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Let Bixie Know

Alliance • Borean Tundra • Level 71 • Dens of Dying
Return to Bixie Wrenchshanker south of the Dens of Dying with news of Tinky's escape.
Head east from Talramas back to Bixie at (73, 19). Short run, no combat. Tinky teleported out of the cage successfully, but the dark magic created an evil clone of her somewhere colder. Bixie takes the news in stride.
Vikstone's Classic Expedition
The teleporter worked. It also created an evil twin of Tinky somewhere in Icecrown. Bixie processed this for about two seconds and moved on. Gnomish engineering had acceptable side effects.

“My evil twin’s out there somewhere now. I’m pretty sure that she’s not back at the airstrip. In fact, wherever she ended up, it’s colder there than here. But I could only ‘feel’ her for a moment. Oh well, I’ll reconfigure this thing and port myself back to the airstrip soon enough. In the meantime, do you think you could go east and let Bixie know that I’ll meet her back there?

Thanks, Vikstone!”

-Tinky Wickwhistle

I'm Stuck in this Damned Cage... But Not For Long!

Objective

LEVEL

71

Requires level

68

Speak with Bixie Wrenchshanker just south of The Dens of Dying.

 

Return to Bixie Wrenchshanker at [73, 18] in Borean Tundra to update her about the progress.

 

Reward

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:
20,000 experience
10 reputation with Valiance Expedition

Walkthrough

 

Quest Giver: Tinky Wickwhistle, inside Talramas [69, 14]

Turn In: Bixie Wrenchshanker, south of The Dens of Dying [73, 19]

Objective: Speak with Bixie Wrenchshanker just south of The Dens of Dying.

 

Quick Facts

 

Walkthrough

Head east from Talramas back to Bixie’s position south of The Dens of Dying [73, 19]. This is a short run, no combat required.

That’s it. Simple delivery quest.

 

Quest Dialogue

Tinky’s message to Bixie reveals the teleportation mishap:

“My evil twin’s out there somewhere now. I’m pretty sure that she’s not back at the airstrip. In fact, wherever she ended up, it’s colder there than here. But I could only ‘feel’ her for a moment. Oh well, I’ll reconfigure this thing and port myself back to the airstrip soon enough. In the meantime, do you think you could go east and let Bixie know that I’ll meet her back there?”

Bixie’s reaction is wonderfully nonchalant:

“Tinky’s got an evil twin?! Well, if she says she’s okay, and that she’ll be able to get herself back to the airstrip soon, that’s good enough for me.”

This casual acceptance of a teleportation accident creating an evil clone is peak gnome culture.

 

Lore: Wrapping Up Talramas

This quest concludes the Alliance’s involvement with the crashed necropolis. The Scourge commanders (Doctor Razorgrin and Lich-Lord Chillwinter) are dead, Tinky is free, and the immediate threat is neutralized.

Bixie mentions her leg injury from the previous encounter with Scourge in the caves. In Back to the Airstrip, she notes: “I’m moving a little slower with this leg injury.” This is a callback to her earlier mention of getting “swiped” before she could vanish, confirming she sustained real damage during her reconnaissance.

The Talramas itself remains crashed. Despite Chillwinter’s frantic efforts to repair it before the Lich King discovered the crash, the necropolis never flies again.

It stands as a ruined monument to Scourge ambitions in Borean Tundra, eventually becoming a scavenging site for Fizzcrank Airstrip gnomes looking for interesting mechanical parts.

 

Explore Borean Tundra’s hidden easter eggs, lore mysteries, and connections across Warcraft history in Vikstone’s Borean Tundra Chronicles, along with the complete quest storyline.

Phase1

Combatant Greatsword

Item Level 366

Binds when picked

Two-Hands       Sword

605 - 1,010 Damage       Speed 3.60

(224.3 damage per second)

+283 Strength

+596 Critical Strike

Durability 85 / 85

Requires level 110 to 120 120

Sell Price:

64

64

8

Phase2

Valiance Longbow

Item Level 366

Binds when picked

Ranged       Bow

572 - 774 Damage       Speed 3.00

(224.3 damage per second)

+320 Agility

+576 Critical Strike

Durability 85 / 85

Requires level 110 to 120 120

Sell Price:

62

12

73

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Layered Frost Sandals

Layered Frost Sandals

Reinforced Caribou-Hide Chestguard

Amberplate Waistguard

You will also receive:

4 Gold

70 Silver

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

20,100 experience
250 reputation with Valiance Expedition

Phase3

Gloves of Troubled Memory

Item Level 174

Binds when picked

  • Hands
  • Cloth

132 Armor

+26 Intellect

Durability 25 / 25

Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 53.

Equip: Increases spell power by 40.

Sell Price:

2

20

Phase4

Bloodstained Helmet

Item Level 336

Binds when picked up

  • Legs
  • Mail

563 Armor

+298 [Agility or Intellect]

+607 Stamina

Durability 85 / 85

Requires level 110 to 120 120

Sell Price:

36

60

Warrior IconVikstone's War Journal

The makeshift teleporter worked. Mostly.

Vikstone Portrait Act 1
Illustrated by Christian DiBari and Simon Gough.

Tinky stood outside her cage, frowning at the device in her hands. “My evil twin’s out there somewhere now. Wherever she ended up, it’s colder there than here.” She shrugged. “I could only feel her for a moment.”

I waited for further explanation. None came.

“I’ll reconfigure this thing and port myself back to the airstrip soon enough. Could you head east and let Bixie know I’ll meet her there?”

I found Bixie south of the Dens of Dying and delivered the news.

“Tinky’s got an evil twin?!” She processed this for approximately two seconds. “Well, if she says she’s okay and she’ll get herself back to the airstrip, that’s good enough for me.”

Apparently, evil twins were an acceptable side effect.

 

Bixie’s leg was slowing her badly and the airstrip still wanted its engineer, which leaves one more trip Back to the Airstrip.

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