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Discover Rolf's Fate

Discover Rolf's Fate is an Alliance-only quest for level 1-30 in Elwynn Forest. It is step 26 of 30 in the Elwynn Forest storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Elwynn Forest at 79.8, 55.5. It rewards 1 reputation reward and 2,050 experience.

Description

Upon further searching the area, you find webbed footprints leading east along the shore of Stone Cairn Lake. In the distance to the east, you can just barely see a Murloc village.

Perhaps Rolf's fate ended there...

Rewards

Experience2,050 XP
ReputationStormwind +75
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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP2,050
ReputationStormwind+75

Reward details

Reputation: Stormwind +75

One of the last bastions of human power, this Alliance capital is ruled by the young but wise king, Anduin Wrynn.

Reputation group: Alliance.

Other quests in Elwynn Forest that reward Stormwind reputation: Riverpaw Gnoll Bounty (+250), Further Concerns (+250), Find the Lost Guards (+25), A Fishy Peril (+10), Bounty on Murlocs (+250), Gold Dust Exchange (+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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapElwynn ForestTurn-in marker at 79.8, 55.5, 2 mapped points
World Map

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.

Elwynn Forest Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Elwynn Forest map showing where to go for Discover Rolf's FateTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #37 79.8 55.5

Coordinates

  • Turn-inElwynn Forest 79.8, 55.5/way #37 79.8 55.5
  • Objective areaElwynn Forest 72.6, 60.3/way #37 72.6 60.3

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 Elwynn Forest map

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

Getting there

Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Elwynn Forest:

  • Eastvale Logging Camp, ElwynnAlliance · about 260 yards south
  • Lakeshire, RedridgeAlliance · about 1,000 yards east
  • Flamestar Post, Burning SteppesAlliance and Horde · about 1,200 yards north

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 270 yards south-west

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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Elwynn Forest

Part 26 of 30.

Previous: Find the Lost Guards · Next: Report to Thomas

  1. 19WANTED: James Clark
  2. 20Protect the Frontier
  3. 21Fine Linen Goods
  4. 22A Bundle of Trouble
  5. 23The Collector
  6. 24Manhunt
  7. 25Find the Lost Guards
  8. 26Discover Rolf's Fate
  9. 27Report to Thomas
  10. 28Cloth and Leather Armor
  11. 29Riverpaw Gnoll Bounty
  12. 30WANTED: "Hogger"

Showing steps 19 to 30 of 30.

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.

  • Find the Lost GuardsElwynn Forest · Level 1-30

    A few days ago we sent two Guards, Rolf and Malakai, to investigate along the river, and they have not yet returned. To complete my report, I must know what happened to those men. Travel north along the river and find the guards... or their remains.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Report to ThomasElwynn Forest · Level 1-30

    Now that you have both medallions, deliver them to Guard Thomas at the bridge so that he might know the fate of his murdered guards.

The storyline at a glance

Elwynn Forest has 30 steps, from Rest and Relaxation to WANTED: "Hogger".

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Elwynn Forest (29), Duskwood (1).

Other storylines on the Elwynn Forest 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.

Related
Discarded and Broken
Discipline
Discipline: Rumblings Near Feltotem
Discordant Measures
Discovery Requires Experimentation
Discrediting the Deserters
Discreet Discussions
Discretion is Key

Guides and routes on this site that cover Elwynn Forest.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this quest is in the Classic Era client's data too

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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