Protecting Our Own
Quest #10488
Level 66
Blade's Edge Mountains
1 run – thin
Available in: MoP Classic details not known yet TBC Anniversary details not known yet · compare
What to do
Use Gor'drek's Ointment on 5 of the Thunderlord Dire Wolves.
Objective by objective
- Kill or interact with Thunderlord Dire Wolf NPC #20748
The quest's own structured objectives. How many of each you need is set by the game when you accept it, so it is not stored here – the sentence above is the quest's own wording.
The quest giver's words
With the magical dust you recovered, I have fashioned a magic ointment that will aid in our own defenses.
Our dire wolves are the perfect combination of mount, sentry and friend, but the Alliance scum have been poaching them in the Jagged Ridge.
<name>, I want you to take this ointment and apply it to our dire wolf friends. The Alliance will get a rude surprise the next time that they send one of their hunting parties.
Be aware though that some of the wolves may not like this, and will turn on you.
Progress
How fares the bolstering of our Thunderlord dire wolves' defenses?
Completion
Now that you have strengthened the wolves, and the Jagged Ridge's defenses, perhaps we can refocus our attentions on more deadly matters, such as the ogres?
You have done a good job in aiding us here. We could use the help of someone capable, such as yourself, should you decide to stay.
Whatever you do, you have earned my respect and appreciation.
Category: Blade's Edge Mountains.
What you need
- Handed to you when you accept it
- Gor'drek's Ointment
The reward
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Thunderlord Armbands
item #31481 · Uncommon · item level 102 · sells for 2g 94s 39c
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Dire Wolf Handler Gloves
item #31482 · Uncommon · item level 102 · sells for 2g 95s 46c
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Gor'drek's Pauldrons
item #31483 · Uncommon · item level 102 · sells for 4g 41s 43c
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Wolf Chaps
item #31484 · Uncommon · item level 102 · sells for 2g 97s 60c
- Money
- 3g 50s
- and 69s more at level 90, the level cap, in place of the experience
- Experience
- 11,300
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at level 71 or lower; less above
By character level
Level Experience Share 65–71 11,300 100% 72 9,050 80% 73 6,800 60% 74 4,500 40% 75 2,250 20% 76–89 1,150 10% 90 none 69s more money The game pays the full figure up to five levels above the quest, then 20 % less for each level more, down to a tenth, and none at the level cap. A bonus of your own (a guild perk, a holiday) comes on top.
The listed figures and the players here disagree, so both are shown rather than one picked.
- Experience: players were paid 10% more than the 11,300 listed. An experience bonus (heirlooms, a guild perk) pays more; a character well above the quest's level earns less.
Who it is for
- Faction
-
- Race
- any race
- Class
- any class
- Level
- quest level 66, requires level 65
- Profession
- none
- Repeats
- once only
The chain
Before this
- Dust from the Drakes #10487 · any one of these
After this
Nothing follows it.
Where it starts and ends
- pick up
- turn in
These two markers are the quest giver's and the hand-in's own positions – not where anybody was standing. The recorded positions are further down, under the community data.
Relevant locations
What players recorded
Everything below this line is a different kind of knowledge from everything above it. Above: what the quest is, the same on every realm. Below: what actually happened when people played it, uploaded by them, with the number of runs printed against every figure. It is an observation, not a fact about the quest.
This guide rests on 1 completed run. That is enough to show where people went and not enough to trust the timings – treat them as one player's evening.
How precise this guide is
Early guide Built from 1 run by 1 player – low confidence. Every upload of this quest sharpens it: the hotspots tighten, the order and the timings settle, and the parts below unlock as the sample grows.
- Where to go – pick-up, objectives and hand-in available
- Typical time and objective order – median and middle half needs 3 completed runs (now 1) not yet
- Tips – what most players do needs 5 runs (now 1) not yet
- Where players die – death hotspots on the map needs 5 characters from at least 2 different people (now 1 from 1) not yet
Timings
Based on 1 completed run. Published by the analyser – low confidence.
Same 1 run; mean 7 min 30 s.
Counting every recorded attempt, finished or not.
5 tracked kills, typically 12,430 XP, done around level 67.
The route
An early route: drawn from the first runs and sharper with every upload. Pick-up, hand-in and the objective hotspots are where the quest is, so they are shown from the first run.
Map coordinates are the addon's own 0–1 zone coordinates (Blade's Edge Mountains), origin top-left, x to the right and y downward. Drag the zone map to pan, ctrl/⌘ + scroll or the buttons to zoom; the grid lines are tenths of the zone.
- hotspot centroid (numbered by weight)
- where players were
- pick up
- turn in
- Pick up
- 0.520, 0.580 median of 1 recorded accept on Blade's Edge Mountains
- Turn in
- 0.520, 0.580 median of 1 recorded turn-in on Blade's Edge Mountains
- Deaths during this quest
- None recorded – nobody died doing this.
Objectives, in the order players do them
Order published by the analyser from 1 run.
Objective 1 — needs 5
Players finish it about 6 min 47 s into the quest (median over 1 run, low confidence). order not certain yet
Go to (published hotspots):
- 0.510, 0.623 weight 0.43, 3 points
5 recorded positions in Blade's Edge Mountains.
- hotspot centroid (numbered by weight)
- where players were
- pick up
- turn in
Tips
No tips yet – they need a handful of runs before they say anything true.
Recorded runs
| Character | Time | Deaths | Level | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bananaroot-Hoptallus |
7 min 30 s | 0 | 67 | 3g 50s |
Community notes
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