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“Our response must be immediate. Decisive. We must teach these savages not to cross us. Our scouts have located what’s left of the Silverbrook trappers… you know, the ones you didn’t get to douse in flames. Apparently they’re blockading the road to the southeast… perhaps they’re trying to box us in. Head to the Forest’s Edge post and take care of them.
Their leader’s reported to be a man named Vladek… make sure he’s dealt with.”
-Lieutenant Dumont
Lieutenant Dumont wants you to go to Forest’s Edge Post and slay Vladek and 7 Silverbrook Hunters.
You will be able to choose one of these rewards:
Upon completion of this quest you will gain:
Quest Giver: Lieutenant Dumont — Amberpine Lodge, Grizzly Hills [31, 59]
Objective: Go to Forest’s Edge Post and slay Vladek and 7 Silverbrook Hunters.
Quick Facts
Walkthrough
Head to Forest’s Edge Post
Pick Up Mikhail’s Journal
Efficiency Tips
Lore Context
Mikhail’s Journal is a significant story document. It reveals that Mikhail (Sasha’s father, from the earlier chain) documented the Wolfcult’s gradual takeover of Silverbrook.
The villagers didn’t all convert willingly at first; sympathizers grew over time. Mikhail sent Sasha away to protect her, then tried to reason with the other townsfolk. His final entry mentions a meeting of town leaders about events in Hollowstone Mine, which becomes the next destination in the chain.
Dumont’s completion dialogue is somber rather than triumphant. He calls the trappers “afflicted” and says he wishes they could have been allies.
Explore Grizzly Hills’ hidden easter eggs, lore mysteries, and connections across Warcraft history in Vikstone’s Grizzly Hills Chronicles, along with the complete quest storyline.
Vikstone's War Journal“Our response must be immediate. Decisive.” Dumont said. He was already pointing southeast on his map.
He pointed southeast on his map.
“Our scouts have located what’s left of the Silverbrook trappers… you know, the ones you didn’t get to douse in flames. Apparently they’re blockading the road to the southeast. Perhaps they’re trying to box us in.” He tapped a name on the map. “Their leader’s reported to be a man named Vladek. Make sure he’s dealt with.”
Forest’s Edge Post was a makeshift camp, seven hunters maintaining the blockade with weapons readied. They still wore human faces, but I knew what lurked beneath. The same predators who’d chased us through the forest, howling for blood.
They fought like cornered wolves. I was faster.
The first one fought like a man until my axe found his ribs. Then his face twisted, his spine arched, and something else finished the fight wearing his skin. The human mask didn’t survive the pain.
Vladek died last. He managed to draw his blade before my axe found his throat. Almost a fair fight.
When I returned, Dumont’s anger had cooled to something like regret.
“It’s a shame those trappers turned out to be… afflicted.” He shook his head. “We sure could’ve used a few more fighting men. May the poor souls rest in peace.”
Poor souls. The same ones who’d tested me with a skinning knife and wanted to make me one of them.
Vladek’s body held a journal that wasn’t his. The entries inside belong to a man named Mikhail, and they explain everything in Descent into Darkness.
