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The Absent-Minded Artisan

The Absent-Minded Artisan is a quest for level 10-56 in Ardenweald. It is step 1 of 6 in the When a Gorm Eats a God storyline, the opening step. The quest's turn-in marker is in Ardenweald at 62.9, 32.1. It rewards 950 experience and money.

Description

Of all the foolhardy, misguided, exasperating...

<Guardian Kota snorts and stomps a hoof.>

But standing here does Sha'lor no good. We must find him and bring him back safely.

Come, meet me at the Autumnal Rise. We can survey the burrows below and see if there is any sign that he lives.

Rewards

Money2 gold48 silver5 copper
Experience950 XP
Top Comments

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Mypciscraze+6via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Hi all

I present [storyline=1161] Storyline. This Story line have 10 Quests. This Story line is a part of Sojourner of Ardenweald.

See Video Full Quest chain if need it - https://youtu.be/ZRL6ZSQIPME
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Quest Name:
Start and description
1 In Need of Gorm Gris
Quest start from [npc=158921] 62 36 Ardenweald. You need to go to [npc=158969] 64 38
2 Nothing Goes to Waste
Pick up [item=172953] is on left side from NPC. Then go 65 38 and put on place [item=172953]. Then press on [npc=158967] and pull them in to [item=172953] Do line that 4 times ( They will follow you for few sec some times you need to press two times on 1 worm go get him on place ).
3 Collection Day
Press first on [npc=159011] ( worm on right side from NPC ) then will spown on ground [item=173268] pick it up. Go to 65 38 and use [item=172955] on 4 [npc=159006] then slay [npc=159016].
4 Delivery for Guardian Kota
Go to see [npc=158921] 62 36 Ardenweald.
5 The Absent-Minded Artisan
Go to 63 32 You will see [npc=159845] hiding in ground. Speak with [npc=171099].
6 Finish What He Started
Use [item=173534] on gorm then slay them to get in loot [item=180543]. Do this quest together with One Big Problem and Burrows Away.
7 One Big Problem
First pick up [npc=171148] 63 30. Then go to cave 62 29 and fight with [npc=160070] until 80%. Then move to cave 61 33 and fight with [npc=160070] until 30%. Then go to Den 59 34 to finish quest.
8 Burrows Away
Quest start from [npc=171195] 62 30. You need to Collapse 8 [object=338672]
9 Queen of the Underground
Slay [npc=160145].
10 When a Gorm Eats a God
Report back to [npc=158487] 63 36 in Tirna Vaal. That will finish storyline.


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Thank You i Hope that Help You

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP950
MoneyGold2g 48s
Where it comes from
Turn-in mapArdenwealdTurn-in marker at 62.9, 32.1, 3 mapped points
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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.

Ardenweald Quest turn-in 3 mapped points
Ardenweald map showing where to go for The Absent-Minded ArtisanTurn-inObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #1565 62.9 32.1

Coordinates

  • Turn-inArdenweald 62.9, 32.1/way #1565 62.9 32.1
  • Objective areaArdenweald 62.9, 32.6/way #1565 62.9 32.6
  • Objective areaArdenweald 62.6, 36.1/way #1565 62.6 36.1

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 Ardenweald map

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Ardenweald, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Ardenweald:

  • Tirna Vaal, ArdenwealdAlliance and Horde · about 260 yards south
  • Glitterfall Basin, ArdenwealdAlliance and Horde · about 830 yards west
  • Hibernal Hollow, ArdenwealdAlliance and Horde · about 1,000 yards south

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 190 yards south

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.

Quest Line

Storyline

When a Gorm Eats a God

Part 1 of 6.

Next: Finish What He Started

  1. 1The Absent-Minded Artisan
  2. 2Finish What He Started
  3. 3One Big Problem
  4. 4Burrows Away
  5. 5Queen of the Underground
  6. 6When a Gorm Eats a God

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Where this quest fits

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Finish What He StartedArdenweald · Level 10-56

    Finding Sha'lor is our main priority. But there is another opportunity. Take the Gormherd Branch that he dropped. I know he was tinkering with it so that it would work on wild gorm. Use it on the gorm in the burrows, and see if you can collect any of their gorm gris.

The storyline at a glance

When a Gorm Eats a God has 6 steps, from The Absent-Minded Artisan to When a Gorm Eats a God.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Ardenweald (5), Matriarch's Den (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Ardenweald map

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.

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The Abandoned Passage
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The Absent Priestess
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The Abundant Honor
The Abundant Lands
The Abundant Life
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