TheWoWDBTo unlock this quest with Lauranna, you need to first complete Ikeyen's quest (http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=9747). The chief fellow is at the top of the building to the Southmost of the Umbrafen village.
Quest
Saving the Sporeloks
A World of Warcraft quest in Zangarmarsh. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Tons of these mobs in the cave to the south. I suggest doing this with A Damp Dark Place( http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=9788 ) and Safeguarding the Watchers ( http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=9894 ).
The Umbrafen Tribe is the prerequisite quest for both this and A Damp, Dark Place; easy to do together
Quest facts
LevelLevel 10-30
ZoneZangarmarsh
Quest ID10096
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(10096))
What to do
StorylineZangarmarsh, step 11 of 64
RewardsExpedition Forager Leggings, 
Chemise of Rebirth, 
Circle's Stalwart Helmet, 10g 50s, 4,100 XP
Expedition Forager Leggings, Chemise of Rebirth, Circle's Stalwart Helmet, 10g 50s, 4,100 XPDescription
Ikeyen's been telling me stories about what happened to him down in those caves and I think it's just awful! You know, maybe we should do something to help out those poor sporeloks. Ikeyen says that they live there in the Funggor Cavern, but that the marsh beasts have recently invaded. Why don't you go down there and see if you can clear some of those marsh beasts out? It's just to the southwest.
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #102 80.3 64.2
Coordinates
- Turn-inZangarmarsh 80.3, 64.2
/way #102 80.3 64.2 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Zangarmarsh 74.1, 93.4
/way #102 74.1 93.4
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 Zangarmarsh map
- Warchief's Command: Zangarmarsh! about 120 yards
- Hero's Call: Zangarmarsh! about 120 yards
- Honor the Flame about 710 yards
- Desecrate this Fire! about 710 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Zangarmarsh, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Zangarmarsh:
- Swamprat Post, Zangarmarsh
- Telredor, Zangarmarsh
- Temple of Telhamat, Hellfire Peninsula
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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TypeMail Legs
Item level30
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor14
Stats+7 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for46 gold27 silver
TypeCloth Chest
Item level30
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor6
Stats+7 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +6 Versatility
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for43 gold74 silver
TypePlate Head
Item level30
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor18
Stats+7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for34 gold38 silver
TypeLeather Head
Item level30
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor8
Stats+7 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for32 gold86 silver
Reputation: Cenarion Expedition +250
An exploratory force sent to Outland by the Cenarion Circle to study surviving life forms. The Cenarion Expedition has quickly gained in size and autonomy since the opening of the Dark Portal.
Reputation group: The Burning Crusade.
Other quests in Zangarmarsh that reward Cenarion Expedition reputation: Watcher Leesa'oh (+75), Observing the Sporelings (+250), A Question of Gluttony (+250), Familiar Fungi (+250), Stealing Back the Mushrooms (+350), Disturbance at Umbrafen Lake (+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.
Storyline
Zangarmarsh
Part 11 of 64.
Previous: Safeguarding the Watchers · Next: The Boha'mu Ruins
- 6Warning the Cenarion Circle
- 7Return to the Marsh
- 8The Umbrafen Tribe
- 9A Damp, Dark Place
- 10Safeguarding the Watchers
- 11Saving the Sporeloks
- 12The Boha'mu Ruins
- 13Idols of the Feralfen
- 14Gathering the Reagents
- 15Messenger to the Feralfen
- 16Too Many Mouths to Feed
- 17Diaphanous Wings
Showing steps 6 to 17 of 64.
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.
- Safeguarding the Watchers
In your travels, you might have encountered some of the expedition's watchers. They do the majority of the field work: documenting the unique inhabitants of the marsh, collecting samples, and making contact with sentient species. The safety of the watchers is paramount, <class>.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- The Boha'mu Ruins
Before my people were decimated by the orcs, Telredor served as a retreat for draenei anchorites and spiritualists. A small order of anchorites and vindicators maintained a number of shrines in this region.
Also counted by Mysteries of the Marsh
Its criteria name 29 quests; others include:
- Stealing Back the Mushrooms
- Now That We're Friends...
- Fhwoor Smash!
- Return to the Marsh
- Jyoba's Report
- Umbrafen Eel Filets
- An Unnatural Drought
- A Damp, Dark Place
The storyline at a glance
Zangarmarsh has 64 steps, from Disturbance at Umbrafen Lake to Message to the Daggerfen.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Zangarmarsh (63), Hellfire Peninsula (1).
Other storylines on the Zangarmarsh map
- Burning Crusade Chromie Time Breadcrumbs
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.
Achievements
Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.
- Mysteries of the Marsh: its criteria name 29 quests, this one included.