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Draconic Vanguard
Start	John J. Keeshan [73.6, 67.2]
End	John J. Keeshan
Level	51
Category	Burning Steppes
Experience	875
Previous	Blackened Ashes, Latent Demons of the Land, A Heap of Delicious Worg
Next	Placing the Pawns

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

Objectives Edit

Slay Minyoth, Whelptamer Akumi, Terromath the Seared, and Tugnar Goremaw.

•  Minyoth slain
•  Whelptamer Akumi slain
•  Terromath the Seared slain
•  Tugnar Goremaw slain

Description Edit

The Blackrock orcs don't come alone. You've already seen that they've got the Firegut ogres and Smolderthorn trolls on their side. Unfortunately for us, they're also teamed up with the black dragonflight.

The orcs and dragons have already sent some of their champions to stand guard at rally points, which are marked by a dragon skull on a pike. You and I are going to find these rally points and take out this vanguard before the battle starts. Ready?

Completion Edit

Your kill count is adding up, <name>. We're chipping away at them.

And we are going to win. Redridge will NOT fall to these cowards.

Notes Edit

Pick up Blood Tour and A Deal With a Dragon 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. All four of the targets are level 51s with 5502 health.

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