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A Deal With a Dragon
Start	John J. Keeshan [73.6, 67.2]
End	Vaelan [82.1, 31.5]
Level	51
Category	Burning Steppes
Experience	700
Rewards	75
Previous	Blackened Ashes, Latent Demons of the Land, A Heap of Delicious Worg
Next	Placing the Pawns

Contents 1 Objectives 2 Description 3 Rewards 4 Progress 5 Completion 6 Notes 7 Quest progression 8 Patches and hotfixes 9 External links

Objectives Edit

Deliver the Rescued Whelplings to Vaelan at Slither Rock in Burning Steppes.

•  [Rescued Whelplings] (provided)

Description Edit

While we are circling around Dreadmaul Rock, there's one more stop that we need to make. You remember the hatchlings that you freed from the Whelping Downs? Colonel Troteman's been hanging onto them, and we're going to deliver them to someone who will take care of them better than we can. He's staying in Slither Rock, to the northeast of Dreadmaul Rock.

His name is Vaelan, and he might be the key to victory in the upcoming battle.

Rewards Edit

You will receive: 75

Progress Edit

You've arrived, <name>.

Completion Edit

Yes, the whelplings. I will take care of them.

As for the agreement you made with your Colonel Troteman earlier, tel him that I will hold up my end of the bargain. You will have your dragon for the battle against the orcs.

We hold no particular love for the Redridge Mountains, but we do share your grudge against the Blackrock clan.

Notes Edit

Pick up Blood Tour and Draconic Vanguard before heading out. Accepting the first of these three quests will put Keeshan in the player's party. Accept the rest of them before leaving Troteman. First, exit camp and turn west to reach the southwestern rally point by the pass to Redridge. Kill Akumi, then circle around Dreadmaul Rock counterclockwise to the northeast. Slither Rock is to the northeast of Dreadmaul Rock, and Vaelan can be found inside.

On complete:

Vaelan says: Your conspirator has informed me of your plan. I shall see you on the battlefield... painted with the ashes of the elementals.

The four whelps are also freed, hovering around Vaelan.

Complete all three quests and Troteman will radio in with Placing the Pawns.

Quest progression Edit

1.  [50] Mouton Flamestar
2.  [50] Burning Vengeance
   • Side quest:  [50] Done Nothing Wrong
3.  [50] Stocking Up /  [50] A Future Project /  [50] Mud Hunter
4.  [50] The Sand, the Cider, and the Orb
5.  [50] Warlocks Have the Neatest Stuff /  [50] Shadow Boxing
6.  [50] Return to Keeshan /  [50] Return to Ariok
7.  [50] Chiselgrip, the Heart of the Steppes
8.  [50] A Needle in a Hellhole
   • Side chain:
   1.  [50] Prove Yer Allegiance /  [50] Scrapped Golems
   2.  [50] Golem Training
9.  [50] A Perfect Costume
10.  [50] Into the Black Tooth Hovel
11.  [50] Grunt Work
    •  [50] Strategic Cuts
12.  [50] The Kodocaller's Horn
13.  [50] Taking the Horn For Ourselves
14.  [51] General Thorg'izog
15.  [51] Trial by Magma
16.  [51] Abuse of Power
    •  [51] I Am the Law and I Am the Lash
17.  [51] Enough Damage For One Day
18.  [51] Morgan's Vigil
19.  [51] Blackened Ashes /  [51] Latent Demons of the Land /  [51] A Heap of Delicious Worg
    •  [51] SEVEN! YUP!
20.  [51] Blood Tour /  [51] Draconic Vanguard /  [51] A Deal With a Dragon
21.  [51] Placing the Pawns
22.  [51] A Delivery for Thorg'izog /  [51] A Delivery for Neeralak /  [51] A Delivery for Xi'lun
23.  [52] Locked and Loaded
24.  [52] Assault on Dreadmaul Rock
25.  [52] Glory Amidst Chaos
26.  [52] The Spoils of War

Patches and hotfixes Edit

• Patch 4.0.3 (2010-11-15): Added. 
  

External linksEdit

• Wowhead
• Thottbot
• DB MMO-Champion