TheWoWDBJust need to take the fancy windrider you just saved and you'll be right next to the guy you need to kill.
I also want to be the first to say how adorable this quest is. Make sure you take some screenies for your scrapbook
Quest
The Twilight Skymaster
A World of Warcraft quest in Thousand Needles. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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His name and that he say "It will be a pleasure shooting you down" could be a reference to "The Red Baron" (Fighter pilot during First World war, shooting down 80 planes) as his name was "Manfred Von Richthofen"
The fact that those li'l guys swarm and then carry this dude over the edge o' the cliff... gives me a warm and fuzzy.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 15-30
ZoneThousand Needles
Quest ID28098
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(28098))
What to do
StorylineThousand Needles, step 94 of 107
RewardsPrideling Down Leggings, 
Heartrazor's Gift, 
Skymaster's Pants, 21g, 5,150 XP
Prideling Down Leggings, Heartrazor's Gift, Skymaster's Pants, 21g, 5,150 XPDescription
Twilight Skymaster Richtofen is at the Twilight Aerie up above and to the southeast. No matter what we do down here, if he's not dealt with, all hope is lost for Highperch. While Heartrazor is too injured to help you with the fight, he can fly you up there. The rest is up to you, {name}. Good luck.
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #64 12.8 34.0
Coordinates
- Turn-inThousand Needles 12.8, 34.0
/way #64 12.8 34.0 - Objective areaThousand Needles 12.9, 34.0
/way #64 12.9 34.0 - Objective areaThousand Needles 19.5, 48.8
/way #64 19.5 48.8
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 Thousand Needles map
- Battle Pet Tamers: Kalimdor about 840 yards
- The Crone's Wrath about 1,070 yards
- Snakes and Stones about 1,070 yards
- Breaking Chains about 1,070 yards
- The Power of Thousands about 1,330 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Thousand Needles, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Thousand Needles:
- Westreach Summit, Thousand Needles
- Shadebough, Feralas
- Camp Mojache, Feralas
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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Choose one of these rewards:
Money21 gold
Experience5,150 XP
Other quests on the Thousand Needles map
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Reward details
Pick one of these
TypeCloth Legs
Item level24
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor5
Stats+7 Intellect, +10 Stamina, +8 Haste
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for16 gold
“No pridelings were harmed in the making of these leggings.”
TypeLeather Shoulder
Item level24
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for12 gold2 silver
“From the skin of the carcass Heartrazor so thoughtfully brought for you.”
TypeMail Legs
Item level24
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor13
Stats+7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +9 Critical Strike
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for16 gold13 silver
“Must have fallen off.”
TypePlate Chest
Item level24
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor23
Stats+7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +9 Haste
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for16 gold19 silver
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
Thousand Needles
Part 94 of 107.
Previous: Release Heartrazor · Next: On to the Bulwark
- 89Invoking the Serpent
- 90Trouble at Highperch
- 91Free the Pridelings
- 92Death to all Trappers!
- 93Release Heartrazor
- 94The Twilight Skymaster
- 95On to the Bulwark
- 96Something to Wear
- 97Break Them Out
- 98Behind You!
- 99Codemaster's Code
- 100The Elder Crone
Showing steps 89 to 100 of 107.
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.
- Release Heartrazor
The Twilight's Hammer have the alpha male of Highperch pinned down. You must head east up the ramp and release Heartrazor before the pride loses its patriarch!
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- On to the Bulwark
<name>, while you and the pridelings were taking care of the skymaster, Lakota Windsong came by. She told me to tell you to meet her east at the Twilight Bulwark. That must be where they're holding Magatha Grimtotem.
Also counted by Thousand Needles Quests
Its criteria name 8 quests; others include:
The storyline at a glance
Thousand Needles has 107 steps, from The Grimtotem are Coming to Spread the Word.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Thousand Needles (106), Feralas (1).
Other storylines on the Thousand Needles map
- The Elemental Lords IV
- Battle Pet Tamers
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.
- Thousand Needles Quests: its criteria name 8 quests, this one included.