Uncovering the Tunnels

Quest Giver: Brugar Stoneshear — Westfall Brigade Encampment, Grizzly Hills [59.8, 27.6]

Objective: Investigate the North Building, East Building, and South Building of Thor Modan.

Quick Facts

• Level: 75
• Location: Thor Modan outlying buildings, northeastern Grizzly Hills
• Chain Position: 3 of 5 in the Brugar Stoneshear chain (Softening the Blow → Brothers in Battle → Uncovering the Tunnels → The Fate of Orlond → Steady as a Rock?)
• Pairs With: Can be done alongside any remaining Kurun or Explorers’ League quests in the Thor Modan area

Walkthrough

Reaching the Buildings

• Head to Thor Modan from the Westfall Brigade Encampment. The three outlying buildings are clustered around the south and east sides of the ruins, separate from the main city entrance.
• Building locations:
  • North Building: approximately [62, 21]
  • East Building: approximately [66, 23]
  • South Building: approximately [63, 27]

Investigating Each Building

• Each building is a trigger-zone objective. You need to walk inside far enough to get the quest update. Stepping just inside the entrance circle is usually enough, though walking toward the back of each building (as Brugar’s quest text suggests) is the safest bet.
• Iron dwarf defenders have taken shelter inside these buildings. Expect to fight a few mobs in each one. They’re standard (non-elite) level 73-75 iron dwarves, so nothing that should cause trouble.
• The quest result is a dead end: none of the outlying buildings contain tunnel entrances, which pushes the chain into Thor Modan’s city proper in the next quest.

Common Confusion

• The building, which actually has a tunnel entrance (marked as the northernmost on the map), is not one of the three you investigate for this quest. If you see a building on the map near Thor Modan’s main structure and enter it but don’t get credit, you’re in the wrong building. Stick to the three outlying structures south and east of the main ruins.

Efficiency Tips

• Quick Route: Start with whichever building is closest to your approach from the previous quest (Brothers in Battle) and sweep through all three. The buildings are close together, so this shouldn’t take more than a few minutes.
• Flying Mount Shortcut: If you’re level 77+ with Cold Weather Flying, you can fly directly into each building entrance without dismounting, grab credit, and fly out. Useful if you’re circling back to finish this chain at higher level.
• Chain Continuation: Turn in to Brugar at camp. The next quest, The Fate of Orlond, sends you inside Thor Modan proper, where you’ll find the Explorers’ League team ran into serious trouble.

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