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Series

1.	Grimtotem Chiefs: Isha Gloomaxe Grimtotem Chiefs: Isha Gloomaxe
2.	Grimtotem Chiefs: Elder Stormhoof Grimtotem Chiefs: Elder Stormhoof
3.	Grimtotem Chiefs: Grundig Darkcloud Grimtotem Chiefs: Grundig Darkcloud
4.	The Writ of History The Writ of History The Drums of War The Drums of War Grimtotem Chiefs: The Chief of Chiefs Grimtotem Chiefs: The Chief of Chiefs
5.	The Captive Bride The Captive Bride
6.	Invoking the Serpent Invoking the Serpent
7.	Trouble at Highperch

Storyline
Thousand Needles The Grimtotem are Coming Two If By Boat Do Me a Favor? Down in the Deeps Bar Fight! In the Outhouse Pirate Accuracy Increasing Circle the Wagons... er, Boats Circle the Wagons... er, Boats Quiet the Cannons A Little Payback Where's Synge? Sunken Treasure Two-Tusk Takedown Haunted With a Little Help... Carcass Collection The Mad Magus Negotiations Get Koalbeard! The Ancient Brazier Fool's Gold Fake Gold for Black Gold Back to Riznek Eminent Domain Defend the Drill Go Blow that Horn Deliver the Goods Special Delivery for Brivelthwerp The Greatest Flavor in the World! We All Scream for Ice Cream... and then Die! Freezing the Pipes That Smart One's Gotta Go Free Freewind Post Grimtotem in the Post The Brave and the Bold Horn of the Traitor Together Again No Weapons For You! Darkcloud Grimtotem Grimtotem Chiefs: Isha Gloomaxe The Rattle of Bones Grimtotem Chiefs: Elder Stormhoof The Writ of History Grimtotem Chiefs: Grundig Darkcloud The Drums of War Grimtotem Chiefs: The Chief of Chiefs The Captive Bride Invoking the Serpent Trouble at Highperch Free the Pridelings Death to all Trappers! Release Heartrazor The Twilight Skymaster On to the Bulwark Something to Wear Break Them Out Behind You! Codemaster's Code The Elder Crone To the Withering To the Withering Four Twilight Elements Unbound The Doomstone Spread the Word

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Comments

Comment by 82411

No need to kill the serpent. It goes back to full health and completes the quest. You can just walk away.

Comment by sjones321

In case you don't notice them like I didn't for a long time, you need to kill the guys channeling into Arikara's shield before you can do any real damage.

Comment by Haxan

You cant kill Arikara but yet the quest is completed. Is this quest bugged or is it supposed to be like this?

Comment by Ayilax

You just have to kill the grimtotem spirit around it
And then you could hit Arikara

Comment by 437066

It took me awhile to figure out about the guys on the side healing the serpent as well, but after catching on I killed them as they appeared. Problem was, after killing the serpent it instantly came back to life at full health. There was a message that said Arikara's Revenge - so I whittled him down again, and he re-spawned again at full health. At this point I walked away as I was tired of fighting, out of mana and potions, and low on health. I did receive credit for the quest, but I think it is still bugged as of this writing.

Comment by FamousAtomicBoy

It's definitely bugged, but I managed to get it to work - sort of - after a few attempts. After I "beat" Arikara and it was restored to full health, I ran across the bridge to reset it. I ran back, used the Shu'halo Artifacts to start it over, and finally got the Twilight Hammer script to play just as the four spirits reappeared and healed it again:

Arikara yells: Stop! You have bested my wind serpent.
Arikara yells: I have been taken prisoner by the Twilight's Hammer.
Arikara yells: I'm not certain where. Start with their western base overlooking Highperch.

Comment by Niamh

An overview of all the quests needed to get to the blue rewards and all other gear you can earn on your way there:
(This is mostly Horde version of the quests, but Alliance version is pretty similar.)

0. Warchief's Command: Thousand Needles!
1. To the Summit
2. The Grimtotem are Coming
3. Two If By Boat: Mirage Amulet Maloof's Spare Boots Floating Belt Bracers of Desperate Need
4. Do Me a Favor?
5. Down in the Deeps: Razzeric's Vest Driver's Armbands Wet Suit Leggings Raceway Boots
... gives Speedbarge Diving Helm
6. ... Bar Fight!
7. ... In the Outhouse
8. Pirate Accuracy Increasing
9. Circle the Wagons... er, Boats: Speedbarge Leggings Pirate Sinker's Gloves Bear Hug Bracers Manly Pauldrons
... gives River Boat
10. Quiet the Cannons
(side quest: A Little Payback: Paper Roll Bracers Rugfizzle's Boots Outhouse Boots Payback Band)

11. Where's Synge? (pick it up to do together with Quiet the Cannons)
12. Sunken Treasure
13. Two-Tusk Takedown: Buoyant Shoulderpads Synge's Wristbands Den Whomper Boots Drinker's Bracers

14. Haunted
15. With a Little Help...: Evil Dolly's Cuffs Lilly's Bandana Fajardo's Bracers Hard Headed Helm
16. Carcass Collection
17. The Mad Magus: Discarded Wedding Band Magus Tirth's Robe Holdfast Belt Ghostcaller's Leggings Alimony

