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  • Level: 37
  • Requires level: 30
  • Side: Horde
  • Start: Krog
  • End: Mosarn
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The Black Shield

Show the Blackened Iron Shield to Mosarn in Thunder Bluff.
Blackened Iron Shield
Provided Item:
Blackened Iron Shield

Description

Ah, I remember now! Mosarn is a well-respected blacksmith in Thunder Bluff. I knew I had heard his name somewhere, before.

In thanks, the Earthen Ring awarded me with a set of armor crafted by Mosarn. Very good work.

Perhaps he can tell you more about the shield he crafted.

It's not much of a lead, but since we didn't get anything useful out of Reethe, it's all we have.

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Gains

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:
  • 1400 experience ( 8 40 at max. level)

Related

Rating: +19 [-] [+]
By Miyari on 02/23/2008 (Patch 2.3.3)
The Shady Rest Inn quest chain can start either at the Inn itself, from the objects, or from Brackenwall Village (37.6,31.7), Dustwallow Marsh.
If the player chooses to start the quest chain in Brackenwall, Krog (36,31) will give the following quest:
This quest completes at Inspector Tarem (29.6,47.5), located just outside of the inn, who will then use powder to help 'illuminate' the "clues." This basically causes purple arrows to appear, pointing at the individual quest objects strewn about the destroyed inn. Obtaining and completing this quest is not necessary, as the quest chains can be started directly from the objects regardless.

From the Shady Rest Inn (29.4,47.5), the quest branches into three paths, each starting when a different item gets looted.
The first quest for each chain will have you bring the three items to Krog in Brackenwall Village.

Loot the Black Shield (29.6,48.6):
Loot the Suspicious Hoofprints (29.7,47.7):
Loot the Theramore Guard Badge (29.8,48.2):
After completing all three quest chains, Krog will offer a fifth The Black Shield quest, asking players to bring the Blackened Iron Shield to Mosarn (55.6,79.6) in Thunder Bluff. You are here!

Mosarn will then volunteer new information regarding the "mystery" and starts the following short chain:
When these three quests have been completed, Krog will direct you to Tabetha (46.0,57.1) for further progression and conclusion:
Last edited by Miyari on 02/23/2008 (Patch 2.3.3) – edited 2 times
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By Anonymous on 10/25/2005 (Patch 1.8.1)
The series goes:

The Black Shield
Suspicious Hoofprints
Lieutenant Paval Reethe
Question Reethe
Trip to TB

The first three quests do not have to be done in any particular order, but they must all be done before the chain will continue. Of course it is easist to just do them at the same time, since they start in the same general area.
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By Shael on 06/22/2007 (Patch 2.1.2)
Mosarn is on Hunter Rise if anyone has trouble finding him.
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By Anonymous on 01/06/2006 (Patch 1.9.0)
Well, from the clues provided it seems to point to one of the usual suspects, aka, Alliance or Horde, but consider this: The tracks are NOT hoof marks, they are taloned claws, and there are Raptor eggs behind the house (they even wiggle if you look closely).

It is my belief that the house was torched by none other than some nearby Raptor colony, they are semi-intelligent after all.

But who knows, especially since all our investigation came up with was buttkiss. So whatdyasay Bliz? Let's get some more details...

Thanks for a none the less interesting adventure anyways.
Rating: +7 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 10/25/2005 (Patch 1.8.1)
He's in a hut by himself on Hunter's Rise in TB. For some reason Anonymous doesn't have him and he doesn't have a yellow dot on the minimap, but he's there.
Rating: +7 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 11/30/2005 (Patch 1.8.3)
I kinda doubt that blizz would just end this quest series, or storyline, so abruptly like this. If anyone else noticed, there are several more items at the inn, that cant be clicked on, but they look as if they may continue the story in the future.
  • The crates out front with the symbols on them.
  • The raptor eggs behind the inn.
  • The sword stuck in the wall.
PLEASE Blizz, dont just end this actually good storyline so abruptly.
Let's hope that some of these items are clickable in the near future.
Rating: +7 [-] [+]
By Metro on 10/17/2007 (Patch 2.2.3)
In 2.3 the questline continues. Players who have already completed the steps that end with Mosarn should go back to him to receive the follow-up.
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By Anonymous on 10/25/2005 (Patch 1.8.1)
yes...&nbsp where the hell is Mosarn?
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By Anonymous on 01/06/2007 (Patch 2.0.1)
But still not bad. 1400 at lvl 38 for a flight to Thunderbluff to talk to a guy on Hunter's Rise. I am heading back to the Inn to check for more clues.
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By uigrad on 04/07/2007 (Patch 2.0.12)
This quest says 1100 xp. I got 1400xp at level 36.
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By Anonymous on 01/08/2006 (Patch 1.9.0)
I am disappointed this quest was going great guns until it ran into a brick wall.
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By Anonymous on 10/25/2005 (Patch 1.8.1)
Where is he?
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By Anonymous on 10/25/2005 (Patch 1.8.1)
That's because this is the end of the road for this quest series.
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By Anonymous on 10/25/2005 (Patch 1.8.1)
How long does it take for him to remember this guy?&nbsp I am level 42 and he still hasn't given it to me.
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 10/25/2005 (Patch 1.8.1)
I went and saw the hoofmarks then came back to Krog in Bracken. He sent some runner off to have a look but the runner didnt come back or something. What I'm saying is, Krog won't send me on to find Mosh at TB. What do I have to do? He just says the same thing as always now about how he's in charge of the investigation and I should check out the inn for clues. I went back to the inn and nothing new is there that I can tell. He still won't send me to find the guy at TB. WHAT THE HELL DO I HAVE TO DO?
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By Anonymous on 01/06/2007 (Patch 2.0.1)
I seriously doubt the culprits are raptors given that they have nothing to do with fire. Rather, it is most likely the dragonkin that have taken to residing very close to where the shady inn stood.
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By Anonymous on 05/11/2007 (Patch 2.0.12)
It's an incomplete quest line.

