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Bombs Away: Mirkfallon Post!

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

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CHASING THE BOMB Quest Tree From Whiterock
Give + to 11/26/2010 Ravenhurst aswell.

1)They Took Our Gnomes*
 |
 | 1)Ze Gnomecorder* 1)The Goblin Braintrust*
 |__|_________________|
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2)Do Yourself a Favor
2)The Only Way Down is in a Body Bag
1)Return to Stardust-->2)Hellscream's Legacy
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2)Field Test: Gnomecorder
2)Burn, Baby, Burn!
2)Bombs Away: Windshear Mine!
 |                     |->2)Don't Look Them in the Eyes
2)Illegible Orc Letter |->2)Windshear Mine Cleanup
2)Minx'll Fix It
2)Orders from High Command
2)Commandeer That Balloon!-->2)Just Ask Alice
 |->1)Gerenzo the Traitor    2)Mr. P's Wild Ride
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2)Free Our Sisters              1)BEWARE OF CRAGJAW!
2)Rumble in the Lumber... Mill
 |  |               |->3)Preparations for the Future
 |  |               |
 | 3)Arcane Legacy 3)Capturing Memories
 |  |              /
 | 2)Fallowmere Beckons
 | 4)Bombs Away: Mirkfallon Post!
 |  |                    |->4)Schemin' That Sabotage
 | 4)Gnome on the Inside |->4)The Lumbering Oaf Problem
 | 4)It's Up There!
 | 4)No Time for Goodbyes!
 | 1)Warn Master Thal'darah
 | 6)Save the Children!
 | 6)Last Ditch Effort
 |  |->5)Back to the Depths!
 |  |->5)Putting Them to Rest
 |  |->5)Seen Better Days        Help for Desolace*
 |  |
 | 1)Thal'darah's Vengeance
 |  |                   |->7)Hungry Pups
 | 7)Ascending the Vale |->7)World First: Gnomegen
 | 7)Brood of Seldarria
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3)If the Horde Don't Get You...
1)Tell 'Em Koko Sent You
8)The Deep Reaches
 |_________________________________________
 |                 |                      |
8)Shuttin Her Down |        8)Leave No Man Behind!
 |                /                       |
 | 8)They Put the Assass in... Never Mind |
 | 8)Is This Thing On?                    |
 |___|____________________________________|
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1)A Special Kind of Job
1)Death by Proxy
1)A Proper Peace Offerin'
9)Sating the Savage Beast
1)Terms of Service-->8)The Unrelenting Horde
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8)Armaments for War
9)Grundig Darkcloud, Chieftain of the Grimtotem
9)Grimtotem Supremacy
9)Downfall
1)Dances with Grimtotem
1)All's Clear

D)Thinning the Horde(Not aviable?)
Hero's Call: Stonetalon Mountains!(WTB info)
They Set Them Up The Bomb!(Ashenvale quest)
Quest zones:
1)Unique zones_____2)Windshear Crag+Windshear Mine_____3)Ruins of Eldre'thar+Webwinder Hollow_____4)The Sludgewerks_____5)Stonetalon Peak_____6)Thal'darah Grove_____7)The Charred Vale_____8)The Deep Reaches+Unearthed Grounds_____9)Camp Aparaje+Grimtotem Post
D)Daily_____G)Gluing Separate Questlines
*Click to see more info about that quest-line.
Stonetalon Mountains(Alliance) is done! Leave your comments/sugestions at my comment in Stonetalon Mountains zone. Thanks everyone who helped me to make it via comments on wowhead and in-game pre-quest tracking. Special thanks to Ravenhurst.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 10-30
ZoneStonetalon Mountains
Quest ID25768

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25768))

Requirements

FactionAlliance only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineStonetalon Mountains, Alliance, step 22 of 48
RewardsBarus' Backup Sword, Barus' Armbands, Well Oiled Helm, 1,050 XP

Description

Scout Commander Barus, stationed at Mirkfallon Post, to the northwest, has spotted the Horde bomb. The Krom'gar hot air balloon, with bomb attached, is currently at the new goblin fueling station at Mirkfallon Lake. This might be the opportunity we need to take that thing out once and for all. Gather your things, {name}, and move out! Scout Commander Barus awaits your arrival at Mirkfallon Post. And {name}, your tenacity is a testament to the strength and fortitude of the Alliance! Glory be unto you!

