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The Absent Minded Prospector

A level 20 quest for the Alliance, from level 15.

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

Quest Objectives

Travel south and check on Prospector Remtravel.

Description

What an honor it was when Master Greywhisker assigned me to work under the guidance of the great Prospector Remtravel. At the academy in Ironforge everyone knew of Remtravel's great discoveries.

But the prospector is rather... um... oblivious ...to his surroundings.

We had uncovered evidence of a great society. Horrible golems sprang forth from the ground and overran the site. Remtravel never seemed to notice. I ran back to Auberdine for help.

Please travel south and see if the prospector is okay!

Rewards

Experience: 1,150

+75 reputation with Ironforge

When you hand it in

Hollee. is that you? I need some help chiseling this stone. Hand me my stone brush, I think I see something.

Hey, you're not Hollee! Don't suppose you've seen my stone brush?

Never mind that now! I promised the League I'd send the mysterious fossil I found. Where did Hollee go?

So much work to be done! Now where is that mysterious fossil... and my brush... and Hollee...

And who are you... 'tis no matter, so long as you're here to help.

Let me know when you're ready to start looking.

The chain

6 quests from level 14 to 24, 8,690 XP in all.

[14]Trouble In Darkshore?
Travel to Auberdine and look for signs of the dwarven excavation team.
Chief Archaeologist GreywhiskerDarnassus
490 XP
[20]The Absent Minded Prospectorthis quest
Travel south and check on Prospector Remtravel.
Archaeologist HolleeDarkshore
1,150 XP
[20]The Absent Minded Prospector
Protect Prospector Remtravel as he searches for the mysterious fossil, then return to Archaeologist Hollee in Auberdine.
Prospector RemtravelDarkshore
1,950 XP
[20]The Absent Minded Prospector
Take the mysterious fossil to Chief Archaeologist Greywhisker in Darnassus.
Archaeologist HolleeDarkshore
1,150 XP
[20]The Absent Minded Prospector
Take the mysterious fossil to Archaeologist Flagongut in Menethil Harbor.
Chief Archaeologist GreywhiskerDarnassus
1,550 XP
[24]The Absent Minded Prospector
Archaeologist Flagongut in Menethil Harbor wants you to bring him the Stone of Relu and Flagongut's Fossil.
Archaeologist FlagongutWetlands
2,400 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.