TheWoWDBThis is one quest that freaks me out. We are killing young trolls, they're more like teenagers than children, and they are fighting the dwarves and gnomes, but still. Trolling For Information confirmed they were going to set a Fire Elemental on us, but that they were also scared out of their wits too.
Compare that to To Be Horde, where Overlord Krom'gar dropped a huge bomb on a school, whose students were probably the same age, and Garrosh Hellscream of all people shows up and executes Krom'gar for the despicable act.
WHAT THE **** AM I DOING?
Quest
The Troll Menace
A World of Warcraft quest in Coldridge Valley. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Given by Grelin Whitebeard at (25,75).
The highest concentration of Frostmane Troll Whelp's can be found at both (26,79) and (22,79).
Pick the Anvilmar Sledge if you purely want money from this quest.
Quest facts
Quest ID182
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in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(182))
WoW Forever: what our data shows
Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 3.80.2.69874, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this quest is in the Classic Era client's data too
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
Description
The trolls're acting up. More than usual, I'd say. We've seen them put together war parties before, but this time it's... different. What matters most, however, is the continued protection of Anvilmar. I've no intention to let these trolls flank Anvilmar while its attention is turned towards troggs. Go thin their ranks a bit. They need to know that we're still not without defenses.
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.
Objective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #27 32.0 74.1
Coordinates
- Objective areaDun Morogh 32.0, 74.1
/way #27 32.0 74.1
Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Coldridge Valley:
- Kharanos, Dun Morogh
- Thorium Point, Searing Gorge
- Iron Summit, Searing Gorge
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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Reward details
Items you receive
TypeConsumable
Item level3
UseFood
Sells to vendors for2 copper
Lowest listed price9 silver
Pick one of these
TypeOne-Handed Axe One-Hand
Item level2
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon1 - 2 damage, speed 2.6
Suited toEnhancement, Outlaw, Windwalker, Brewmaster, Vengeance, Havoc, Survival, Protection, Frost
Sells to vendors for17 copper
TypeTwo-Handed Mace Two-Hand
Item level2
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon2 - 2 damage, speed 3.6
Suited toFury, Arms, Restoration, Elemental, Retribution, Holy, Blood, Frost, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Unholy, Balance, Feral, Guardian
Sells to vendors for20 copper
TypeDagger One-Hand
Item level2
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon1 - 1 damage, speed 1.8
Suited toDestruction, Demonology, Affliction, Restoration, Elemental, Shadow, Holy, Discipline, Frost, Fire, Arcane, Balance, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Survival, Subtlety, Assassination
Sells to vendors for17 copper
TypeGun Ranged
Item level2
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon1 - 2 damage, speed 3.0
Suited toMarksmanship, Beast Mastery
Sells to vendors for21 copper
Reputation: Ironforge +250
This Alliance capital is the pride of the Dun Morogh dwarves. Home to King Magni.
Reputation group: Alliance.
Other quests in Coldridge Valley that reward Ironforge reputation: Ice and Fire (+350), A Refugee's Quandary (+250), Hold the Line! (+250), Give 'em What-For (+250), Aid for the Wounded (+250), Lockdown in Anvilmar (+10).
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
Coldridge Valley
Part 10 of 17.
Previous: Whitebeard Needs Ye · Next: Trolling for Information
- 5First Things First: We're Gonna Need Some Beer
- 6All the Other Stuff
- 7Dwarven Artifacts
- 8Make Hay While the Sun Shines
- 9Whitebeard Needs Ye
- 10The Troll Menace
- 11Trolling for Information
- 12A Refugee's Quandary
- 13Ice and Fire
- 14A Trip to Ironforge
- 15Follow that Gyro-Copter!
- 16Pack Your Bags
Showing steps 5 to 16 of 17.
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.
- Whitebeard Needs Ye
Ye've done us a great service here, but I'm afraid I've gotta send ye off elsewhere. Grelin Whitebeard, a good friend of mine, has put in word that he may need some reinforcements near the troll camps to the southwest. Follow the road westward, ye should find him soon enough. Be well, <name>.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Trolling for Information
I'm notoriously bad at reading troll facial expressions. That being said, these trolls don't look angry to me. They seem to be confused... maybe a little frightened. Something happened that we're not seeing here, <name>. I say we do some investigation before we just kill every troll in sight.
The storyline at a glance
Coldridge Valley has 17 steps, from Hold the Line! to Don't Forget About Us.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Coldridge Valley (16), Dun Morogh (1).
Other storylines on the Dun Morogh map
- Dun Morogh
- Gnomeregan
- Loch Modan
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.