WOW CLASSIC ERA · QUEST CHAIN · ALLIANCE

Trouble In Darkshore? → The Absent Minded Prospector

Trouble In Darkshore? → The Absent Minded Prospector is a quest chain in WoW Classic Era with 6 steps for level 14 to 24, starting in Darnassus. Every step shows where to pick it up, what to do, where to turn it in and the item rewards (5 reward items in total).

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Facts

Category: Quest chain
Faction: Alliance
Level: 14–24 (from 14)
Steps: 6
Starts in: Darnassus
German name: Ärger in Dunkelküste? bis „Der geistesabwesende Ausgrabungsleiter“

Steps

Overview and requirements 6 steps · Level 14–24 · Requirements (2)

Level: Level 14–24

Requirements

From level 14
Group: Group recommended (elite enemies)

Starting point

Chief Archaeologist Greywhisker · Darnassus 31.2 / 84.5 – Quest #730

Step 1 of 6

Quest #730

Solo Level 14 · Alliance

Done

Pick up: Chief Archaeologist Greywhisker · Darnassus 31.2 / 84.5
Do: Talk or turn in
Turn in: Archaeologist Hollee · Darkshore 37.4 / 41.8
Reward: no item reward

Step 2 of 6

Quest #729

Solo Level 20 (from 15) · Alliance

Done

Pick up: Archaeologist Hollee · Darkshore 37.4 / 41.8
Do: Talk or turn in
Turn in: Prospector Remtravel · Darkshore 35.7 / 83.7
Reward: no item reward

Step 3 of 6

Quest #731

Elite Level 20 (from 15) · Alliance

Done

Pick up: Prospector Remtravel · Darkshore 35.7 / 83.7
Do: Talk or turn in
Turn in: Archaeologist Hollee · Darkshore 37.4 / 41.8
Reward: no item reward

Step 4 of 6

The Absent Minded Prospector

Solo Level 20 (from 15) · Alliance

Done

Pick up: Archaeologist Hollee · Darkshore 37.4 / 41.8
Do: Deliver: 1× Mysterious Fossil
Turn in: Chief Archaeologist Greywhisker · Darnassus 31.2 / 84.5
Reward: Hammerfist Gloves (choice) Windfelt Gloves (choice) Relic Hunter Belt (choice)

Step 5 of 6

Quest #942

Solo Level 20 (from 15) · Alliance

Done

Pick up: Chief Archaeologist Greywhisker · Darnassus 31.2 / 84.5
Do: Deliver: 1× Mysterious Fossil
Turn in: Archaeologist Flagongut · Wetlands 10.8 / 60.4
Reward: no item reward

Step 6 of 6

The Absent Minded Prospector

Solo Level 24 (from 15) · Alliance

Done

Pick up: Archaeologist Flagongut · Wetlands 10.8 / 60.4
Do: Obtain: 1× Stone of Relufrom Mottled Raptor · Wetlands 25.2 / 49.8
+2 more
Mottled Screecher · Wetlands 24.2 / 52.5
Mottled Scytheclaw · Wetlands 35.3 / 49.5
Obtain: 1× Flagongut's Fossilfrom Flagonguts Fossil · Wetlands 38.9 / 52.2
Turn in: Archaeologist Flagongut (same as pick-up)
Reward: Relic Blade (choice) Skullchipper (choice)

Rewards

Hammerfist Gloves (choice) Step 4
Windfelt Gloves (choice) Step 4
Relic Hunter Belt (choice) Step 4
Relic Blade (choice) Step 6
Skullchipper (choice) Step 6

Data as of October 17, 2026. Quests, NPCs and places: CMaNGOS (GPL-3.0), map borders: Questie (GPL-3.0), zone and faction names: game data (Blizzard Entertainment). Names without a known English version are shown in German.

Rewards in the loot database