This quest takes place in Darkfeather Valley, northwest of the Skyhorn flight path in eastern Highmountain.
[npc=119191]s can be found on the ground as right-clickable objects, as can [npc=119186]s. Other players' interactions with these objects will not affect your ability to do so. Elite [npc=119199]s can be found along the western ridge of the questing region.
Quest
Swarming Skies
A World of Warcraft quest in Highmountain. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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It's important to note that the eagles "bound" are not the ones you are looking for this particular quest. What you are looking for are right clickable, kind of lying on the ground (as Jnasty commented.)
The eagles with purple swirly are not the eagles you want. Look for the ones splat on the ground, just click on them to set them free.
Quest facts
The Blizzard quest API has no row for this quest, so its quest text and rewards are not shown - only what the client game files carry.
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(46195))
Requirements
Read from the quest filters in the current retail client build.
Objectives
- Skyhorn Interceptor rescued x 3
- Great Eagle rescued x 3
- Defeat a target in Highmountain
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.
Objective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #650 49.1 43.8
Coordinates
- Objective areaHighmountain 49.1, 43.8
/way #650 49.1 43.8
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 Highmountain map
- Fledgling Worm Guts about 220 yards
- Eagle Egg Recovery about 220 yards
- Tamer Takedown about 220 yards
- Going Down, Going Up about 220 yards
- The Skyhorn Tribe about 240 yards
- Nursing the Wounds about 240 yards
- Silkweave Bandages about 280 yards
- Highmountain Salmon about 280 yards
- Big Gamy Ribs about 280 yards
- The Witchqueen about 330 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Highmountain, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s first objective area marker on Highmountain:
- Skyhorn, Highmountain
- Nesingwary's Retreat, Highmountain
- Thunder Totem, Highmountain
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 Highmountain map
Where this quest fits
Other storylines on the Highmountain map
- Legion Blacksmithing
- The Bloodtotem Tribe
- Rivermane Tribe
- Allies of the Horde: Highmountain
- Legion Leatherworking
- Snowblind Mesa
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.
- Variety is the Spice of Life: its criteria name 967 quests, this one included.