Quest Log

Searching For Clues

Searching For Clues is a quest for level 10-45. It is step 5 of 17 in the Saga of the Shadowblade I storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Stormheim at 77.3, 55.0. It rewards 6,150 experience and money.

Description

It be no coincidence that we be in Citrine Bay investigatin' a murder, and we find th' band 'o pirates known as th' Red Blade here as well!

Aye, this be no coincidence at all, <name>... but we be needin' proof!

Ye go on ahead and look fer clues and I'll find some scallywags to interrogate.

Aye <name>, we'll get t' 'th bottom o' this t' be sure! Thar be no doubt!

Rewards

Money20

Experience6,150 XP

Stuck on this quest?

Turn in at Stormheim 77.3, 55.0 /way #634 77.3 55.0

Known issues

Top Comments

The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.

1210756Aug 31, 2016+10via Wowhead

Yes, it is RNG.

BoxofbeerNov 30, 2016+8via Wowhead

[item=140730] quest item is a random drop from pirates across the shore. Blood crazed guys also can drop that item. Better slay some pirates near the boat, then try Swashbucklers, if still no drop.
Searching For Clues, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKqdOxAAlts
Each class in Legion has a long class hall quest chain, campaign. During that chain you'll raise your power and power of your class hall.
[class=4] class hall campaign quests are under the spoiler.
.
Spoiler

[class=4] class hall campaign
1
98
Call of The Uncrowned
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQi03LnZ3qM
2
98
The Final Shadow
[item=136786]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTBs1SQh0PM
3
98
A Worthy Blade
Artifact Chosen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVuiFm_eY1w
.
[item=128870] quest chain
98
Finishing the Job
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWRQ14Ujafs
98
No Sanctuary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0rxTK8fpds
98
Codebreaker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEGq10_lCU8
98
Cloak and Dagger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuAdDCF4qpg
98
Preparation
https://youtu.be/TZUsY6UAIQg
98
The Unseen Blade
[item=128870]
https://youtu.be/sh-wqIQI91Y
.
[item=128872] quest chain
98
A Friendly Accord
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-ZFn3OqOr0
98
The Dreadblades
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNMHDFTiAOs
.
[item=128476] quest chain
98
The Shadows Reveal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_snez58-K0
98
A Matter of Finesse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNGw5asX1yM
98
Closing In
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfPa4LwuhK8
98
Traitor!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kyk6ofTak0
98
Fangs of the Devourer
[item=128476]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eUQXriPGNk
.
4
98
Honoring Success
https://youtu.be/tzkNsLQDqR8
5
98
[quest=40994]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85-dYgtA8X4
6
98
[quest=40995]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G67XUn4j0o
7
101
Return to the Chamber of Shadows
8
101
[quest=42139]
300 x [currency=1220]
[champion=778]
[champion=591]
https://youtu.be/CN90ZPG-Jz8
9
101
A More Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy
100 x [currency=1220]
10
101
[quest=43013]
100 x [currency=1220]
Gang of Bandits training
11
101
[quest=43014]
12
101
What Winstone Suggests
500 x [currency=1220]
[item=140517]
13
101
A Body of Evidence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z61NIypDo4
14
101
Spy vs. Spy
15
103
The Bloody Truth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx974IkR0S8
16
103
Mystery at Citrine Bay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hEplPfduSU
17
103
Searching For Clues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKqdOxAAlts
18
103
Time Flies When Yer Havin' Rum!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvj3txvk-yE
19
103
Dark Secrets and Shady Deals
1000 x [currency=1220]
[item=140931]
[item=140517]
https://youtu.be/qFf4BAgKMl4
20
103
[quest=44183]
[champion=779]
21
103
Convincin' Old Yancey
https://youtu.be/2sjSwdaJOK0
22
103
[quest=43852]
Crew of Pirates training
23
103
[quest=44181]
[champion=780]
24
103
Throwing SI:7 Off the Trail
25
103
Blood for the Wolfe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DijclYZr-8c
26
110
Maw of Souls: Ancient Vrykul Legends
250 x [currency=1220]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2g_CU6EJUs
27
110
The Raven's Eye
https://youtu.be/kGcZeeaqlPc
28
110
Off to Court
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNWMViE3JMk
29
110
A Sheath For Every Blade
[item=139742]
30
110
Noggenfogger's Reasonable Request
5 x Draught of Raw Magic
31
110
[quest=43885]
32
110
A Particularly Potent Potion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkngKGm5uD8
33
110
Champion: Marin Noggenfogger
[champion=890]
34
110
In Search of the Eye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD3Ig3hiG9A
35
110
Eternal Unrest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuuFHajX3PM
36
110
Black Rook Hold: Into Black Rook Hold
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeyduA4sQrk
37
110
Deciphering the Letter
1500 x [currency=1220]
[item=139746]
[item=139506]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFmcZpPTJIw
38
110
[quest=42800]
[champion=891]
39
110
Where In the World is Mathias?
40
110
Pruning the Garden
41
110
The World is Not Enough
42
110
A Burning Distraction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=053m67h-bXs
43
110
The Captive Spymaster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd8S1FYYurg
44
110
Picking a Fight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqNPOIGroDA
45
110
A Simple Plan
46
110
Under Cover of Darkness
47
110
The Imposter
5000 x [currency=1220]
A Glorious Campaign
[item=139739]
[item=139506]
[title=481] title
Relic to choose
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWJBU-LyOTU
48
110
[quest=43723]
[champion=892]
49
110
[quest=43724]
[champion=893]
50
110
One More Thing...
51
110
A Hero's Weapon
[spell=219663]
3rd relic slot

