Quest

Cavern Cleaning

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

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RobberRobina2023-11-16T15:41:28-06:00+14via Wowhead

As a neat easter egg, before you complete this quest you can find both Naldormi and Xiddorm in the center of the cavern messing with the spiders using time magic and summoned [npc=199510]s. I've posted their dialouge before, but I'll put it here as well.
Xiddorm: Stop messing with them, they are MY spiders!
Naldormi: Mine are going to go SUPER FAST!
Xiddorm: Stooooooop it!
Naldormi: There are lots of spiders, we can share.
Xiddorm: Find your own spiders!
Upon arriving for the Cavern Cleaning quest now you'll find the two near Wraithon, Vyranoth and Mordenaku playing with the curious netherwhelps. Speaking to Naldormi gives you the following interaction:
Naldormi: Hello!
You: Why are there so many spiders in this cave?
Naldormi: No idea! Xiddorm and I didn't put them here, that's for sure. We definitely did not see if we could make this entire cave the biggest spider cave ever. And under no circumstances did it get out of hand. I simply have no idea!
Ah, I love these two. It's a very small thing for Blizz to add but it's very cute! Though it makes me wonder how Azeroth has survived this long with kids who essentially have superpowers.

Shatari2023-11-19T04:21:39-06:00+5via Wowhead

Clean up the spiders? Why couldn't it have been 'clean up the butterflies?'

Ehayen2023-12-25T18:42:08-06:00+5via Wowhead

I was shooting them with my ranged weapon.
Then I accidentally stepped on one.
I am such an idiot...

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 10-80

ZoneEmerald Dream

LocationThaldraszus

Quest ID76462

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(76462))

What to do

StorylineMisfit Dragons, step 3 of 9

Rewards28g 9s, 9,500 XP

Description

This cave is adequate. It has a commanding view of the surrounding land, and is highly defensible. But the state of it is not acceptable. I will place an enchantment upon you. When you draw near to the smaller spiders, it will freeze them, allowing us to relocate them. The sacs and larger spider will need to be addressed with more... finality. See that it is done.

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.

Coordinates

Turn-inThaldraszus 61.2, 73.2/way #2025 61.2 73.2
Objective area (centre of the marked area)Thaldraszus 61.9, 73.2/way #2025 61.9 73.2
Objective areaThaldraszus 62.2, 72.9/way #2025 62.2 72.9

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 Thaldraszus map

On Borrowed Time about 440 yards
Chro-me? about 440 yards
Align in the Sand about 440 yards
If We Could Turn Back Time about 530 yards
Feels Like the First Time about 540 yards
Times Like These about 540 yards
Closing Time about 540 yards
Time is Running Out about 540 yards
Time in a Bottle about 540 yards
The Flow of Time about 540 yards

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

Getting there

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

Shifting Sands, ThaldraszusAlliance and Horde · about 540 yards south-west
Temporal Conflux, ThaldraszusAlliance and Horde · about 570 yards south
Eon's Fringe, ThaldraszusAlliance and Horde · about 970 yards west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 70 yards east
Objective areaabout 100 yards east
Objective areaabout 90 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.

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Flightstonesx 10
Emerald Dewdropx 5

Money28 gold9 silver

Experience9,500 XP

Other quests on the Thaldraszus map

Reward details

Currency: Flightstones x 10

Earned from completing world quests, raids, dungeons, battlegrounds, arena matches, and other activities. Used to upgrade max-level gear.

Currency: Emerald Dewdrop x 5

Dew infused with the nurturing properties of the Emerald Dream which can make any plant bloom. Used to revitalize the plants in the Emerald Dream.

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

Misfit Dragons

Part 3 of 9.

Previous: Draconic Diplomacy · Next: Delectable Delicacies

1A Dragon in Hand is Worth Two in the Roost
2Draconic Diplomacy
3Cavern Cleaning
4Delectable Delicacies
5A Dragon's Eye View
6A Whelping Hand
7Home in Time for Tea
8The Thorignir
9Dragon Keeping

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.

Draconic DiplomacyEmerald Dream · Level 10-80
I suspect Vyranoth might also be interested in recruiting new dragons to our cause... but she'll need a little convincing. I just so happen to be very good at convincing. I'll speak with Vyranoth, and we'll meet you in Valdrakken once she's decided to join us.

After this quest