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Pesky Podlings

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

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Amerelock+18via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

You DO NOT need your [item=112904] in order to kill/loot the spears - the mobs are still hostile to you with or without the disguise.

However, when you have the disguise it makes the Sargerei mobs in the area non-hostile, which allows you easier access to get to the quest guys.

You DO however NEED the disguise on when you go to turn in the quest or you will not be able to see the NPCs.

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Winger02+13via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

If you lost your disguise. Just go down the stairs, kill some Sargerei initiates and they will drop the 3 pieces needed for the disguise pretty fast.

I couldn't see the NPC until i got a new disguise. When you mouse over the initiates it won't show that they'll drop the items, but they do.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 40
LocationShadowmoon Valley
CategoryGarrison Campaign
Quest ID35188

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(35188))

Description

Ah, initiate. Are you ready for your first task? The woods to the south are filled with pesky podlings. The filthy things dig up our farms, steal supplies, and prey on unwitting trainees. They are disgusting, horrible creatures which need to be eliminated. <Zamaya gives you a skeptical look.> I will require their spears as proof that you finished this task.

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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.

Shadowmoon Valley Quest turn-in 11 mapped points
Shadowmoon Valley map showing where to go for Pesky PodlingsTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #539 49.8 81.5

Coordinates

  • Turn-inShadowmoon Valley 49.8, 81.5/way #539 49.8 81.5
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Shadowmoon Valley 45.8, 75.4/way #539 45.8 75.4

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 Shadowmoon Valley map

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

Getting there

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

  • Socrethar's Rise, Shadowmoon ValleyAlliance and Horde · about 440 yards north-west
  • Darktide Roost, Shadowmoon ValleyAlliance and Horde · about 670 yards east
  • The Draakorium, Shadowmoon ValleyAlliance · about 1,200 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 380 yards north-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
Money16 gold98 silver
Experience1,350 XP

Storyline

Garrison Campaign

Part 3 of 9.

Previous: Infiltrating the Sargerei · Next: The Word of Socrethar

  1. 1Garrison Campaign: The Sargerei
  2. 2Infiltrating the Sargerei
  3. 3Pesky Podlings
  4. 4The Word of Socrethar
  5. 5An Ancient Threat
  6. 6Shattering the Enemy
  7. 7Facing Demons
  8. 8Socrethar's Fury
  9. 9Forging Ahead

Also part of: Garrison Campaign (part 3 of 9).

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.

  • Infiltrating the SargereiLevel 40

    One of my men has already infiltrated the Sargerei's ranks, but I need you to help him. In order to protect his cover, you will need to disguise yourself as one of the enemy. Kill Sargerei until you collect a cowl, robe, and slippers to create a disguise.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • The Word of SocretharLevel 40

    The Sargerei follow Socrethar zealously. From what I can gather, he is a persuasive and compelling leader. Many of the initiates carry books of his writings. I need you to read these works and report back to me. If we can understand the Sargerei's motivations, perhaps we can undermine them.

The storyline at a glance

Garrison Campaign has 9 steps, from Garrison Campaign: The Sargerei to Forging Ahead.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Shadowmoon Valley (8), Frostwall (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Shadowmoon Valley 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.