Be careful when fighting the crocs around the camp.
I aggroed a mob while the ogre and human were talking and it made the ogre attack said mob. When the ogre went back to his standing position, nothing happened. Had to drop and wait for the ogre to respawn at his start point.
Worked fine the second time.
Quest
Questioning Reethe
A World of Warcraft quest in Dustwallow Marsh. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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After accepting the quest from Ogron:
Spoiler
Ogron says: I noticed some fire on that island over there. A human, too. Let's go check it out, <name>.
(He then starts walking forward until he comes to the tree to the right of Reethe's camp.)
Ogron says: That's Reethe alright. Let's go see what he has to say, yeah?
(Ogron approaches Reethe's camp and Reethe changes to an attack stance.)
Paval Reethe says: W-what do you want? Just leave me alone...
Paval Reethe says: I swear, I didn't steal anything from you! Here, take some of my supplies, just go away!
Ogron: Just tell us what you know about the Shady Rest Inn, and I won't bash your skull in.
Paval Reethe says: I... Well, I may of taken a little thing or two from the inn... but what would an ogre care about that?
Ogron: Look here, if you don't tell me about the fire--
Paval Reethe says: Not one step closer, ogre!
Paval Reethe says: And I don't know anything about this fire of yours...
(As he speaks, a small group of Alliance soldiers spawn to the right. The group consists of Lieutenant Caldwell, Private Hallan, and two Theremore Skirmishers.)
Paval Reethe says: What was that? Did you hear something?
Lieutenant Caldwell says: Paval Reethe! Found you at last. And consorting with ogres now? No fear, even deserters and traitors are afforded some mercy.
Lieutenant Caldwell says: Private, show Lieutenant Reethe some mercy.
Private Hallan says: Gladly, sir.
(She switches to a bow, shoots him once, and switches back to her sword.)
Paval Reethe staggers backwards as the arrow lodges itself deeply in his chest.
Paval Reethe says: Ugh... Hallan, didn't think you had it in you...
Lieutenant Caldwell says: Now, let's clean up the rest of the trash, men!
Ogron says: Damn it! You'd better not die on me, human!
(The group of Alliance soldiers aggro. If/when you kill them all, the scene continues, though Reethe is no longer in an attacking stance towards Ogron.)
Ogron says: Still with us, Reethe?
Paval Reethe says: Must be your lucky day. Alright, I'll talk. Just leave me alone. Look, you're not going to believe me, but it wa... oh, Light, looks like the girl could shoot...
(Paval Reethe falls over dead at this point.)
Ogron says: Looks dead to me. Not much use to us like this. You'd better go back and tell Krog what happened.
Ogron says: By the way, thanks for watching my back.Turning this in will open up the next version of The Black Shield for you.
For those of you like me who had to drop and restart then Ogron will respawn at 41,0, 36.7. You will need to wait a couple of minutes.
Prior to actually starting the quest a second time I did a full clear of nearby crocs, to be sure!
Quest facts
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(27261))
Requirements
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
Description
It took a long time, but I found Reethe. He hide good for a human. Ogron worried that he might be crazy after so much time in swamp. You come with me for we go get answers from him.
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 areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #70 36.4 31.9
Coordinates
- Turn-inDustwallow Marsh 36.4, 31.9
/way #70 36.4 31.9 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Dustwallow Marsh 41.0, 36.7
/way #70 41.0 36.7 - Objective areaDustwallow Marsh 41.0, 36.7
/way #70 41.0 36.7
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 Dustwallow Marsh map
- Desecrate this Fire! about 1,380 yards
- The Sullied Banner about 1,530 yards
- Creative Solutions about 1,780 yards
- Aftershocks about 1,790 yards
- Breaking the Cycle about 1,790 yards
- A Bitter Reunion about 2,140 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Dustwallow Marsh, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Dustwallow Marsh:
- Brackenwall Village, Dustwallow Marsh
- Desolation Hold, Southern Barrens
- Mudsprocket, Dustwallow Marsh
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- 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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Other quests on the Dustwallow Marsh map
Reward details
Pick one of these
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
Dustwallow Marsh
Part 65 of 83.
Previous: The Black Shield · Next: The Black Shield
- 60Lieutenant Paval Reethe
- 61The Black Shield
- 62The Black Shield
- 63Talk to Ogron
- 64The Black Shield
- 65Questioning Reethe
- 66The Black Shield
- 67Return to Krog
- 68The Grimtotem Plot
- 69More than Coincidence
- 70Identifying the Brood
- 71Army of the Black Dragon
Showing steps 60 to 71 of 83.
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.
- The Black Shield
Oh, I think I might have dropped too much acid onto the shield. Let me just rub a little... Hm, kind of hard to read, but it looks like the name Mosarn. Never heard of him. Maybe Krog knows. Krog knows many people.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- The Black Shield
Ah, I remember now! Mosarn is a well-respected blacksmith in Thunder Bluff. I knew I had heard his name somewhere, before. In thanks, the Earthen Ring awarded me with a set of armor crafted by Mosarn. Very good work. Perhaps he can tell you more about the shield he crafted.
The storyline at a glance
Dustwallow Marsh has 83 steps, from Traitors Among Us to Challenge to the Black Flight.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Dustwallow Marsh (81), Stormwind City (1), Thunder Bluff (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Dustwallow Marsh map
- The Blue Dragons
- Testing Loyalties
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 for this zone
Guides and routes on this site that cover Dustwallow Marsh.