TheWoWDBAh, I wish I could see the brains exploding at Warsong HQ when the reports come in about invading Magnataur claiming to have their chieftain murdered by a Female Orc Paladin with an Russian accent.
Quest
It Was The Orcs, Honest!
A World of Warcraft quest in Borean Tundra. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Cave entrance at 53.7,13.8
Damn you Alliance framing us Hordies!.................... D:
Quest facts
LevelLevel 10-30
ZoneBorean Tundra
Quest ID11670
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(11670))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineBorean Tundra, step 122 of 182
RewardsShivering Healer's Cloak, 
Jagged Icefist, 
Frostspeaker Collar, 21g, 5,150 XP
Shivering Healer's Cloak, Jagged Icefist, Frostspeaker Collar, 21g, 5,150 XPDescription
With all of those outfits you, er, recovered, I fashioned a Warsong orc disguise. I had the genius idea of combining it with some old stuff that I had left hanging around from last Hallows' End, so it should be foolproof! Here, in this sack is the disguise and the banner you recovered. Head down into the bowels of Magmoth and slay the magnataur chieftain, Magmothregar. If you're going to convince them to turn their attention on the Warsong orcs, you'll need to plant the banner while disguised.
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 #114 57.6 18.7
Coordinates
- Turn-inBorean Tundra 57.6, 18.7
/way #114 57.6 18.7 - Objective areaBorean Tundra 55.3, 12.0
/way #114 55.3 12.0
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 Borean Tundra map
- Smarter Than Your Average Trogg about 130 yards
- A Tundra Conundrum about 150 yards
- Honor the Flame about 150 yards
- Now With More Mechanical Fowl about 360 yards
- Desecrate this Fire! about 460 yards
- King Mrgl-Mrgl about 830 yards
- Adopt a Tadpole about 830 yards
- Unleashing Judgment about 1,480 yards
- Arcane Unleashed about 1,480 yards
- A Bolt from the Blue about 1,730 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Borean Tundra, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Borean Tundra:
- Fizzcrank Airstrip, Borean Tundra
- Amber Ledge, Borean Tundra
- River's Heart, Sholazar Basin
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.
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Other quests on the Borean Tundra map
3D Model
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Reward details
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TypeCloth Back
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor3
Stats+4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +4 Versatility
Suited toDiscipline, Balance, Restoration, Arcane, Fire, Frost, Mistweaver, Holy, Devourer, Destruction, Demonology, Affliction, Elemental, Shadow, Augmentation, Preservation, Devastation
Sells to vendors for34 gold63 silver
TypeFist Weapon One-Hand
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon9 - 13 damage, speed 2.6
Stats+8 Stamina, +4 Agility or Strength
Suited toEnhancement, Windwalker, Outlaw, Havoc, Vengeance, Brewmaster, Protection
Sells to vendors for71 gold39 silver
TypeArmor Neck
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +5 Haste
Suited toDiscipline, Balance, Restoration, Arcane, Fire, Frost, Mistweaver, Holy, Devourer, Destruction, Demonology, Affliction, Elemental, Shadow, Augmentation, Preservation, Devastation
Sells to vendors for42 silver91 copper
TypeStaff Two-Hand
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon17 - 23 damage, speed 3.6
Stats+7 Agility, +15 Haste, +5 Versatility
Suited toGuardian, Feral, Survival, Windwalker, Brewmaster
Sells to vendors for81 gold2 silver
TypeTwo-Handed Axe Two-Hand
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon13 - 27 damage, speed 3.6
Stats+17 Haste, +6 Strength
Suited toFury, Arms, Retribution, Unholy, Frost, Blood
Sells to vendors for81 gold34 silver
Reputation: Valiance Expedition +350
The main armies of the Alliance in Northrend, moving against the Scourge and unified under King Varian Wrynn's command.
Reputation group: Alliance Vanguard.
Other quests in Borean Tundra that reward Valiance Expedition reputation: The Late William Allerton (+150), Lost and Found (+75), In Wine, Truth (+150), A Deserter (+25), Dirty, Stinkin' Snobolds! (+250), Just a Few More Things... (+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
Borean Tundra
Part 122 of 182.
Previous: Plan B · Next: Re-Cursive
- 117Back to the Airstrip
- 118Dirty, Stinkin' Snobolds!
- 119Just a Few More Things...
- 120Hah... You're Not So Big Now!
- 121Plan B
- 122It Was The Orcs, Honest!
- 123Re-Cursive
- 124Lefty Loosey, Righty Tighty
- 125The Gearmaster
- 126Finding Pilot Tailspin
- 127A Little Bit of Spice
- 128Lupus Pupus
Showing steps 117 to 128 of 182.
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.
- Plan B
Okay, don't panic! The blaster might not've worked, but we still have options. <Crafty snaps her fingers.> We're going to divert attention away from the airstrip! To make this work, we'll need a few things first.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Re-Cursive
If you listened to the old man, then you know that we have gnomes out there that were changed. Gearmaster Mechazod infected them with something that reversed the "Curse of the Flesh", and now they're robots! We think we have a way to re-curse them back to normal.
The storyline at a glance
Borean Tundra has 182 steps, from Enlistment Day to Across Transborea.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Borean Tundra (178), Sholazar Basin (2), Wintergrasp (1), Dragonblight (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Borean Tundra map
- Winterfin Retreat
- Light's Wrath
- Aluneth, Greatstaff of the Magna
- Gnome Heritage Armor
- The Veiled Ossuary
- The Blue Dragons
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.