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Quest · Darkshore

The Absent Minded Prospector

Level 20 · requires level 15 · Alliance · in Darkshore · part 4 of a 5-quest chain

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Start and end

Starts at
Chief Archaeologist Greywhisker Explorers' League
Turn in to
Archaeologist Flagongut Explorers' League

Objectives

Take the mysterious fossil to Archaeologist Flagongut in Menethil Harbor.

  • Collect Mysterious Fossil

Rewards

Reputation Ironforge +250

The story, in brief

This fossil bears a striking resemblance to one I once saw in Ironforge. An archaeologist by the name of Flagongut brought it to our annual Explorers' League conference. He believed the fossil had a power which could be unlocked somehow.

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