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The Art of the Imbue

A level 45 quest for both factions, from level 40.

Unchanged in Forever as far as is known: the text, objectives and rewards below are Classic’s.

Quest Objectives

Bring forty Mithril Bars and four Citrines to Galvan the Ancient in Stranglethorn.

40Mithril Bar
4CitrineZalas Witherbark 7.1%, Wandering Protector 3.1%, Ruul Onestone 2%, Darbel Montrose 1.4% and 4 more

Description

The harvesting of precious gems is of utmost importance to our craft, ‹name›. Few gems are more precious than the citrine. The magical properties we imbue into our goods are amplified greatly by the presence of citrine.

For this lesson, we will fortify forty bars of mithril with four citrines. The result will be a better understanding of magical gemology and the knowledge to create ornate mithril shoulders.

Rewards

You will receive:

Plans: Ornate Mithril Shoulders

Experience: 3,900

When you come back

After such mining, your muscles bulge and your body aches!

When you hand it in

One can barely keep their eyes from leaving its splendor, ‹name›. Aye, citrine is a glorious gem.

Pay attention and learn what such a discovery may teach us!

The chain

7 quests from level 40 to 45, 20,350 XP in all.

[40]The Old Ways
Bring four Steel Breastplates and four Steel Plate Helms to Aturk the Anvil in Orgrimmar.
Aturk the AnvilOrgrimmar
3,150 XP
[40]The Origins of Smithing
Bring six Golden Scale Bracers to Hank the Hammer in Stormwind.
Hank the HammerStormwind City
3,150 XP
[40]Booty Bay or Bust!
Speak with McGavan in Booty Bay.
After: The Old Ways
OxOrgrimmar
1,550 XP
[40]In Search of Galvan
Speak with McGavan in Booty Bay.
After: The Origins of Smithing
Hank the HammerStormwind City
1,550 XP
[40]The Mithril Order
Speak with Galvan the Ancient in Stranglethorn Vale.
McGavanStranglethorn Vale
3,150 XP
[45]The Art of the Imbuethis quest
Bring forty Mithril Bars and four Citrines to Galvan the Ancient in Stranglethorn.
Galvan the AncientStranglethorn Vale
3,900 XP
[45]Expert Blacksmith!
Claim your reward from Galvan the Ancient!
Galvan the AncientStranglethorn Vale
3,900 XP

Text, givers, objectives and rewards come from the cMaNGOS Classic database (a reconstruction of the 1.12 world), with what Forever changed on top: the game server’s own answers where we have them, else Wowhead’s Forever database. Places are Classic’s, shown on the Forever maps. Quest text © Blizzard Entertainment.