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Wretched Ringleader

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

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6221+17via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Confirmed location 33,70. Aldaron is at the top of the tower - just go up the spiral ramp. He has 2 thugs with him. I targeted Aldaron, killed him and looted his head - then jumped off the tower and did a corpse run (didn't need to kill his thugs). Level 9 BE Hunter.

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70100+6via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Could be a reference to Aldarion (Tar-Aldarion), the sixth king of Númenor. He was a great sailor and mariner and his romance with Erendis ended tragically, which could also referr to his 'wretched'-state. Although since the spelling isn't identical (like it's in other references) I could be wrong, which I probably am.

Anyways that was a sidetrack, he is pretty hard to pull solo (tryed all BE classes) unless you're like level 10 and then it's still hard to pull just him since he got alot of adds, or atleast alot of mobs around him that also aggros if you pull him. But in return he doesn't seem to use any special abilities, just normal 'white' attacks.

Gl
Fortuna/Apotekarn of Genjuros

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31730+5via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

if you dont use coords...wretched ringleader done in sunsail anchorage, (south of the west santum island)in eversong woods. when i first got this quest i couldn't find how to get to the top floor of the big building because the ramp is kinda hidden, in case anyone else has that same problem: go up the little ramp at the south of the building marked by two red flags. kill the few mobs inside the bottom floor then go thru the funny shaped doorway north of the entrance ramp. then turn to your left (look for a tattered chest too!) and go up the other ramp there. Follow the ramp on up, up, up and you will find the named mob you need to kill at the very top. the guards can be pulled individually and the named mob is not tough to kill. GL!
~Angelsrage, blood elf priest, dragonblight server

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Quest facts

Quest ID9076

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(9076))

Requirements

FactionHorde only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineEversong Woods, step 21 of 35

Description

The Wretched are so oblivious, gorging on foul magic, that they haven't realized we've recovered most of our weapons. We can't expect them to remain in their stupor, though. Now is the time for a decisive attack. Let us make an example of their leader, Aldaron. He was spotted on the top floor of the building by the anchorage. Bring me his head; I'll reward you suitably.

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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.

Eversong Woods Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Eversong Woods map showing where to go for Wretched RingleaderTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #94 36.4 66.8

Coordinates

  • Turn-inEversong Woods 36.4, 66.8/way #94 36.4 66.8
  • Objective areaEversong Woods 32.8, 69.4/way #94 32.8 69.4

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 Eversong Woods map

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

Getting there

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Eversong Woods:

  • Fairbreeze Village, Eversong WoodsHorde · about 390 yards east
  • Falconwing Square, Eversong WoodsHorde · about 820 yards north-east
  • Silvermoon CityHorde · about 1,000 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 200 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:

Money10 gold50 silver
Experience4,100 XP
ReputationSilvermoon City +250

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypePlate Wrist
Item level4
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor5
Suited toProtection, Fury, Arms, Retribution, Holy, Unholy, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for28 copper
TypeLeather Wrist
Item level4
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor2
Suited toBalance, Feral, Guardian, Restoration, Assassination, Outlaw, Subtlety, Brewmaster, Windwalker, Mistweaver, Havoc, Vengeance
Sells to vendors for29 copper
TypeMail Wrist
Item level4
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor3
Suited toBeast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival, Elemental, Enhancement, Restoration
Sells to vendors for28 copper
TypeCloth Wrist
Item level4
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor1
Suited toArcane, Fire, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Shadow, Affliction, Demonology, Destruction
Sells to vendors for29 copper

Reputation: Silvermoon City +250

The capital of Quel'Thalas, home of the blood elves. Though nearly destroyed by Arthas' attack on the Sunwell, Silvermoon is once again a thriving city.

Reputation group: Horde.

Other quests in Eversong Woods (Burning Crusade) that reward Silvermoon City reputation: Unstable Mana Crystals (+250), WANTED: Thaelis the Hungerer (+250), Major Malfunction (+250), A Somber Task (+250), Old Whitebark's Pendant (+250), The Dead Scar (+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

Eversong Woods

Part 21 of 35.

Previous: The Ring of Mmmrrrggglll · Next: Captain Kelisendra's Lost Rutters

  1. 16Situation at Sunsail Anchorage
  2. 17Lost Armaments
  3. 18Grimscale Pirates!
  4. 19Fish Heads, Fish Heads...
  5. 20The Ring of Mmmrrrggglll
  6. 21Wretched Ringleader
  7. 22Captain Kelisendra's Lost Rutters
  8. 23Amani Encroachment
  9. 24The Spearcrafter's Hammer
  10. 25Deactivating the Spire
  11. 26Zul'Marosh
  12. 27Abandoned Investigations

Showing steps 16 to 27 of 35.

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 Ring of MmmrrrggglllEversong Woods (Burning Crusade) · Level 1-30

    The Grimscale murlocs have not been scared off by your efforts. But, I think I know what will send them packing, as well as get me some personal retribution. They have a murloc chieftain that calls itself Mmmrrrggglll. It wanders the Golden Strand south of the river inlet.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Captain Kelisendra's Lost RuttersEversong Woods (Burning Crusade) · Level 1-30

    Interesting... what you have found here is a water-proofed, leather tube containing a number of sheets of parchment. By the markings upon them, the pages are clearly navigation rutters, and each bears the signature of one Captain Kelisendra.

The storyline at a glance

Eversong Woods has 35 steps, from WANTED: Thaelis the Hungerer to The Dead Scar.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Eversong Woods (34), Ghostlands (1).

Other storylines on the Eversong Woods 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.