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“Dregmar Runebrand is a magnataur runemaster… a rare breed. He’s generally solitary, but has been known to associate with the more powerful and influential magnataur in Dragonblight for quite some time. He will know who this new leader is. It is unlikely we will gain any aid with the increasing concerns with the Scourge and the blue flight, so I need you to procure the information from Dregmar by any means necessary.
I was told he can be found amongst the cliffs overlooking the Mirror of the Dawn.”
-Aurastrasza
Locate Dregmar Runebrand near his cave on the path to the cliffs overlooking the Mirror of the Dawn. Challenge him and uncover the name of the magnataur leader by any means necessary. Return to Aurastrasza at Wyrmrest Temple once the information is obtained.
Upon completion of this quest you will gain:
Quest Giver: Aurastrasza at Wyrmrest Temple (ground floor)
Objective: Beat down Dregmar Runebrand to roughly 20% health to force him to reveal the magnataur leader’s identity. You do not need to kill him.
Quick Facts
Walkthrough
Head east from Wyrmrest Temple toward the cliffs overlooking the Mirror of Dawn (the frozen lake where you fought Iceshatter). Dregmar’s cave is at [72, 50], nestled in the cliffside. His cave is littered with half-eaten animal carcasses, so you’ll know you’ve found the right spot.
Attack Dregmar to begin the encounter. As you fight, he delivers three lines of dialogue at health thresholds, progressively revealing what he knows. When he reaches roughly 20% health, the fight ends automatically. Dregmar effectively “bubbles” (goes immune) and despawns after delivering his final line, giving you quest credit.
Abilities
Crowd Control Profile
Combat Strategy
The fight boils down to one principle: dodge the runes, sustain through the melee. At 80k damage needed, this is a war of attrition.
Shared Quest Credit
This quest has a generous credit radius. You can receive quest credit simply by being nearby when another player defeats Dregmar, even without being grouped. If someone else is already fighting him, help them out. You’ll both get credit.
The RP Event (Spoiler)
As you damage Dregmar, he delivers three yelled lines:
Dregmar then despawns. He’s not defeated so much as convinced you’re strong enough to be worth warning. Return to Aurastrasza, who sends you after the warlord himself in the chain finale: Wanton Warlord.
Lore Context
Dregmar is described as a magnataur “runemaster,” a rare breed among a species not known for magical aptitude.
His Explosive Rune ability reflects this, making him mechanically unique among the magnataur you’ve fought in this chain. Where Bonesunder used brute force (Bone Crack), Drakegore had fire-wreathed fists, and the others relied on charges and summons, Dregmar fights with rune magic.
The RP dialogue reveals that Dregmar is not truly loyal to Grom’thar the Thunderbringer. He’s solitary by nature, and his willingness to reveal Grom’thar’s name and summoning location suggests he views the warlord’s ambitions as foolish. He doesn’t fight to protect Grom’thar’s secret; he fights to test whether you’re worthy of the information.
Grom’thar the Thunderbringer, now named for the first time, is the eldest living thunder bringer shaman of the magnataur race and ruler of the Bloodmar clan.
According to RPG sourcebook lore, he commands roughly fifty magnataur and plans to attack a nearby civilization (likely the Drakkari trolls) to force them into servitude.
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Vikstone's War Journal“Dregmar Runebrand is a magnataur runemaster… a rare breed.” Aurastrasza spoke of Dregmar differently than the others. “He’s generally solitary, but has been known to associate with the more powerful and influential magnataur in Dragonblight for quite some time. He will know who this new leader is.”
She paused. “It is unlikely we will gain any aid with the increasing concerns with the Scourge and the blue flight, so I need you to procure the information from Dregmar by any means necessary. I was told he can be found amongst the cliffs overlooking the Mirror of Dawn.”
By any means necessary. I understood what that meant. So did Sikotic, who was already checking the edge on his runeblade.
The path wound up cliffs until we found his cave. Animal carcasses littered the entrance, some only half-eaten. The smell was indescribable and inside runes covered every surface: carved into bones, scratched into stone, painted on hide stretched across makeshift frames. A library of sorts?
Dregmar emerged from the shadows, and for a moment we simply regarded each other. He looked at us the way a tactician studies a map and those eyes moved from me to Sikotic, lingering on the runeblade.
“I know why you’ve come.” His voice rumbled. “One of those foolish magnataur on the plains meddled and managed to get the dragons involved. Do you enjoy serving them like dogs?”
I kept my hand on my weapon. “I need a name.”
The runes around his lair flickered and I felt the magic was ready to be turned against us. His Rune Shield could make him invulnerable. His charge could crush either of us against the cave walls.
But Dregmar was a scholar before he was a warrior. His gaze kept drifting back to Sikotic. He knew what a death knight was, what kind of damage one could do to his rune work, how long a fight in close quarters against the two of us would actually last.
“You seek their leader,” he said. “Little things, you wage war against the clans of Grom’thar the Thunderbringer himself. Don’t be so eager to rush to your deaths.”
He snorted.
“Hah! So be it. Blow the horn of a magnataur leader at the ring of torches south of the Blue Dragonshrine. Make peace with your gods…”
Dregmar wanted Grom’thar gone. Whatever the Thunderbringer represented, the runemaster had decided it was worse than helping us.
“Grom’thar will come.”
Then he was gone, retreating into the depths of his cave. He’d given up his own kind without a fight. Whatever Grom’thar represented, Dregmar wanted no part of it.
Sikotic watched him go. “He made the smart choice.”
Aurastrasza listened to my report. “Grom’thar the Thunderbringer. Good. Let’s end any threat these magnataur might pose here and now.”
Dregmar’s instruction was to blow a magnataur horn at the ring of torches south of the Blue Dragonshrine, because a Wanton Warlord who organized an entire species will answer that sort of challenge himself.
