TheWoWDBDrops off Stormforged Monitor , spawns either in the center of the cave or right outside when you leave the cave again. This is to help groups because the questitem is only lootable for 1 person.
The Spawn itself appears to be triggered by moving to a certain point, so don't wait for it, instead keep moving around inside the cave and/or outside the cave.
Turn-in at Creteus , patrolling around 40/60.
Quest
The Lonesome Watcher
A World of Warcraft quest in The Storm Peaks. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Just killed him in a party and the ring was only lootable by one member.
I just did this and it's slightly confusing. There is no "spawn" time anymore it seems; rather, he appears when you exit the cave. Essentially your movement past a certain point triggers his arrival, along with one of the stormforged machines being attacked by a friendly. I cannot confirm or deny that he is triggered upon entering the middle of the cave; I ran in and out of the cave area for 10 minutes.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 25-30
ZoneThe Storm Peaks
Quest ID12877
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(12877))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineThe Storm Peaks, step 56 of 113
Rewards10g 50s, 4,100 XP
Description
I never found the core... but I've often spoken to the keeper Creteus, and his omissions give him away. You'll find Creteus over the mountains to the east, in the Foot Steppes, keeping watch on the Engine of the Makers. The core might well be in there, but you'll need to win Creteus's favor. The iron dwarves were here looking for something... it might well be the core. They took my ring. Find their leader, get the ring back, and show it to Creteus so that he knows I sent you.
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #120 41.0 60.2
Coordinates
- Turn-inThe Storm Peaks 41.0, 60.2
/way #120 41.0 60.2 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)The Storm Peaks 25.9, 68.4
/way #120 25.9 68.4 - Objective areaThe Storm Peaks 25.2, 68.5
/way #120 25.2 68.5
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
- A Signal in Storm Peaks about 250 yards
- The Huntsman's Creed about 530 yards
- Homeward Bound about 560 yards
- Reverberation about 560 yards
- Spark of Genius about 700 yards
- Telemetry Online about 700 yards
- Gnomercy! about 1,150 yards
- For Gnomeregan! about 1,150 yards
- Operation: Troggageddon about 1,150 yards
- Walk a Mile in Her Shadows about 1,780 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
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on The Storm Peaks:
- Frosthold, The Storm Peaks
- K3, The Storm Peaks
- Bouldercrag's Refuge, The Storm Peaks
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- 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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Reward details
Reputation: The Frostborn +250
This mysterious race of frost dwarves makes their home in the Storm Peaks. They've recently befriended members of the Explorers' League and welcome Alliance members within their settlements.
Reputation group: Alliance Vanguard.
Other quests in The Storm Peaks that reward The Frostborn reputation: Offering Thanks (+10), Missing Scouts (+250), Loyal Companions (+250), Stemming the Aggressors (+250), Baby Stealers (+250), Sirana Iceshriek (+350).
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 56 of 113.
Previous: Unwelcome Guests · Next: The Hidden Relic
- 51Aid from the Explorers' League
- 52The Frostborn King
- 53Fervor of the Frostborn
- 54An Experienced Guide
- 55Unwelcome Guests
- 56The Lonesome Watcher
- 57The Hidden Relic
- 58Fate of the Titans
- 59Fury of the Frostborn King
- 60The Master Explorer
- 61The Brothers Bronzebeard
- 62Going After the Core
Showing steps 51 to 62 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.
- Unwelcome Guests
Our scouts have spotted iron dwarves in the valley north of here. I overheard King Stormheart sending you to visit Drom and I'm admittedly a bit worried about'm. If you find any iron dwarves when you head down there, put'm down hard and fast for me, eh?
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- The Hidden Relic
During your absence, I was privileged enough to parley with the dwarf Brann Bronzebeard. This dwarf indicated his purpose for seeking the keystone, and I am satisfied that it is for satisfactory intent... I believe this dwarf may be the entity for which the keystone was created.
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.