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Orcs and Humans

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

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 15-30
ZoneSwamp of Sorrows
Quest ID27821

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(27821))

Requirements

FactionAlliance only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineSwamp of Sorrows, step 8 of 36
Rewards10g 50s, 4,100 XP

Description

With war raging across the entire world, the last thing we need is a Horde settlement right in our backyard. Redridge, Duskwood, even Elwynn itself are all a day's march from here. We've made the first strike, and I don't plan to give the Horde a chance to catch their breath. So consider yourself deployed. Grab a weapon, join the rest of the troops out in the Bloodmire, and start killing orcs. Report back here after you've done some damage. I want you back alive...and that's an order. Dismissed!

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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.

Swamp of Sorrows Quest turn-in 10 mapped points
Swamp of Sorrows map showing where to go for Orcs and HumansTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #51 68.2 36.1

Coordinates

  • Turn-inSwamp of Sorrows 68.2, 36.1/way #51 68.2 36.1
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Swamp of Sorrows 59.2, 44.4/way #51 59.2 44.4

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 Swamp of Sorrows map

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

Getting there

Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Swamp of Sorrows:

  • Marshtide Watch, Swamp of SorrowsAlliance · about 60 yards south-east
  • Bogpaddle, Swamp of SorrowsAlliance and Horde · about 420 yards north
  • Shalewind Canyon, RedridgeAlliance · about 590 yards north-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 260 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
Money10 gold50 silver
Experience4,100 XP
ReputationStormwind +250

Reward details

Reputation: Stormwind +250

One of the last bastions of human power, this Alliance capital is ruled by the young but wise king, Anduin Wrynn.

Reputation group: Alliance.

Other quests in Swamp of Sorrows that reward Stormwind reputation: Tides of Darkness (+250), Lumbering Oafs (+250), Reinforcements Denied (+250), Marking the Fallen (+250), Assault on Stonard (+250), Cutting Supply (+350).

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

Swamp of Sorrows

Part 8 of 36.

Previous: In With a Bang · Next: Lumbering Oafs

  1. 3Mostly Harmless
  2. 4Crazy Larry
  3. 5Kill Gil
  4. 6Can't Take It With Them
  5. 7In With a Bang
  6. 8Orcs and Humans
  7. 9Lumbering Oafs
  8. 10Tides of Darkness
  9. 11Reinforcements Denied
  10. 12Marking the Fallen
  11. 13Assault on Stonard
  12. 14Cutting Supply

Showing steps 3 to 14 of 36.

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.

  • In With a BangSwamp of Sorrows · Level 15-30

    Our trade frigate's still all the way out there on the water, swarming with Gilblins! AHH! Sorry about that. But really! We need a way to get you out there and get back our stuff. There's quality goods left on that ship! QUALITY! LIKE MY MIDDLE NAME! Lucky for you, I have an idea!

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Lumbering OafsSwamp of Sorrows · Level 15-30

    I want victory to be totally assured here. Having more resources isn't enough; we need to make sure the enemy has nothing. Stonard's forces depend on the lumber gathered from the surrounding woods.

Other quests with this name

This one: Alliance only · Swamp of Sorrows · Level 15-30.

The storyline at a glance

Swamp of Sorrows has 36 steps, from Maliciously Delicious to With Dying Breath.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Swamp of Sorrows (35), Deadwind Pass (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Swamp of Sorrows 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.

Guides and routes on this site that cover Swamp of Sorrows.