TheWoWDBI had a lot of trouble finding Proto-Whelps at first. Then I realized that the Proto-Drakes above breathe fire on the ground occasionally and this seems to be what spawns the Whelps. So when you're doing this quest, look for the breaths of fire.
Quest
The Clutches of Evil
A World of Warcraft quest in Howling Fjord. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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This is an epic quest from all WoW time and i can say its worth every min of ur leveling time...
Here is the full link for all Quests in this Very Long Long Long Chain Quest ( Around 49 quests... have fun xD ) :First Chain:
[71] The Clutches of Evil
[71] Mage-Lieutenant Malister
[71] Two Wrongs...
[71] Report to Scout Knowles
[71] Mission: Eternal Flame
[71] Mission: Package Retrieval
[71] Mission: Forsaken Intel
[71] Absholutely... Thish Will Work!
[71] You Tell Him ...Hic!
[71] Mission: Plague This!
[71] Operation: Skornful Wrath
Complete these three quests for the Westguard Sergeant:
[71] Burn Skorn, Burn!
[71] Gruesome, But Necessary
[71] Towers of Certain Doom
[72] All Hail the Conqueror of Skorn!2nd chain Quests:
[72] Of Traitors and
[72] High Commander Halford Wyrmbane
[72] Naxxramas and the Fall of Wintergarde
[72] Flight of the Wintergarde Defender
[72] Return to the High Commander
[72] Rescue from Town Square & [72] The Fate of the Dead
[72] Find Durkon!
[72] The Noble's Crypt
[73] Secrets of the Scourge
[73] Mystery of the Tome
[73] Understanding the Language of Death
[73] A Righteous Sermon3rd chain Quest and the longest one:
[73] Into Hostile Territory
[73] Steamtank Surprise
[73] Scattered To The Wind & [73] Breaking Off A Piece
[73] The Chain Gun And You
[73] Plunderbeard Must Be Found!
[73] Plunderbeard's Journal
[73] Chasing Icestorm: The 7th Legion Front
[73] Chasing Icestorm: Thel'zan's Phylactery
[73] Finality
[73] An End And A Beginning
[73] To Fordragon Hold!
[74] Audience With The Dragon Queen
[74] Galakrond and the Scourge
[74] On Ruby Wings
[74] Return To Angrathar
[74] Reborn From The Ashes
[74] Fate, Up Against Your Will
[74] A Royal Coup
[74] The Killing Time
[74] The Battle For The Undercity
Leads to [71] Mage-Lieutenant Malister
Quest facts
LevelLevel 10-30
ZoneHowling Fjord
Quest ID11157
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(11157))
WoW Forever: what our data shows
Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 3.80.2.69874, read from the beta game data we hold
Versus the Classic Era clientNew in the WoW Forever beta client - quest id 11157 is not sighted in our Classic Era baseline (build 1.15.9.69722)
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
Description
{name}, I don't trust anyone but you to take care of this. I need the proto-drake eggs and proto-whelps in the burning forest to the southeast destroyed! Since we arrived here, the Ember Clutch has been ablaze; there must be some sort of perverse magic at work. And lately it seems to be growing. My men tell me that if we don't do something quickly, we'll be surrounded on all sides by the fire within a few weeks' time! Get down there and eliminate the threat by destroying those eggs and the proto-whelps.
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 areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #117 28.9 44.2
Coordinates
- Turn-inHowling Fjord 28.9, 44.2
/way #117 28.9 44.2 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Howling Fjord 40.0, 51.1
/way #117 40.0 51.1
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 Howling Fjord map
- Honor the Flame about 2,080 yards
- Hero's Call: Howling Fjord! about 2,090 yards
- To Northrend about 2,190 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Howling Fjord, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Howling Fjord:
- Westguard Keep, Howling Fjord
- Kamagua, Howling Fjord
- Valgarde Port, Howling Fjord
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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Reward details
Reputation: Valiance Expedition +250
The main armies of the Alliance in Northrend, moving against the Scourge and unified under King Varian Wrynn's command.
Reputation group: Alliance Vanguard.
Other quests in Howling Fjord that reward Valiance Expedition reputation: Break the Blockade (+250), Scare the Guano Out of Them! (+250), Shoveltusk Soup Again? (+250), Mage-Lieutenant Malister (+10), Two Wrongs... (+250), One Size Does Not Fit All (+250).
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
Howling Fjord
Part 35 of 162.
Previous: News From the East · Next: Mage-Lieutenant Malister
- 30Iron Rune Constructs and You: Collecting Data
- 31Iron Rune Constructs and You: The Bluff
- 32Lightning Infused Relics
- 33The Delicate Sound of Thunder
- 34News From the East
- 35The Clutches of Evil
- 36Mage-Lieutenant Malister
- 37Two Wrongs...
- 38Report to Scout Knowles
- 39War is Hell
- 40Reports from the Field
- 41The Windrunner Fleet
Showing steps 30 to 41 of 162.
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.
- News From the East
Westguard needs to know what's going on here, <name>. I want you to personally deliver the news to Captain Adams. Whenever you're ready, let me know and I'll put you back in the construct for one final flight. It'll take you to Westguard Keep, but more than likely blow up in the process.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Mage-Lieutenant Malister
THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS! Those proto-drakes are attacking the keep! Beasts such as that should have been scared off when you took care of their clutches and whelps. You did take care of them, right? <name>, this calls for more direct action. Speak with my advisor, Mage-Lieutenant Malister.
The storyline at a glance
Howling Fjord has 162 steps, from Hell Has Frozen Over... to Alpha Worg.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Howling Fjord (147), Grizzly Hills (15).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Howling Fjord map
- Truthguard
- Wrath of the Lich King Chromie Time Breadcrumbs
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.