TheWoWDBAll you have to do is get inside the cave and loot the chest. Playing possum is just to keep the elite from aggroing on you. If you're OP, you can just walk in there, kill him, and loot the chest.
Quest
Playing Possum
A World of Warcraft quest in Ashenvale. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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/way Ashenvale 62.4, 612 Cave ENTR
[npc=34499] guards the entrance patrolling to approximately (62, 62), and [npc=34500]s inhabit the area.
/way Ashenvale 62.6 60.3 Oso's Chest
For those who like a little rough-and-tumble when questing, note that Oso hits like a freaking truck and takes a lot of damage. I downed him as a ret pally yesterday: level 25 geared in quest reward gear from Redridge and Ashenvale (with the exception of the 2-hander I got from Shadowfang, and the goggles I made from crafting).
It was a long fight and I spent at least half of it spamming my self-heals just to stay in the game. Most satisfying melee in months, I dare say. Very enjoyable.
Edit: By long, of course, I mean "longer than three seconds," which can feel like an eternity in this age of nerfed content. Figure the fight went on for 20 seconds, which is a by-gosh relative epoch in quest-melee years.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 7-30
ZoneAshenvale
Quest ID26478
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(26478))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineAshenvale, Alliance, step 19 of 50
RewardsShael'dryn's Bracers, 
Possumfoot Boots, 
Dissembling Bracers, 10g 50s, 4,100 XP
Shael'dryn's Bracers, Possumfoot Boots, Dissembling Bracers, 10g 50s, 4,100 XPDescription
The last piece of the rod is held by druids of the claw. I asked their leader, Oso Bramblescar, to give it to me, but he and his guardians nearly killed me! Clearly they too were affected by the Horde's corruption of the Forest Heart. But, I have an idea for how you can get into Oso's cave and grab the pommel. Ever since I was a faun, I've been pretty good at playing possum. It works great against bears! I can teach you! Go east to the Shady Nook, and if they try to get you, just use my technique.
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #63 59.2 59.7
Coordinates
- Turn-inAshenvale 59.2, 59.7
/way #63 59.2 59.7 - Objective areaAshenvale 62.5, 60.3
/way #63 62.5 60.3
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 Ashenvale map
- Hot Lava about 410 yards
- Put Out The Fire about 420 yards
- Desecrate this Fire! about 510 yards
- A Disturbance in Ashenvale about 1,390 yards
- The Light of Elune about 1,400 yards
- Knives of the Forsaken about 1,400 yards
- Ze Gnomecorder about 1,440 yards
- Field Test: Gnomecorder about 1,440 yards
- Burn, Baby, Burn! about 1,440 yards
- Return to Stardust about 1,460 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Ashenvale, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Ashenvale:
- Stardust Spire, Ashenvale
- Astranaar, Ashenvale
- Forest Song, Ashenvale
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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Choose one of these rewards:
Other quests on the Ashenvale map
Reward details
Pick one of these
TypeCloth Wrist
Item level14
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor2
Stats+2 Intellect, +3 Stamina
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for12 silver8 copper
TypeLeather Feet
Item level14
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor5
Stats+3 Agility or Intellect, +4 Stamina
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for18 silver5 copper
TypePlate Wrist
Item level14
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor9
Stats+2 Strength or Intellect, +3 Stamina
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for12 silver16 copper
TypeMail Feet
Item level14
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+3 Agility or Intellect, +4 Stamina
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for17 silver44 copper
Reputation: Darnassus +250
This Alliance capital is populated by Night Elves and is located in the Island of Teldrassil. Ruled by the Priestess of the Moon, Tyrande Whisperwind.
Reputation group: Alliance.
Other quests in Ashenvale that reward Darnassus reputation: Supplies to Auberdine (+500), Don't Forget the Horde (+250), Of Their Own Design (+250), Naga of the Strand (+250), West to the Strand (+10), Delivery for Orendil (+25).
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
Ashenvale, Alliance
Part 19 of 50.
Previous: Search the Bole · Next: Retaking Mystral Lake
- 14He Who Would Be Forgiven
- 15In the Hands of the Perverse
- 16All's Well
- 17Dryad Delivery
- 18Search the Bole
- 19Playing Possum
- 20Retaking Mystral Lake
- 21The Goblin Braintrust
- 22Three Friends of the Forest
- 23In a Bind
- 24Clear the Shrine
- 25The Last Stand
Showing steps 14 to 25 of 50.
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.
- Search the Bole
I wish your tidings were better. Raene is correct, I know about Dartol's creation and the treants in the area--at least I did once. They've become corrupted now, their nature twisted. To find the next piece of the rod, you'll have to find the key to open the chest it's in.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Retaking Mystral Lake
We could easily have held Silverwind Refuge from the Horde had they not taken control of our water elemental defenders on Mystral Lake. One of their shaman summoned in Tideress, an old and angry water spirit of the forest who befouled our elementals and turned them against us.
The storyline at a glance
Ashenvale, Alliance has 50 steps, from Bathran's Hair to The Forest Heart.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Ashenvale (50).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Ashenvale map
- Ashenvale, Horde
- The Warchief's Command
- Stonetalon Mountains, Alliance
- In Darkest Night
- Ashenvale, Everyone
- Battle Pet Tamers
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.