Quest

Teach a Man to Fish

A World of Warcraft quest in Hallowfall. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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druunah2024-09-06T07:19:58-05:00+5via Wowhead

For those interested in finding references:
Proverb:
''Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime''
ie: It is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something (for themselves) than to do it for them (on an ongoing basis).
The origin(s) of these words of wisdom are seemingly highly contested and have been attributed to many.
Sadly, this poster could find no definitive source.

Ashkir2024-09-26T00:32:01-05:00+1via Wowhead

You'd also notice if you go up to the kids (on top floor), Maximillian is gone at this point.

Vomitersoul2024-10-12T17:01:52-05:00+1via Wowhead

A missable dialogue in this quest.
If you walk up to the top floor, the two kids sitting on the floor will say this:
- I hope Max is okay. The kobyss were scary!
- They didn't get him -- I saw him run away.
- Then when will he be back?

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 75-78

ZoneHallowfall

Quest ID78692

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(78692))

What to do

StorylineBringing Light to Velhan's Claim, step 7 of 10

Rewards29g 50s, 10,200 XP

Description

{name}, the people of Velhan's Claim have been locked up inside, afraid of the dark, for too long. And there's plenty to fear out there, but these are capable, strong people. They should be driving the kobyss away, not hiding behind their walls. Get these spears to the people of Velhan's Claim. They've learned to hide from their problems, but we'll give them the means to take their lives back!

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-inHallowfall 45.8, 13.1/way #2215 45.8 13.1
Objective area (centre of the marked area)Hallowfall 45.8, 12.4/way #2215 45.8 12.4

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 Hallowfall map

Regularly Scheduled Maintenance about 550 yards
Return to the Sea about 960 yards
Gasping Plea about 990 yards
Tidal Charms about 990 yards
Voices from the Deep about 990 yards
Alluring Offer about 990 yards
Tricks of the Dark about 1,220 yards
Fickle Fiendish Fish about 1,220 yards
A Lamplighter's Duty about 1,220 yards
Follow Miral about 1,280 yards

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

Getting there

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

Priory of the Sacred Flame, HallowfallAlliance and Horde · about 1,200 yards south
Lorel's Crossing, HallowfallAlliance and Horde · about 1,500 yards south
Hillhelm Family Farm, HallowfallAlliance and Horde · about 1,600 yards south-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 40 yards north

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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Money29 gold50 silver

Experience10,200 XP

Other quests on the Hallowfall map

Storyline

Bringing Light to Velhan's Claim

Part 7 of 10.

Previous: Reclaiming Velhan's Claim · Next: Crash Recovery

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.

Reclaiming Velhan's ClaimHallowfall · Level 75-78
The problem I see, <name>, is the kobyss. There's just so many of them. Everyone here was serving in the Empire's military when we arrived in Hallowfall. They may be rusty now, but they've all trained before, and know how to be dangerous.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

Crash RecoveryHallowfall · Level 75-78
A lot of things went wrong when the Indomitable crashed, <name>. But the most upsetting one is that--when the order was finally given to make our way back to Mereldar, we couldn't honor our fallen comrades.

The storyline at a glance

Bringing Light to Velhan's Claim has 10 steps, from Lights Out to Lamp Lit.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Hallowfall (10).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Sojourner of Hallowfall Complete the optional Hallowfall storylines listed below.

Other storylines on the Hallowfall map

Hope in Solidarity15 steps, starts with To Mereldar
The Guiding Star12 steps, starts with The Hallowed Path
Gathering Shadows11 steps, starts with A Lamplighter's Duty
The Priory11 steps, starts with Wipe Away Their Smiles
Striking Steel10 steps, starts with Economical Request
Crushing Depths6 steps, starts with Targeted Recon

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.