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Top Comments

The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.

1210756Aug 31, 2016+10via Wowhead

Yes, it is RNG.

BoxofbeerNov 30, 2016+8via Wowhead

[item=140730] quest item is a random drop from pirates across the shore. Blood crazed guys also can drop that item. Better slay some pirates near the boat, then try Swashbucklers, if still no drop.
Searching For Clues, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKqdOxAAlts
Each class in Legion has a long class hall quest chain, campaign. During that chain you'll raise your power and power of your class hall.
[class=4] class hall campaign quests are under the spoiler.
.
Spoiler

[class=4] class hall campaign
1
98
Call of The Uncrowned
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQi03LnZ3qM
2
98
The Final Shadow
[item=136786]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTBs1SQh0PM
3
98
A Worthy Blade
Artifact Chosen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVuiFm_eY1w
.
[item=128870] quest chain
98
Finishing the Job
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWRQ14Ujafs
98
No Sanctuary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0rxTK8fpds
98
Codebreaker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEGq10_lCU8
98
Cloak and Dagger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuAdDCF4qpg
98
Preparation
https://youtu.be/TZUsY6UAIQg
98
The Unseen Blade
[item=128870]
https://youtu.be/sh-wqIQI91Y
.
[item=128872] quest chain
98
A Friendly Accord
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-ZFn3OqOr0
98
The Dreadblades
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNMHDFTiAOs
.
[item=128476] quest chain
98
The Shadows Reveal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_snez58-K0
98
A Matter of Finesse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNGw5asX1yM
98
Closing In
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfPa4LwuhK8
98
Traitor!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kyk6ofTak0
98
Fangs of the Devourer
[item=128476]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eUQXriPGNk
.
4
98
Honoring Success
https://youtu.be/tzkNsLQDqR8
5
98
[quest=40994]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85-dYgtA8X4
6
98
[quest=40995]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G67XUn4j0o
7
101
Return to the Chamber of Shadows
8
101
[quest=42139]
300 x [currency=1220]
[champion=778]
[champion=591]
https://youtu.be/CN90ZPG-Jz8
9
101
A More Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy
100 x [currency=1220]
10
101
[quest=43013]
100 x [currency=1220]
Gang of Bandits training
11
101
[quest=43014]
12
101
What Winstone Suggests
500 x [currency=1220]
[item=140517]
13
101
A Body of Evidence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z61NIypDo4
14
101
Spy vs. Spy
15
103
The Bloody Truth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx974IkR0S8
16
103
Mystery at Citrine Bay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hEplPfduSU
17
103
Searching For Clues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKqdOxAAlts
18
103
Time Flies When Yer Havin' Rum!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvj3txvk-yE
19
103
Dark Secrets and Shady Deals
1000 x [currency=1220]
[item=140931]
[item=140517]
https://youtu.be/qFf4BAgKMl4
20
103
[quest=44183]
[champion=779]
21
103
Convincin' Old Yancey
https://youtu.be/2sjSwdaJOK0
22
103
[quest=43852]
Crew of Pirates training
23
103
[quest=44181]
[champion=780]
24
103
Throwing SI:7 Off the Trail
25
103
Blood for the Wolfe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DijclYZr-8c
26
110
Maw of Souls: Ancient Vrykul Legends
250 x [currency=1220]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2g_CU6EJUs
27
110
The Raven's Eye
https://youtu.be/kGcZeeaqlPc
28
110
Off to Court
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNWMViE3JMk
29
110
A Sheath For Every Blade
[item=139742]
30
110
Noggenfogger's Reasonable Request
5 x Draught of Raw Magic
31
110
[quest=43885]
32
110
A Particularly Potent Potion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkngKGm5uD8
33
110
Champion: Marin Noggenfogger
[champion=890]
34
110
In Search of the Eye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD3Ig3hiG9A
35
110
Eternal Unrest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuuFHajX3PM
36
110
Black Rook Hold: Into Black Rook Hold
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeyduA4sQrk
37
110
Deciphering the Letter
1500 x [currency=1220]
[item=139746]
[item=139506]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFmcZpPTJIw
38
110
[quest=42800]
[champion=891]
39
110
Where In the World is Mathias?
40
110
Pruning the Garden
41
110
The World is Not Enough
42
110
A Burning Distraction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=053m67h-bXs
43
110
The Captive Spymaster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd8S1FYYurg
44
110
Picking a Fight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqNPOIGroDA
45
110
A Simple Plan
46
110
Under Cover of Darkness
47
110
The Imposter
5000 x [currency=1220]
A Glorious Campaign
[item=139739]
[item=139506]
[title=481] title
Relic to choose
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWJBU-LyOTU
48
110
[quest=43723]
[champion=892]
49
110
[quest=43724]
[champion=893]
50
110
One More Thing...
51
110
A Hero's Weapon
[spell=219663]
3rd relic slot

