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Quest
Words of the High Chief
A World of Warcraft quest in Winterspring. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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If you are here for Everlook rep (hello, fellow Insane wannabe) and how to get this quest, here is the step by step guide:
Step 1: check if you have the quest The Ruins of Kel'Theril in quest log, if yes abandon it and go to Step 3. If not, go to Step 2.
Step 2: go to NPC Kelek Skykeeper (near The Ruins of Kel'Theril in Winterspring) and check if you can get the quest The Ruins of Kel'Theril from him. If not tough luck, you' ve already done it and can't get Words of the High Chief any more. DO NOT take the The Ruins of Kel'Theril quest, as it will prevent you from getting Words of the High Chief.
Step 3: grabd the quest Mystery Goo from the cauldron in the Winterfall camps north of Donova Snowden and go to her to turn it in.
Step 4: Now grab the quests Winfertall Runners from Donova Snowden and do it (the mob you need can easily be found on the road from Timbermaw Hold to Everlook)
Step 5: Grab High Chief Winterfall from Donova Snowden. When you kill High Chief Winterfall, he will drop Crudely-Written Log that starts The Final Piece. This is the only way to get the item, it will not drop if you are not on the High Chief Winterfall quest.
Step 6: Go back to Donova Snowden, the next quest in the chain is finally Words of the High Chief. Enjoy your extra (and easily earned) goblin rep :)
Note: the next step in the chain is The Ruins of KelTheril which you can now complete safely if you so wish.
Post shattering update:
Here is the quest chain to get either trinket.
You no longer need to get the empty vial.1. It all starts with Falling To Corruption , which then directs you to the cauldron in the Furlbog camp.
2. Mystery Goo
3. Winterfall Runners
4. High Chief Winterfall
5. The Final Piece
6. Words of the High Chief
Quest facts
LevelLevel 15-30
ZoneWinterspring
Quest ID28472
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(28472))
What to do
StorylineWinterspring, step 8 of 54
RewardsStrength of the High Chief, 
Power of the High Chief, 5g 25s, 2,050 XP
Strength of the High Chief, Power of the High Chief, 5g 25s, 2,050 XPDescription
The Winterfall are no longer a threat to me, but if you still want to find out what was driving the furbolg to create and consume this strange firewater, I think you should seek out Kelek Skykeeper. He's a druid that once worked to help cleanse Felwood with the Emerald Circle, and has since come here to study the nearby ruins. You might be able to find him to the east at Lake Kel'theril, where he spends his time recently.
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #83 46.9 53.8
Coordinates
- Turn-inWinterspring 46.9, 53.8
/way #83 46.9 53.8 - Objective areaWinterspring 25.1, 58.5
/way #83 25.1 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 Winterspring map
- A Protector of Magic about 230 yards
- Artifacts Abound about 230 yards
- Test Subject about 250 yards
- Owl of a Sudden about 280 yards
- Honor the Flame about 740 yards
- Desecrate this Fire! about 740 yards
- A Wyrm Rest about 920 yards
- Grand Master Trixxy about 1,240 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Winterspring, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Winterspring:
- Everlook, Winterspring
- Nordrassil, Hyjal
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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TypeArmor Trinket
Item level29
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+7 Agility or Strength
Suited toVengeance, Enhancement, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Windwalker, Feral, Guardian, Havoc, Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival, Brewmaster, Protection, Fury, Arms, Retribution, Unholy, Frost, Blood
Sells to vendors for72 silver9 copper
TypeArmor Trinket
Item level29
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+10 Intellect
Suited toDiscipline, Balance, Restoration, Arcane, Fire, Frost, Mistweaver, Holy, Devourer, Destruction, Demonology, Affliction, Elemental, Shadow, Augmentation, Preservation, Devastation
Sells to vendors for72 silver37 copper
Reputation: Everlook +250
This trading post is run by the goblins of the Steamwheedle Cartel and it sits in the crossroads of Winterspring's main trade routes.
Reputation group: Steamwheedle Cartel.
Other quests in Winterspring that reward Everlook reputation: Making Amends (+500), Rubble Trouble (+250), Are We There, Yeti? (+250), The Perfect Horns (+150), Yetiphobia (+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.
Storyline
Winterspring
Part 8 of 54.
Previous: The Final Piece · Next: The Ruins of Kel'Theril
- 3Mystery Goo
- 4Scalding Signs
- 5Winterfall Runners
- 6High Chief Winterfall
- 7The Final Piece
- 8Words of the High Chief
- 9The Ruins of Kel'Theril
- 10Pride of the Highborne
- 11Descendants of the Highborne
- 12Legacy of the High Elves
- 13Descendants of the High Elves
- 14Pain of the Blood Elves
Showing steps 3 to 14 of 54.
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.
- The Final Piece
The log you found on the high chief looks extensive, but after looking through a couple of the pages, you find that you cannot read the text. The markings are so crude and poorly-formed that you are not sure if anyone would be able to read them.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- The Ruins of Kel'Theril
At this lake, the Crystal of Zin-Malor was stolen by the Highborne. The crystal was a powerful artifact that bent arcane magic in wild and unpredictable ways... but it could only be held by the worthy, and brought doom upon all others.
Also counted by Winterspring Quests
Its criteria name 12 quests; others include:
- Ice Delivery
- Ursius
- Spray it One More Time
- Yetiphobia
- Shy-Rotam
- A Bird of Legend
- You Gotta Have Eggs
- Chips off the Old Block
The storyline at a glance
Winterspring has 54 steps, from Threat of the Winterfall to Umbranse's Deliverance.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Winterspring (54).
Other storylines on the Winterspring map
- The Blue Dragons
- Battle Pet Tamers
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.
- Winterspring Quests: its criteria name 12 quests, this one included.