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Windshear Mine Cleanup

A World of Warcraft quest in Stonetalon Mountains. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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CHASING THE BOMB Quest Tree From Whiterock

1)They Took Our Gnomes*
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 | 1)Ze Gnomecorder* 1)The Goblin Braintrust*
 |__|_________________|
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2)Do Yourself a Favor
2)The Only Way Down is in a Body Bag
1)Return to Stardust-->2)Hellscream's Legacy
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2)Field Test: Gnomecorder
2)Burn, Baby, Burn!
2)Bombs Away: Windshear Mine!
 |                     |->2)Don't Look Them in the Eyes
2)Illegible Orc Letter |->2)Windshear Mine Cleanup
2)Minx'll Fix It
2)Orders from High Command
2)Commandeer That Balloon!-->2)Just Ask Alice
 |->1)Gerenzo the Traitor    2)Mr. P's Wild Ride
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2)Free Our Sisters              1)BEWARE OF CRAGJAW!
2)Rumble in the Lumber... Mill
 |  |               |->3)Preparations for the Future
 |  |               |
 | 3)Arcane Legacy 3)Capturing Memories
 |  |              /
 | 2)Fallowmere Beckons
 | 4)Bombs Away: Mirkfallon Post!
 |  |                    |->4)Schemin' That Sabotage
 | 4)Gnome on the Inside |->4)The Lumbering Oaf Problem
 | 4)It's Up There!
 | 4)No Time for Goodbyes!
 | 1)Warn Master Thal'darah
 | 6)Save the Children!
 | 6)Last Ditch Effort
 |  |->5)Back to the Depths!
 |  |->5)Putting Them to Rest
 |  |->5)Seen Better Days        Help for Desolace*
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 | 1)Thal'darah's Vengeance
 |  |                   |->7)Hungry Pups
 | 7)Ascending the Vale |->7)World First: Gnomegen
 | 7)Brood of Seldarria
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3)If the Horde Don't Get You...
1)Tell 'Em Koko Sent You
8)The Deep Reaches
 |_________________________________________
 |                 |                      |
8)Shuttin Her Down |        8)Leave No Man Behind!
 |                /                       |
 | 8)They Put the Assass in... Never Mind |
 | 8)Is This Thing On?                    |
 |___|____________________________________|
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1)A Special Kind of Job
1)Death by Proxy
1)A Proper Peace Offerin'
9)Sating the Savage Beast
1)Terms of Service-->8)The Unrelenting Horde
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8)Armaments for War
9)Grundig Darkcloud, Chieftain of the Grimtotem
9)Grimtotem Supremacy
9)Downfall
1)Dances with Grimtotem
1)All's Clear

D)Thinning the Horde(Not aviable?)
Hero's Call: Stonetalon Mountains!(WTB info)
They Set Them Up The Bomb!(Ashenvale quest)
Quest zones:
1)Unique zones_____2)Windshear Crag+Windshear Mine_____3)Ruins of Eldre'thar+Webwinder Hollow_____4)The Sludgewerks_____5)Stonetalon Peak_____6)Thal'darah Grove_____7)The Charred Vale_____8)The Deep Reaches+Unearthed Grounds_____9)Camp Aparaje+Grimtotem Post
D)Daily_____G)Gluing Separate Questlines
*Click to see more info about that quest-line.
Stonetalon Mountains(Alliance) is done! Leave your comments/sugestions at my comment in Stonetalon Mountains zone. Thanks everyone who helped me to make it via comments on wowhead and in-game pre-quest tracking. Special thanks to Ravenhurst.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 10-30
ZoneStonetalon Mountains
Quest ID25646

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25646))

Requirements

FactionAlliance only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineStonetalon Mountains, Alliance, step 11 of 48
RewardsQuiet Slippers, Overseer's Gloves, Amulet of Shrill Screams, 4,100 XP

Description

The Horde has overrun Windshear Mine. I'm not sure what these orcs are hauling out of here or why they're here, but I know that it can't be good. Get in that mine and take out the management. Without goblin overseers, these peons will be even more worthless. While you're inside, keep your eyes peeled for any other information about the Horde operation in the mines. Good luck!

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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.

