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The Absent Minded Prospector

A level 20 elite 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

Protect Prospector Remtravel as he searches for the mysterious fossil, then return to Archaeologist Hollee in Auberdine.

Description

So then, Hollee... oh that's right, you are not Hollee. Where's Hollee?

Bah, that's beside the point. We must find that stone brush... I mean the mysterious fossil! We must find that fossil. The Explorers' League in Darnassus will want some indication as to what I've been doing.

Let me know when you are ready and we will hunt down that brush.... I mean fossil! We shall find something in writing to satisfy the League.

So are you ready yet?

Rewards

Experience: 1,950

+150 reputation with Ironforge

When you come back

Is the prospector alive?

When you hand it in

Thank the stars Prospector Remtravel is safe! I told you he was absent minded. I can't believe he insisted on staying there with all of those horrible creatures lurking about.

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 Prospector
Travel south and check on Prospector Remtravel.
Archaeologist HolleeDarkshore
1,150 XP
[20]The Absent Minded Prospectorthis quest
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.