Quest

Holding Our Ground

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

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BabyCakes2052017-04-07T21:15:48-05:00+98via Wowhead

To get Incinerator Vythe to spawn, just kill the NPCs that are holding the War Eagle

glassleo2017-04-07T12:47:19-05:00+22via Wowhead

For the second time you have to kill 10 demons, take the elevator up. The ones downstairs do not count.

Boxofbeer2017-04-09T01:32:56-05:00+14via Wowhead

Quest contains few stages:

During first stage you have to slay 10 demons across Thunder Totem and rescue 2 injured protectors.
You also have to shatter three fel crystals. They can be found at:

Fel energy crystal 1 - 35.0 34.0
Fel energy crystal 2 - 26.1 46.0
Fel energy crystal 3 - 15.4 55.7

After you done, travel to the top level of Thunder Totem and keep killing demons.
You also have to rally few city protectors.

Finally, travel to 50.4 65.2 spot (take right road from the city that leads up to hills.) and wait until [npc=117473] come.
/way Highmountain 50.4 65.2 Incinerator Vythe

Defeat her and wait for Lasan Skyhorn at 50.2 64.4 point.

Holding Our Ground - https://youtu.be/panJPenzV8o

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 10-45

ZoneHighmountain

LocationHighmountain, Thunder Totem, Thunder Totem

Quest ID45572

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(45572))

What to do

WhereHighmountain, Thunder Totem, Thunder Totem

Rewards15g 16s 50c, 4,600 XP

Description

Though we anticipated a strong Legion presence, our attacks on their camps have angered their forces even further than anticipated. Our forces rally on both land and in the skies above Thunder Totem in an attempt to regain our footing. Do what you can to reduce their forces. Once we've secured Thunder Totem we'll begin our plan for a final attack.

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.

Thunder Totem Quest turn-in no plotted point

Thunder Totem Objective area no plotted point

Coordinates

Turn-inHighmountain 50.0, 64.2/way #650 50.0 64.2
Objective area (centre of the marked area)Highmountain 43.8, 60.3/way #650 43.8 60.3
Objective area (centre of the marked area)Highmountain 46.9, 61.1/way #650 46.9 61.1
Objective area (centre of the marked area)Highmountain 48.6, 59.9/way #650 48.6 59.9

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 Highmountain map

Laying to Rest about 160 yards
Evacuate Snowmane about 170 yards
A Disturbance Beneath the Earth about 200 yards
Neltharion's Lair: Death to the Underking about 210 yards
Huln's War - The Nathrezim about 210 yards
The Story of Huln about 210 yards
A Walk With the Spirits about 210 yards
To See the Past about 210 yards
Mountainstrider Round-Up about 230 yards
Highmountain Stands about 230 yards

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Highmountain:

Thunder Totem, HighmountainAlliance and Horde · about 310 yards north-west
Eastern HighmountainAlliance and Horde · about 500 yards east
Stonehoof Watch, HighmountainAlliance and Horde · about 660 yards east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 480 yards north-west
Objective areaabout 460 yards west (on the Thunder Totem map)
Objective areaabout 490 yards 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.

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Money15 gold16 silver

Experience4,600 XP

ReputationHighmountain Tribe +75

Other quests on the Highmountain map

Reward details

Reputation: Highmountain Tribe +75

The Highmountain Tribe has dwindled in numbers over the years, and with the drogbar threat looming, seek new allies to save their homeland.

Reputation group: Legion.

Other quests in Highmountain that reward Highmountain Tribe reputation: Get to High Ground (+250), Rocs vs Eagles (+150), The Skyhorn Tribe (+10), Battle of Snowblind Mesa (+150), Secrets of Highmountain (+150), Grasp of the Underking (+150).

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 this quest fits

Other storylines on the Highmountain map

Legion Blacksmithing42 steps, starts with Strange New Ores
The Bloodtotem Tribe14 steps, starts with The Bloodtotem Tribe
Rivermane Tribe13 steps, starts with Keepers of the Hammer
Allies of the Horde: Highmountain18 steps, starts with Walking in Their Footsteps
Legion Leatherworking45 steps, starts with Skin Deep
Snowblind Mesa10 steps, starts with Battle of Snowblind Mesa

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.