing about 640 yards
- Helping Henry about 670 yards
- The Shrine of the Sea about 680 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Tiragarde Sound, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Tiragarde Sound:
- Norwington Estate, Tiragarde Sound
- Firebreaker Expedition, Tiragarde Sound
- Hatherford, Tiragarde Sound
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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Other quests on the Tiragarde Sound map
Reward details
Reputation: Proudmoore Admiralty +75
Masters of the sea and commanders of Azeroth's finest navy, the distinguished Proudmoore family has led Kul Tiras for decades from their seat of power in Boralus.
Reputation group: Battle for Azeroth.
Other quests in Tiragarde Sound that reward Proudmoore Admiralty reputation: The Old Knight (+75), Out Like Flynn (+500), Get Your Bearings (+75), The Smoking Gun (+25), Sanctum of the Sages (+75), Suspicious Shipments (+150).
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
The Norwington Estate
Part 3 of 13.
Previous: An Element of Danger · Next: Runaway Rider
- 1The Stoat Hunt
- 2An Element of Danger
- 3Bolas and Birds
- 4Runaway Rider
- 5Troublesome Troglodytes
- 6Following Eddie's Trail
- 7Saurolisk Escape
- 8The Lord's Behest
- 9Be Our Guest
- 10Beginner Equitation
- 11Equine Retrieval
- 12No Party Like a Trogg Party
- 13Mountain Sounds
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.
- An Element of Danger
These nobles really think killing weasels is the mark of a good hunter? Ha! It ain't hunting if there isn't a bit of danger involved. There are boars in these woods. That's more our speed out in the mountains! Why don't you kill some of those, then bring me their tusks as proof?
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Runaway Rider
Lord Norwington demanded I take Eddie out riding in the woods, but I knew it was too soon! I just knew it! We've got to go find him. Meet me across the river!
The storyline at a glance
The Norwington Estate has 13 steps, from The Stoat Hunt to Mountain Sounds.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Tiragarde Sound (13).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Tiragarde Sound map
- Trouble in Tiragarde Sound
- The Shadow Over Anglepoint
- A Mountain of Ice
- Beware the Daughter of the Sea
- Freehold
- Gaining a Foothold
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.