The Absent Minded Prospector
The Absent Minded Prospector is a level 20 quest for the Alliance, open from level 15 in Darkshore. You take it from Archaeologist Hollee (37.4, 41.8) and turn it in to Chief Archaeologist Greywhisker (Darnassus, 31.2, 84.5). Reward: 1,150 XP, one item of 3 to choose and +150 with Ironforge.
Classic data, to confirm on Forever
Quick facts
- Quest level
- 20
- Required level
- 15
- Faction
- Alliance
- Zone
- Darkshore
- Type
- Partly in another zone
- Start
- Archaeologist Hollee(37.4, 41.8)
- Turn in
- Chief Archaeologist Greywhisker(Darnassus, 31.2, 84.5)
- Given at the start
- Mysterious Fossil
Another copy of the quest The Absent Minded Prospector (for another race or class): that page is the main one.
Where to take and turn in The Absent Minded Prospector
Our map of Darkshore shows where you take the quest, where its objectives are and where you turn it in, from Classic spawn points: check them in game.
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Our map of Darkshore, drawn from the game's data: subzones and named places from Forever's game files, flight points from its tables, the other NPCs from Classic. North is up. Not a game image.
Inns, trainers, repairs, stables and banks come from Classic data (cMaNGOS): check them in game.
- 1.Take the quest: Archaeologist Hollee(37.4, 41.8)
Objectives
No objective to fill: you only talk to the NPC or bring the quest back.
Rewards
What the Classic data gives for The Absent Minded Prospector. Experience is the full amount at the quest's level: in Classic a player 6 or more levels above gets less.
- Experience
- 1,150 XP
- Reputation
- +150 with Ironforge
Quest chain
Where The Absent Minded Prospector sits in its chain, from the Classic data: what opens it and what it opens.
Whole chain (5 parts)
- 1.The Absent Minded Prospector[20]
- 2.The Absent Minded Prospector[20]
- 3.The Absent Minded Prospector(this quest)
- 4.The Absent Minded Prospector[20]
- 5.The Absent Minded Prospector[24]
Done before it
Next quest
In our leveling guide
None of our leveling routes names this quest (a city, class, profession or dungeon quest, or a zone without a route yet).
On Forever
Not confirmed on Forever yet: no player record of this quest so far. Everything above is Classic's, and Forever changed some zones (new quests, levels raised): check the quest giver in game.