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Comment by Amok

It seems the only way you can start this quest is by saving the Captured Protectorate Vanguard when he is fighting the gladiator. After killing the gladiator you will then see the vanguard has a quest for you. You can only do it when he fights the gladiator also. any other mobs and he just despawns.

Comment by 24036

I had to idle here for some time. If you need some kind of a timer to when he spawns then just look at how many times the Ethereum Assasin spams something in the chat. Once he's yelled about 15 times then a /yell from the Ethereum Gladiator comes and then u should get down and help the quest dude.

Comment by 24927

Oops, wrong place...

Comment by lichee

the leather bracers are some of the best dps bracers for a feral cat. Dont vendor!

Comment by 42324

As for the escort itself, I did not notice any quest specific spawns. If you haven't cleared the path (north, towards the Watch Post), it can be a bit tricky still, though. The path leads him/you past two groups of three mobs each, the first one consisting of Researchers and the second of Shocktroopers (I think, though I'm not certain on that one), and then past some stray ethereums at the end of the path. To complicate matters further, Captain Zovax also wanders up and down the road - he might surprise you as you're fighting. And did I mention the escortee is rather squishy? >_>

So basically, if you want an easy stroll for cash or experience, clear the path before starting the quest. Do not dawdle too long though, or you might have to wait for another gladiator.

You might want to do this before you finish "The Ethereum" (http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10339) since if you're lucky (or, unlucky depending on your point of view), you can pretty much get both the required number of Shocktroopers, Researchers and Captain Zovax done during the escort.

Comment by 44362

Seems if you kill the 4 assassins in the area, a few minutes later the gladiator spawns. Tried this twice and it worked both times. Then just kill the gladiator and you can get the quest of the friendly guy

Comment by 121630

I had no idea of this quest at first. I just killed assassins, then he spawned right in front of me with that gladiator. Killed gladiator with him, and he gave me the quest.
Easy quest, have to fight only 1 or 2 enemies at a time. I waited for him to take aggro, to avoid killing enemies not needed to kill.
First I had to kill Captain Zovax, then 2 researchers, then 2 Shocktroopers (other was patrolling the road up and down), then some Shocktroopers alone. No extra spawns.

Comment by 781837

Spawns @ Ethereum Staging Grounds (56, 37) about every 7 minutes

Comment by 1009853

This helped so much thanks!

"By Amok (1,464 – 1·6·9) on 2007/02/17 (Patch 2.0.8)

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It seems the only way you can start this quest is by saving the Captured Protectorate Vanguard when he is fighting the gladiator. After killing the gladiator you will then see the vanguard has a quest for you. You can only do it when he fights the gladiator also. any other mobs and he just despawns."

Comment by Aurleis1

Video Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j0S9AHfDY0

1. Escape from the Staging Grounds
• Travel to the Ethereum Staging Grounds, in Netherstorm, to coords 56, 37.
• Locate an Ethereum Assassin near those coords and wait for it to say, "Bring out the gladiator!" In less than two minutes, an Ethereum Gladiator yells, "Time for the pain!" and the Captured Protectorate Vanguard will appear (forum posts appear to suggest that the quest giver has an approximate 7 minute respawn timer).
• Help the Captured Protectorate Vanguard kill the loudmouth Ethereum Assassin.
• At this point the Captured Protectorate Vanguard will offer you a quest. Accept the quest, Escape from the Staging Grounds.
• Escort the Captured Protectorate Vanguard out of the Ethereum Staging Grounds, and northeast, back to the Protectorate Watch Post at coords 59.4, 32.2.
• Turn in the quest to Commander Ameer.

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Escape from the Staging Grounds

Escort the Captured Protectorate Vanguard back to Protectorate Watch Post in Netherstorm.

	Captured Protectorate Vanguard Escorted (1)

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Thank K'aresh! He would have torn me apart!

I'm a Protectorate soldier, fleshling. My platoon was sent on a recon mission about 10 days ago. As we were moving across the upper ledges of this island, a group of Ethereum jumped us. At least I think it was Ethereum. They had the same energy color but their wrappings looked void.

Only Tyralius was spared. I think they put him in a prison cell.

I've got to get back to the Protectorate Watch Post! Can you escort me back?

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You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

	Diviner's Cinch			Ferocious Bands
	Spaulders of the Protectorate			Starcaller's Plated Stompers

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Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

250 reputation with The Consortium

See if you've already completed this by typing:

/run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(10425))

Escape from the Staging Grounds

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