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Quest
The Fragrance of Money
A World of Warcraft quest in Howling Fjord. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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As of Patch 5.3: Escalation, this quest is BUGGED. The [npc=24633]s which are supposed to drop the [item=34084] required for completion of this quest fail to be recognized as quest targets. This means that you can kill them infinitely and never get the items needed. You will be able to recognize this by the fact that the bears themselves do not register as quest mobs when moused over, nor do they display the normal name text displayed above other quest mobs.
Therefore, until this issue is addressed, the resulting quest line is effectively broken, and certain achievements such as Loremaster of Northrend will be unobtainable.
The bears are located on the island the hub is located on - the droprate is ok so long as you're the only one killing bears. It took me (shadowpriest) 10 kills to get 4 musks.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 10-30
ZoneHowling Fjord
Quest ID11455
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(11455))
What to do
StorylineHowling Fjord, step 73 of 162
Rewards10g 50s, 4,100 XP
Description
Us pirates are known for many things, but hygiene isn't one of them. Most pirate ships be carrying five or six times as many rats as people. It's no wonder all the bears on this island caught the rabies soon after we moved in. Long story short, the boss wants 'em all dead. It just so happens I know a recipe for a bear musk fragrance popular among Stormwind nobles. We kill the bears and sell the musk. I see a fine business opportunity for us here. What say ye?
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #117 35.6 80.2
Coordinates
- Turn-inHowling Fjord 35.6, 80.2
/way #117 35.6 80.2 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Howling Fjord 33.7, 78.0
/way #117 33.7 78.0
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 Howling Fjord map
- To Northrend about 1,290 yards
- Hero's Call: Howling Fjord! about 1,700 yards
- Honor the Flame about 2,910 yards
- Desecrate this Fire! about 2,920 yards
- Warchief's Command: Howling Fjord! about 3,320 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
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Howling Fjord:
- Kamagua, Howling Fjord
- New Agamand, Howling Fjord
- Westguard Keep, 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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Money10 gold50 silver
Experience4,100 XP
Other quests on the Howling Fjord map
Storyline
Howling Fjord
Part 73 of 162.
Previous: Gambling Debt · Next: Mutiny on the Mercy
- 68The Staff of Storm's Fury
- 69The Frozen Heart of Isuldof
- 70The Lost Shield of the Aesirites
- 71The Ancient Armor of the Kvaldir
- 72Gambling Debt
- 73The Fragrance of Money
- 74Mutiny on the Mercy
- 75Jack Likes His Drink
- 76A Traitor Among Us
- 77Sorlof's Booty
- 78Dead Man's Debt
- 79Zeh'gehn Sez
Showing steps 68 to 79 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.
- Gambling Debt
I heard you did a little work for Terry. I was hoping someone reliable would show up around these parts. See, pirates love to gamble. They, however, do not love to pay their gambling debt. If you're interested in collecting some coin on my behalf, I'd be willing to give you a cut.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Mutiny on the Mercy
Aye, we got problems, matey. Me gunners have mutinied! M'n'the crew up top be tryin' to kick Sorlof's keester while dealin' with the mutinous gunners down'blo. Ye're gonna have to go down'blo and deal with those mutinous sea dogs and take their blastin' powder for the big'un o'er on the poop deck.
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.