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A Slip of the Hand

A World of Warcraft quest in Dalaran. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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Legbeard+44via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

I obtained this quest randomly while farming Aethril in Aszuna.

I believe it is a random occurence once you have Aethril Rank 2, i was 795 herbalism when i picked it up, so 800 herbalism is not required.

I had gathered ~800 Aethril (herbs, not nodes) before i got it. Note that it did not appear as an item that starts a quest, but rather as a quest discovery, similar to when you get a quest once you enter an specific area.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 10-45
LocationDalaran
CategoryHerbalism
Quest ID40017

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(40017))

Description

As you harvest the aethril, your hand brushes the flower's pollinating organs against one another, creating a reaction. You may have discovered a new herbalism technique. Your trainer in Dalaran would be a good person to discuss this with.

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Where to go

Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.

Dalaran Quest turn-in 1 mapped point
Dalaran map showing where to go for A Slip of the HandTurn-in

In-game waypoint: /way #627 43.0 33.3

Coordinates

  • Turn-inDalaran 43.0, 33.3/way #627 43.0 33.3

Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.

Nearby on the Dalaran map

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Dalaran, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Dalaran:

  • DalaranAlliance and Horde · about 240 yards south-east
  • Western SuramarAlliance and Horde · about 1,200 yards north
  • Vengeance Point, Broken ShoreAlliance and Horde · about 1,500 yards east

Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.

Related
Money20 gold22 silver
Experience6,150 XP

Storyline

Legion Herbalism

Part 5 of 5.

Previous: Desperation Breeds Ingenuity

  1. 1Aethril Sample
  2. 2Spayed by the Spade
  3. 3Ragged Strips of Silk
  4. 4Desperation Breeds Ingenuity
  5. 5A Slip of the Hand

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Where this quest fits

Before this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Desperation Breeds IngenuityLevel 10-45

    I believe we may be able to use this clue to our advantage, <name>. The withered are notoriously thirsty for mana, and will stop at nothing to get it. Perhaps we can study how they use the aethril and use the results to improve our own harvesting methods.

The storyline at a glance

Legion Herbalism has 5 steps, from Aethril Sample to A Slip of the Hand.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Dalaran (3), Cathedral of Eternal Night (2).

Other storylines on the Dalaran map

Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.