TheWoWDBAs I arrived at the location of the NPC (Smooks), an enemy NPC was just killing him. I've never seen this happen in 13 years of playing WoW. I don't know if this is a bug or what, but it was crazy.
Quest
Grounded!
A World of Warcraft quest in Azshara. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Quest facts
LevelLevel 5-30
ZoneAzshara
Quest ID14475
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(14475))
Requirements
FactionHorde only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineAzshara, step 82 of 88
Rewards3,100 XP
Description
Do you see a problem with these wind riders, {name}? They're not riding the wind! Every flight I send aloft gets peppered by night elf snipers. Talrendis sharpshooters are holed up in the southern-most tower, against the mountains. I sent one of these little goblin scrubs to take care of the tower, but I haven't heard a word from him. Go find Bombardier Captain Smooks and beat him with the hurry stick!
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 #76 14.5 75.6
Coordinates
- Turn-inAzshara 14.5, 75.6
/way #76 14.5 75.6 - Objective areaAzshara 14.3, 65.0
/way #76 14.3 65.0
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 Azshara map
- Machines of War about 660 yards
- Order of Incantations about 1,470 yards
- All Aboard! about 1,480 yards
- Arms: The Thieving Apprentice about 1,480 yards
- Professionally Good Looking about 1,480 yards
- Havoc: The Thieving Apprentice about 1,480 yards
- Frost: The Thieving Apprentice about 1,480 yards
- Survival: The Thieving Apprentice about 1,480 yards
- Subtlety: The Thieving Apprentice about 1,480 yards
- The Archmage Accosted about 1,510 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Azshara, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Azshara:
- Valormok, Azshara
- Orgrimmar, Durotar
- Gates of Sothann, Hyjal
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.
Community notes from Wowhead · 5 comments
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For the record, abandoning the quest and picking it back up fixed it (either that or he finally respawned in the intervening time).
Grounded! http://youtu.be/P5adQiHvgAw
Experience3,100 XP
ReputationBilgewater Cartel +150
Reward details
Reputation: Bilgewater Cartel +150
Run by the ruthless Trade Prince Gallywix, the Bilgewater Cartel is the most powerful trading company on the Isle of Kezan. From their headquarters at Bilgewater Port, the cartel dominates trade all over the South Seas.
Reputation group: Horde.
Other quests in Azshara that reward Bilgewater Cartel reputation: Runaway Shredder! (+250), The Captain's Logs (+250), Up a Tree (+250), Defend the Gates! (+250), Arborcide (+350), Basilisk Bashin' (+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
Azshara
Part 82 of 88.
Previous: Lightning Strike Assassination · Next: Rigged to Blow
- 77Fade to Black
- 78Farewell, Minnow
- 79Airborne Again
- 80Where's My Head?
- 81Lightning Strike Assassination
- 82Grounded!
- 83Rigged to Blow
- 84Push the Button!
- 85Blacken the Skies
- 86Commando Drop
- 87Let Them Feast on Fear
- 88The Conquest of Azshara
Showing steps 77 to 88 of 88.
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.
- Lightning Strike Assassination
The base of the tower is patrolled by the Captain's elite guards. So here's what we're going to do: we're going to grapple straight up to the top, slice-and-dice the VIPs, and bail out using my portable low-altitude parachute. I'll rig the tower to explode behind us.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Rigged to Blow
This tower was out of cannon range, so I thought we'd blow it up the old-fashioned way - in person. We set all the main charges but the guards fought us back before we could arm the detonators. <name>! Get up there and arm the three detonators we placed around the base of the tower.
The storyline at a glance
Azshara has 88 steps, from Runaway Shredder! to The Conquest of Azshara.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Azshara (88).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Azshara map
- Twilight Highlands
- Xylem Challenge
- A Golden Opportunity
- The Jade Forest, The Remains of Hellscream's Fist
- Mists of Pandaria
- Legion Blacksmithing
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.
Guides for this zone
Guides and routes on this site that cover Azshara.
