A Soldier in Need

Quest Giver: Medic Hawthorn outside Valiance Keep gates, near Sergeant Hammerhill

Objective: Retrieve Hawthorn’s Anti-Venom from the First Aid Supplies chest inside the Stormbreaker’s hold.

Quick Facts

• Rewards: Super Rejuvenation Potion + 150 Valiance Expedition reputation
• Pairs With: Cultists Among Us (separate quest, picked up from altar in the same location)

Walkthrough

• The Stormbreaker is the large ship in the center of Valiance Keep.
• Board the ship and go below deck.
• The First Aid Supplies chest is at [57, 69], near the cultist altar.
• Loot Hawthorn’s Anti-Venom and return to Medic Hawthorn.

While You’re There

• The cultist altar beside the chest starts Cultists Among Us. Pick it up while you’re below deck to save a trip.
• Hostile cultists patrol the hold. Alliance guards on deck will assist if you fight near the stairs.

Combat Tips

• If overwhelmed by cultists, kite them up the stairs toward the deck. The guards will help, and fighting one at a time is easier in the narrow stairwell.
• The cultists aren’t particularly dangerous for level 68+ characters.

Known Quirk

• If you’re under the effects of Winterfall Firewater (size increase buff), you may not fit through the doorway to the lower deck. Remove the buff if needed.

Lore Context

• The poisoned soldier reflects the ongoing nerubian siege. Crypt Crawler venom is potent enough to require specialized anti-venom, highlighting the danger these creatures pose to Alliance forces.
• Medic Hawthorn’s completion dialogue hints at the cultist activity below deck, setting up the infiltration storyline.

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