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Sniffing Them Out

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

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In order to understand why Bloodfang said that you need to finish Silverpine quest as Horde faction. Without explaning any epicness of Silverpine quest, at the last chain, Syvannas threatens Crowley to retreats his troops from Silverpine forest, if not she will kill his only daugther, Lorna Crowley, and raise her as the Forsaken. As Crowley didn't infect his daugther with Worgen curse she was not immune from being raised as the Forsaken. Crowley chooses to retreat his troops and as a result the Alliance loses Silverpine forest to the Forsaken. For people who do not know, conqeuring Silverp

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At a glance

Sniffing Them Out is an Alliance-only dungeon quest for level 8-30 in Shadowfang Keep. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 4,100 experience and money.

Quest facts

LevelLevel 8-30
TypeDungeon
Quest ID27917

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(27917))

Requirements

FactionAlliance only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

Description

I could smell Godfrey and his companions a mile away from here. They did an exceedingly poor job covering their tracks in flight. It will be the mistake that puts the final nail in their coffins. One of them is very close, and though the scent has changed slightly in undeath, I'm fairly certain it's Ashbury's. Go inside and tear him to pieces, we'll ensure the Forsaken do not intervene with our task.

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Getting there

Inside the dungeon: Shadowfang Keep

Looming over Pyrewood Village from the southern bluffs of Silverpine Forest, Shadowfang Keep casts a shadow as dark as its legacy. Sinister forces occupy these ruins, formerly the dwelling of the mad archmage Arugal's worgen.

Bosses in the Adventure Guide, in order: Baron Ashbury, Baron Silverlaine, Commander Springvale, Lord Walden, Lord Godfrey.

Entrance: Shadowfang Keep, Silverpine Forest at 44.6, 67.7.

Instance text, bosses and entrances are the client’s Adventure Guide data.

Related
Money10 gold50 silver
Experience4,100 XP
ReputationGilneas +500

Reward details

Reputation: Gilneas +500

The people of Gilneas are a nation of survivors. Having walled themselves off from the rest of humanity, they must now face new threats from within.

Reputation group: Alliance.

Other quests in Shadowfang Keep that reward Gilneas reputation: Armored to the Teeth (+500), Fighting Tooth and Claw (+500), Fury of the Pack (+500).

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.

Quest Location and Connections

Bosses in Shadowfang Keep

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