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| name = Wind Trader Marid
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{{questbox
 
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| image = Wind Trader Marid.jpg
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| name=Call of Duty
 
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| title =
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| start={{NPC||Recruiter Burns}} {{coords|27.4|24.1|Stormwind City}}
 
 
| level = 69
| faction=Alliance
 
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| id=14482
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| type =
 
| faction = Neutral
| level=80
 
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| repfaction = The Consortium
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| levelreq=80
 
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| race = Ethereal
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| category=Stormwind Harbor
 
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| creature = Humanoid
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| end={{NPC||Erunak Stonespeaker}} {{coords|45.2|23.4|Kelp'thar Forest}}
 
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| sex = Male
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| reputation=+250 [[Earthen Ring]]
 
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| location = [[Protectorate Watch Post]] {{coords|58|32|Netherstorm}}
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| experience=22050
 
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| occupation = [[Wind Trader]]
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| previous={{quest|To the Depths (Alliance)|To the Depths}}
 
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}}
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| next={{quest|Sea Legs}}
 
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'''Wind Trader Marid''' is a level 69 [[quest giver]] located at the [[Protectorate Watch Post]] in the [[contested]] territory of [[Netherstorm]]. The follow-up quest is received from his [[Image of Wind Trader Marid|projection]]. He's working for [[Kael'thas]].
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}}{{forq|the Horde version|Call of Duty (Horde)}}
 
   
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He starts the quest [[Quest:A Not-So-Modest Proposal]].
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== Objectives ==
 
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Ride the mercenary ship to battle.
 
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*Ride the mercenary ship to [[Vashj'ir]]
 
   
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== Description ==
 
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Citizen!
 
   
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See [[List of Netherstorm NPCs]].
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As you may have heard, the [[Horde]]'s attacking just offshore. The fighting's been fierce and relentless.
 
   
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==Quote==
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We need every able body out there repelling the enemy!
 
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*There are only 3 kinds of people in this world: competitors, customers, and employees. Competitors are to be crushed ruthlessly, customers indulger, and employees strictly supervised.
   
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:Independant contractors are a myth. They want to be paid better than employees, but treated like customers. Never trust one who calls himself by the title.
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Report to the northernmost dock at once for transport to the battle.
 
   
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==Patch changes==
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Oh, and our official warships are... er, a bit late in their scheduled return. Don't worry though, we've commissioned mercenary vessels to serve in the meantime.
 
 
{{patch 2.0.3|note=Added}}
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Hurry along now, <class>. [[Stormwind]] needs you!
 
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== Completion ==
 
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Not exactly the battle you anticipated, I'll wager. But a battle nonetheless, as you shall soon see...
 
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== Notes ==
 
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Accepting the quest instantly puts the player in a new phase in the harbor. Head to the dock that normally takes players to [[Borean Tundra]]. While in the new phase, the rest of the harbor NPCs disappear and a few sets of Stormwind recruits and soldiers talk while waiting for the ship:
 
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:{{text|say|Recruit 1|Why must we ride to battle on a mercenary ship? Use to be that we'd kill pirates as soon as look at them.}}
 
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:{{text|say|Soldier 1|See those ships in dock?}}
 
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:{{text|say|Soldier 1|They're the only ones that have returned from battle, and they're being repaired}}.
 
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:{{text|say|Soldier 1|I don't like it either, but it boils down to this...}}
 
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:{{text|say|Soldier 1|We pay the mercs to get us out there or our troops get no reinforcements.}}
 
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:{{text|say|Recruit 1|That makes sense, I suppose. Just doesn't feel right...}}
 
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:{{text|say|Soldier 1|Welcome to the military, recruit.}}
 
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:{{text|say|Recruit 2|Earthquakes every other day, a {{NPC||Deathwing||crazy dragon}} tearing up random pieces of the world, what's next?}}
 
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:{{text|say|Soldier 2|Put all that out of your head, recruit.}}
 
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:{{text|say|Soldier 2|I've been fightin' [[Horde]] for ten years now, and I've never seen it worse than this.}}
 
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:{{text|say|Soldier 2|Just stay focused on the battle in front of us, or you won't live to worry about the rest.}}
 
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:{{text|say|Recruit 2|Yessir.}}
 
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:{{text|say|Soldier 3|I stopped by the [[park]] district on the way here. There's nothing left of it...}}
 
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:{{text|say|Soldier 4|Aye. I was here when the dragon attacked.}}
 
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:{{text|say|Soldier 4|He could've destroyed [[Stormwind City|the entire city]] if he willed it. We were helpless to stop him.}}
 
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:{{text|say|Soldier 3|What drove him off, then?}}
 
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:{{text|say|Soldier 4|No idea. It made no sense...}}
 
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:{{text|say|Soldier 4|He flew in, torched the park, then just flew off.}}
 
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:{{text|say|Soldier 4|If you ask me, the beast is insane.}}
 
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:{{text|say|Soldier 2|I think I can just make it out from here. Right on the edge of the horizon.}}
 
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:{{text|say|Recruit 2|Make out what, exactly?}}
 
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:{{text|say|Soldier 2|The [[Vashj'ir|new island]] - just surfaced after the last earthquakes.}}
 
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:{{text|say|Soldier 2|It's what we're fighting for - on this front, at least.}}
 
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:{{text|say|Recruit 2|Have you been there?}}
 
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:''{{NPC||Captain Taylor}} appears walking toward the end of the dock.''
 
