TheWoWDBWow, that's an unusually disturbing quest.
I was amused to see that the Alliance version is far less sinister:
Unfortunately, the trolls that walk the ruins of Zul'Mamwe are interfering with my astronomy. They burn braziers, day and night, which rob me of the darkness I need.
Please, <name>... travel east into Zul'Mamwe and put them out.
Quest
Nighttime in the Jungle
A World of Warcraft quest in Northern Stranglethorn. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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I have to agree. For a while there I thought he was referring to something quite different when he said that the trolls grabbed her mother... Even if it's just a sentence or two, this felt like an unusual quest.
I felt it was meaningful and memorable. It didn't have any cool effects like phasing but even years later now I remember this fellow and his poor Mom. This is why story is important in games.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 10-30
Quest ID26304
The client quest POI data records no map location for this quest, so no map is shown.
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(26304))
Requirements
FactionHorde only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
Description
One year ago, my mother - that is, the troll who took care of me - was taken by the Skullsplitters of Zul'Mamwe. Young and headstrong, I ran in after her, only to see her being pushed toward a burning brazier by a dozen of their warriors. I hid behind a tree and watched as they grabbed her and... and... <Kil'karil looks away.> At nighttime, the lights from their braziers reflect off the treetops and keep me awake. Please, {name}... travel south into Zul'Mamwe and put them out.
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Reward details
Reputation: Darkspear Trolls +350
This tribe of exiled trolls has joined forces with Thrall and the Horde. They now call Durotar their home, which they share with their orc allies.
Reputation group: Horde.
Other quests in Northern Stranglethorn that reward Darkspear Trolls reputation: Hunt for Yenniku (+250), Headhunting (+250), Nezzliok Will Know (+250), Speaking with Nezzliok (+250), Chasing Yenniku's Fate (+75), The Mind's Eye (+250).
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.
Where this quest fits
Other quests with this name
This one: Horde only · Northern Stranglethorn · Level 10-30.
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.