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Quest
To Track a Thief
A World of Warcraft quest in Northern Barrens. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Raptor Grounds raptors are level 18, you get the quest at around 12. Stick with the ones around the barrens.
It's not like you're going to find a raptor without a head....It's not like logic has ever stopped Blizz from doing things.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 5-30
ZoneNorthern Barrens
Quest ID869
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(869))
Requirements
FactionHorde only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineNorthern Barrens, step 31 of 62
Rewards1,050 XP
Description
Animal tracks surround the wreckage, tracks made by enormous curved claws. They appear to be raptor tracks. Your first instinct is that raptor-riders assaulted the caravan, but the impressions aren't deep and there are no non-animal tracks to be seen. The tracks head northeast of here toward the east side of Thorn Hill. The answer to this mystery must lie in its shadow.
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 areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #10 66.9 72.8
Coordinates
- Turn-inNorthern Barrens 66.9, 72.8
/way #10 66.9 72.8 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Northern Barrens 63.0, 58.5
/way #10 63.0 58.5
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 Northern Barrens map
- Dagra the Fierce about 890 yards
- Field Reports about 1,120 yards
- Damned Intruders about 1,120 yards
- Honor the Flame about 1,200 yards
- The Warchief Commands about 1,380 yards
- Parts-is-Parts about 2,940 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Northern Barrens, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Northern Barrens:
- Ratchet, Northern Barrens
- The Crossroads, Northern Barrens
- Sen'jin Village, Durotar
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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Experience1,050 XP
Other quests on the Northern Barrens map
Storyline
Northern Barrens
Part 31 of 62.
Previous: Ammo Kerblammo · Next: Investigate the Wreckage
- 26Into the Raptor's Den
- 27Who's Shroomin' Who?
- 28Club Foote
- 29Love it or Limpet
- 30Ammo Kerblammo
- 31To Track a Thief
- 32Investigate the Wreckage
- 33The Stolen Silver
- 34Take it up with Tony
- 35Glomp is Sitting On It
- 36Guns. We Need Guns.
- 37Mutiny, Mon!
Showing steps 26 to 37 of 62.
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.
- Ammo Kerblammo
Hartley must've unloaded all of his ordnance along the beach. Let's pull his teeth out, <name>! Run along the shore and look for his munitions stockpiles. Light 'em up and he'll be land-locked and unarmed while the Bellipotent is repaired. I'll meet you back here in Ratchet.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Investigate the Wreckage
Not long ago, a shipment of silver was stolen en route from here to Crossroads. It was meant as payroll to the guards, and we want that silver back. I'll ask around here for clues, but I want you to investigate the scene of the crime.
The storyline at a glance
Northern Barrens has 62 steps, from In Defense of Far Watch to Mor'shan Caravan Delivery.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Northern Barrens (61), Southern Barrens (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Northern Barrens map
- An Uncertain Fate
- Southern Barrens
- Battle Pet Tamers
- The Warchief's Command
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.
Guides for this zone
Guides and routes on this site that cover Northern Barrens.
