TheWoWDBYes, the Drakkensryd is easily the most visually spectacular Kill X of Y quest in the game. When you pick it up from [npc=29796], she will hand you a [item=41058] and pack you off on a proto-drake. The drake will fly west to the Temple of Storms, which rests on a very tall mountain peak. There you will enter formation with other riders, doing laps around the temple itself. At this point, dismounting is inadvisable, as there's no parachute.
To begin the quest itself, target a [npc=29625] (not a [npc=29694]), and use your harpoon. This will launch you to the back of the drake, where you and its rider will fight. So, yeah, there you are, on the back of a dragon, a mile above the ground, battling to the death. When you defeat your opponent, she falls to her doom, arms and legs flailing. Continue jumping from dragon to dragon until you've killed all ten, and when you're done, use your harpoon on a [npc=29754]. That will get you into the temple itself, so you can turn in to [npc=29445].
What isn't clear to me, though, is how ranged classes, especially hunters, would manage it. You can't get more close quarters than this.
Quest
The Drakkensryd
A World of Warcraft quest in The Storm Peaks. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Quick answer to all of those wondering how to get onto the pillar afterwards. There are some sconces on each pillar that you can target by clicking on. then Harpoon yourself to the main platform and speak to Thorim
A video of this quest:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TK3whftKMQ
I think I can safely say this is the single most epic thing that's ever been in WoW, bar none.
Quest facts
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(12886))
What to do
Frost Hardened Bracers, 
Pauldrons of the Ascent, 
Light-Touched Mantle, 5,150 XPDescription
This is it. You've passed all the tests of the Hyldsmeet... all but one. You've risen among our sisters' best and fiercest. The final test is at hand. The Drakkensryd - the true test of a Hyldnir's worth and warrior spirit. It'll be you, your riding drake, a chained harpoon and a score of your sisters vying for dominance. Show no quarter. None will be expected.
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 areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #120 33.4 58.0
Coordinates
- Turn-inThe Storm Peaks 33.4, 58.0
/way #120 33.4 58.0 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)The Storm Peaks 33.2, 58.3
/way #120 33.2 58.3 - Objective areaThe Storm Peaks 50.9, 65.6
/way #120 50.9 65.6
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 The Storm Peaks map
- Homeward Bound same spot
- Reverberation same spot
- The Huntsman's Creed about 30 yards
- A Signal in Storm Peaks about 310 yards
- Spark of Genius about 620 yards
- Telemetry Online about 620 yards
- Gnomercy! about 1,640 yards
- For Gnomeregan! about 1,640 yards
- Operation: Troggageddon about 1,650 yards
- Walk a Mile in Her Shadows about 1,770 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on The Storm Peaks, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on The Storm Peaks:
- Grom'arsh Crash-Site, The Storm Peaks
- Frosthold, The Storm Peaks
- Bouldercrag's Refuge, The Storm Peaks
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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3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Reward details
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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
The Storm Peaks
Part 93 of 113.
Previous: Lok'lira's Parting Gift · Next: Sibling Rivalry
- 88The Last of Her Kind
- 89The Warm-Up
- 90Into the Pit
- 91Prepare for Glory
- 92Lok'lira's Parting Gift
- 93The Drakkensryd
- 94Sibling Rivalry
- 95Mending Fences
- 96The Refiner's Fire
- 97A Spark of Hope
- 98Forging an Alliance
- 99You Can't Miss Him
Showing steps 88 to 99 of 113.
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.
- Lok'lira's Parting Gift
You've been a great ally, <name>. Now comes your true test. You will need skill, courage and a little luck. <Lok'lira attaches a thin strand of hair to yours.> You cannot fail now sister. Speak to Gretta the Arbiter. She'll see you on your way.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Sibling Rivalry
Sif? Is it truly you? No? A <race>? But for a moment.... Enough of this! The visions of my Sif have tormented me for far too long. It is time for me to avenge her, and to bring honor to her memory. My brother must pay!
The storyline at a glance
The Storm Peaks has 113 steps, from Clean Up to The Reckoning.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): The Storm Peaks (110), Zul'Drak (2), Crystalsong Forest (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on The Storm Peaks map
- Never Hunt Alone
- Gnome Heritage Armor
- Titanstrike
- Hunt for the Harbinger
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.