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The Hunt is On

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

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Zinza+112via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

use the Oculus of the Exorcist and then speak to each of the following when you are near them.
Tom Hegger is on the lower docks at 58,68.
"Salty" John Thorpe is in the kitchen of the Inn at 59,67.
Guard Mitchells is inside Valiance Keep down in the basement at 57,72. as you enter the Keep, you'll see three iron gates after the first main gate. the one on the left will be open. go down there. Guard Mitchells will be directly on you right at the bottom in the small room.

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Rando+52via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Quest plays within Valiance Keep, use the orb you got to track them down. This orb gives you a 'buff', and is not an equip able item. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd clarify the best order you can find them (on the route)


  • Cultist in the Docks(2nd)


He can be found at the docks. To be more specific, the docks just behind the gryphon master, walk down the stairs you see there, and you can't miss him.


  • Cultist in the Jail(3rd)


Can be found in the valiance keep, though just at the building at the other side of the ship. If you enter this building, there is a stair that goes to the cellar, it's directly after the open place.


  • Cultist in the Kitchen (1st)


Easiest of all, this one is in the same building as you are, just walk down and go to the 'kitchen'. You'll see him standing there.

Rando

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pezz+19via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

'Take care of the cultists before something nefarious happens.'

The category of things which could be defined as 'nefarious' goes up to but does not include three seemingly random and gruesome homicides around Valiance Keep.

Read all 48 on Wowhead ↗

Quest facts

LevelLevel 10-30
ZoneBorean Tundra
Quest ID11794

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(11794))

Requirements

FactionAlliance only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineBorean Tundra, step 11 of 182
RewardsTransborean Leggings, Marshwalker Pauldrons, Tundrastrider Ringmail, 4,100 XP

Description

I've made it my business to learn as much as possible about the vile death cult, including their secret language. Vurenn was right. The cultists mention disguised operatives in various locations in Valiance Keep: the lower docks, the jail inside the inner hold and in the inn's kitchen. Take this oculus. Use it at those three locations - anyone that has recently used the cult's necromancy will be enshrouded by a dark aura. Take care of the cultists before something nefarious happens.

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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.

Borean Tundra Quest turn-in 4 mapped points
Borean Tundra map showing where to go for The Hunt is OnTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #114 58.5 67.3

Coordinates

  • Turn-inBorean Tundra 58.5, 67.3/way #114 58.5 67.3
  • Objective areaBorean Tundra 59.3, 68.2/way #114 59.3 68.2
  • Objective areaBorean Tundra 56.7, 71.8/way #114 56.7 71.8
  • Objective areaBorean Tundra 58.6, 67.1/way #114 58.6 67.1

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 Borean Tundra map

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

Getting there

Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Borean Tundra:

  • Valiance Keep, Borean TundraAlliance · about 50 yards south-east
  • Unu'pe, Borean TundraAlliance and Horde · about 1,300 yards north-east
  • Amber Ledge, Borean TundraAlliance and Horde · about 1,500 yards north-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 50 yards south-east
  • Objective areaabout 200 yards south-west

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.

Related

Choose one of these rewards:

Experience4,100 XP
ReputationValiance Expedition +250

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeCloth Legs
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor6
Stats+7 Intellect, +11 Stamina
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for49 gold79 silver
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 gold62 silver
TypeMail Chest
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor17
Stats+7 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for45 gold89 silver
TypePlate Head
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor19
Stats+7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +16 Critical Strike
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for35 gold94 silver

Reputation: Valiance Expedition +250

The main armies of the Alliance in Northrend, moving against the Scourge and unified under King Varian Wrynn's command.

Reputation group: Alliance Vanguard.

Other quests in Borean Tundra that reward Valiance Expedition reputation: The Late William Allerton (+150), Lost and Found (+75), In Wine, Truth (+150), A Deserter (+25), Dirty, Stinkin' Snobolds! (+250), Just a Few More Things... (+250).

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

Borean Tundra

Part 11 of 182.

Previous: Further Investigation · Next: Military? What Military?

  1. 6A Soldier in Need
  2. 7Cultists Among Us
  3. 8Notify Arlos
  4. 9Enemies of the Light
  5. 10Further Investigation
  6. 11The Hunt is On
  7. 12Military? What Military?
  8. 13Pernicious Evidence
  9. 14Reference Material
  10. 15It's Time for Action
  11. 16Take No Chances
  12. 17Repurposed Technology

Showing steps 6 to 17 of 182.

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.

  • Further InvestigationBorean Tundra · Level 10-30

    I'm afraid this is a matter I must delegate to one of my operatives... someone who can work in secret. Keep the evidence with you and take it to Vindicator Yaala inside the inn. Tell her I sent you and speak of this matter to no one else. We do not know who might be working for the cult.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Military? What Military?Borean Tundra · Level 10-30

    There's Scourge everywhere, <class>. We've organized the farmers and miners into a militia, but this just won't cut it. The one detachment of troops that Valiance Keep sent is defending the mine. We haven't heard from them in days!

Also counted by Nothing Boring About Borean

Its criteria name 19 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Borean Tundra has 182 steps, from Enlistment Day to Across Transborea.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Borean Tundra (178), Sholazar Basin (2), Wintergrasp (1), Dragonblight (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Borean Tundra map

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.

Nothing Boring About BoreanComplete the Borean Tundra storylines listed below.10