TheWoWDBNote that only ONE person (yes, even if they're not in your party) can "Speak to Shakes". So outdated, so annoying. There were a line of people waiting for the yellow ? to appear above Shakes's head so we can turn in the quest and progress.
Quest
Speak to Shakes
A World of Warcraft quest in Arathi Highlands. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Leads to this quest, which for some reason is marked as obsolete even though it's still in the game
Sadly, there are too few Calcified Elven Gems around, too far between and too slow respawn rate..
Getting all 10 Elven Gems have taken me 15 minutes, without anyone being in the water at the same time :(
Quest facts
LevelLevel 10-30
ZoneArathi Highlands
Quest ID26052
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(26052))
What to do
StorylineArathi Highlands, step 21 of 29
Rewards2,050 XP
Description
Let's not leave Captain O'Breen waiting. He'll want to see these gems first hand. After all, that's why we're here! And after a few weeks of consorting with these pirates, the professor and I have realized the last thing that's good for our health is to be caught hanging on to their treasure. Here, {name}, take these to O'Breen.
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 #14 25.9 83.9
Coordinates
- Turn-inArathi Highlands 25.9, 83.9
/way #14 25.9 83.9 - Objective areaArathi Highlands 27.5, 82.9
/way #14 27.5 82.9
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 Arathi Highlands map
- The Ruined Kingdom about 440 yards
- Our Oldest Enemies about 440 yards
- Death... and Decay about 440 yards
- Regicide about 530 yards
- To the Front about 570 yards
- Touring the Front about 670 yards
- Honor the Flame about 1,080 yards
- Desecrate this Fire! about 1,090 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Arathi Highlands, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Arathi Highlands:
- Dun Modr, Wetlands
- Refuge Pointe, Arathi
- Whelgar's Retreat, Wetlands
- Galen's Fall, Arathi
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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Experience2,050 XP
ReputationBooty Bay +75, Bloodsail Buccaneers -75
Other quests on the Arathi Highlands map
Reward details
Reputation: Booty Bay +75
This booming coastal city is run by Baron Revilgaz of the Blackwater Raiders. Mortal enemies of the Bloodsail Buccaneers and part of the Steamwheedle Cartel.
Reputation group: Steamwheedle Cartel.
Other quests in Arathi Highlands that reward Booty Bay reputation: Goggle Boggle (+250), Sunken Treasure (+350), Drowned Sorrows (+250), Death From Below (+350).
Reputation: Bloodsail Buccaneers -75
These bloodthirsty corsairs are the bane of many a merchant in the high seas. Sworn enemies of Booty Bay.
Reputation group: Classic.
Other quests in Arathi Highlands that reward Bloodsail Buccaneers reputation: Goggle Boggle (-250), Sunken Treasure (-350), Drowned Sorrows (-250), Death From Below (-350).
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
Arathi Highlands
Part 21 of 29.
Previous: Sunken Treasure · Next: Death From Below
- 16Quae Trusts You
- 17Kinelory Strikes
- 18For Southshore
- 19Goggle Boggle
- 20Sunken Treasure
- 21Speak to Shakes
- 22Death From Below
- 23Raising Spirits
- 24Guile of the Raptor
- 25The Princess Trapped
- 26Stones of Binding
- 27Breaking the Keystone
Showing steps 16 to 27 of 29.
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.
- Sunken Treasure
The treasure has been on the sea floor so long that the gems have calcified into thick stone. But the power harnessed in these goggles will allow you to locate them easily. A little gnomish ingenuity goes a long way!
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Death From Below
This is bad. It seems the Daggerspines are amassing for an attack. Naga are known for their ruthlessness in battle. They will keep attacking until I am dead. I don't value my own life above that of my crew members, but you must help to defend me.
The storyline at a glance
Arathi Highlands has 29 steps, from First Blood to The Princess Unleashed.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Arathi Highlands (27), Hillsbrad Foothills (2).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Arathi Highlands map
- The Four Horsemen I
- The Battle for Stromgarde
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.