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The Absent Minded Prospector

A level 24 quest for the Alliance, from level 15.

Changed in Forever. New rewards: Archaeologist's Gown. From Wowhead’s Forever database.

Quest Objectives

Archaeologist Flagongut in Menethil Harbor wants you to bring him the Stone of Relu and Flagongut's Fossil.

Stone of ReluMottled Raptor 7.5%, Mottled Screecher 7.5%, Mottled Scytheclaw 7.5%, Mottled Razormaw 7.5%
Flagongut's FossilFlagongut's Fossil

Description

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.

While I traveled on the road to meet Whelgar, I was attacked by raptors and the relic was lost. I don't know which one of the mottled beasts swallowed the relic but if you can retrieve it, I can unleash the power of these artifacts.

Bring me both the Stone of Relu, and the original fossil he holds.

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Relic Blade

Skullchipper

Archaeologist's Gown

New in Forever: Archaeologist's Gown.

Experience: 2,400

+150 reputation with Ironforge

When you come back

With the Stone of Relu I will be able to release the hidden secrets of my fossil as well as Remtravel's fossil from Darkshore, ‹name›.

When you hand it in

Most excellent, ‹name›!

Now to see if I can use the stone to decipher the powers of the fossils.

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 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 Prospectorthis quest
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.