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Quest 1 of 3 in the Gambling Debt Chain
Both Factions • Howling Fjord • Level 71 • Scalawag Point
Rough up "Silvermoon" Harry until he surrenders and pays his gambling debt.
Taruk at Scalawag Point [35, 81]. Talk to Harry in his tent at [35, 80] and choose the gossip option. He turns hostile and attacks (he's a fire mage, not a Blood Knight). Important: Do not kill him. Beat him to roughly 30-40% and he surrenders. If you're overgeared, unequip your weapons or dismiss pets to avoid one-shotting him. If Harry won't engage, check whether you're carrying artifact quest items from his other quests. Turn those in first, then come back.
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Harry claimed to be trained in the way of the Blood Knights. He was not. The fight was brief, the payment was extracted, and the man who'd wept over an orca-swallowed scrying crystal sat nursing singed dignity and a lighter coin purse.

“I heard you did a little work for Terry. I was hoping someone reliable would show up around these parts. See, pirates love to gamble. They, however, do not love to pay their gambling debt. If you’re interested in collecting some coin on my behalf, I’d be willing to give you a cut. Let’s start you out with an easy one.

“Silvermoon” Harry’s a bit of an eccentric, keeps all sorts of expensive blood elf knickknacks inside his tent – yet when I see him he always pretends to be broke. Get my gold.”

-Taruk

Objective

LEVEL

71

Requires level

69

Start

END

Taruk at Scalawag Point wants you to collect “Silvermoon” Harry‘s Debt.

  • “Silvermoon” Harry’s Debt

 

Target NPC: "Silvermoon" Harry, located inside the tent at 35, 80.

Steps to Complete:
Find "Silvermoon" Harry:
Harry can be found sitting in a tent near the center of Scalawag Point.
Engage Harry:
Speak to Harry to initiate the fight. He will turn hostile and attack you.
Weaken Harry Without Killing:
Bring Harry’s health down to 50%, at which point he will surrender, saying, "I'll pay! I'll pay! Eeeek! Please don't hurt me!"
Talk to him again to collect the debt.
Taruk at Scalawag Point [35, 81]. Talk to Harry in his tent at [35, 80] and choose the gossip option.

 

Reward

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:
15,100 experience
250 reputation with The Kalu’ak

Walkthrough

 

Quest Giver: Taruk — Scalawag Point, Howling Fjord [35, 81]

Objective: Collect “Silvermoon” Harry’s Debt by roughing him up.

 

Walkthrough

  • Talk to “Silvermoon” Harry inside his tent at [35, 80]. Choose the gossip option: “Taruk sent me to collect what you owe.”
  • Harry turns hostile and attacks, yelling: “Do not test me, scurvy dog! I’m trained in the way of the Blood Knights!” (He is not, in fact, trained in the way of the Blood Knights. He’s a fire mage.)
  • Beat him down to roughly 30-40% health. He surrenders, turns friendly, and begs: “I’ll pay! I’ll pay! Eeeek! Please don’t hurt me!”
  • Talk to him again to collect the debt, then return to Taruk.

 

Efficiency Tips

  • Don’t kill Harry. If he dies before surrendering, you need to wait for his respawn (~30 seconds). At-level players (70-71) should have no trouble, but overgeared or higher-level characters risk one-shotting him. Unequip your weapons and punch him, or dismiss pets before engaging.
  • Artifact quest conflict: If Harry won’t fight you when you choose the gossip option, check whether you’re carrying quest items from his artifact quests (The Frozen Heart of Isuldof, The Staff of Storm’s Fury, The Lost Shield of the Aesirites, or The Ancient Armor of the Kvaldir). Turn those in first, then come back. He refuses to engage while you’re carrying cursed items.
  • Taruk is standing roughly 25 yards away from Harry’s tent, well within line of sight. He could collect this debt himself if he wanted to. He does not want to.
  • This is the first of three debt collection quests: Gambling Debt → Jack Likes His Drink → Dead Man’s Debt.
  • Prerequisite: Forgotten Treasure

 

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

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

You will receive: (if completed at level 90)

1 Gold

50 Silver

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

25,150 experience
500 reputation with Valiance Expedition

Warrior IconVikstone's War Journal

Taruk was a tuskarr with an unexpected side business.

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

“I heard you did a little work for Terry. I was hoping someone reliable would show up around these parts.”

He gestured at the camp.

“See, pirates love to gamble. They, however, do not love to pay their gambling debt. If you’re interested in collecting some coin on my behalf, I’d be willing to give you a cut.”

A tuskarr loan shark among pirates?

“Let’s start you out with an easy one. ‘Silvermoon’ Harry’s a bit of an eccentric, keeps all sorts of expensive blood elf knickknacks inside his tent, yet when I see him he always pretends to be broke. Get my gold.”

Harry. The man who had sold me a knife, reunited tearfully with an orca-swallowed scrying crystal, and warned me about cursed artifacts while surrounded by sin’dorei silks.

I found him in his tent, polishing something delicate.

“Taruk sent me to collect what you owe.”

Harry drew himself up with wounded dignity.

“How dare you! I am trained in the way of the Blood Knights!” Fire bloomed from his hands.

He was not, in fact, trained in the way of the Blood Knights. The fight was brief. The payment was extracted. Harry sat among his precious collection, nursing singed dignity and a lighter coin purse.

Taruk counted the gold with satisfaction.

“A job well done. There’s more where this came from. There’s no shortage of deadbeat pirates on this island.”

 

Taruk had another name on his list, and this one drank, which calls for a different sort of patience since Jack Likes His Drink.

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