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reputation (WoW)  

what is reputation and how do I get it, what is it good for and what are quartermasters, what groups exist in the world?

Reputation, also sometimes called "faction" as a carryover from other games, is your standing with a particular group of people. A group of people might hate you initially, but there are actions you can perform to improve their attitude toward you. It is, of course, also possible to make people hate you more.

You can view the reputation (or rep for short) with groups you have made contact with in your Reputation Window (Default key: U). Initially this window will only list the races of your faction. As your time in the game progresses, this list will be filled with a great many different affiliations.

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Reputation Levels

The worst attitude an NPC can have toward you is Hated. Unless that character is pre-disposed to not attack players, he will come after you. This is the default setting for most MoBs in the game. Slightly better, but still "kill on sight," is Hostile. If you can reach the next level up, Unfriendly, you will only get the cold shoulder from these NPCs.

Beyond Unfriendly is Neutral. Neutral will allow you to interact with an NPC, such as getting most quests from them or being able to buy and sell from merchants. Many groups begin as Neutral, and earning their trust provides additional rewards.

Positive levels of reputation begin with Friendly, continue into Honored, Revered, and finally Exalted.[1] Achieving this level of reputation will sometimes open up new quests, allow new purchases from a quartermaster, and will make purchases from all their merchants less expensive. Some actions, such as receiving riding training with another race, can only be done once a high level of reputation has been acquired.

A person's reputation level can be partially identified by pointing at him or her with the mouse. The color can help indicate your reputation with him.

LevelPoints toComplete MerchantDiscount NPC color
Exalted N/A 20% Green
Revered 21000 15% Green
Honored 12000 10% Green
Friendly 6000 5% Green
Neutral 3000 - Yellow
Unfriendly 3000 - Orange
Hostile 3000 - Red
Hated 36000 - Red

The Reputation Window

The Reputation Window will contain not only a list of all the factions you have access to, but will also allow to find out more information about each, sometimes to "declare war" on them (making them attackable,) or show your progress toward the next level of reputation alongside your experience bar.

Certain sets of reputations are all aligned under a particular heading. For example, each of the goblin cities are collectively called the Steamwheedle Cartel. After that, most of the random isolated factions are listed. It is possible to move a reputation to the "Inactive" heading instead, to reduce clutter. For example, a Blood Elf that has moved beyond the Ghostlands no longer need to worry about their Tranquilien rep.

List of Reputations

Alliance Reputations

Darnassus

  • Character begins: Friendly
  • Represents: The Night Elves in the Alliance.
  • Leader: High Priestess Tyrande Whisperwind
  • Based in: Darnassus, Teldrassil
  • Raised by: Completing general Alliance quests, particularly those given by Night Elves.
  • Rewards: Exalted allows non-Night Elves to ride a Nightsaber.

Gnomeregan Exiles

  • Character begins: Friendly
  • Represents: The Gnomes in the Alliance.
  • Leader: High Tinker Mekkatorque
  • Based in: Ironforge, Khaz Modan (formerly Gnomeregan)
  • Raised by: Completing general Alliance quests, particularly those given by Gnomes.
  • Rewards: Exalted allows Dwarves (only) to ride a Mechanostrider.

Ironforge

  • Character begins: Friendly
  • Represents: The Dwarves in the Alliance.
  • Leader: King Magni Bronzebeard
  • Based in: Ironforge, Khaz Modan
  • Raised by: Completing general Alliance quests, particularly those given by Dwarves.
  • Rewards: Exalted allows non-Dwarves to ride a Ram.

Stormwind

  • Character begins: Friendly
  • Represents: The Humans in the Alliance.
  • Leader: Highlord Bolvar Fordragon
  • Based in: Stormwind, Azeroth
  • Raised by: Completing general Alliance quests, particularly those given by Humans.
  • Rewards: Exalted allows non-Humans to ride a Horse.

The Exodar

  • Character begins: Friendly
  • Represents: The Draenei in the Alliance.
  • Leader: The Prophet Velen
  • Based in: The Exodar, Azuremyst Isles
  • Raised by: Completing general Alliance quests, particularly those given by Draenei.
  • Rewards: Exalted allows non-Night Elves to ride an Elekk.

League of Arathor

  • Character begins: Neutral
  • Represents: Alliance forces in Arathi Basin.
  • Leader:
  • Based in: Refuge Point, Arathi Highlands
  • Raised by: Participating in Arathi Basin battlegrounds.
  • Rewards: Exalted with all 3 battleground factions gives the title of Justicar.
  • Notes: Completing an AB battleground gives marks of honor that are spent with quartermaster.

