"Pretty Boy" Duncan (quest)

"Pretty Boy" Duncan
Start	Catelyn the Blade
End	Catelyn the Blade
Level	39 (Requires 32)
Category	Stranglethorn Vale
Experience	3100 (or 18 60 at level 70)
Reputation	+250 Booty Bay -250 Bloodsail Buccaneers
Previous	Ansirem's Key
Next	The Curse of the Tides

"Pretty Boy" Duncan
Level: 39 (Requires 32)
Catelyn the Blade
Catelyn the Blade
XP: 3100 (or 18 60 at level 70)
Rep: +250 Booty Bay
-250 Bloodsail Buccaneers

This quest is part of the Stone of the Tides quest chain.

Objectives

Get Catelyn's dagger from "Pretty Boy" Duncan.

• [Catelyn's Blade]

Description

My FATHER sent you? I'd have thought that old codger would have given up on me by now.

It wasn't really his fault I ran off, he just shouldn't have expected I'd be willing to live a boring life, reading over musty books and associating with grey-haired, stiff-backed, stuffy mages!

If you need my dagger, you'll have to get it back from "Pretty Boy" Duncan, one of the Bloodsail Buccaneers. Put something 'tween his shoulders and I'm sure he'll give it up.

Progress

I'd never been beat before, you know, <name>? Sure I'd been cut, can't get in a knife fight without that, but he just smacked me on the side of the head, blacked me out. When I came to my blade was gone.

As much as my nickname might indicate, I still need a knife to fight, and for me, it has to be that one.

Completion

You beat Duncan? I guess you aren't as wet behind the ears as you looked at first glance.

I suppose that also means I shouldn't challenge you to a fight any time soon!

Gains

• 3100 XP
• 250 reputation with Booty Bay
• -250 reputation with Bloodsail Buccaneers

Notes

"Pretty Boy" Duncan is located along the beach just to the north of the gate to Booty Bay.

Quest progression

The Stone of the Tides
Level range	37-40
Zones	Stranglethorn Vale, Hillsbrad Foothills

Exploring ancient Troll artifacts was never so much fun! Here, you help a collector get another piece for his collection....

The Stone of the Tides

 [37] The Haunted Isle

In the Salty Sailor Tavern, Krazek tells you that he picks up rumors for Baron Revilgaz. And since you're headed out that way anyway, would you tell him about this particular ghost story he's heard? (Krazek really likes his cups; the Baron is on the tavern's boat-porch.)

 [37] The Stone of the Tides

The Baron, it turns out, collects artifacts of the Gurubashi empire. And this rumor that Krazek had you pass to him sounds strikingly like it might have to do with the  [Stone of the Tides], a powerful - but cursed - artifact.

The Baron provides you with a token that the Stormwind library should honor, to let you learn more about the Stone. But meanwhile, he wants you to confirm that this haunted island really is there.

You travel north, and sure enough, there's an island, pretty much just as described.

 [37] Water Elementals

You report your find, and the Baron is pleased. He recognizes, though, that if he is to hold onto this item, he's got to hire out to someone who would know how to break the curse. But whoever he hires is going to need magical traces from the use of the stone. And since the water elementals were probably summoned by Gazban, the previous owner of the Stone, the bracers binding them are the most likely thing to be useful.

Another long and tiring journey north, then. You dispel a fair number of the elementals, and collect a few suitable-looking bracers from among the jetsam remaining. All the way back to Booty Bay, then, to bring them to the Baron.

 [37] Magical Analysis

The Baron knows who you need to talk to, Archmage Ansirem Runeweaver at Dalaran, but doesn't have the time to run up to the Hillsbrad Foothills himself. You've proven willing to travel for him before, and you're pretty sure that the Baron will reward you grandly if you put the Stone in his hands. Fortunately, you can take a Gryphon up as far as Southshore, though Dalaran itself is still a ways past the internment camp.

You don't have to search far to find the Archmage, he's near the edge of the ruins surrounding Dalaran. And it seems the Baron chose wisely: while Ansirem was preoccupied, the puzzle surrounding the Stone of the Tides tempts him into taking a look at those bracers you brought.

 [37] Ansirem's Key

The Archmage is able to discover that the holder of the stone is using some sort of altar to focus the power through. Break the altar, disrupt the power. And with the power disrupted, the curse should be too.

He even knows of something that is suitable for doing this disruption, another troll relic. Unfortunately, he gave it to his daughter, who then ran off to play at pirates in Booty Bay.

 [39] "Pretty Boy" Duncan

So down to Booty Bay again, this time to find Catelyn, the Archmage's wild child. Catelyn isn't particularly pleased to see you, either. She recently lost her knife to one of the pirates - "Pretty Boy" Duncan. She wants her knife back, and she doesn't care what shape Duncan is in when you leave him. In fact, if he's had a fatal case of iron poisoning, she'd be pleased.

You smack around enough of the pirates that they let you and Duncan fight it out between you. And you know how that's gotta end. Blood on the sand, none of it yours, and a new trophy. At least for a short while.

And Catelyn is even gracious enough to let you borrow the knife to complete your task of retrieving the stone. How about that? (And hey, the denizens of Booty Bay are happy with you too. The buccaneers aren't high on their invite list...)

 [40] The Curse of the Tides

So now you know where to go, what to do, and you have the right knife for the job. Once more up the coast, then, this time to the Vile Reef. The murlocs in the area have taken over the ruins with the sunken Altar of the Tides. A bit of martial discouragement, and you are left alone to disrupt the altar.

As expected, the stone's owner, Gazban, is none too pleased with you, and puts in an appearance. You're prepared for him, though, and with a bit of effort, part him fatally from the Stone.

One last trip to Booty Bay, and you can discharge your obligations to the Baron.

Rewards

Experience aside, you are given

[Robe of Crystal Waters]

You also garner 1175 Booty Bay reputation over the course of the chain, plus some additional from the pirate slaughter.

Summary

1.  [37] The Haunted Isle
2.  [37] The Stone of the Tides
3.  [37] Water Elementals
4.  [37] Magical Analysis
5.  [37] Ansirem's Key
6.  [39] "Pretty Boy" Duncan
7.  [40] The Curse of the Tides

Patch changes

• Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Removed.
  

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