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Dead Men Tell No Tales

A World of Warcraft quest in Vol'dun. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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varenne+3via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Don't agro too many mobs in Ashvane Encampment.
They will chain stun you and it doesn't matter what kind of gear you have.
Mobs sometimes also use smoke bomb, move them out to be able to dps.

All 3 npc are in the area to the south.
/way 48.01 87.17 [npc=124648]
/way 46.80 87.30 [npc=124647]
/way 46.89 87.92 [npc=124650]

Dead Men Tell No Tales quest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx27jbHrAe0
This quest is part of the Vol'dun Ashvane Encampment questchain. All Vol'dun quests: Secrets in the Sands <= more info inside

ID
#
Quest
Quest Chain
Questgiver
Subzone
Video
157
Ashvane Encampment
[npc=126576]
Scorched Sands Arena
https://youtu.be/gTuFm4VOEBg
158
1
Ashvane Encampment
[npc=124468]
Randall's Refuge
https://youtu.be/xx27jbHrAe0
159
2
Ashvane Encampment
[npc=128422]
Ashvane Encampment
https://youtu.be/Meetkfj5UOo
160
Ashvane Encampment
[npc=128422]
Ashvane Encampment
https://youtu.be/WzIIIIR31UY
161
3
Ashvane Encampment
[npc=124468]
Randall's Refuge
https://youtu.be/5oUFidaTe1w
162
Ashvane Encampment
[npc=139069]
https://youtu.be/ahQnZxboG3M
163
AE Use [item=160735] [currency=1553]
[npc=139070]
The Siren's Call
https://youtu.be/5thmxNoUQbA
164
AE Use [item=160735]
[npc=128618]
https://youtu.be/4QqHSHK2zOc
165
Ashvane Encampment
[npc=128618]
https://youtu.be/uaxXlikEwtE

Id column is approximate quest № In Vol'dun storyline Secrets in the Sands <= more info
# is additional ordering info. Can take multiple quests at the same time if you see a number there

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 30-60
Quest ID47870

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(47870))

What to do

StorylineAshvane Antics, step 1 of 4

Description

I'm an employee of the Ashvane Company. We're number one in the Azerite trade. When I took this job, no one told me it would be a one-way trip! I'd do just about anything to escape these dunes, including working with you. Maybe we can help each other out? I'd be willing to part with the code to the captain's lockbox, if you're willing to help me escape this wretched desert. For my plan to succeed, my expedition party needs to die. Can't have them telling anyone I'm missing...

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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.

Vol'dun Quest turn-in 5 mapped points
Vol'dun map showing where to go for Dead Men Tell No TalesTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #864 44.6 87.0

Coordinates

  • Turn-inVol'dun 44.6, 87.0/way #864 44.6 87.0
  • Objective areaVol'dun 46.7, 87.4/way #864 46.7 87.4
  • Objective areaVol'dun 48.1, 86.9/way #864 48.1 86.9
  • Objective areaVol'dun 45.6, 82.4/way #864 45.6 82.4

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 Vol'dun map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Vol'dun:

  • Deadwood Cove, Vol'dunAlliance · about 360 yards north-west
  • Scorched Sands Outpost, Vol'dunHorde · about 500 yards north
  • Temple of Akunda, Vol'dunHorde · about 630 yards east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 140 yards east
  • Objective areaabout 230 yards east
  • Objective areaabout 160 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

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeLeather Hands
Item level50
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor9
Stats+8 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +7 Haste
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for24 gold75 silver
TypePlate Hands
Item level50
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor19
Stats+8 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +8 Haste, +7 Versatility
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for24 gold84 silver
TypeCloth Hands
Item level50
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor5
Stats+8 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +8 Haste, +7 Mastery
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for24 gold94 silver
TypeMail Hands
Item level50
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor13
Stats+8 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +7 Versatility
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for25 gold3 silver
TypePlate Waist
Item level50
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor19
Stats+8 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +8 Versatility, +7 Haste
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for26 gold86 silver
TypeCloth Waist
Item level50
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor5
Stats+8 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +7 Haste
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for26 gold95 silver

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

Ashvane Antics

Part 1 of 4.

Next: Seafaring Necessities

  1. 1Dead Men Tell No Tales
  2. 2Seafaring Necessities
  3. 3Captain Hartford
  4. 4The Captain's Cache

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Where this quest fits

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Seafaring NecessitiesVol'dun · Level 30-60

    She might not be much to look at, but this boat will take me back to Boralus. Before my voyage can begin, I'll need a few seafaring necessities. Luckily, everything I need can be found in the Ashvane encampment.

The storyline at a glance

Ashvane Antics has 4 steps, from Dead Men Tell No Tales to The Captain's Cache.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Vol'dun (4).

Other storylines on the Vol'dun 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.