A Line in the Dirt (Alliance)

A Line in the Dirt
Start	General Hawthorne
End	General Hawthorne
Level	10-30
Category	Southern Barrens
Experience	1,400
Reputation	+250 Stormwind
Rewards	[Taurajo Leggings] or  [Robes of the Bloody Field] or  [Hawthorne's Shield] or  [Taurajo Greaves] 20

A Line in the Dirt
Level: 10-30
General Hawthorne
General Hawthorne
XP: 1,400
Rep: +250 Stormwind
Rewards:
 [Taurajo Leggings]
or  [Robes of the Bloody Field]
or  [Hawthorne's Shield]
or  [Taurajo Greaves]
20

For the Horde version of this quest, see  [10-30] A Line in the Dirt.

Objectives

Capture a neutral hill in the Fields of Blood and defend it against a Horde counter-attack.

• Point Captured
• Point Defended

Description

Strategically, control of a region requires constant observation. See here on this map - I've identified a number of strategic hills, similar to this one, that the Alliance must acquire if we are to keep the enemy under our thumb.

My scouts have already marked their location on the field. What I need is someone to spearhead their capture, and you're the <man/woman> for the job.

Seek out neutral grey flags on hills to the north, east, and south of the Taurajo Ruins. Capture one and defend it!

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

	[Taurajo Leggings]			[Robes of the Bloody Field]
	[Hawthorne's Shield]			[Taurajo Greaves]

You will also receive:

• 20
• 1,400 XP
• +250 reputation with Stormwind

Progress

How goes the fight? Every inch of territory our valor earns today grants us continued security tomorrow.

Completion

Your report, <class>?

Incredible, <name>! You're a real asset to the Alliance. I'll see to it that my men follow your example!

Notes

Upon clicking a Field Banner, creating Alliance Field Banner and receiving the buff Defending a Point, four Alliance Field Defenders appear and start constructing Alliance Field Barricade Walls.

Defend the hill!

A group of Desolation Grunts attack. Kill them.

Victory

Success! The hill is yours!

Fail

Defeat! The defenders couldn't hold the hill.

Progression

1.  [10-30] To the Front! (breadcrumb from Teegan's Expedition)
2.  [10-30] A Line in the Dirt and  [10-30] Fields of Blood
   • Side quest:  [10-30] Diplomacy By Another Means
   • Side questline
     1.  [10-30] Lion's Pride
     2.  [10-30] Marching On Our Stomachs
3.  [10-30] Clap 'Em In Irons and  [10-30] The Taurajo Briefs
4.  [10-30] Meet Me at Triumph (breadcrumb to Fort Triumph)

Patch changes

• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19):  [Taurajo Greaves] added as a reward.
  
• Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Added.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB