Quest · Darkshore
The Absent Minded Prospector
Level 24 · requires level 15 · Alliance · in Darkshore · part 5 of a 5-quest chain
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Start and end
- Starts at
- Archaeologist Flagongut Explorers' League
- Turn in to
- Archaeologist Flagongut Explorers' League
Objectives
Archaeologist Flagongut in Menethil Harbor wants you to bring him the Stone of Relu and Flagongut's Fossil.
- Collect Stone of Relu
Dropped by Mottled Raptor 7.5% (quest drop) , Mottled Screecher 7.5% (quest drop) , Mottled Scytheclaw 7.5% (quest drop) , Mottled Razormaw 7.5% (quest drop)
- Collect Flagongut's Fossil
Dropped by Flagongut's Fossil 100% (quest drop)
Rewards
Choose one
- Relic Blade
- Skullchipper
Reputation Ironforge +350
The story, in brief
Prospector Whelgar now holds the original fossil at his site in the Wetlands. When I discovered the Stone of Relu, I believed it to be the key to unlocking the mystery of the fossil.
An excerpt. The full quest text is Blizzard's and is shown in the game.