TheWoWDBBalos Jacken is standing up above the stone ramp, before the few wooden steps.
He will turn friendly (green) when he gets enough damage. On your way out, watch out because the deserters will all still be hostile (red).
Quest
The Deserters
A World of Warcraft quest in Dustwallow Marsh. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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/way 36.07 54.58 damage Balos Jacken down
actually just run into building, die, then stand next to him when you res. If you stand far enough up you only have to kill him and one other.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 15-30
ZoneDustwallow Marsh
Quest ID27287
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(27287))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineDustwallow Marsh, step 44 of 83
Rewards4,100 XP
Description
It has been a struggle maintaining a presence in the marsh, but through strength of our resolve, we have been able to maintain several defensive watchtowers throughout the area. The latest information and scouting reports I have received indicate that a group of deserters has squatted in our abandoned tower at Lost Point, southeast of the inn. The local lieutenant seems to be Balos Jacken. See if you can get some information out of him. Be warned, {name}. He may be a tough nut to crack.
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 #70 36.1 54.3
Coordinates
- Turn-inDustwallow Marsh 36.1, 54.3
/way #70 36.1 54.3 - Objective areaDustwallow Marsh 68.2, 48.6
/way #70 68.2 48.6
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 Dustwallow Marsh map
- The Sullied Banner about 1,420 yards
- Honor the Flame about 1,430 yards
- Creative Solutions about 1,610 yards
- Aftershocks about 1,620 yards
- Breaking the Cycle about 1,620 yards
- A Bitter Reunion about 2,160 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Dustwallow Marsh, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Dustwallow Marsh:
- Mudsprocket, Dustwallow Marsh
- Fort Triumph, Southern Barrens
- Theramore, Dustwallow Marsh
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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Experience4,100 XP
Other quests on the Dustwallow Marsh map
Storyline
Dustwallow Marsh
Part 44 of 83.
Previous: Daelin's Men · Next: The Deserters
- 39The Black Shield
- 40The Black Shield
- 41Lieutenant Paval Reethe
- 42Lieutenant Paval Reethe
- 43Daelin's Men
- 44The Deserters
- 45The Deserters
- 46A Grim Connection
- 47Confirming the Suspicion
- 48Arms of the Grimtotems
- 49Raptor Captor
- 50Unleash the Raptors
Showing steps 39 to 50 of 83.
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.
- Daelin's Men
Reddon... Redpath... Ah, here it is! Lieutenant Paval Reethe. Joined the Theramore guard along with most of the recruits that came across the sea with Lady Proudmoore. Enlisted with the marines of Kul Tiras at the age of sixteen. Distinguished service, promotions... Listed as missing.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- A Grim Connection
I've spoken with Inspector Tarem regarding the evidence you gathered from the ruins of the Shady Rest Inn. He seems certain that the hoofprints and the shield you found there point to the Grimtotem clan of tauren.
The storyline at a glance
Dustwallow Marsh has 83 steps, from Traitors Among Us to Challenge to the Black Flight.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Dustwallow Marsh (81), Stormwind City (1), Thunder Bluff (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Dustwallow Marsh map
- The Blue Dragons
- Testing Loyalties
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.
Guides for this zone
Guides and routes on this site that cover Dustwallow Marsh.
