Quest:To Catch A Thistlehead

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To Catch A Thistlehead
Start	Borak, Son of Oronok
End	Borak, Son of Oronok
Level	70 (Requires 68)
Type	Solo
Category	Shadowmoon Valley
Experience	9500
Previous	The Bundle of Bloodthistle
Next	The Shadowmoon Shuffle
See also	Wowhead Thottbot Allakhazam

Contents 1 Ojectives 2 Description 3 Progress 4 Completion 5 Reward 6 Notes 7 Quest Progression

Ojectives

Borak, Son of Oronok at the bridge near Eclipse Point in Shadowmoon Valley wants you to recover the Stormrage Missive.

•  [Stormrage Missive]

Provided Item:

•  [Bundle of Bloodthistle]

Description

<Borak takes the bundle of bloodthistle from you and places it to his nose.>

Pungent...

Now, take this bundle and place it at the other end of this bridge. When the envoy makes his daily rounds, he will be compelled to pick it up - without his bodyguard. You see, blood elves look down upon bloodthistle addicts. If any of his compatriots ever found out...

All you need to do is lie in wait for him to dismiss his bodyguard. When he is alone, make your strike! Kill him and take the missive.

Progress

Be quick about it, boy.

Completion

<Borak takes the missive from you and begins to read.>

Clever bastards! This is a directive from Illidan that dictates where the cipher is to be hidden next. Apparently, they keep it moving. It does not tell us where it currently rests... If only we could deliver the missive now that we know the next location.

Too bad the seal on the missive is broken, rendering it unusable.

Hrm... Yet...

Reward

5 70

Notes

Should you fail to kill Envoy Icarius, Borak has the speech option: Borak, I need another bundle of bloodthistle. To which Borak replies with: "You have it. Do not lose it again!"

The following scene plays out once you place the bloodthistle:
Borak, Son of Oronok whispers: Hide! Hide before they see you! Back up!
(Icarius and Zarath spawn and walk toward the bridge, stopping abreast of the signpost. If you can close enough, you'll see the following:)
Envoy Icarius says: Halt!
Blood Lord Zarath says: What is it, my lord?
Envoy Icarius says: Zarath you must return to the Black Temple at once! I... I seem to have misplaced Lord Illidan's orders. Quickly!
Blood Lord Zarath says: My lord, surely you do not expect me to leave you unattended. Lord Illidan would have my head if anything were to happen to you.
Envoy Icarius says: Zarath, I am perfectly capable of making it up this road to Eclipse Point. If we do not deliver the missive, Lord Illidan will have both of our heads! You are dismissed!
Blood Lord Zarath says: As you wish, my lord. (Zarath despawns.)
Envoy Icarius says: Ah, sweet, sweet bloodthistle... Probably left behind by one of those filthy addicts at Eclipse Point.
(Icarius /train emotes, then laughs.)
Envoy Icarius says: Their loss is most definitely my gain...
(Icarius runs over and kneels by the bundle.)
Borak, Son of Oronok whispers: The time to strike is at hand. Terminate Icarius.
Envoy Icarius puts the bundle of bloodthistle in his robe.
(When you attack:)
Envoy Icarius says: Ah, damn it all! Clever trap. Too bad you'll never live to tell the tale...

Quest Progression

This is the quest chain for The Hand of Gul'dan.

1.  [70] The Hand of Gul'dan /  [70] The Hand of Gul'dan
2.  [70] Enraged Spirits of Fire and Earth
3.  [70] Enraged Spirits of Water
4.  [70] Enraged Spirits of Air
5.  [70] Oronok Torn-heart
6.  [70] I Was A Lot Of Things...
7.  [70] A Lesson Learned
8.  [70] The Cipher of Damnation - Truth and History

This opens up the search for the three parts of the key.

Recovering the parts of the key:
Part 1:

1.  [70] Grom'tor, Son of Oronok
2.  [70] The Cipher of Damnation - Grom'tor's Charge
3.  [70] The Cipher of Damnation - The First Fragment Recovered

Part 2:

1.  [70] Ar'tor, Son of Oronok
2.  [70] Demonic Crystal Prisons
3.  [70] Lohn'goron, Bow of the Torn-heart
4.  [70] The Cipher of Damnation - Ar'tor's Charge
5.  [70] The Cipher of Damnation - The Second Fragment Recovered

Part 3:

1.  [70] Borak, Son of Oronok
2.  [70] Of Thistleheads and Eggs...
3.  [70] The Bundle of Bloodthistle
4.  [70] To Catch A Thistlehead
5.  [70] The Shadowmoon Shuffle
6.  [70] What Illidan Wants, Illidan Gets...
7.  [70 G4] The Cipher of Damnation - Borak's Charge
8.  [70] The Cipher of Damnation - The Third Fragment Recovered

Completing all 3 parts lets you finish this chain:

•  [70 G5] The Cipher of Damnation