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Proving Grounds

Travel to the Icewing Caverns located southwest of Dun Baldar in Alterac Valley and recover the Stormpike Banner. Return the Stormpike Banner to Lieutenant Haggerdin in the Alterac Mountains.
Stormpike Banner

Description

You've arrived just in time, <class>. These Frostwolf savages just won't give up! We must show them the might of the Stormpike. They must bow to our superiority.

Before you make your way to the field of battle, you will want to join the rank of Stormpike.

Southwest of Dun Baldar, you will find the Icewing Caverns. Planted deep within the caverns is a Stormpike Banner. Venture forth and recover that banner. Return it to me, and you will have earned a Stormpike initiate's insignia.

Reward

You will receive:
Stormpike Insignia Rank 1
The Frostwolf Artichoke

Progress

Beware the harpies of the region, <class>. They'll not think twice to rip out your throat!

Completion

Take and wear this insignia with pride, <name>. As your rank among the Stormpike grows, so too will the insignia. Return to me as you gain honor with Stormpike, and I shall replace your insignia with other, more powerful insignias.

Perhaps someday you will grow to be a legend on this field of battle. Should that day ever come, you will be granted the Eye of Command.

Gains

Upon completion of quests, get:

Related

Rating: +82 [-] [+]
By Creeestopher on 09/12/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)
Inside Alterac Valley, head to the Harpy Cave (40,29) and work your way to the back and a large circular room. The banner is in the middle of the room. Loot it and return to the quest giver outside of AV for the turn in.

To get the next rank, you simply have to meet the reputation requirement, and he'll have another quest for you. No need to repeat the banner, you just get a new Insignia from him each time.

There are 6 Stormpike Insignias:

(Level 51, min) Rank 1: Quest - Can be done at Neutral
(Level 51, min) Rank 2: Friendly (3000 rep)
(Level 54, min) Rank 3: Honored (6000 rep)
(Level 60, min) Rank 4: Revered (9000 rep)
(Level 60, min) Rank 5: Exalted (21000 rep)
(Level 60, min) Rank 6: Full Exalted (1000 rep)
Rating: +46 [-] [+]
By zingr on 08/05/2007 (Patch 2.1.3)
Its in Alterac Valley and not in Alterac Mountains. I made this mistake when i first got the quest :(.
Rating: +34 [-] [+]
By Kastaje on 02/29/2008 (Patch 2.3.3)
The name of the cave is icewing cavern and it's located south (a little southwest) from dun baldar for those who haven't got coords installed.
There are lots of level 62-63 Snowblind harpy and snowblind ambusher inside and outside the cave. Good Luck!
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By Sicom on 04/14/2008 (Patch 2.4.1)
Rating: +88 [-] [+]
By gpdoyon on 04/25/2008 (Patch 2.4.1)
Let's be really-really clear...the quest is INSIDE an instance. You must join an Alterac Valley fight/instance in order to get to the cave.
Rating: +42 [-] [+]
By starlabs on 07/26/2008 (Patch 2.4.3)
Once you're near the end of the cavern, it'll fork. Do NOT take the one on the right leading up - there's a nasty level 71 elite Yeti hiding there.
Rating: 0 [-] [+]
By masterprogram on 07/31/2010 (Patch 3.1.3)
One of several ""scaling"" quests which grants more exp as you level up, instead of less.

For example, most quests are red at one point, turn orange, yellow, green and then eventually gray as you outlevel it, and slowly decreasing the amount of exp you earn. This quest starts out yellow, and remains that color no matter what level you are. As such, it grants a gradually increasing amount of exp depending on what level you turn it in which is seemingly based on the amount of exp a ""typical"" yellow quest at that level would give.

8460 exp @ level 51 with the 20% heirloom exp bonus
8820 exp @ level 52
9120 exp @ level 53
Rating: +6 [-] [+]
By Frungi on 02/02/2010 (Patch 3.1.3)
Does this quest count towards Loremaster?
Rating: +6 [-] [+]
By Alonon on 04/23/2010 (Patch 3.1.3)
No it does not count towards Loremaster. =/
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By wakkawillwoo on 09/02/2011 (Patch 3.1.3)
this is a nice quest to do if u already got the rep becuse each upgrade gives u + ~40 guild rep and some alliance rep
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By ShadowAndFlame68 on 11/10/2012 (Patch 3.1.3)
Ok, maybe I did it wrong, but if you're in teh cave killing the harpies about to ghet the banner and the game is suddenly over, you're #$%^ed? cuz I was frozen in place and I was so close...lame, Id like to have had a set time to do it in, like, 5 or 10 min or have been able to move while in the cave only...

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