Retail quest

Return with the Bad News

Return with the Bad News is a World of Warcraft quest for level 10–30 (Horde only). Rewards include 5,150 experience and item rewards.

Borean Tundra

Quest text Requirements and rewards

Quest text

What the quest giver says.

‹name›, ‹class› and ‹race› stand for your character’s.

The greatmother will need to know, ‹name›. Will you please return to Taunka'le? Tell her that I will be following shortly.

Requirements and rewards

What it takes, what it gives.

Requirements

Level 10–30
Horde only

Rewards

5,150 experience
21g
+350 reputation with The Taunka

Choose one of

Spiked Magmoth Chestpiece · Augmentation, Preservation, Devastation, Restoration, Elemental, Enhancement, Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival
Shivering Healer's Ring · Mistweaver, Holy, Frost, Fire, Augmentation, Preservation, Devourer, Balance, Restoration, Arcane, Destruction, Demonology, Affliction, Restoration, Elemental, Shadow, Holy, Discipline, Devastation
Reinforced Caribou-Hide Boots · Balance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Windwalker, Assassination, Outlaw, Subtlety, Guardian, Feral, Vengeance, Havoc, Brewmaster
Amberplate Headguard · Holy, Protection, Fury, Frost, Blood, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms
Greatmother's Talisman of Cleansing · Mistweaver, Frost, Fire, Devastation, Augmentation, Preservation, Discipline, Holy, Shadow, Affliction, Demonology, Destruction, Balance, Restoration, Arcane

Source

Where this data comes from.

Read from Blizzard's official World of Warcraft API.

Data from Blizzard’s official World of Warcraft API, retrieved Oct 5, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC. World of Warcraft and its game data are © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. NeedBeforeGreed isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by Blizzard.

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