Based on the "hoof" or "talon" prints on the ground, and the fact that we all know Onyxia's lair is nearby, I'm guessing that the local Dragonkin population put the torch to the inn.

Perhaps it's meant to never be finished.&nbsp If I didn't know about Onyxias lair when I did this quest chain, by the time I lvld up and DID go to Onyxia, I believe I a light bulb would go off over the top of my head.

"Those dragonkin are the ones that torched the INN! It all makes sense now! Let's go kill Onyxia!"
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By Anonymous on 10/27/2005 (Patch 1.8.2)
I got this portion of the quest opened after I turned in the Ogron escort quest.
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By Anonymous on 02/24/2005 (Patch 1.2.0)
Does the quest end here? Seems like there should be more. Mosarn is a non interactive npc
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By Anonymous on 07/29/2005 (Patch 1.6.0)
I just finished this one up earlier in the week and it still just dead ended there for whatever reason. Kinda strange

Kegamoo of Cenarian Circle - lvl 40 Tauren Shaman
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By Anonymous on 11/14/2006 (Patch 1.12.2)
You don't need to go back and forth. You can start all three quests from the items at the Shady Rest Inn at the same time. I also got a dead end after taking the shield to Mosarn in TB. But after doing these quests three times for Alliance, I finally got to find and kill Pavel Reethe as an Undead Priest.
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By Anonymous on 05/28/2005 (Patch 1.4.2)
most likely it's not finished or something. Blizzard does things like that.
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By Anonymous on 10/02/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)
Just did this quest with my 37 warrior. Quest dead-ended with different text than shown here. Krog said that a shield can come from anywhere and the name may not mean anything. No follow-up quest to thunderbluff.
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By Anonymous on 01/20/2007 (Patch 2.0.5)
super lame quest with an ending that is just... lame
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By Anonymous on 04/23/2005 (Patch 1.4.0)
I was able to talk to Mosarn but then it was a dead end. It seems that every quest tied to the Shady Rest Inn is a dead end. Kind of disappointing really.
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By Vilkacis on 05/24/2008 (Patch 2.4.2)
Located at 54,80 on Hunter Rise.
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By Doragon on 04/03/2007 (Patch 2.0.12)
after you have diliverd the quest you can go back to the inn where you can right click on some hovesprints, then you will get the quest Suspicious Hoofprints https://classicdb.ch/?quest=1268
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By Anonymous on 09/06/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)
The Quest chain starts with the black shield at the shaddy inn. The shaddy inn is the demolished building that is on the side of the road that connects the barrens with dustwallow marsh.

This quest is available to both Horde and Alliance. My toon is an Undead so ill post what i know about the Horde chain.

The Name of the Quest is, The Black Shield.

Go to the shaddy inn and look at the fireplace, there is a shield there.
If you mouse your cursor over it you will get a cog and when you open it you get the quest.

Take it back to the guy at the village and you get some xp and another quest to get acid off of the spiders in the area to clean it off. once you complete that part you get Xp and nothing else off him.

Go back to the inn and you'll now be able to find Hoofprints in front of the inn. it just looks like a horseshoe crab on the left side of what should be stairs. Mouse over and get that quest.
Take it back to the guy and complete it and he summons a guy to go investigate.
That guy runs out of the side of the village and dissapears. dont bother looking for him.

Go Back again to the Inn and in the middle there are planks. on one of the planks is what looks like a pebble or small rock.Its a badge. Mouse over that and you get the last part of the quest. Go back to the village and talk to the guy again.
complete the quest. nothing pops over his head , but if you right click on him as if you were to get a quest you will now see another option to talk to him.
He now tells you to find Ogron. Orgon is at 40,36

this quest part is lvl 37 , the other ones where lvl 35

Its an Odd way for quest chain , but thats the way is set up. you have to go investigate it a few times over to be able to complete the quest .

Have Fun

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By AngelNr1 on 08/18/2007 (Patch 2.1.3)
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By AngelNr1 on 08/18/2007 (Patch 2.1.3)