TheWoWDBCliffwatcher Longhorn used to be the lead Brave (guard) of Freewind Post. Turned out all those times he sent you against the Grimtotem were just to throw off suspicion. It appears that when the Cataclysm happend, he gave the order for the Grimtotem to strike at Freewind, when their defenses were at their weakest. The plan worked, the horde was forced to abandon Freewind and ask the Feralas Sentinels for help to retake it.
While I will admit that it was a really cool twist, im sad to see such a cool looking character turn out to be a villan :(
Quest
Horn of the Traitor
A World of Warcraft quest in Thousand Needles. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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I don't want that damned thing. Throw it into the water and let the Longhorn name never be spoken again!*pockets horn*
The cliffwatcher was a Grimtotem spy? No wonder we had no warning!Well, the reason you had no warning was because he sapped your sentry..........totem.........
Quest facts
LevelLevel 15-30
ZoneThousand Needles
Quest ID25874
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25874))
Requirements
FactionHorde only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineThousand Needles, step 65 of 107
RewardsHorn of the Traitor, 21g, 5,150 XP
Horn of the Traitor, 21g, 5,150 XPDescription
Here lies the broken body of the Freewind Post lorekeeper, Montarr. The aged tauren's body is broken, lying in a pool of his own blood. A trail of droplets leads back to the inn....
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 areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #64 46.3 57.5
Coordinates
- Turn-inThousand Needles 46.3, 57.5
/way #64 46.3 57.5 - Objective areaThousand Needles 46.1, 51.5
/way #64 46.1 51.5 - Objective areaThousand Needles 44.6, 50.0
/way #64 44.6 50.0
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 Thousand Needles map
- The Power of Thousands about 410 yards
- The Crone's Wrath about 840 yards
- Snakes and Stones about 840 yards
- Breaking Chains about 840 yards
- Battle Pet Tamers: Kalimdor about 960 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Thousand Needles, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Thousand Needles:
- Mudsprocket, Dustwallow Marsh
- Fizzle & Pozzik's Speedbarge, Thousand Needles
- Mossy Pile, Un'Goro Crater
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- 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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Reward details
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TypeArmor Trinket
Item level23
BindingBinds when picked up
UseHorn of the Traitor
Sells to vendors for32 silver1 copper
Reputation: Thunder Bluff +350
Baine Bloodhoof leads his people, the proud Tauren, from this mighty Horde capital.
Reputation group: Horde.
Other quests in Thousand Needles that reward Thunder Bluff reputation: To the Summit (+25), The Grimtotem are Coming (+250), Free Freewind Post (+25), Grimtotem in the Post (+250), The Brave and the Bold (+250), Together Again (+10).
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
Thousand Needles
Part 65 of 107.
Previous: Horn of the Traitor · Next: Together Again
- 60Grimtotem in the Post
- 61Grimtotem in the Post
- 62Save the Sentinel
- 63The Brave and the Bold
- 64Horn of the Traitor
- 65Horn of the Traitor
- 66Together Again
- 67Together Again
- 68No Weapons For You!
- 69No Weapons For You!
- 70Darkcloud Grimtotem
- 71Darkcloud Grimtotem
Showing steps 60 to 71 of 107.
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.
- The Brave and the Bold
<Rau dismissively waves a note around with Taur-ahe markings on it.> Those mongrels have captured one of our braves! They're threatening to kill him if we don't pull back! We'll never allow those Grimtotem cowards to keep Freewind Post! Please, rescue him before it's too late, <class>.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Together Again
We saw to it that the sentinel was healed and re-equipped. I already sent her back into the field. Head back up and go to Darkcloud Pinnacle. She'll meet you there.
Other quests with this name
This one: Horde only · Thousand Needles · Level 15-30.
The storyline at a glance
Thousand Needles has 107 steps, from The Grimtotem are Coming to Spread the Word.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Thousand Needles (106), Feralas (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Thousand Needles map
- The Elemental Lords IV
- Battle Pet Tamers
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.