TheWoWDBFirst History Scroll:
On a Pole almost straight ahead of the tent Xarantaur is in."Long ago, when the North Wind ruled these peaks alone, a powerful Taunka Chieftain's brother coveted these lands for himself."
Second History Scroll:
Up the hill, on your left side, right of the Poisons & Reagents vendor."The Chieftain's brother, Stormhoof gathered all his strength and set out to conquer the Storm Peaks from its rightful ruler, the North Wind.
Third History Scroll:
Further again, on the right post of the Inn's 'door'."Stormhoof ambushed the North Wind in the heart of it's domain, and nearly succeeded in his plot. But the North Wind survived Stormhoof's treachery and executed the Taunka as punishment for his invasion."
Followup quest:
http://wotlk.wowhead.com/?quest=13037
Quest
The Witness and the Hero
A World of Warcraft quest in The Storm Peaks. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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The scrolls are hanging on posts throughout the town. If you've seen the scrolls in the main building on the Elder Rise in Thunder Bluff, the scrolls for this quest look very similar.
First scroll coords: 65,8. 50,4 Second Scroll coords: 66,9.50,1 Third Scroll coords: 67,5. 50,6
Quest facts
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(13034))
Requirements
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
Description
When I began my travels in Northrend, I visited the Borean Tundra and met the taunka for the first time. There, Wind Tamer Barah told me the tale of Stormhoof and his battle against the North Wind, their people's ancient enemy. I set out for the Storm Peaks to learn more of this hero, but strangely, the people of Tunka'lo seem to know nothing of him. Perhaps the camp's own records will give us greater insight. Find and read the history scrolls kept throughout the camp, then tell me what you learned.
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #120 65.8 51.4
Coordinates
- Turn-inThe Storm Peaks 65.8, 51.4
/way #120 65.8 51.4 - Objective areaThe Storm Peaks 65.8, 50.4
/way #120 65.8 50.4 - Objective areaThe Storm Peaks 67.5, 50.6
/way #120 67.5 50.6
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
- Operation: Troggageddon about 680 yards
- Gnomercy! about 690 yards
- For Gnomeregan! about 690 yards
- Spark of Genius about 2,020 yards
- Telemetry Online about 2,020 yards
- A Signal in Storm Peaks about 2,050 yards
- Walk a Mile in Her Shadows about 2,200 yards
- Dark Descension about 2,200 yards
- The Huntsman's Creed about 2,310 yards
- The Creator's Workshop about 2,320 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
Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on The Storm Peaks:
- Camp Tunka'lo, The Storm Peaks
- Dun Niffelem, The Storm Peaks
- Gundrak, Zul'Drak
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- 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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Other quests on the Storm Peaks map
Reward details
Reputation: Warsong Offensive +250
Garrosh Hellscream commands the Horde's main expeditionary forces as they make their way into Northrend to face Arthas and the armies of the Scourge.
Reputation group: Horde Expedition.
Other quests in The Storm Peaks that reward Warsong Offensive reputation: Ancient Relics (+250), The Missing Bronzebeard (+250), The Nose Knows (+10), Speak Orcish, Man! (+10), Speaking with the Wind's Voice (+250), Emergency Measures (+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
The Storm Peaks
Part 66 of 113.
Previous: Xarantaur, the Witness · Next: Memories of Stormhoof
- 61The Brothers Bronzebeard
- 62Going After the Core
- 63The Core's Keeper
- 64Forging the Keystone
- 65Xarantaur, the Witness
- 66The Witness and the Hero
- 67Memories of Stormhoof
- 68Distortions in Time
- 69Where Time Went Wrong
- 70The Hero's Arms
- 71Changing the Wind's Course
- 72They Took Our Men!
Showing steps 61 to 72 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.
- Xarantaur, the Witness
It seems we're not the only visitors to this area. A courier relayed a message from a tauren named Xarantaur, who said he was visiting a taunka village called Camp Tunka'lo. The note was somewhat cryptic, but it seems this Xarantaur has come to Storm Peaks to learn the history of a taunka legend.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Memories of Stormhoof
When the bronze dragonflight gifted me with immortality and set me on the path of the witness, Nozdormu entrusted me with the Lorehammer. The hammer's reaction to your findings means that time has gone awry here and it is our duty to restore the true timeline. We must find it.
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.