Quest

Note-Eating Goats

A World of Warcraft quest in Highmountain. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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Cielos2015-12-08T03:17:24-06:00+23via Wowhead

You can find these notes with one of the smug looking [npc=98808] close to the camp.

Powdercake2016-10-02T15:00:16-05:00+10via Wowhead

I think it's might be a joke referring to the The Green Hills of Stranglethorn, one of the first Hemet Nesingwary quests in vanilla.

mjswdr2020-05-07T03:08:51-05:00+7via Wowhead

You don't actually need to do any other quests in the series. You can go straight to Addie and get the quest as soon as you get to Highmountain, as long as you're level 98.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 10-45

ZoneHighmountain

Quest ID39859

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(39859))

What to do

StorylineNesingwary's Retreat, step 2 of 10

Rewards20g 22s, 6,150 XP

Description

I've followed Hemet on all his expeditions from Stranglethorn to Nagrand to... Nagrand again, taking notes on his grand adventures and turning them into timeless literary tales. But my heart is really in the hunt. I want nothing more than to put down the pen, and pick up a rifle! Hemet promised to teach me how to hunt once I finish his latest novel, but the goats around here ate my first draft! I have no hope of becoming a hunter if my manuscript isn't recovered.

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.

Coordinates

Turn-inHighmountain 40.0, 52.3/way #650 40.0 52.3
Objective area (centre of the marked area)Highmountain 41.0, 53.3/way #650 41.0 53.3
Objective areaHighmountain 39.9, 52.2/way #650 39.9 52.2

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 Highmountain map

Highmountain Hides about 20 yards
Moozy's Adventure about 270 yards
Assault on Highmountain about 380 yards
Shiny, But Deadly about 410 yards
Demon Detainment about 410 yards
Crystal Fury about 440 yards
Balance of Elements about 440 yards
Lifespring Cavern about 440 yards
Invading Spelunkers about 440 yards
The Rivermane Tribe about 440 yards

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Highmountain:

Nesingwary's Retreat, HighmountainAlliance and Horde · about 20 yards south-east
Trueshot LodgeAlliance and Horde · about 480 yards west
Trueshot Lodge, HighmountainAlliance and Horde · about 500 yards west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 80 yards south-east

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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Money20 gold22 silver

Experience6,150 XP

Other quests on the Highmountain map

Storyline

Nesingwary's Retreat

Part 2 of 10.

Previous: An Offering of Ammo · Next: Amateur Hour

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.

An Offering of AmmoHighmountain · Level 10-45
The mountains have seen many new travelers pass through their valleys, some without an understanding of our traditions. Our leaders have turned their focus to more pressing matters, but Losro and I cannot ignore the recent arrival of hunters in the nearby basin.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

Amateur HourHighmountain · Level 10-45
The hunters' lodge has attracted a lot of amateurs who call themselves hunters. They're scarin' away all the prize game with their antics. While I'm a known expert with my rifle, I've yet to manage the art of negotiation.

The storyline at a glance

Nesingwary's Retreat has 10 steps, from An Offering of Ammo to Moose on the Loose.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Highmountain (8), Trueshot Lodge (2).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Sojourner of Highmountain Complete the Highmountain local storylines listed below with a Timerunner.

Other storylines on the Highmountain map

Legion Blacksmithing42 steps, starts with Strange New Ores
The Bloodtotem Tribe14 steps, starts with The Bloodtotem Tribe
Rivermane Tribe13 steps, starts with Keepers of the Hammer
Allies of the Horde: Highmountain18 steps, starts with Walking in Their Footsteps
Legion Leatherworking45 steps, starts with Skin Deep
Snowblind Mesa10 steps, starts with Battle of Snowblind Mesa

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.