TheWoWDBI don't know if there are some of you out there that wonder what all the fuss is about Alcaz Island. After all, the only people who get to "see" it are the Alliance due to this quest: Survey Alcaz Island, and even then it's just a quick fly-by. Horde only really see it if they just happen to fly over it out of curiosity...which is what I did today. There are Black Dragons flying above which you can target, but not kill. 60+ Elite Hydras and Naga are down below. In a small settlement near a flying machine you find gnomes, humans, and dwarves called "Minions of Weavil".
From Warcraft Less Traveled:
"Alcaz Island is a forgotten destination that hides the still-dangerous raid boss, Doctor Weavil. The Doctor was once feared as a 25-person raid encounter introduced as part of the Scepter of the Shifting Sands quest chain. Long before Dr. Weavil was there, Alcaz Island is where the King of Stormwind was being held by the Defias Brotherhood and other conspirators. There was a quest chain that was never finished that would have led to his discovery."It was initailly rumored that Dr. Weavil would disappear with the Cataclysm expansion, but he was still there as I poked around in the building that had more "Minions of Weavil". I found this "evil" little gnome upstairs, sleeping on a bed. He has 326K HP and 492K MP. So I went ahead and started fighting him. As an 85, he didn't pose any threat to me...but he drops no loot, so killing him is kind of pointless.
However, with Theramore getting sacked by Garrosh in the Mists of Pandaria expansion (and therefore the Alliance quest to explore Alcaz may vanish), Dr. Weavil and his minions may end up going the way of the Dodo (I have no confirmation one way or the other, this is just speculation). Either way, you might want to take the time and explore this interesting little forgotten island.
Just a little bit of Vanilla WoW history to ponder. ^_^
And if you are curious to find out more little "hidden" secrets about this game, visit the podcast at http://warcraftlesstraveled.com/ (which isn't getting updated anymore :( ...but there are still lots of fun things to listen and learn about from the old podcasts...)
You can discover some interesting things.
**NEW NEW NEW**
Looks like a return to Alcaz Isle is coming in Patch 7.1! Recent patch notes give us this info:New World Event Area
Return to Alcaz Isle - Dr. Weavil and the Drudge Gnomes
Get to the bottom of Dr. Weavil's insidious plans on Alcaz Isle.
Rewards include the Big Red Raygun toy for everyone and tamable mechanical spiders for Hunters!
Quest
Survey Alcaz Island
A World of Warcraft quest in Dustwallow Marsh. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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After completion...
Lady Jaina Proudmore says: Perhaps I should explain...
Lady Jaina Proudmore says: I had arranged for a secret summit between Warchief Thrall and King Wrynn, here in Theramore.
Lady Jaina Proudmore says: The King was to travel here by ship, in secret. But the ship never arrived, and King Wrynn disappeared.
Lady Jaina Proudmore says: Your help enabled us to connect the Defias to the mastermind behind the abduction, Onyxia, who was posing as a member of the royal court.
Lady Jaina Proudmore says: Meanwhile, the king managed to escape his captors, and returned to Stormwind to deal with Onyxia.
Lady Jaina Proudmore says: I will send word that you have discovered the link to the Defias. I was a fool to think them broken with the defeat of Edwin Van Cleef, and King Wrynn will want to make an example of all who remain.
Cassa Crimsonwing is just by the flight master.
Quest facts
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(27239))
Requirements
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
Swamp Gas Gauntlets, 
Archer's Wristguard, Archer's Chain Bracer, 21g, 5,150 XPDescription
It looks like Renn's hunch about Alcaz Island was right. We need to survey that island, but it would take a whole brigade of troops to fight our way in there. Theramore's defenses can't weather such a hit, so I've arranged with Cassa Crimsonwing, the apprentice to Theramore's gryphon master, to allow you to use one of her beasts to survey Alcaz from the air. Alcaz Island holds the key to the mystery of the Defias' involvement in this kidnapping.
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #70 66.3 49.0
Coordinates
- Turn-inDustwallow Marsh 66.3, 49.0
/way #70 66.3 49.0 - Objective areaDustwallow Marsh 67.3, 51.1
/way #70 67.3 51.1 - Objective areaDustwallow Marsh 45.2, 24.0
/way #70 45.2 24.0
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 Dustwallow Marsh map
- The Sullied Banner about 170 yards
- Aftershocks about 200 yards
- Breaking the Cycle about 200 yards
- Creative Solutions about 210 yards
- Honor the Flame about 380 yards
- A Bitter Reunion about 580 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Dustwallow Marsh, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Dustwallow Marsh:
- Theramore, Dustwallow Marsh
- Mudsprocket, Dustwallow Marsh
- Northwatch Hold, Southern Barrens
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- 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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Other quests on the Dustwallow Marsh map
Reward details
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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
Dustwallow Marsh
Part 32 of 83.
Previous: Jaina Must Know · Next: Proof of Treachery
- 27Defias in Dustwallow?
- 28Renn McGill
- 29Secondhand Diving Gear
- 30Recover the Cargo!
- 31Jaina Must Know
- 32Survey Alcaz Island
- 33Proof of Treachery
- 34Return to Jaina
- 35Inspecting the Ruins
- 36Suspicious Hoofprints
- 37They Call Him Smiling Jim
- 38The Black Shield
Showing steps 27 to 38 of 83.
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.
- Jaina Must Know
You must bring news of our findings to Lady Jaina without delay! If the Defias were transporting a prisoner, there's no telling who it might be or if the person is still alive! One thing is for certain, <name>. The Defias wouldn't go to all this trouble for some petty grudge.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Proof of Treachery
Although Onyxia has been exposed and removed from the court, the Defias who carried out her plan must be punished. Carry word to Grand Admiral Jes-Tereth in Stormwind castle that the Defias are the ones who carried out the Varian's kidnapping.
The storyline at a glance
Dustwallow Marsh has 83 steps, from Traitors Among Us to Challenge to the Black Flight.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Dustwallow Marsh (81), Stormwind City (1), Thunder Bluff (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Dustwallow Marsh map
- The Blue Dragons
- Testing Loyalties
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.
Guides for this zone
Guides and routes on this site that cover Dustwallow Marsh.