Silverwing Sentinels

  • Character begins: Neutral
  • Represents: Alliance forces in Warsong Gulch.
  • Leader:
  • Based in: Silverwing Grove, Ashenvale
  • Raised by: Participating in Warsong Gulch battlegrounds.
  • Rewards: Exalted with all 3 battleground factions gives the title of Justicar.
  • Notes: Completing a WSG battleground gives marks of honor that are spent with quartermaster.

Stormpike Guard

  • Character begins: Neutral
  • Represents: Alliance forces in Alterac Valley
  • Leader: Vanndar Stormpike
  • Based in: The Headland, Alterac Mountains
  • Raised by: Participating in Alterac Valley battlegrounds or completing AV quests.
  • Rewards: Exalted with all 3 battleground factions gives the title of Justicar.
  • Notes: Completing an AB battleground gives marks of honor that are spent with quartermaster.

Wintersaber Trainers

  • Character begins: Neutral
  • Represents: Two Night Elves in Winterspring
  • Leader: Rivern Frostwind
  • Based in: Frostsaber Rock, Winterspring
  • Raised by: Completing repeatable quests
  • Rewards: Exalted for unique Nightsaber mount
  • Notes: Entirely not worth the effort. This is not a valued judgement.

Honor Hold

  • Character begins: Neutral
  • Represents: Remaining Human forces in Outland when the Dark Portal was opened.
  • Leader: Danath Trollbane
  • Based in: Honor Hold, Hellfire Peninsula
  • Raised by: Completing quests, killing hellfire orcs, or running Hellfire Citadel.
  • Rewards: Various from quartermaster, including Heroic key for Hellfire Citadel at Honored.

Kurenai

  • Character begins: Unfriendly
  • Represents: The tribe of Broken living in Telaar
  • Leader: Arechron
  • Based in: Telaar, Nagrand
  • Raised by: Quests in Orebor Harborage and Telaar, killing Nagrand ogres
  • Rewards: Various from quartermaster
  • Notes: Player will want to start by performing quests in Orebor Harborage.

Horde Reputations

Darkspear Trolls

  • Character begins: Friendly for Orcs, Trolls, and Tauren. Neutral for Undead and Blood Elves.
  • Represents: The Trolls in the Horde
  • Leader: Shadow Hunter Vol'gin
  • Based in: Orgrimmar, Durotar (or arguably, Sen'jin Village)
  • Raised by: Completing general Horde quests, particularly those given by Trolls.
  • Rewards: Exalted allows non-Trolls to ride a Raptor. (Tauren excluded)

Orgrimmar

  • Character begins: Friendly for Orcs, Trolls, and Tauren. Neutral for Undead and Blood Elves.
  • Represents: The Orcs in the Horde
  • Leader: Warchief Thrall
  • Based in: Orgrimmar, Durotar
  • Raised by: Completing general Horde quests, particularly those given by Orcs.
  • Rewards: Exalted allows non-Orcs to ride a Worg. (Tauren excluded)

Silvermoon

  • Character begins: Friendly for Undead and Blood Elves. Neutral for Orcs, Trolls, and Tauren.
  • Represents: The Blood Elves in the Horde
  • Leader: Regent Lord Lor'themar Theron
  • Based in: Silvermoon City, Quel'thalas
  • Raised by: Completing general Horde quests, particularly those given by Blood Elves.
  • Rewards: Exalted allows non-Blood Elves to ride a Hawkstrider. (Tauren excluded)

Thunder Bluff

  • Character begins: Friendly for Orcs, Trolls, and Tauren. Neutral for Undead and Blood Elves.
  • Represents: The Tauren in the Horde
  • Leader: Cairne Bloodhoof
  • Based in: Thunder Bluff, Mulgore
  • Raised by: Completing general Horde quests, particularly those given by Tauren.
  • Rewards: -

Undercity

  • Character begins: Friendly for Undead and Blood Elves. Neutral for Orcs, Trolls, and Tauren.
  • Represents: The Forsaken
  • Leader: Lady Sylvanas Windrunner
  • Based in: The Undercity, Lordaeron
  • Raised by: Completing general Horde quests, particularly those given by Undead.
  • Rewards: Exalted allows non-Undead to ride a Skeletal Horse. (Tauren excluded)

Other Reputations

  • Character begins:
  • Represents:
  • Leader:
  • Based in:
  • Raised by:
  • Rewards:
  • Notes:

references for future completion: http://www.wowwiki.com/Faction http://www.wowwiki.com/Reputation http://armory.worldofwarcraft.com/factions.xml

Notes

  1. ^ There is no H or U in this word.

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