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An Unusual Mentor

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

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An Unusual Mentor quest can be started in Zuldazar from [npc=122704] herbalism trainer.
I was able to take it after ~50 profession skill.

[npc=137572] is south of the Tortaka Refuge area in Vol'dun in a small cave
/way Vol'dun 62.33 25.80 Patu location

An Unusual Mentor video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTfyQjWnUSM

It is part of the Zandalari Herbalism quests. Full BfA Herbalism questchain is under the spoiler:

Spoiler Horde Herbalism BFA quests
Id
Quest
Skill
Herb Rank
Questgiver
Zone
Video
1
50
Riverbud Rank 2
[npc=122704]
https://youtu.be/QiP8CvRnEE0
2
75
Riverbud Rank 3
[npc=122704]
https://youtu.be/a0N0W_oaqxk
3
50
[npc=122704]
https://youtu.be/zTfyQjWnUSM
4
50
[npc=137572]
https://youtu.be/xWgLyhDxTGI
5
50
[npc=137572]
https://youtu.be/2FCi7tpF1G0
6
120
[item=160117]
https://youtu.be/axzyHhPtSA0
7
50
Sea Stalk Rank 2
[npc=122704]
https://youtu.be/T8EKg7Xr3zg
8
75
Sea Stalk Rank 3
[npc=122704]
https://youtu.be/e4_9QX5ECwU
9
75
[npc=122704]
https://youtu.be/jklHicy5DoU
10
75
[npc=136141]
https://youtu.be/92100c08ixI
11
150
[item=160064]
https://youtu.be/rIDpMA9UOdY
12
50
Star Moss Rank 2
[npc=122704]
https://youtu.be/msm3VtH3_-s
13
75
Star Moss Rank 3
[npc=122704]
https://youtu.be/O5E2QcURkd8
14
75
[npc=122704]
Dungeon
https://youtu.be/TtMtqwMgF4k
15
150
[item=160550]
https://youtu.be/Y3MRJciGQ-c
16
150
[npc=122704]
https://youtu.be/jX6554Ek160
17
50
[item=159877]
https://youtu.be/7NeY8QncNlY
18
50
[npc=122704]
https://youtu.be/KhSX5edtmkA
19
150
[item=160301]
https://youtu.be/coCEY-V0D00
20
150
[npc=122704]
https://youtu.be/aH23gXTNRPI
Skill column is approximate profession skill you need to have to get this quest. It can be lower, i provide here info of levels i was able to pick up the quest.
* Drop items can drop from related herb in multiple zones. Farm the herb in any zone you want. I provide the recommended zone.


Alliance questchain has multiple quests with the same name, so can check here: Emergency Transplants

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 10-60
LocationVol'dun
CategoryHerbalism
Quest ID51432

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(51432))

Requirements

FactionHorde only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

Description

You have done well so far, {name}, but dere is still much more for you to learn. I think it is time for you to meet an old 'friend'. Dere is no better person I know of to teach you about akunda's bite, as his knowledge and respect for de plant is unrivaled. Head North beyond the desert of Vol'dun. Dere you will find a tortollan who will teach you more about de desert flower.

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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.

Vol'dun Quest turn-in 1 mapped point
Vol'dun map showing where to go for An Unusual MentorTurn-in

In-game waypoint: /way #864 62.0 26.0

Coordinates

  • Turn-inVol'dun 62.0, 26.0/way #864 62.0 26.0

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 Vol'dun map

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

Getting there

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Vol'dun:

  • Tortaka Refuge, Vol'dunAlliance and Horde · about 200 yards north
  • Vorrik's Sanctum, Vol'dunHorde · about 1,100 yards south-west
  • Vulpera Hideaway, Vol'dunHorde · about 1,100 yards south

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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Where this quest fits

Other quests with this name

This one: Horde only · Level 10-60.

Other storylines on the Vol'dun 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.