SpareSimianOct 7, 2017+7via Wowhead

Efficient questing tip: Run up the beach to [npc=108072] and pick up the quests A Stone of Blood and The Mystery of Dreyrgrot. You can also pick up the quest The Value of Knowledge from a crate in the middle of the pirate ships.

Read all 6 on Wowhead ↗

Rewards in detail

Type	Reward	Amount
Experience	XP	6,150
Money	Gold	20g 22s

Where it comes from

Turn-in map	Stormheim	Turn-in marker at 77.3, 55.0, 14 mapped points

World Map

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.

Coordinates

Turn-inStormheim 77.3, 55.0/way #634 77.3 55.0
Objective area (centre of the marked area)Stormheim 74.0, 52.4/way #634 74.0 52.4
Objective areaStormheim 77.3, 55.1/way #634 77.3 55.1

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 Stormheim map

It's Not Rocket Science about 100 yards
The Shell, You Say? about 100 yards
Bubble Baubles about 100 yards
The Mystery of Dreyrgrot about 140 yards
A Stone of Blood about 140 yards
The Value of Knowledge about 140 yards
What the Bonespeakers Buried about 140 yards
Spilling Bad Blood about 140 yards
To Catch a Banshee about 380 yards
Combustible Contagion about 380 yards

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

Getting there

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

Greywatch, StormheimAlliance · about 350 yards south-west
Valdisdall, StormheimAlliance and Horde · about 980 yards west
Dreadwake's Landing, StormheimHorde · about 1,500 yards south-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 220 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

Saga of the Shadowblade I

Part 5 of 17.

Previous: Mystery at Citrine Bay · Next: Time Flies When Yer Havin' Rum!

Showing steps 1 to 12 of 17.

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.

Mystery at Citrine BayLevel 10-45
The Burning Legion invades Azeroth, and SI:7 is wasting valuable resources hunting down and assassinating one of their top agents? Something isn't adding up... We need to find out how deep this goes. Why was Amber Kearnen being hunted by her own organization?

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

Time Flies When Yer Havin' Rum!Level 10-45
Thar be few pirates ye want to cross swords wit' less than th' Red Blade! They be salty dogs, indeed! That being said... they does have a way wit' rum! I'll level wit' ye, <name>... thar be few rums as jolly as that 'o th' Red Blade.

The storyline at a glance

Saga of the Shadowblade I has 17 steps, from A Body of Evidence to Champion: Marin Noggenfogger.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Dalaran (14), Stormheim (3).

Other storylines on the Stormheim map

The Trial of Valor14 steps, starts with The Trials Continue
The Trial of Will12 steps, starts with Will of the Thorignir
Wreck of the Skyfire9 steps, starts with Supplies From the Skies
The Secret of the Shieldmaidens8 steps, starts with To Catch a Banshee
The Trial of Might7 steps, starts with Havi's Test
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Goblins7 steps, starts with Eating Into Our Business

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.

Community notes from Wowhead · 6 comments

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