TheWoWDB50% of this quest is killing the named targets. The other 50% is chasing down Dark Ranger Lyana to turn in the quest while she runs all over the battlefield.
Quest
Landing the Killing Blow
A World of Warcraft quest in Howling Fjord. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Captain Olster 81, 43
Lieutenant Celeyne 83, 43
Sergeant Lorric 82, 40
For those without coordinate mods working yet, Sergeant Lorric and Lieutenant Celeyne are along the coast of the Derelict Strand and Captain Olster is up on a hill behind Lorric.
If you can't find them it's likely they've been killed already.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 10-30
ZoneHowling Fjord
Quest ID11233
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(11233))
Requirements
FactionHorde only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineHowling Fjord, step 44 of 162
RewardsPacifying Pummeler, 
Elekk-Horn Crossbow, 
Earthspike, 21g, 5,150 XP
Pacifying Pummeler, Elekk-Horn Crossbow, Earthspike, 21g, 5,150 XPDescription
You've proven yourself in the field of battle, {name}. You might very well have changed the tides in our favor. I've an important assignment for you now. I'm not sure how much longer the weakness we've exposed is going to last, so we must use the element of surprise to our advantage. I want you to use the confusion created by our attack and go behind enemy lines to assassinate their leaders. In order of rank, they are: Captain Olster, Lieutenant Celeyne and Sergeant Lorric. Good luck, {class}.
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 areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #117 78.7 37.1
Coordinates
- Turn-inHowling Fjord 78.7, 37.1
/way #117 78.7 37.1 - Objective areaHowling Fjord 81.5, 43.4
/way #117 81.5 43.4 - Objective areaHowling Fjord 83.2, 43.2
/way #117 83.2 43.2 - Objective areaHowling Fjord 82.2, 40.7
/way #117 82.2 40.7
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 Howling Fjord map
- Warchief's Command: Howling Fjord! about 330 yards
- Desecrate this Fire! about 1,530 yards
- To Northrend about 2,130 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Howling Fjord, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Howling Fjord:
- Vengeance Landing, Howling Fjord
- New Agamand, Howling Fjord
- Camp Winterhoof, Howling Fjord
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- 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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Choose one of these rewards:
Other quests on the Howling Fjord map
3D Model
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Reward details
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TypeOne-Handed Mace One-Hand
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon5 - 6 damage, speed 2.6
Stats+4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +8 Versatility
Suited toRestoration, Mistweaver, Shadow, Holy, Discipline, Elemental, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Balance
Sells to vendors for64 gold83 silver
TypeCrossbow Ranged
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon13 - 20 damage, speed 3.0
Stats+13 Stamina, +7 Agility
Suited toBeast Mastery, Marksmanship
Sells to vendors for81 gold34 silver
TypeDagger One-Hand
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon3 - 5 damage, speed 1.8
Stats+4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +4 Haste
Suited toDestruction, Demonology, Affliction, Restoration, Elemental, Shadow, Holy, Discipline, Frost, Fire, Arcane, Balance, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation
Sells to vendors for69 gold59 silver
TypeOne-Handed Sword One-Hand
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon8 - 14 damage, speed 2.6
Stats+5 Stamina, +4 Agility or Strength
Suited toBrewmaster, Vengeance, Havoc, Windwalker, Outlaw, Survival, Protection, Frost
Sells to vendors for69 gold34 silver
TypeStaff Two-Hand
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon17 - 23 damage, speed 3.6
Stats+7 Agility, +16 Stamina
Suited toGuardian, Feral, Survival, Windwalker, Brewmaster
Sells to vendors for86 gold36 silver
TypeTwo-Handed Mace Two-Hand
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon18 - 23 damage, speed 3.6
Stats+5 Strength, +18 Stamina
Suited toFury, Arms, Retribution, Unholy, Frost, Blood
Sells to vendors for81 gold65 silver
Reputation: The Hand of Vengeance +350
The Forsaken tasked by Sylvanas Windrunner with enacting Undercity's vengeance against Arthas by delivering the latest strain of their deadly Plague.
Reputation group: Horde Expedition.
Other quests in Howling Fjord that reward The Hand of Vengeance reputation: Test at Sea (+250), Reports from the Field (+150), Let Them Eat Crow (+250), Guide Our Sights (+250), Report to Anselm (+75), War is Hell (+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
Howling Fjord
Part 44 of 162.
Previous: Guide Our Sights · Next: Report to Anselm
- 39War is Hell
- 40Reports from the Field
- 41The Windrunner Fleet
- 42Ambushed!
- 43Guide Our Sights
- 44Landing the Killing Blow
- 45Report to Anselm
- 46Let Them Eat Crow
- 47Sniff Out the Enemy
- 48The Dragonskin Map
- 49The Offensive Begins
- 50A Lesson in Fear
Showing steps 39 to 50 of 162.
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.
- Guide Our Sights
We should be able to kill our way back to our guns. Unfortunately, visibility is less than desirable so you will have to mark our targets from the ground.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Report to Anselm
Let's send word back to old Anselm then. Victory has come later than expected, but better late than never. Tell him it will take our forces a few hours at most to finish off the stragglers here. Glory to the Banshee Queen!
The storyline at a glance
Howling Fjord has 162 steps, from Hell Has Frozen Over... to Alpha Worg.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Howling Fjord (147), Grizzly Hills (15).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Howling Fjord map
- Truthguard
- Wrath of the Lich King Chromie Time Breadcrumbs
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.