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The Writ of History (Horde)

The Writ of History is a Horde-only quest for level 15-30 in Thousand Needles. It is step 79 of 107 in the Thousand Needles storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Thousand Needles at 38.6, 42.0. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 4,100 experience and money.

Description

The Rattle of Bones is a part of shu'halo ancient myth. It is always connected with the Writ of History and the Drums of War. They are supposed to be powerful tauren artifacts; gifts from the Earth Mother if the tales are to be believed. I cannot imagine Her being connected with the drums, though.

We must be vigilant if we are to find the other two. The writ will look like a pictographic scroll if memory serves.

Rewards

Money10 gold50 silver
Experience4,100 XP
ReputationThunder Bluff +250
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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP4,100
MoneyGold10g 50s
ReputationThunder Bluff+250

Reward details

Reputation: Thunder Bluff +250

Baine Bloodhoof leads his people, the proud Tauren, from this mighty Horde capital.

Reputation group: Horde.

Other quests in Thousand Needles that reward Thunder Bluff reputation: To the Summit (+25), The Grimtotem are Coming (+250), Free Freewind Post (+25), Grimtotem in the Post (+250), The Brave and the Bold (+250), Horn of the Traitor (+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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapThousand NeedlesTurn-in marker at 38.6, 42.0, 3 mapped points
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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.

Thousand Needles Quest turn-in 3 mapped points
Thousand Needles map showing where to go for The Writ of HistoryTurn-inObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #64 38.6 42.0

Coordinates

  • Turn-inThousand Needles 38.6, 42.0/way #64 38.6 42.0
  • Objective areaThousand Needles 38.7, 41.9/way #64 38.7 41.9
  • Objective areaThousand Needles 42.2, 47.4/way #64 42.2 47.4

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

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

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Thousand Needles:

  • Mudsprocket, Dustwallow MarshAlliance and Horde · about 1,300 yards north-east
  • Westreach Summit, Thousand NeedlesHorde · about 1,500 yards north-west
  • Desolation Hold, Southern BarrensHorde · about 2,000 yards north

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 220 yards south-east

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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Thousand Needles

Part 79 of 107.

Previous: The Writ of History · Next: Grimtotem Chiefs: Grundig Darkcloud

  1. 74The Rattle of Bones
  2. 75The Rattle of Bones
  3. 76Grimtotem Chiefs: Elder Stormhoof
  4. 77Grimtotem Chiefs: Elder Stormhoof
  5. 78The Writ of History
  6. 79The Writ of History
  7. 80Grimtotem Chiefs: Grundig Darkcloud
  8. 81Grimtotem Chiefs: Grundig Darkcloud
  9. 82The Drums of War
  10. 83The Drums of War
  11. 84Grimtotem Chiefs: The Chief of Chiefs
  12. 85Grimtotem Chiefs: The Chief of Chiefs

Showing steps 74 to 85 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.

  • Grimtotem Chiefs: Elder StormhoofThousand Needles · Level 15-30

    Elder Stormhoof is a shaman chief of immense power. He was taught by Magatha Grimtotem, the Elder Crone, leader of the Grimtotem clan. We know that he is here and that he has been training their geomancers. We have to kill him, <class>.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Grimtotem Chiefs: Grundig DarkcloudThousand Needles · Level 15-30

    One of the infamous Grimtotem leaders of the Stonetalon Mountains has returned home. We should take this opportunity to make sure that he doesn't go anywhere else.

Quests that require this one

Other quests with this name

This one: Horde only · Thousand Needles · Level 15-30.

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).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Thousand Needles 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.

Other versions of this quest

2 quests carry the name The Writ of History. They differ in the faction shown here.

QuestFactionID
The Writ of History (this page)Horde27321
The Writ of HistoryAlliance27320
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