TheWoWDBIf you're neutral with the Netherwing from the Shadowmoon Valley quest line, make sure to click "At War" before you use the item to summon him. It'll put you right in combat, you won't be able to attack him and he'll rip you a new one and you can't click "At War" while in combat.
Solo'd as a level 70 mage, 40 fire and 21 frost. He can be slowed and frost nova'd, fairly easy to kite around, kind of fast if not slowed, have a healing pot ready just incase.
Also, killing the nether dragons in the area does not decrease your rep with Netherwing, so don't worry about doing this quest and the ones before after the Shadowmoon Valley quest line. :)
Quest
Securing the Celestial Ridge
A World of Warcraft quest in Netherstorm. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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If you cannot attack this NPC when you summon him (he will just rest on the ground, looks like he is friendly) change your reputation with Netherwing to "At War". You should be able to call him again and he will attack you. I can confirm I did not gain/lose any rep by killing this NPC (started and ended at 999/1000 exalted with Netherwing).
Video Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ew2H9JkazM
1. Securing the Celestial Ridge
• Accept the quest, Securing the Celestial Ridge, from [npc=20110] at coords 71.2, 35.2 (Celestial Ridge).
• Go to your character's reputation to ensure that you are not Neutral or higher reputation with the [faction=1015] faction. If you are, click [faction=1015] and check the box "At War."
• Travel south to coords 72.2, 43.4, near a pile of bones, and click on the [item=29101], you were provided.
• [npc=18544] will be summoned, and come from the south. When this happens, kill [npc=18544].
• Travel north to coords 71.2, 35.2.
• Turn in the quest to [npc=20110].
Quest facts
Quest ID10274
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(10274))
What to do
StorylineNetherstorm, step 95 of 103
RewardsDragon Crested Epaulets, 
Goldenlink Bracers, 
Blued Steel Gauntlets, 21g, 5,150 XP
Dragon Crested Epaulets, Goldenlink Bracers, Blued Steel Gauntlets, 21g, 5,150 XPDescription
The nether dragons have the same ferocious temperament as their black dragon forbears, but there is something entirely alien about them. They hatch and mature rapidly, harnessing the strange energies that forged their kind in the destruction of Draenor. There is so much more I need to know about them, but I believe the powers may be of use to my own flight. If we can displace the leader of these drakes, Veraku, with a show of dominance, we can cow the rest of them into submission.
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #109 71.2 35.1
Coordinates
- Turn-inNetherstorm 71.2, 35.1
/way #109 71.2 35.1 - Objective areaNetherstorm 72.3, 45.0
/way #109 72.3 45.0
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 Netherstorm map
- Nexus-King Salhadaar about 810 yards
- Warchief's Command: Netherstorm! about 2,420 yards
- Hero's Call: Netherstorm! about 2,420 yards
- Honor the Flame about 2,450 yards
- Desecrate this Fire! about 2,460 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Netherstorm, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Netherstorm:
- Cosmowrench, Netherstorm
- The Stormspire, Netherstorm
- Area 52, Netherstorm
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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Choose one of these rewards:
Money21 gold
Experience5,150 XP
Reward details
Pick one of these
TypeLeather Shoulder
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor8
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for36 gold51 silver
TypeMail Wrist
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor8
Stats+4 Agility or Intellect, +6 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike, +7 Haste
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for24 gold62 silver
TypePlate Hands
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor14
Stats+6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for24 gold70 silver
TypeCloth Feet
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor4
Stats+6 Intellect, +8 Stamina, +7 Haste, +5 Critical Strike
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for36 gold26 silver
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
Netherstorm
Part 95 of 103.
Previous: Troublesome Distractions · Next: The Ethereum
- 90A Not-So-Modest Proposal
- 91Getting Down to Business
- 92Formal Introductions
- 93A Promising Start
- 94Troublesome Distractions
- 95Securing the Celestial Ridge
- 96The Ethereum
- 97Ethereum Data
- 98Potential for Brain Damage = High
- 99S-A-B-O-T-A-G-E
- 100Delivering the Message
- 101Recipe for Destruction
Showing steps 90 to 101 of 103.
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.
- Troublesome Distractions
Your former employer, Wind Trader Marid, must've gotten wind that you're helping us now. Through my projection, I've seen his nether-stalkers entering the area, hoping to track us down. We've been able to evade them so far, but Marid must be dealt with before the problem grows more severe.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- The Ethereum
Directly south of here you will find the Ethereum Staging Grounds. The Ethereum are there, preparing for something... Perhaps an assault on Ultris. We can't take any chances, though, <class>. Break through their perimeter defenses and take out their training facility.
Also counted by Into the Nether
Its criteria name 14 quests; others include:
- Dr. Boom!
- Down With Daellis
- Torching Sunfury Hold
- Building a Perimeter
- Back to the Chief!
- Capturing the Keystone
- Full Triangle
- Destroy Naberius!
The storyline at a glance
Netherstorm has 103 steps, from Distraction at Manaforge B'naar to Dimensius the All-Devouring.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Netherstorm (98), Shattrath City (4), Terokkar Forest (1).
Other storylines on the Netherstorm map
- Lorewalking: Ethereals
- Burning Crusade Chromie Time Breadcrumbs
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.
Achievements
Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.
- Into the Nether: its criteria name 14 quests, this one included.