TheWoWDBas far as I can tell, you can stand by Crowley and do nothing and pass this quest, the mobs present no threat at all to him. Call it a 2-min break.
Quest
By the Skin of His Teeth
A World of Warcraft quest in Gilneas City. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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The reward Dempsey's Gloves is possible a reference to Jack Dempsey, an American boxer who held the world heavyweight title from 1919 to 1926
Hold back the worgen atop the Gilneas City Prison for 2 minutes.Go afk near crowley for 2 minutes.
Quest facts
Quest ID14154
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Requirements
RaceWorgen
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
Description
One of those mangy fleabags got Dempsey real good. We cannot move him until we stabilize his bleeding. Give us a hand holding back these mongrels. A couple of minutes is all we need, brother!
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #179 63.5 54.7
Coordinates
- Turn-inGilneas 63.5, 54.7
/way #179 63.5 54.7 - Objective areaGilneas 63.7, 54.7
/way #179 63.7 54.7
Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
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TypeCloth Waist
Item level2
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor1
Suited toArcane, Fire, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Shadow, Affliction, Demonology, Destruction
Sells to vendors for5 copper
TypeMail Hands
Item level2
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor3
Suited toBeast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival, Elemental, Enhancement, Restoration
Sells to vendors for5 copper
TypeLeather Hands
Item level2
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor2
Suited toBalance, Feral, Guardian, Restoration, Assassination, Outlaw, Subtlety, Brewmaster, Windwalker, Mistweaver, Havoc, Vengeance
Sells to vendors for5 copper
TypePlate Wrist
Item level2
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor4
Suited toHoly, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost, Unholy
Sells to vendors for9 copper
Reputation: Gilneas +250
The people of Gilneas are a nation of survivors. Having walled themselves off from the rest of humanity, they must now face new threats from within.
Reputation group: Alliance.
Other quests in Gilneas City that reward Gilneas reputation: Lockdown! (+250), Something's Amiss (+250), All Hell Breaks Loose (+350), Salvage the Supplies (+350), Evacuate the Merchant Square (+350), Royal Orders (+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
Gilneas
Part 26 of 100.
Previous: The Prison Rooftop · Next: Brothers In Arms
- 21Safety in Numbers
- 22Safety in Numbers
- 23Old Divisions
- 24While You're At It
- 25The Prison Rooftop
- 26By the Skin of His Teeth
- 27Brothers In Arms
- 28The Rebel Lord's Arsenal
- 29From the Shadows
- 30Message to Greymane
- 31Save Krennan Aranas
- 32Time to Regroup
Showing steps 21 to 32 of 100.
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.
- The Prison Rooftop
I don't understand why the king wants to waste time saving his hide, but if you want to risk your life, then be my guest. Crowley and his men are holed up upstairs, probably plotting against the king as we speak!
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Brothers In Arms
Listen, <name>. For the first time since the civil war I agree with Greymane. Now is the time to put aside our quarrel. It sure doesn't look like these beasts care much whether you're a rebel or a royal. Send word back to Greymane. My men will join his.
The storyline at a glance
Gilneas has 100 steps, from Lockdown! to Rut'theran Village.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Gilneas (89), Gilneas City (11).
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.