Stonetalon Mountains Quest turn-in 6 mapped points
Stonetalon Mountains map showing where to go for Windshear Mine CleanupTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #65 72.5 61.5

Coordinates

  • Turn-inStonetalon Mountains 72.5, 61.5/way #65 72.5 61.5
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Stonetalon Mountains 71.6, 62.7/way #65 71.6 62.7

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 Stonetalon Mountains map

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

Getting there

Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Stonetalon Mountains:

  • Northwatch Expedition Base Camp, Stonetalon MountainsAlliance · about 750 yards south
  • Windshear Hold, Stonetalon MountainsAlliance · about 860 yards west
  • Stardust Spire, AshenvaleAlliance · about 920 yards north

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 70 yards south-west

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.

Related

Choose one of these rewards:

Experience4,100 XP
ReputationDarnassus +250, Gnomeregan +250

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeCloth Feet
Item level16
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor3
Stats+3 Intellect, +5 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for32 silver67 copper
TypeLeather Hands
Item level16
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor5
Stats+3 Agility or Intellect, +5 Stamina
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for22 silver3 copper
TypeArmor Neck
Item level16
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+3 Agility, +4 Stamina
Suited toVengeance, Enhancement, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Windwalker, Feral, Guardian, Havoc, Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival, Brewmaster
Sells to vendors for7 silver90 copper
TypeArmor Finger
Item level16
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+3 Strength, +4 Stamina
Suited toProtection, Fury, Arms, Retribution, Unholy, Frost, Blood
Sells to vendors for10 silver60 copper
TypeMail Hands
Item level16
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+3 Agility or Intellect, +5 Stamina
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for21 silver70 copper

Reputation: Darnassus +250

This Alliance capital is populated by Night Elves and is located in the Island of Teldrassil. Ruled by the Priestess of the Moon, Tyrande Whisperwind.

Reputation group: Alliance.

Other quests in Stonetalon Mountains that reward Darnassus reputation: Do Yourself a Favor (+10), The Only Way Down is in a Body Bag (+250), Return to Stardust (+10), Hellscream's Legacy (+250), Field Test: Gnomecorder (+25), Burn, Baby, Burn! (+250).

Reputation: Gnomeregan +250

The former denizens of Gnomeregan, now living in New Tinkertown and in league with the Alliance.

Reputation group: Alliance.

Other quests in Stonetalon Mountains that reward Gnomeregan reputation: Do Yourself a Favor (+10), The Only Way Down is in a Body Bag (+250), Return to Stardust (+10), Hellscream's Legacy (+250), Field Test: Gnomecorder (+25), Burn, Baby, Burn! (+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

Stonetalon Mountains, Alliance

Part 11 of 48.

Previous: Don't Look Them in the Eyes · Next: Illegible Orc Letter

  1. 6Hellscream's Legacy
  2. 7Field Test: Gnomecorder
  3. 8Burn, Baby, Burn!
  4. 9Bombs Away: Windshear Mine!
  5. 10Don't Look Them in the Eyes
  6. 11Windshear Mine Cleanup
  7. 12Illegible Orc Letter
  8. 13Minx'll Fix It
  9. 14Orders from High Command
  10. 15Commandeer That Balloon!
  11. 16Free Our Sisters
  12. 17Rumble in the Lumber... Mill

Showing steps 6 to 17 of 48.

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.

  • Don't Look Them in the EyesStonetalon Mountains · Level 10-30

    Keep your head down, <name>. No need to draw unwanted attention. Looks like the orcs are piling that balloon up with some type of ore from the mine. Get in there and take the ore from the orcs. Bring me back whatever you manage to grab and I'll ship it off to the professor for examination.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Illegible Orc LetterStonetalon Mountains · Level 10-30

    You've discovered a parchment with an impressive looking Horde seal imprinted upon its page. Unfortunately, the rest of the document is completely illegible as it is in orcish. Take the letter to Boog. He might know what to do with it!

Also counted by Stonetalon Mountains Quests

Its criteria name 5 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Stonetalon Mountains, Alliance has 48 steps, from They Took Our Gnomes to Dances with Grimtotem.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Stonetalon Mountains (43), Ashenvale (5).

Other storylines on the Stonetalon Mountains 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.

Achievements

Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.

Stonetalon Mountains QuestsComplete the Stonetalon Mountains storylines listed below.10