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:{{text|say|Soldier 2|This'll be my third time now.}}
 
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:{{text|say|Soldier 2|Toughest fighting I've seen...}}
 
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:{{text|say|Soldier 2|We lose that island to the Horde and Stormwind's as good as gone... and they know it.}}
 
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:{{text|say|Captain Taylor|That's enough, soldier.}}
 
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:''The troops all turn and salute the captain.''
 
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:{{text|say|Captain Taylor|Now, get your mind right! We'll be killing [[orc]]s within the hour.}}
 
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:''The recruit turns back to the ocean and strains his eyes.''
 
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:{{text|say|Recruit 2|Yeah, I... I think I can see it too.}}
 
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:{{text|yell|Captain Taylor|Listen up! Our transport should be here momentarily.}}
 
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:{{text|yell|Captain Taylor|Fall in!}}
 
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:''The ship pulls into dock.''
 
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:{{text|yell|Captain Taylor|Alright, men! Move out!}}
 
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:{{text|yell|{{NPC||Mack Fearsen}}|Come aboard, now. Step on up!}}
 
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:{{text|yell|Mack Fearsen|Cap'n {{NPC||Samir}} is navigatin' this here ship non-stop to that there ocean over yonder...}}
 
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:{{text|yell|Mack Fearsen|...where we'll commence to assistin' the [[Alliance]] in their little skirmish with them Horde fellers.}}
 
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:{{text|yell|Mack Fearsen|Easy money! Commission's to be dispersed evenly among any and all survivors!}}
 
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:''The ship sets sail.''
 
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:{{text|yell|{{NPC||Budd Nedreck||Budd}}|Ahoy!}}
 
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:{{text|yell|Budd|I'm saaaailing!}}
 
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:{{text|say|Budd|Out on a boat... way far away from the dock...}}
 
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:{{text|say|Budd|Into the wind with the sky and everything...}}
 
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:{{text|say|Budd|Oooh... shiny!}}
 
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:''Budd jumps overboard!''
 
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:{{text|yell|{{NPC||Adarrah}}|Budd! Noooo!}}
 
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:{{text|say|Mack Fearsen|Aww, Budd. Now what'd ya go an' do that for?}}
 
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:{{text|say|Captain Taylor|Civillians...}}
 
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:''Later...''
 
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:{{text|yell|Captain Tailor|Fall in, men!}}
 
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:{{text|say|Captain Taylor|That island on the horizon is our destination.}}
 
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:{{text|say|Captain Taylor|It's where we will do our duty, for our king, for Stormwind and for her people...}}
 
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:{{text|say|Captain Taylor|Every orc you slay today will bring honor to them, and to every soldier who has come before you.}}
 
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:{{text|say|Captain Taylor|{{NPC||Garrosh Hellscream||Hellscream}} has sent his best to take this island. We shall see to it that none return home...}}
 
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:{{text|say|Captain Taylor|Today Hellscream shall learn the lesson that {{NPC||Thrall}} failed to teach him...}}
 
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:{{text|say|Captain Taylor|Stormwind will never fall!}}
 
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:''The soldiers and recruits start cheering.''
 
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:{{text|say|Captain Taylor|Now make ready. We'll be ashore momentarily.}}
 
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:''The ship closes on [[Seafarer's Tomb]] in the [[Kelp'thar Forest]]. Off in the distance is [[Legion's Fate]], as well.
 
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:{{text|yell|Adarrah|Captain! Shipwreck off the starbord bow! There appear to be survivors!}}
 
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:''The ship stops. As the crew look at the shipwreck, tendrils appear and knock the survivors into the water. Then, the tendrils turn on the player's ship...''
 
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:{{text|say|Mack Fearson|What the... ?}}
 
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:''Knocked out and stunned, the player starts sinking, breath depleting. A naga attacks, but Erunak scares it off.''
 
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:{{text|say|Erunak Stonespeaker|To the depths with you, beast!}}
 
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:{{text|say|Erunak Stonespeaker|Hold on, <race>!}}
 
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:''Erunak casts a bubble spell that lets the player breathe, then the screen fades to black. The player then awakes in an overturned ship, the ''[[Briny Cutter]]''...''
 
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:{{text|say|Erunak Stonespeaker|Relax, friend. You have not passed away... yet. Sadly, these others cannot say the same.}}
 
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== Quest progression==
 
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{{Honor's Tomb}}
 
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==Patches and hotfixes==
 
* {{Patch 4.0.3a|note=Added.}}
 
   
 
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Revision as of 09:56, 4 December 2011

NeutralWind Trader Marid
Image of Wind Trader Marid
Race Ethereal (Humanoid)
Level 69
Affiliation(s) The Consortium
Occupation Wind Trader
Location Protectorate Watch Post [58, 32]VZ-NetherstormBlip

Wind Trader Marid is a level 69 quest giver located at the Protectorate Watch Post in the contested territory of Netherstorm. The follow-up quest is received from his projection. He's working for Kael'thas.

He starts the quest Quest:A Not-So-Modest Proposal.


See List of Netherstorm NPCs.

Quote

  • There are only 3 kinds of people in this world: competitors, customers, and employees. Competitors are to be crushed ruthlessly, customers indulger, and employees strictly supervised.
Independant contractors are a myth. They want to be paid better than employees, but treated like customers. Never trust one who calls himself by the title.

Patch changes

Bc icon Patch 2.0.3 (2007-01-09): Added

External links