TheWoWDBName of mob to kill is Needlebottom. Spawns at 63,87.
Quest
In the Wrong Hands
A World of Warcraft quest in Townlong Steppes. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.
Keep an eye out for [item=86472] as you're going to find the mini-boss. I found it on the right hand side of the largest pool of water, prior to going up the last hill to find Needlebottom.
This is honestly one of my favourite quests in the game purely because of the story it tells in so few words. You can tell this guy comes from a loving home and wants to do his best to protect Pandaria and make his mum proud. She clearly loves the little guy and it actually broke my heart to take the [item=88586] from him as a reward... I bet he's been saving them as a treat ever since he was posted away!
Quest facts
Quest ID30897
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(30897))
What to do
WhereTownlong Steppes, Dread Wastes
StorylineTownlong Steppes, step 31 of 53
RewardsChao Cookies, 13g 74s, 4,800 XP
Chao Cookies, 13g 74s, 4,800 XPDescription
Look... um... this is really embarrassing. I set down my sword for like ONE SECOND to gather some orbs, and a big sprite sprung out of nowhere, snatched it, and bounded off down the western gap. I can't go back to camp without it. Losing your weapon is a sure way to get kicked out of the Shado-Pan. It's sacred. Please, can you try to find this big sprite and get my sword back? It would mean a lot to me.
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 #388 70.3 86.7
Objective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #422 57.9 5.0
Coordinates
- Turn-inTownlong Steppes 70.3, 86.7
/way #388 70.3 86.7 - Objective areaTownlong Steppes 63.1, 87.7
/way #388 63.1 87.7 - Objective areaDread Wastes 57.9, 5.0
/way #422 57.9 5.0
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 Townlong Steppes map
- Mists' Opportunity about 620 yards
- A Spear Through My Side, A Chain Through My Soul about 740 yards
- The Torches about 740 yards
- Golgoss about 740 yards
- Arconiss about 740 yards
- Golgoss Hungers about 740 yards
- Arconiss Thirsts about 740 yards
- Orbiss Fades about 740 yards
- The Death of Me about 740 yards
- Honor the Flame about 1,160 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Townlong Steppes, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Townlong Steppes:
- Gao-Ran Battlefront, Townlong Steppes
- The Sunset Brewgarden, Dread Wastes
- Rensai's Watchpost, Townlong Steppes
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 · 11 comments
Top 3 shown aboveThe comments below were written by Wowhead users. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments. See them in context on Wowhead.
The top 3 are shown in Top Comments above. Read all 11 on Wowhead.
Reward details
Items you receive
TypeConsumable
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
UseChao Cookies
“Baked with love by Initiate Chao's Mom”
Reputation: Shado-Pan +250
The shadowy protectors of Pandaria's temples, the Shado-Pan are wrought with mystery.
Reputation group: Mists of Pandaria.
Other quests in Townlong Steppes that reward Shado-Pan reputation: My Husband... (+25), First Assault (+100), Running Rampant (+75), Perfect Pitch (+75), Seeing Red (+100), Pitching In (+75).
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
Townlong Steppes
Part 31 of 53.
Previous: Thieves and Troublemakers · Next: Cutting the Swarm
- 26Back on Their Feet
- 27The Endless Swarm
- 28Rummaging Through the Remains
- 29Improvised Ammunition
- 30Thieves and Troublemakers
- 31In the Wrong Hands
- 32Cutting the Swarm
- 33Terror of the Dread Wastes
- 34Along the Southern Front
- 35Enraged By Hatred
- 36Taking Stock
- 37Joining the Fight
Showing steps 26 to 37 of 53.
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.
- Thieves and Troublemakers
I can't catch the little buggers for the life of me. Kill any you can get your hands on. And keep a close eye on your valuables, they like to steal anything that isn't tied down.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Cutting the Swarm
The mantid numbers have been increasing since you left for the cleft. Let's put these orbs you gathered to use. Get down on the battlefront and man one of the cannons. Let none through.
The storyline at a glance
Townlong Steppes has 53 steps, from A Foot in the Door to The Sha of Hatred.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Townlong Steppes (47), Vale of Eternal Blossoms (4), Dread Wastes (2).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Townlong Steppes map
- Sunreaver Onslaught
- Kirin Tor Offensive
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.