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“After the discovery of Brann’s journal in Grizzly Hills, we’ve only had one other communication from Brann. A mysterious note found its way to Explorers’ League headquarters in Ironforge, with no indication of where it came from. All it said was that we’re to meet Brann at his camp and help him with his search.
From what I can tell, the camp should be located northeast of here, across the Bor’s Breath River and at the foot of some ruins from the Path of the Titans.”
-Archaeologist Andorin
Retrieve the Burlap-Wrapped Note from Brann’s camp and return it to Archaeologist Andorin at Frosthold.
![Quest Giver:
Archaeologist Andorin in Frosthold, Storm Peaks.
Objective:
Locate Brann’s trail by finding the Burlap-Wrapped Note in a patch of snow.
Step 1: Navigate to the Abandoned Camp
Exact Location: [36.1, 64.1].
This is below the Temple of Storms at the broken bridge near the frozen river.
Look for the Abandoned Camp, which contains ruined tents and trees.
Step 2: Find the Note
The Burlap-Wrapped Note is:
Hidden in a patch of snow near three trees in the camp.
Not obvious—look carefully around the trees or enable "Interact with Target" if having difficulty.](https://gamertribute.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/On-Branns-Trail-Map.png)
You will receive:
Upon completion of this quest you will gain:
Quest Giver: Archaeologist Andorin — Frosthold, Storm Peaks [29, 74]
Objective: Retrieve the Burlap-Wrapped Note from Brann’s camp and return it to Archaeologist Andorin.
Quick Facts
Walkthrough
Fly northeast from Frosthold, across the Bor’s Breath river, toward the foot of the ruins from the Path of the Titans. At [36, 64], you’ll find an abandoned camp with ruined tents and a few trees.
Look for a pile of Disturbed Snow at [36.1, 64.1], among the trees just west of the Path of the Titans ruins, right at the cliff’s edge. Loot it to get the note. The camp itself sits at [36.4, 64.1], where the river turns south.
A handful of Stormforged Trackers guard the camp (~11.7k HP, ~200 ranged damage on plate). You may need to clear one or two to reach the note safely, but they’re not difficult. They also have a solid drop rate for Relics of Ulduar.
Return the note to Archaeologist Andorin at Frosthold. He’s disappointed: “You were supposed to come back with Brann, not a piece of paper.”
Tips
The Brann Bronzebeard Chain (16 quests)
This quest starts one of the Storm Peaks’ most important and rewarding quest chains. Here’s the full sequence with Emblem rewards noted:
That’s 13 Emblems of Heroism total across the chain (including the Unwelcome Guests side quest), making this one of the most emblem-rich quest series in WotLK.
Lore Context
Archaeologist Andorin explains that the Explorers’ League has had almost no contact with Brann Bronzebeard since discovering his journal in Grizzly Hills.
A cryptic note arrived at Explorers’ League headquarters in Ironforge with no return address, saying only to meet Brann at his camp and help with his search. The abandoned camp and missing Brann immediately establish that something went wrong.
The quest text references the “Path of the Titans,” the ancient road leading to the titan complex of Ulduar. This is one of the first hints that Brann’s investigation is focused on titan artifacts, setting up the chain’s progression through titan databanks, Library Consoles, and ultimately the discovery of Norgannon’s Shell.
This chain eventually leads to two of the Storm Peaks’ biggest story revelations: the true identity of Yorg Stormheart (Muradin Bronzebeard, long believed dead after Arthas claimed Frostmourne) and the reunion of the three Bronzebeard brothers.
Cross-Expansion: Brann Bronzebeard is one of WoW’s most enduring recurring characters. His WotLK adventures in the Storm Peaks and Ulduar launched him into a role that spans nearly every subsequent expansion: archaeology in Uldum (Cataclysm), titan investigations in Legion, Chamber of the Heart in BfA, and major story involvement in Dragonflight and The War Within.
Players starting this chain are meeting him at the peak of his explorer career.
Explore the Storm Peaks’ hidden easter eggs, lore mysteries, and connections across Warcraft history in Vikstone’s Storm Peaks Chronicles, along with the complete quest storyline.
Vikstone's War Journal“After the discovery of Brann’s journal in Grizzly Hills, we’ve only had one other communication from Brann,” Andorin said. “A mysterious note found its way to Explorers’ League headquarters in Ironforge, with no indication of where it came from. All it said was that we’re to meet Brann at his camp and help him with his search.”
No indication of where it came from.
Days ago I learned that an old woman in a mine had been a titan-forged keeper the whole while, and that everything I did on this mountain was work he set for me. Now an unsigned note turns up in Ironforge telling the League where to send somebody, and the League sends somebody, and it is me.
I said none of that to Andorin. He is an archaeologist and Brann Bronzebeard is missing.
“From what I can tell, the camp should be located northeast of here, across the Bor’s Breath River and at the foot of some ruins from the Path of the Titans.”
The camp was where he said. So were the iron dwarves, going through it a second or third time by the look of things, turning over ground that had already been turned over. Whatever they had come for, they had not found it, and they were not prepared to accept that yet.
They found me instead.
Afterward I went through what was left. No Bronzebeard, alive or otherwise, and nothing in the wreckage worth a dwarf’s attention. But there was a pile of disturbed snow by the trees at the cliff’s edge, west of the ruins, and the irons had walked past it a dozen times.
The note was in burlap, under the snow, put there by somebody who meant it to keep.
Andorin was waiting when I came in, and he looked past me at the empty air where a dwarf should have been standing.
“You were supposed to come back with Brann, not a piece of paper. What’s going on here?”
Brann had left a note and no explanation and the iron dwarves had turned his camp over looking for the same thing, which meant the trail was already cold and somebody was going to need a nose for it, so the League went about Sniffing Out the Perpetrator.
