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Homeward Bound

Escort Pao'ka Swiftmountain from Highperch, and then talk to Motega Firemane in Whitereach Post.
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Escort Pao'ka from Highperch

Description

Please help me, <class>! I've been hiding here in Highperch for some time now and it's been days since I've seen a friendly face. I came here to study the wyvern and I think I got a little too close. After being chased away from one of the nests I got lost.

I need to get back to Whitereach Post! Motega does not know that I am missing and will be furious to know that I ventured into Highperch by myself.

Whitereach Post is just east of here... please take me there!

Reward

Also, you get: 19

Completion

Whats! If I knew that Pao'ka Swiftmountain was going to snoop around Highperch, I would have chained him to a totem! His father was reluctant allowing him to come with me to Thousand Needles. We came here to study the different creatures that inhabit these beautiful lands.

I appreciate the help you have shown Pao'ka. I hope this covers any misfortunes this deed has cost you.

Gains

Upon completion of quests, get:
  • 235 experience (14 10 at max. level)
  • 250 Reputation with Thunder Bluff

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By Nantlas on 01/25/2007 (Patch 2.0.6)
Sometimes the rare elite mob heartrazor will be flying around in this quest area. He is a lvl 32 elite mob and hard to take solo. If you watch his path it is possible to start the quest and get out of his agro range without fighting him. As soon as he flys by the quest NPC start the quest and you should be fine.
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By Chek on 10/01/2007 (Patch 2.2.0)
The quest starts at 18, 41 up in the Highperch area. Go to the south-eastern ""tower"" on your map and you will find a narrow path going up the back of the canyon wall. Pao'ka is right on the ledge.

It's pretty straightforward. He doesn't have waves of mobs that attack him like other escort quests, but he does wander right into plenty of wyverns on the way. He's fairly strong and can almost take a wyvern by himself, so if you end up pulling 3 at a time, you can kill your two before killing his. As soon as you're out of combat, his health resets.

He is buffable, unlike some other escort mobs.
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By darthveda on 01/07/2007 (Patch 2.0.1)
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By gammaomega93 on 08/23/2007 (Patch 2.1.3)
Just did this on my warrior. The three wyverns bugged: I only had to fight one, the other two didn't aggro, and thusly despawned. I suck at escorts, so I guess I lucked out.
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By Peacenote on 09/02/2008 (Patch 2.4.3)
Pao'ka is at 17,40.

I'd also like to reiterate that you have to go through the first section of Highperch, up a little path, and all the way to the end of that to find him. You're basically traveling south-east the way you came, but up in Highperch. I was running around the lower section for some time, waiting for him to spawn, before I re-read the comments here and realized there was another section!
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By Tygry on 03/19/2008 (Patch 2.3.3)
This is best done along with the Wind Rider quest. Gather your eggs by clearing the mobs and make your way to the NPC. Most of what was dropped was junk and I left it to cut down on the respawn time. Once I had the tenth egg, I started the quest. Had to fight very little though I did have to take a wave of five before we cleared Highperch. Easily soloed as a 29 pally.
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By Gray08 on 04/04/2008 (Patch 2.4.1)
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By chinmi on 07/06/2008 (Patch 2.4.2)
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By Qopzeep on 05/04/2009 (Patch 3.1.1)
It should be noted that if you die, Pao'Ka continues as if nothing has happened. You don't necessarily fail the quest, because he doesn't die. So if u die, run back quickly and rez, he's still probably fighting the Wyvern and u can help him! He won't stop for you when you drink of eat, though, because he's an idiot. :P
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By Stigmata on 07/20/2009 (Patch 3.1.3)
A swift mountain moves at what, 2 or 3 cm a year?
Accurate enough.
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By Ihmemies on 12/07/2009 (Patch 3.1.3)
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By Deathspasm on 10/27/2009 (Patch 3.1.3)
Huh, i was so busy reading comments on Wowhead, that when i started the quest i figured i'd have ages until something engaged him.
How wrong i was, as soon is i flicked back on to WOW he was dead...shameful, especially for a lvl 65 :L
Edit: i stayed put to retry this quest, and started and then went on ahead to clear the way, by the time i got down from the ledge he was quite far behind me and i failed the quest.
Don't stray too far behind or in front of him or you will fail.
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By Trollruler72 on 12/22/2009 (Patch 3.1.3)
killed heartrazor with ease as a 30 shammy. just got my totems up and watched my health you should be fine if you do that.
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By helvert on 12/24/2009 (Patch 3.1.3)
Possibly also a reference to the Simon &amp; Garfunkel song with the same name
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By santokitoki on 06/12/2010 (Patch 3.1.3)
Pao'ka respawned about 3-4 mins later today
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By Nahre on 07/14/2010 (Patch 3.1.3)
As an actual USEFUL post with co-ordinates of the path to Pao'ka Swiftmountain..

13.19, 39.44 in the Wyvern camp, under one of the nests.

The path for the Wyvern camp is at the totem 14.72, 32.99.
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By Mayne on 05/10/2010 (Patch 3.1.3)
This quest does count for Loremaster of Kalimdor
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