Found on the ship at 70.96, 55.25.
Also summons a non-elite Tidecrusher. Easily soloable.
Quest
Captain Dreadbeard
A World of Warcraft quest in Tanaris. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Dreadbeard is Level ? (Boss), but don't let that scare you, he IS Boss level, but scaled for 45s (His base level is ~48 ish.) and he's very soloable. It's funny though to watch an 85 try this and get a string of missed attacks. (And then get burned by Deathwing as he burns Tanaris TO THE GROUND again)
to get this quest you have to start with Kelsey Steelspark in Gadgetzan.
Quest facts
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25166))
Requirements
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
Description
This is getting pretty fun, but let's not forget we're here for Gnomeregan! We spotted the captain of the Southsea over on one of his boats to the south, past where all the fighting is. He's all alone on his little boat, undefended! If you go take care of him, we'll have the rest of these pirates mopped up in no time.
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 #71 72.2 45.2
Coordinates
- Turn-inTanaris 72.2, 45.2
/way #71 72.2 45.2 - Objective areaTanaris 71.0, 55.7
/way #71 71.0 55.7
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 Tanaris map
- The Great Detective about 710 yards
- Warn the Detective about 710 yards
- Toy Trouble about 710 yards
- The Final Toy about 710 yards
- Secret in the Sands about 710 yards
- Festive Reflections about 710 yards
- Short Circuit about 1,130 yards
- Tearing at the Seams about 1,230 yards
- Honor the Flame about 1,580 yards
- Orders of Magnitude about 1,650 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Tanaris, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Tanaris:
- Bootlegger Outpost, Tanaris
- Gadgetzan, Tanaris
- Fizzle & Pozzik's Speedbarge, Thousand Needles
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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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
Tanaris
Part 9 of 48.
Previous: Filling Our Pockets · Next: All Cheered Out
- 4Dead Man's Chest
- 5To The Ground!
- 6Lootin' Plunder
- 7Going Off-Task
- 8Filling Our Pockets
- 9Captain Dreadbeard
- 10All Cheered Out
- 11Seaside Salvage
- 12Puddle Stomping
- 13Rocket Rescue
- 14Dead Man's Chest
- 15To The Ground!
Showing steps 4 to 15 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.
- Filling Our Pockets
I know we're here to make friends with the Steamwheedle goblins, but those awful Bilgewater goblins are so rude. Why, I just saw a bunch of them pulling gold fillings out of the teeth of the Southsea musketeers and strongarms. Do they think they can just take that for themselves?
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- All Cheered Out
Well gosh, we've cleaned up quite a bit here! <Kelsey clears her throat.> Listen, <name>, I'm looking forward to finally vacating this killbox so I can get away from these goblins and drop the cheer-act.
Other quests with this name
This one: Alliance only · Tanaris · Level 15-30.
Also counted by Tanaris Quests
Its criteria name 9 quests; others include:
- Captain Dreadbeard
- Just Trying to Kill Some Bugs
- Sandscraper
- You Too, Brute?
- The Grand Tablet
- Thunderdrome: Grudge Match!
The storyline at a glance
Tanaris has 48 steps, from Seaside Salvage to The Grand Tablet.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Tanaris (48).
Other storylines on the Tanaris map
- Suspicious Munitions
- Warbanding Together
- Bronze Reconciliation
- Cataclysm Chromie Time Breadcrumbs
- Legion Engineering
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.
Achievements
Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.
- Tanaris Quests: its criteria name 9 quests, this one included.