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They Who Held Fast

They Who Held Fast is a quest for level 10-40 in Frostfire Ridge. It is step 2 of 10 in the Thunder's Fall storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Frostfire Ridge at 38.5, 52.4. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 5,450 experience and money.

Description

The siege has been broken - they underestimated the resilience of Stonefang, and our reinforcement wave from Bladespire caught them completely off-guard.

Once we finish cleaning up here, we rally anyone who can still fight and prepare to march for Grom'gar.

The outpost captain, Karg Bloodfury, should have come out to meet us by now. Can you get him out here?

Tell him Lokra is waiting. He knows how much I hate to be kept waiting.

Rewards

Money16 gold98 silver
Experience5,450 XP
ReputationFrostwolf Orcs +250
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Video Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xGAFnA3wr8

1. Securing the South - (Video)
• Accept Securing the South, from [npc=70860], at coords 43.0, 41.5.
• Exit Bladespire Citadel and travel to 20.5, 51.6.
• Speak with [npc=76781] and catch the wind runner taxi to Stonefang Outpost.
• Turn in the quest to [npc=72274] at coords 38.6, 52.4.

2. They Who Held Fast - (Video)
• Accept the quest They Who Held Fast, from [npc=72274], at coords 38.6, 52.4.
• Travel east to coords 41.4, 52.8 and speak with [npc=72449].
• Enter the building that the [npc=72449] is standing in front of, and speak with [npc=72383].
• Exit the building, travel west to coords 40.0, 52.8 and speak with [npc=72381].
• Travel west to coords 39.2, 52.4, and speak with [npc=72380].
• Travel to 38.6, 52.4 and turn in the quest to [npc=72274].

3. Into the Boneslag - (Video)
• Accept the quest Into the Boneslag, from [npc=72274], at coords 38.6, 52.4.
• Travel northeast to coords 40.4, 49.0 and click on [npc=72400] (corpse is laying on the ground).
• Travel north to coords 41.0, 44.6 and click on [npc=72399].
• Travel east to coords 44.2, 43.0 and click on [npc=72494] and select "Break the chains."
• Travel southeast to coords 47.5, 45.5 and turn the quest in to [npc=72274].

4. Moving Target - (Video)
• Accept the quest Moving Target, from [npc=72865], at coords 47.5, 45.5.
• Travel southeast to coords 55.3, 56.7.
• After [npc=76476] kills Asha, turn in the quest to [npc=72865].

5. The Strength of Our Bonds - (Video)
• Accept the quest The Strength of Our Bonds, from [npc=72274], at coords 55.5, 56.6.
• Travel east to coords 63.2, 60.0, and turn in the quest to [npc=72373].

6. Where's My Wolf?! - (Video)
• Accept the quest Where's My Wolf?! from [npc=73097], at coords 63.2, 60.0.
• Defeat [npc=72864], located at coords 65.8, 61.4.
• Travel southwest to 61.0, 65.0.
• Click on Nerok to free him.
• Turn the quest in to [npc=73097].

7. Enfilade - (Video)
• Accept Enfilade from [npc=73097], and The Master Siegesmith from [npc=72940].
• Travel southeast to Grom'gar in the vicinity of coords 62.1, 71.4.
• Click on 5 [object=230262].
• Destroy 5 [object=222870].
• Turn in the quest to [npc=73097].

The Master Siegesmith
• Travel to coords 62.4, 75.0 and defeat [npc=76594].
• Turn in the quest to [npc=72940] nearby.

8. Return to the Pack - (Video)
• Accept the quest Return to the Pack, from [npc=72940].
• Use your [item=110560] to return to your garrison.
• Exit your Town Hall and travel north to coords 50.1, 37.7.
• Turn in the quest to Durotan.

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Cowbello+1via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Dungar Frostmane: on the path to the right of the flight master at 39.2 52.48

Rota Surehide: opposite the flight master at 39.94 52.7

Matron Suma: Second hut from the right coming into the village from the flight master. Entrance at 41.4 52.75

Read all 7 on Wowhead ↗

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP5,450
MoneyGold16g 98s
ReputationFrostwolf Orcs+250

Reward details

Reputation: Frostwolf Orcs +250

The Frostwolf orcs of Frostfire Ridge are a tight-knit family of brutal warriors, well equipped to deal with the savage realities of Draenor.

Reputation group: Warlords of Draenor.

Other quests in Frostfire Ridge that reward Frostwolf Orcs reputation: Ga'nar's Vengeance (+10), Let the Hunt Begin! (+250), Leave Nothing Behind! (+250), Wrath of Gronn (+250), The Eldest (+350), To the Garrison (+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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapFrostfire RidgeTurn-in marker at 38.5, 52.4, 5 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.

Frostfire Ridge Quest turn-in 5 mapped points
Frostfire Ridge map showing where to go for They Who Held FastTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #525 38.5 52.4

Coordinates

  • Turn-inFrostfire Ridge 38.5, 52.4/way #525 38.5 52.4
  • Objective areaFrostfire Ridge 41.4, 52.8/way #525 41.4 52.8
  • Objective areaFrostfire Ridge 39.9, 52.8/way #525 39.9 52.8

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 Frostfire Ridge map

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Frostfire Ridge, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Frostfire Ridge:

  • Stonefang Outpost, Frostfire RidgeHorde · about 100 yards east
  • Frostwall Garrison, Frostfire RidgeHorde · about 810 yards south-east
  • Darkspear's Edge, Frostfire RidgeHorde · about 930 yards north-east
  • Bloodmaul Slag Mines, Frostfire RidgeAlliance and Horde · about 1,500 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 180 yards east
  • Objective areaabout 190 yards east
  • Objective areaabout 90 yards 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

Thunder's Fall

Part 2 of 10.

Previous: Securing the South · Next: Into the Boneslag

  1. 1Securing the South
  2. 2They Who Held Fast
  3. 3Into the Boneslag
  4. 4Moving Target
  5. 5The Strength of Our Bonds
  6. 6Where's My Wolf?!
  7. 7Karg Unchained
  8. 8Enfilade
  9. 9The Master Siegesmith
  10. 10Return to the Pack

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.

  • Securing the SouthFrostfire Ridge · Level 10-40

    We have an outpost to the southeast that was boxed in by Thunderlord forces as they marched through the canyons to Wor'gol. I have sent reinforcements to secure the outpost and press east to Grom'gar.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Into the BoneslagFrostfire Ridge · Level 10-40

    The Thunderlords took prisoners into the Boneslag? Well what are we waiting for?! We have to go after them! You look for the missing villagers - Asha and I will track Karg.

The storyline at a glance

Thunder's Fall has 10 steps, from Securing the South to Return to the Pack.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Frostfire Ridge (9), Frostwall (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Frostfire Ridge 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.

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