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Reference Material

Reference Material is an Alliance-only quest for level 10-30 in Borean Tundra. It is step 14 of 182 in the Borean Tundra storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Borean Tundra at 58.2, 63.0. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 3,100 experience and money.

Description

I was in charge of the harvest golems - an important job until the Scourge destroyed most of our farmlands. I've an idea that would make the golems useful again, however.

I think I can rewire the harvest collectors so they'll give us a hand fighting the Scourge.

I'm not an expert at this just yet, so I'm going to need my manual. The problem is, I left it at the workshop... which happens to be that burning building next to the mine. Think you could go salvage it?

Rewards

Money10 gold50 silver
Experience3,100 XP
ReputationValiance Expedition +150
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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP3,100
MoneyGold10g 50s
ReputationValiance Expedition+150

Reward details

Reputation: Valiance Expedition +150

The main armies of the Alliance in Northrend, moving against the Scourge and unified under King Varian Wrynn's command.

Reputation group: Alliance Vanguard.

Other quests in Borean Tundra that reward Valiance Expedition reputation: The Late William Allerton (+150), Lost and Found (+75), In Wine, Truth (+150), A Deserter (+25), Dirty, Stinkin' Snobolds! (+250), Just a Few More Things... (+250).

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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapBorean TundraTurn-in marker at 58.2, 63.0, 2 mapped points
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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.

Borean Tundra Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Borean Tundra map showing where to go for Reference MaterialTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #114 58.2 63.0

Coordinates

  • Turn-inBorean Tundra 58.2, 63.0/way #114 58.2 63.0
  • Objective areaBorean Tundra 55.8, 58.3/way #114 55.8 58.3

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 Borean Tundra map

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

Getting there

Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Borean Tundra:

  • Valiance Keep, Borean TundraAlliance · about 210 yards south
  • Unu'pe, Borean TundraAlliance and Horde · about 1,300 yards east
  • Amber Ledge, Borean TundraAlliance and Horde · about 1,300 yards north-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 230 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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Borean Tundra

Part 14 of 182.

Previous: Pernicious Evidence · Next: It's Time for Action

  1. 9Enemies of the Light
  2. 10Further Investigation
  3. 11The Hunt is On
  4. 12Military? What Military?
  5. 13Pernicious Evidence
  6. 14Reference Material
  7. 15It's Time for Action
  8. 16Take No Chances
  9. 17Repurposed Technology
  10. 18Fruits of Our Labor
  11. 19One Last Delivery
  12. 20Weapons for Farshire

Showing steps 9 to 20 of 182.

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.

  • Pernicious EvidenceBorean Tundra · Level 10-30

    The sacks of grain emanate the foul stench you've come to associate with the Plague. This probably explains what happened to the footmen defending the mine. You'd best bring word back to Gerald Green.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • It's Time for ActionBorean Tundra · Level 10-30

    Well, <name>. With the last of our military in Farshire dead or worse, we can do but one thing: fight these Scourge ourselves. We have deployed militia in what remains of Farshire. Without your help, they've but little hope of winning. Go and lend them a hand. Me and the lads will watch this path.

The storyline at a glance

Borean Tundra has 182 steps, from Enlistment Day to Across Transborea.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Borean Tundra (178), Sholazar Basin (2), Wintergrasp (1), Dragonblight (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Borean Tundra 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.

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Reenact the Crime
Reestablishing the Household
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Refining Ego
Reflections in Amber
Refleshification
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