18. Negotiations
19. Get Koalbeard!
20. Fool's Gold
(side quest: The Ancient Brazier: Shroud of Contempt Belt of False Promises Greaves of the Sacred Flame)
21. Fake Gold for Black Gold
22. Back to Riznek: Suspicious Slippers Swindler's Vest Belt of the Unfooled Uncompromising Helm

23a. Eminent Domain
23b. Defend the Drill
24. Go Blow that Horn
25. Deliver the Goods: Send-Off Belt Speedbarge Bailer Pozzik's Vest
26. Free Freewind Post
27. Grimtotem in the Post
(side quest: Horn of the Traitor: Horn of the Traitor)

28. The Brave and the Bold
29. Together Again

30. Grimtotem Chiefs: Isha Gloomaxe
31. Grimtotem Chiefs: Elder Stormhoof: Hands of the Chosen Darkcloud Mask Freewind Spaulders Legguards of the Pinnacle
32. Grimtotem Chiefs: Grundig Darkcloud
33a. The Writ of History
33b. The Drums of War
33c. Grimtotem Chiefs: The Chief of Chiefs: Lasting Peace Hood of Disgrace Legguards of Disfavor
34. The Captive Bride
35. Invoking the Serpent: Windsong Rifle Mantle of Invocation Wind Serpent Bracers Ring of the Subduer
36. Trouble at Highperch
(No Weapons For You!, What's that Rattle?, The Rattle of Bones & Darkcloud Grimtotem: Blood Waders Bracers of Reluctant Violence Pauldrons of the Teachings Reaper's Amulet are side quests during this chain)

37a. Free the Pridelings
37b. Death to all Trappers!: Swift Mountain Boots Trapper's Helm Pao'ka's Belt Trapper Punchers
38. Release Heartrazor
39. The Twilight Skymaster: Prideling Down Leggings Heartrazor's Gift Skymaster's Pants Pridekeeper's Breastplate
40. On to the Bulwark

41a. Something to Wear: Lakota's Mace Well Hammered Shield Bloodstained Twilight Belt
41b. Break Them Out
42a. Behind You!: Starion's Slippers Codemaster's Cuffs Fastfuse Gloves Bulwark of Leaders
42b. Codemaster's Code
43. The Elder Crone
44. To the Withering

45a. Four Twilight Elements
45b. Unbound
46. The Doomstone: Bracers of Safe Keeping Withering Mask Dirty Work Greaves Dupe's Bracers

47. Spread the Word: Robe of the Thousand Needles Leggings of the Thousand Needles Vest of the Thousand Needles Chestguard of the Thousand Needles Pauldrons of the Thousand Needles Helm of the Thousand Needles

(If I missed something, let me know)

(on a side note: I got Thousand Needles Quests while just going for the end quest by doing all it's pre-requisit quests and some side quests that were in the same area. (Also did a chain started with Special Delivery for Brivelthwerp but afaik this is not needed.))

Note: 07/11/2011, changed the 1st sentence, it was originally "An overview of all the quests needed to get there:" to avoid some confusion as to what this post is all about.

Comment by 384792

pretty much the tauren you have with you will keep the serpent busy he won't die just wander around the perimeter and kill the guys with the lightning bolts keeping it alive. easy squeasy peasy

Comment by wowheadfunky

Be aware that Freewind Brave does not always fight with you - he didn't with me. I did it as a 44 Hunter with a bear pet, I concentrated on killing Arikara and spamming Mend Pet so my bear didn't die. As soon as I saw any of the ancestral grimtotem's I set them as my target and kept the bear on Arikara. I did this because I saw the quote mentioned in another comment.

I found it quite ironic that this big powerful 'helper' would help kill all the mobs leading up to this but not a thing on this.

Comment by Grothmar

Start your fight with both you and your warrior inside the circle. He will then keep agro off you. Your job is to attack the serpent until a Tauren healer starts healing outside the circle. Go kill it. Then return to killing the serpent. keep this up until it dies. You'll know the serpent died when your warrior assistant breaks off the fight and you're free to go back to Lakota Windsong.

Comment by WoWQHelps

HD Video Tutorial for this quest : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXhWwbfD5MQ

Comment by WoWGnGP

i made i playthrough of this quest if anyone wish to see how to do it :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFcn0adqxZA&feature=youtu.be

Links

Invoking the Serpent

Defeat Arikara.

	Arikara defeated (1)

Provided item:

	Shu'halo Artifacts (1)

Description

I am familiar with these artifacts. I believe that they were brought here by Magatha Grimtotem herself. But she's not amongst the Grimtotem on Darkcloud Pinnacle. She disappeared right after she arrived, and no one knows where she is now.

Maybe we can find out.

Take the rattle, the writ, and the drum out to Arikara's Needle. If my guess is correct, the wind serpent will appear again. You'll have to defeat it to gain knowledge of where Magatha is hiding.

Progress

Completion

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

	Windsong Rifle			Mantle of Invocation
	Wind Serpent Bracers			Ring of the Subduer

You will receive:

Gains

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

350 reputation with Thunder Bluff

See if you've already completed this by typing:

/run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(27330))