I 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!
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