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The Deserters

Get information about Reethe from Balos Jacken and the deserters in Dustwallow Marsh.

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It has been a struggle maintaining a presence in the marsh, but through strength of our resolve, we have been able to maintain several defensive watchtowers throughout the area.

The latest information and scouting reports I have received indicate that a group of deserters has squatted in our abandoned tower at Lost Point, southeast of the inn.

The local lieutenant seems to be Balos Jacken. See if you can get some information out of him.

Be warned, <name>. He may be a tough nut to crack.

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Upon completion of this quest you will gain:
  • 2850 experience ( 17 10 at max. level)

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Rating: +27 [-] [+]
By Kaynos on 11/04/2006 (Patch 1.12.2)
Lost Point is at 35.53. He doesn't mean SE of the Inn in Theramore, but SE of the burned Shady Rest Inn.
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By Anonymous on 12/04/2005 (Patch 1.8.3)
The guy is in the tower

tloc 35,54
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By Draycan on 11/16/2007 (Patch 2.3.0)
The respawn rate on these guys was retard, I couldn't get anywhere near the tower without having the adds that I had just taken down respawn. This is on patch 2.3.
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By Anonymous on 02/01/2006 (Patch 1.9.2)
When I first saw the tower I noted that there were a lot of deserters, levels 37 and 38. I was about to call for reinforcements when I realized that they were green to me, friendly (I am a level 36 Alliance Dark Elf Rogue). I walked on into the tower to find the leader, Balos Jacken, expecting he would be friendly also. Instead, he jumped down from an upper floor and attacked me once I had entered the tower. He was level 38. None of the deserters joined in to help him, so I only had to fight him. Once I got his health down to about 25% he surrendered and gave me the information about Reethe to take back to Captain Vimes in Theramore.
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By Anonymous on 02/01/2006 (Patch 1.9.2)
The tower containing the Theramore Deserters is south from the Shady Rest Inn. Take the road east from the Inn and take the first road that leads south. The tower is very near the road on the left, or the east side of the road. Cosmos loc is 35,54.
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By Anonymous on 07/11/2006 (Patch 1.11.2)
You subdue him,, he sends you back to Vimes and Vimes says "Ty ,, you're done".&nbsp Someone at Blizz had a great idea for a quest string,, got one third done and then got fired for hygiene problems ,,,&nbsp anyway , this Shady Rest could have been a lot of fun&nbsp but its just a let down!
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By kreghx on 12/17/2006 (Patch 2.0.1)
The tower containing the Theramore Deserters is south from the Shady Rest Inn. Take the road east from the Inn and take the first road that leads south. The tower is very near the road on the left, or the east side of the road. Cosmos loc is 35,54.
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By Anonymous on 03/23/2006 (Patch 1.9.4)
The same thing appens to me...
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By Anonymous on 06/04/2006 (Patch 1.10.2)
I just confirmed this quest is bugged.&nbsp I summited a ticket to a GM and the GM said they already know about the bug and are working on fixing it.
Silvermoon realm if that makes a difference.

Basically you attack Balos, you get him to surrender just before he dies.&nbsp The question mark above his head turns yellow.&nbsp But when you try to talk to him, nothing happens.

Suggest skipping the quest until Blizz fixes it.
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By Trilless on 11/17/2007 (Patch 2.3.0)
I did this on my 39 RET specced Paladin. I believe the quest is a bit buggy. I killed a path to the tower door, then Divine Protection I ran into the tower and up the short steps to the very end. For some reason this reset all the aggroed mobs. Balos will return to the small landing on the stairs. Killed him solo. Returned to top of stairs. For some reason this is a safe zone of sorts. Waiting on DP timer... then ran out.

Hope that helps some of you ^^
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By Voodum on 11/23/2007 (Patch 2.3.0)
Did this on my level 37 hunter. I used Eyes of the Beast on my pet and had him aggro the entire room. I then ran up the steps past the npc and feigned death on the broken steps. I then stood back up and res'd my pet. I was then able to sit there evading all of his attacks until I was at full hp / mana. I then walked down onto the steps and fought him. Easy if you can make it to the broken steps no mobs can hurt you.
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By Wasabii on 12/22/2007 (Patch 2.3.0)
I tried this as a lvl 36 prot pali 2k/2.5k health/armor (respectively). Stupidly I didn't read EVERY comment just where it was. I pull 3. 3 melee mobs vs 1 prot pali is just ezmode. 3 more mobs aggro some how and one runs for help.

So I pull them to the road LoH to live, then drink/eat up. I head toward the tower pull one guy walking around and another I SWEAR I just killed. Then the fun started they started to respawn as I was fighting it was then about 8-10 on one...needles to say I was a dead pali.

I was about to try the run up and talk but as I'm typing this a son of hakkar looking mob ate my face and now I need ot repair.
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By Anonymous on 03/23/2006 (Patch 1.9.4)
I have talked to two GM's about this, both tried to fix the problem, but over all it had to be sent to the developers. Hopefully it will get fixed. Gm's told me to just check back on the quest every so offen.
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By Anonymous on 03/23/2006 (Patch 1.9.4)
Same thing, kicked his butt, he gives up, cant complete the quest.
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By Anonymous on 03/23/2006 (Patch 1.9.4)
beat him, reloged, beat him relog, nada
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By Anonymous on 04/29/2006 (Patch 1.10.1)
Opened a ticket.&nbsp Got back: "We are aware of the situation you reported, and we are currently working on a solution"
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By Anonymous on 07/11/2006 (Patch 1.11.2)
Yep, he works now.&nbsp And he just uncerimoniously sends you right back to the captain.
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By clarkkers on 11/21/2007 (Patch 2.3.0)
Okay, I did this as a 36 Enhancement Shammy. I ran past Balos up the steps (stops right behind) him and died. I reincarnated and by some miracle was able to keep myself alive to finish the quest.

