He's actually not where the map indicates. He's in a cave at (25.7, 54.4).
Quest
A Strange Appetite
A World of Warcraft quest in Dread Wastes. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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The stars are located all are small pinky objects all around the marked area. They might seem hard to find at first, but when yo first get a hang of it, it should be easy. I've notice they're usually located near plants.
While most of what you said is true, the term "starfish" isn't incorrect - it's merely a misnomer, but that's still what they are called, regardless as to whether it's very accurate to their physiology. After all, they're not stars, either! Those are giant balls of gas in space.
Quest facts
Check whether you have already completed this quest
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What to do
Description
Food. I must have food. In my time, the meat of the starfish brought not only strength, but also clarity of mind. This is what I must eat. Bring this to me from the nearby shallows. Wait much longer, and I will devour you instead.
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.
Turn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #422 25.7 50.3
Coordinates
- Turn-inDread Wastes 25.7, 50.3
/way #422 25.7 50.3 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Dread Wastes 26.3, 60.8
/way #422 26.3 60.8 - Objective areaDread Wastes 25.7, 50.6
/way #422 25.7 50.6
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 Dread Wastes map
- A Unified Swarm about 1,520 yards
- Rotten at the Roots about 1,600 yards
- Amber Secrets about 1,600 yards
- Old Faces, New Problems about 1,600 yards
- The Fight Against Fear about 1,610 yards
- Sampling the Empire's Finest about 1,610 yards
- Meltdown about 1,610 yards
- Bad Genes about 1,620 yards
- Specimen Request about 1,620 yards
- A Little Brain Work about 1,620 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Dread Wastes, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Dread Wastes:
- The Briny Muck, Dread Wastes
- Klaxxi'vess, Dread Wastes
- Soggy's Gamble, Dread Wastes
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
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.
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The Klaxxix 75,000
Other quests on the Dread Wastes map
Reward details
Currency: The Klaxxi x 75,000
Grants Reputation with The Klaxxi.
Item facts are the current retail client’s (ItemSparse); the specialisations for a pick-one item are the ones the Blizzard quest API lists; faction and currency text is the client’s own. Lowest listed price = the US commodity auction house now.
Storyline
Dread Wastes
Part 31 of 72.
Previous: Skeer the Bloodseeker · Next: Fine Dining
- 26Reunited
- 27Feed or Be Eaten
- 28The Kunchong Whisperer
- 29Falling to Pieces
- 30Skeer the Bloodseeker
- 31A Strange Appetite
- 32Fine Dining
- 33A Bloody Delight
- 34The Scent of Blood
- 35Amber Is Life
- 36Feeding the Beast
- 37Living Amber
Showing steps 26 to 37 of 72.
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.
- Skeer the Bloodseeker
Our efforts to secure the shallows before Zan'vess have paid off. We have spotted another paragon buried in amber, hidden in the waters to the southwest. Adding another paragon to our numbers is vital. Another champion from ages past could turn the tide in our favor.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Fine Dining
In my living years, I was the greatest warrior of the swarm. Help me regain my strength, and I shall show you. I smell the salt sea nearby, and where you can find the sea, you will find briny clackers. Bring me their tails. I must feast upon their flesh.
Quests that require this one
The storyline at a glance
Dread Wastes has 72 steps, from Falling Down to Blood of Ancients.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Dread Wastes (69), Vale of Eternal Blossoms (3).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Dread Wastes map
- The Mantid Threat
- Townlong Steppes
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.