When All Else Fails

Quest Giver: Ricket — K3, Storm Peaks [41, 86]

Turn In:

• Alliance: Rork Sharpchin — Frosthold [29, 74]
• Horde: Olut Alegut — Grom’arsh Crash-Site [37, 50]

Objective: Speak to Ricket to ride her D16 Propelled Delivery Device into the northern Storm Peaks.

Quick Facts

• Prerequisite: Demolitionist Extraordinaire + Cold Weather Flying
• Faction Split: Alliance version sends you to Frosthold. Horde versionsends you to Grom’arsh Crash-Site.
• Unlocks: The entire northern Storm Peaks quest progression, including the Brann Bronzebeard chain (Alliance) and Grom’arsh storylines (Horde).

Walkthrough

Accept and Ride

• Talk to Ricket at K3 [41, 86] and accept the quest. She’ll explain that the goblins can’t establish a permanent presence further north but can still launch you there as a “one-way trip.”
• Speak to Ricket again and tell her you’re ready. She’ll strap you to a goblin rocket (the D16 Propelled Delivery Device) and launch you to your faction’s northern hub.
• The ride is automatic. Sit back and enjoy the flight.

On Arrival

• Alliance: You crash-land at Frosthold [29, 74], the Frostborn dwarf settlement. Turn in to Rork Sharpchin. Grab the flight path immediately.
• Horde: You crash-land at Grom’arsh Crash-Site [37, 50], a Horde outpost built around a wrecked zeppelin. Turn in to Olut Alegut. Grab the flight path immediately.

If You Skip the Rocket

• You can fly to the turn-in location manually using your flying mount. The rocket ride is optional for quest completion, though it’s a fun one-time experience.

Efficiency Tips

• Grab the flight path first. Your destination is a new quest hub with no prior flight connection. Getting the flight path before anything else saves headaches later.
• Alliance: Pick up Ancient Relics, Loyal Companions, On Brann’s Trail, and Missing Scouts at Frosthold to start the northern quest chains.
• Horde: Pick up quests at Grom’arsh, including The Missing Bronzebeard, to begin the Brann Bronzebeard tracking chain.
• Cold Weather Flying is required to accept this quest. If Ricket isn’t offering it, check that you’ve purchased the skill from a trainer in Dalaran or from Roxi Ramrocket at K3 itself (1,000g).

Lore Context

This quest is the transition point from K3’s goblin operations to the main Storm Peaks storylines. For Alliance, Frosthold introduces the Frostborn dwarves and their mysterious leader Yorg Stormheart.

Rork Sharpchin and Olut Alegut are faction counterparts who both sell the Iron Boot Flask, which transforms you into an iron dwarf. This item is required for the Ulduar achievement But I’m On Your Side.

Easter Eggs

• The D16 Propelled Delivery Device resembles the X-51 Nether Rocket from the WoW Trading Card Game. This is your chance to see what riding one looks like without owning the loot card.
• Olut Alegut (Horde turn-in NPC): “Olut” is Finnish for beer, and “Alegut” refers to a beer belly. He’s an alcohol vendor as well as a quest giver.