Otherwise, i wouldn't be able to reach Balos before repops get me.
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By Stickleback on 11/27/2007 (Patch 2.3.0)
As a lvl 37-38 mage I tried this quest many times but always ran into problems with respawns. In the end ran in to the tower & died. Rez'd right at the very top of the stairs in the tower & managed to eat, drink & buff. It kept putting me in & out of combat but Balos couldn't touch me. Once ready, moved close to Balos & easy kill. Don't get too close to him though otherwise you pull 2 other mobs. Ran out/blinked with mana shield on & job done. I guess I could have done this to get onto the top of the stairs! Good luck
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By Vrtsman on 12/22/2007 (Patch 2.3.0)
I ended up getting killed and then when I went back to body to resurrect, I just stood behind Balos Jacken. Don't have to kill him, just get him below 20 or 25 % and he'll turn green to finish the quest.
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By sharnla on 05/01/2007 (Patch 2.0.12)
When you go inside the tower, Balos Jacken will immidiately aggro (just one 38 mob).
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By Anonymous on 06/25/2006 (Patch 1.11.0)
Quest worked just fine today...
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By Anonymous on 04/13/2006 (Patch 1.10.1)
Ok, this might sound dumb (so don't wail on me too much) and I haven't had a chance to try it, but after you beat Balos Jacken, he says something like "ok put down your weapons, I'll talk" has anyone tried taking their weapons off their character and seeing if he'll talk?
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By Anonymous on 06/23/2006 (Patch 1.11.0)
I was just able to complete this quest.
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By Anonymous on 04/05/2007 (Patch 2.0.12)
LOL I dont even have the quest and he attacked me.
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By Anonymous on 04/06/2006 (Patch 1.10.0)
he wont talk to me either i beat him 5 times
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By Anonymous on 04/09/2006 (Patch 1.10.0)
As of 9th April 2006

Sent ticket, just to jog their memory.
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By Anonymous on 04/25/2006 (Patch 1.10.1)
Can anyone tell me if this quest is still bugged? They patched this morning, so I'm hoping they fixed it then.
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By Anonymous on 05/15/2006 (Patch 1.10.2)
Hell, i dismissed the pet and stripped ALL armor and weapons...then did a little jig. Nothing worked. Still bugged.

Wasted a night-elf hootchie on that guy. Tsk.
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By Anonymous on 04/13/2006 (Patch 1.10.1)
As of April 12, still can't talk with the guy. Tried 5 times...
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By Anonymous on 04/15/2006 (Patch 1.10.1)
So, I tried the idea of disarming after the fight, and suddenly I got the balloon saying I could talk to him. But nothing happened >.< Will update if I figure something out.
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By Anonymous on 04/05/2006 (Patch 1.10.0)
I agree with indyferret, tried to complete this quest just the other day, beat on him until he gave up, he had the yellow ? but didn't talk, no response. Any suggestions?
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By Anonymous on 06/13/2006 (Patch 1.10.2)
6/12/06 still broke -- grey by now anyway for me from waiting for them to fix it :abandon:
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By Anonymous on 12/28/2006 (Patch 2.0.1)
does anyone have Titan cords for this quest?
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By Anonymous on 04/05/2006 (Patch 1.10.0)
As of 1.10, I'm trying to do this quest. I get out there, whack Jacken, and he gets the yellow ? over his head, but he won't talk to me. I've tried abandoning and going back out, but it's doing the same thing. Anyone else having this issue, or have any thoughts?
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By Anonymous on 04/13/2006 (Patch 1.10.1)
As of April 12, still can't talk with the guy. Tried 5 times...
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By Anonymous on 06/28/2006 (Patch 1.11.1)
It appears Blizzard fixed the bug on this one with patch 1.11 (Necropolis) .. and yeah it was grey for me since I'm level 49 now .. but just had to finish it.
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By Anonymous on 05/26/2006 (Patch 1.10.2)
This quest still cannot be completed as of 26-May-2006. I've sent a ticket and got an ingame-mail saying that they are aware of this problem and will fix it soon.
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By grawss on 12/02/2007 (Patch 2.3.0)
Yeah, at 1% health and ready to die, all the mobs went into evade mode. They cannot attack you on the edge of the steps. So run through all the mobs, into the tower, and once you get to the end of the steps just wait for them to reset. Once they do, edge down until Balos attacks. Kill him, then run out. If you get too close to Balos, you'll aggro a mob or two below, so stay near the wall and as near the steps as possible.
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By wvaughn78109 on 12/07/2007 (Patch 2.3.0)
Did on my 41 rogue, actually forgot about it, stealthed in, beat Balos into submission, only had one add. He went to get help so I vanished. Easy if you can stealth, watch the add, he will get help.
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