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How Old Are These Things?

How Old Are These Things? is an Alliance-only quest for level 80 in Arathi Highlands. It is step 26 of 32 in the Rise of the Red Dawn storyline. It rewards 11,750 experience and money.

Description

Marran tried to declare herself the new ruler of Stromgarde. While some in the army are complicit in her coup, there are still a lot of us who are loyal to Lord Danath Trollbane.

But when we broke ranks, Marran was ready for us. She has an army of soldiers I've never seen before. They call themselves the Red Dawn, but I think they're just the bandits wearing uniforms they took from our supplies!

Help us take out her goons and collect any evidence that shows what they really are!

Rewards

Money30 gold98 silver
Experience11,750 XP
Top Comments

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RobberRobina+6via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Going to post the flavor texts for the quest items here since I found them interesting!

[item=231879] "Article of Proof. The signature red bandana worn by the Defias Brotherhood. Old and faded but still vibrant."

You can still actually get your rogues their own [item=7997] to wear!

[item=231880] "Article of Proof. This orange bandana, frequently worn by those affiliated with the Syndicate, stands out against the red of Stromgarde, the Defias, and the Scarlet Crusade."

The Syndicate is the main rival to the Ravenholdt faction. In classic (and even now in moden WoW), the way to get to exalted with Ravenholdt is to just kill Syndicate NPCs non-stop.

[item=231883]: "Article of Proof. This tabard doesn't seem as rare as others have made it out to be."

A reference to the insanely low drop rate for [item=23192] which thankfully you can still get.

[item=231884]: "Article of Proof. A tabard worn by the soldiers of Stromgarde. Old and tattered, it has not been well cared for."

[item=231881] "Article of Proof. You've heard rogues used to pickpocket these, but it's much easier to loot off a dead body."

Again a reference to the notorious Ravenholdt faction grind!

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP11,750
MoneyGold30g 98s
Where it comes from
Turn-in mapArathi Highlands
Turn-in mapDornogal
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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.

Arathi Highlands Quest turn-in
Dornogal Quest turn-in

Nearby on the Arathi Highlands map

Other quests whose map markers the client places on Arathi Highlands.

Getting there

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 150 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

Rise of the Red Dawn

Part 26 of 32.

Previous: The Search for Faerin · Next: Fallen Fortress

  1. 21The Burning of Hammerfall
  2. 22Danath's Disappearance
  3. 23False Flag
  4. 24Return to Stromgarde
  5. 25The Search for Faerin
  6. 26How Old Are These Things?
  7. 27Fallen Fortress
  8. 28The Search for Danath
  9. 29From Ironforge With Love
  10. 30Returning to Stromgarde
  11. 31Rise of the Red Dawn
  12. 32Past Glory

Showing steps 21 to 32 of 32.

Also part of: Rise of the Red Dawn (part 3 of 3).

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 Search for FaerinArathi Highlands · Level 80

    I saw Faerin being taken away, but couldn't follow without them seeing me. She's probably being held in another building. Go find her. Hopefully, she's still alive... And see if you can find any more information on the Red Dawn. There's no way we should have been overwhelmed so quickly.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Fallen FortressArathi Highlands · Level 80

    If Danath's kidnappers want to keep him from prying eyes, Ar'gorok is the perfect place. It's been abandoned for years, but its buildings still stand. All the "Red Dawn" could be there and no one would be the wiser. We must find Danath quickly, <name>. Hammerfall is vulnerable and tensions are high.

Quests that require this one

The storyline at a glance

Rise of the Red Dawn has 32 steps, from Faerin's Request to Past Glory.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Dornogal (32).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Dornogal 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.

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Quest Location and Connections

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