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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.

Stonetalon Mountains Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Stonetalon Mountains map showing where to go for Bombs Away: Mirkfallon Post!Turn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #65 48.3 51.9

Coordinates

  • Turn-inStonetalon Mountains 48.3, 51.9/way #65 48.3 51.9
  • Objective areaStonetalon Mountains 59.6, 56.9/way #65 59.6 56.9

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 Stonetalon Mountains map

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

Getting there

Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Stonetalon Mountains:

  • Mirkfallon Post, Stonetalon MountainsAlliance · about 20 yards north-east
  • Windshear Hold, Stonetalon MountainsAlliance · about 620 yards east
  • Thal'darah Overlook, Stonetalon MountainsAlliance · about 920 yards north-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 690 yards 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:

Experience1,050 XP
ReputationDarnassus +25

3D Model

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

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeTwo-Handed Sword Two-Hand
Item level18
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon10 - 17 damage, speed 3.6
Stats+10 Strength
Suited toBlood, Frost, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Unholy
Sells to vendors for1 gold12 silver
TypeMail Wrist
Item level18
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+3 Agility or Intellect, +5 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for32 silver12 copper
TypePlate Head
Item level18
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor15
Stats+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for46 silver82 copper
TypeArmor Finger
Item level18
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+3 Agility, +5 Stamina
Suited toVengeance, Enhancement, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Windwalker, Feral, Guardian, Havoc, Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival, Brewmaster
Sells to vendors for14 silver6 copper
TypeLeather Wrist
Item level18
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor4
Stats+3 Agility or Intellect, +5 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for31 silver34 copper

Reputation: Darnassus +25

This Alliance capital is populated by Night Elves and is located in the Island of Teldrassil. Ruled by the Priestess of the Moon, Tyrande Whisperwind.

Reputation group: Alliance.

Other quests in Stonetalon Mountains that reward Darnassus reputation: Do Yourself a Favor (+10), The Only Way Down is in a Body Bag (+250), Return to Stardust (+10), Hellscream's Legacy (+250), Field Test: Gnomecorder (+25), Burn, Baby, Burn! (+250).

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

Stonetalon Mountains, Alliance

Part 22 of 48.

Previous: Fallowmere Beckons · Next: Gnome on the Inside

  1. 17Rumble in the Lumber... Mill
  2. 18If the Horde Don't Get You...
  3. 19Arcane Legacy
  4. 20Capturing Memories
  5. 21Fallowmere Beckons
  6. 22Bombs Away: Mirkfallon Post!
  7. 23Gnome on the Inside
  8. 24It's Up There!
  9. 25No Time for Goodbyes!
  10. 26Warn Master Thal'darah
  11. 27Save the Children!
  12. 28Last Ditch Effort

Showing steps 17 to 28 of 48.

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.

  • Fallowmere BeckonsStonetalon Mountains · Level 10-30

    You're still here? What are you waiting for, a personal engraved invitation? Lord Fallowmere beckons, fool! Go to him now!

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Gnome on the InsideStonetalon Mountains · Level 10-30

    Mirkfallon Lake is crawling with Horde. The goblins have set up shop and they aren't going to leave until all the oil under Stonetalon is sucked dry. Thankfully I have a gnome on the inside that's been collecting information for us.

The storyline at a glance

Stonetalon Mountains, Alliance has 48 steps, from They Took Our Gnomes to Dances with Grimtotem.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Stonetalon Mountains (43), Ashenvale (5).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Stonetalon Mountains 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.