TheWoWDBOnce you get onto Great Feathers back, you want to use the #3 ability which will increase your grip on him. While you are doing that you will want to hit and kick him to decrease his health to below 25%. If your grip goes to 0 then he will drop you off and you will have to shoot him again with the Tether shot to get back on.
Quest
Roughneck Riders
A World of Warcraft quest in Tiragarde Sound. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Don't even bother reading what the buttons are for - just hit everything off cooldown and you'll get the quest done.
Don't even bother reading what the buttons are for - just hit everything as it procs and you'll get the quest done. When the buttons vanish, do nothing ! Great Feathers will fly you back to the Quest-Giver, and you will automatically dismount.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 10-60
ZoneTiragarde Sound
Quest ID49417
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(49417))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineA Mountain of Ice, step 9 of 14
RewardsOutrigger Striders, 
Freebooter Striders, 
Navigator's Walkers, 25g 74s, 8,150 XP
Outrigger Striders, Freebooter Striders, Navigator's Walkers, 25g 74s, 8,150 XPDescription
Rulf sent word that you're needed for another job. A rich house cat is willing to pay top dollar for a male aerie alpha and there is only one that fits the bill, Greatfeather. I gotta head back to camp to help train a particularly wild female, so this is going to be a solo job. Find Greatfeather and hit him with the Tether Shot. From there, you'll have to wing it.
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 areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #895 42.4 22.3
Coordinates
- Turn-inTiragarde Sound 42.4, 22.3
/way #895 42.4 22.3 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Tiragarde Sound 47.6, 18.8
/way #895 47.6 18.8 - Objective areaTiragarde Sound 44.2, 17.6
/way #895 44.2 17.6
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 Tiragarde Sound map
- Pulse of the Wharf about 210 yards
- Repel the Horde! about 240 yards
- Besieged Allies about 240 yards
- Outrigger Outfitters about 240 yards
- Squad Goals about 240 yards
- Zero Zeppelins about 250 yards
- Algae Shakes about 250 yards
- The Shrine of the Sea about 300 yards
- Tol Dagor: Jewel of the Tides about 300 yards
- Possessive Headgear about 300 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Tiragarde Sound, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Tiragarde Sound:
- Roughneck Camp, Tiragarde Sound
- Anglepoint Wharf, Tiragarde Sound
- Outrigger Post, Tiragarde Sound
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- 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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Choose one of these rewards:
Other quests on the Tiragarde Sound map
Reward details
Pick one of these
TypeMail Feet
Item level50
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor14
Stats+8 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +7 Haste, +8 Mastery
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for26 gold74 silver
TypeLeather Feet
Item level50
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor10
Stats+8 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +8 Versatility, +7 Haste
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for26 gold84 silver
TypeCloth Feet
Item level50
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor6
Stats+8 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +9 Haste, +6 Mastery
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for26 gold64 silver
TypePlate Feet
Item level50
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor21
Stats+8 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +10 Haste, +5 Versatility
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for26 gold54 silver
TypeArmor Finger
Item level50
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+9 Stamina, +13 Versatility, +15 Critical Strike
Sells to vendors for23 gold12 silver
Reputation: Proudmoore Admiralty +75
Masters of the sea and commanders of Azeroth's finest navy, the distinguished Proudmoore family has led Kul Tiras for decades from their seat of power in Boralus.
Reputation group: Battle for Azeroth.
Other quests in Tiragarde Sound that reward Proudmoore Admiralty reputation: The Old Knight (+75), Out Like Flynn (+500), Get Your Bearings (+75), The Smoking Gun (+25), Sanctum of the Sages (+75), Suspicious Shipments (+150).
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
A Mountain of Ice
Part 9 of 14.
Previous: An Offering of Eggs · Next: Big Boss
- 1The Roughnecks
- 2Helping Henry
- 3Hold Still
- 4The Bears and the Bees
- 5Frozen
- 6Warm and Cozy
- 7Protect the Nests
- 8An Offering of Eggs
- 9Roughneck Riders
- 10Big Boss
- 11Wendies
- 12Where'd They Go?
- 13Boss' Revenge
- 14Getting Paid
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 Eggs
Our work isn't only to capture and tame gryphons, it's also to preserve them. Rescue any eggs remaining in nearby abandoned nests. Set them in one of the new nests we've built for the displaced gryphons. I am sure one of the gryphon females will adopt them.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Big Boss
With a performance like that, it's clear you're one of the top dogs here. Boss Tak will want to see you. He's up north checking on one of our camps in Waning Glacier. Head up that way and give him a hand. Oh, and I don't recommend looking him straight in the eye... or at his feet...
The storyline at a glance
A Mountain of Ice has 14 steps, from The Roughnecks to Getting Paid.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Tiragarde Sound (14).
Other storylines on the Tiragarde Sound map
- Trouble in Tiragarde Sound
- The Shadow Over Anglepoint
- The Norwington Estate
- Beware the Daughter of the Sea
- Freehold
- Gaining a Foothold
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.