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Northbound

A World of Warcraft quest in Exile's Reach. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 1-5
ZoneExile's Reach
Quest ID55173

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(55173))

What to do

StorylineThe Missing Expedition, step 10 of 70
Rewards2s 85c, 370 XP

Description

The quilboar kidnapped the rest of the expedition and took them to the north. I heard mention of needing more sacrifices for some sort of ritual... Please, you must rescue them!

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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.

Exile's Reach Quest turn-in no plotted point

Nearby on the Exile's Reach map

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Exile's Reach, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Exile's Reach:

  • Alliance Outpost, Exile's Reach OutpostAlliance · about 500 yards north-west
  • Ogre Citadel, Exile's Reach IslandAlliance · about 1,800 yards north-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 190 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.

Related
Money2 silver85 copper
Experience370 XP

Storyline

The Missing Expedition

Part 10 of 70.

Previous: Enhanced Combat Tactics · Next: Taming the Wilds

  1. 5Emergency First Aid
  2. 6Finding the Lost Expedition
  3. 7Cooking Meat
  4. 8Enhanced Combat Tactics
  5. 9Enhanced Combat Tactics
  6. 10Northbound
  7. 11Taming the Wilds
  8. 12Down with the Quilboar
  9. 13Quilboar Shadow Magic
  10. 14The Scout-o-Matic 5000
  11. 15Re-sizing the Situation
  12. 16Ride of the Scientifically Enhanced Boar

Showing steps 5 to 16 of 70.

Also part of: The Missing Expedition (part 9 of 14), The Missing Expedition (part 10 of 16).

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.

  • Enhanced Combat TacticsExile's Reach · Level 1-5

    Alaria says that the quilboar kidnapped the rest of the expedition... including my son. Chances are we'll have to brave the quilboar's den. That's no small feat. They are far more aggressive and intelligent than the murlocs you faced earlier. I need to make sure I'm not sending you to your death.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Taming the WildsExile's Reach · Level 1-5

    As a hunter, you need a trustworthy beast at your side... or else these quilboar will slaughter you. When you're ready, I'll teach you how to tame such a beast. Then you must find one to be your loyal companion.

The storyline at a glance

The Missing Expedition has 70 steps, from Warming Up to Aiding the Dragon Isles.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Exile's Reach (49), Stormwind City (16), The Great Sea (3), The Waking Shores (2).

Other storylines on the Exile's Reach 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.