Captain Tread Sparknozzle

Captain Tread Sparknozzle
Title	<Mekkatorque's Advisor>
Gender	Male
Race	Gnome (Humanoid)
Class	Warrior
Affiliation(s)	Gnomeregan
Occupation	Captain
Location	Various
Status	Alive

Captain Tread Sparknozzle is Gelbin Mekkatorque's gruff advisor. His eye patch is a testimony to his years of battlefield experience.

History

Captain Tread Sparknozzle in New Tinkertown.

Operation: Gnomeregan

This section concerns content related to Wrath of the Lich King.

He originally appeared during Operation: Gnomeregan, overseeing the training of new recruits and testing equipment prior to the battle at Steelgrill's Depot in Dun Morogh.

Cataclysm

This section concerns content related to Cataclysm.

He asked young gnome adventurers to look for Kharmarn Palegrip in Frostmane Hold.

Before the Storm

This section concerns content related to the Warcraft novels, novellas, or short stories.

Following the Argus Campaign, Tread accompanied Gelbin to the Hall of Explorers in Ironforge to a meeting with Magni Bronzebeard.

Battle for Azeroth

This section concerns content related to Battle for Azeroth.

During the Fourth War, Tread assembled Gnomeregan's finest soldiers and tinkers into the Gnomish Elite Aerial Rangers, an elite task force under the command of a gnome adventurer, which ultimately ended up thwarting the leper gnome Telzo Sparkspanner and his plans for decimating gnomanity.

The War Within

This section concerns content related to The War Within.

Following the destruction of Dalaran, Tread Sparknozzle accompanied the Alliance fleet when they sailed to the Isle of Dorn to aid in the war against Xal'atath and the nerubians of Azj-Kahet. He could be seen patrolling the ranks of the Alliance forces on the Tranquil Strand.

Locations

Location	Level range	Reaction	Notes
Steelgrill's Depot, Dun Morogh	75	Alliance Horde	As a quest giver during the Operation: Gnomeregan.
New Tinkertown, Dun Morogh[38.4, 33.6] / [33.4, 36.6]	1-30	Alliance Horde
New Tinkertown, Dun Morogh	50-80	Alliance	As part of the Heritage of Gnomeregan.
Tranquil Strand, Isle of Dorn[36.4, 63.4]	80	Alliance Horde

Quests

•   [1-30] What's Keeping Kharmarn?

Heritage of Gnomeregan

•   [50-80] Shifting Gears
  •   [50-80] Gnomeregan's Finest
    •   [50-80] Shadowed Halls and Dusty Cogs
      •   [50-80] A Tundra Conundrum
•   [50-80] G.E.A.R. Up

Operation: Gnomeregan

The subject of this section was removed from World of Warcraft in patch 4.0.1.

•  [80] A Few Good Gnomes
  •  [80] Basic Orders
    •  [80] In and Out
      •  [80] One Step Forward...
        •  [80] Press Fire
•  [80] Words for Delivery
  •  [75] Words for Delivery

Quotes

Dialogue

Main article: Meet the High Tinker#Notes

Main article: Shadowed Halls and Dusty Cogs#Notes

Main article: G.E.A.R. Up#Notes

On-click

Greetings

• For Gnomeregan!
• Report.

Relatives

This section includes speculation on characters that might be related, usually because they may share a last name. It should not be taken as representing official lore.

He may be related to Bang Sparknozzle.

Patch changes

• Patch 8.2.0 (2019-06-25): Click quotes added.
  
• Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Re-added.
  
• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Removed.
  
• Patch 3.3.5 (2010-06-22): Added.

  Event activated September 7/8, 2010.
  

External links

Currently	Operation: Gnomeregan	Gnome heritage	Isle of Dorn
Wowhead WoWDB	Wowhead WoWDB	Wowhead WoWDB	Wowhead WoWDB