The Absent Minded Prospector
The Absent Minded Prospector is a level 24 quest for the Alliance, open from level 15 in Wetlands. You take it from Archaeologist Flagongut (10.8, 60.4) and turn it in to Archaeologist Flagongut (10.8, 60.4). Reward: 2,400 XP, one item of 2 to choose and +350 with Ironforge.
Classic data, to confirm on Forever
Quick facts
- Quest level
- 24
- Required level
- 15
- Faction
- Alliance
- Zone
- Wetlands
- Type
- Long, Rare drop
- Start
- Archaeologist Flagongut(10.8, 60.4)
- Turn in
- Archaeologist Flagongut(10.8, 60.4)
Where to take and turn in The Absent Minded Prospector
Our map of Wetlands 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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- 1.Take the quest: Archaeologist Flagongut(10.8, 60.4)
- 2.Objective: Stone of Relu(35.1, 50.4)
- 3.Objective: Flagongut's Fossil(38.9, 52.2)
- 4.Turn in: Archaeologist Flagongut(10.8, 60.4)
Objectives
2 objectives, from the Classic data:
Collect Stone of Relu: 1
Drops from: Mottled Raptor(7.5%), Mottled Screecher(7.5%), Mottled Scytheclaw(7.5%), Mottled Razormaw(7.5%)
Where: 35.1, 50.4 ; 23.1, 59.7 ; 24.3, 47.2 ; 23.3, 50.6 ; 25.8, 49.1 ; 23.8, 53.0
Collect Flagongut's Fossil: 1
Found in: Flagongut's Fossil
Where: 38.9, 52.2
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
- 2,400 XP
- Choose one
- Reputation
- +350 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[20]
- 4.The Absent Minded Prospector[20]
- 5.The Absent Minded Prospector(this quest)
Done before it
In our leveling guide
The free leveling route of Wetlands names this quest: open it at its step to see it in order with the others, or why the route skips it.
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.