TheWoWDB/way 47.09 59.76 Man'zul's Skull
/way 46.46 57.88 Volni's Skull
/way 47.39 58.11 Grenja's SkullThe Great Cranium Caper quest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wg9nUQozuU
This quest is part of the Vol'dun Whistlebloom Oasis questchain. All Vol'dun quests: Secrets in the Sands <= more info insideID#QuestQuest ChainQuestgiverSubzoneVideo1351WANTED: CEPWhistlebloom Oasis[npc=122723]Goldtusk Innhttps://youtu.be/pDr9n_fimwo1362Whistlebloom Oasis[npc=122723]Goldtusk Innhttps://youtu.be/1M4RFT_ux0g1371Whistlebloom Oasis[npc=122723]Goldtusk Innhttps://youtu.be/VcbzWtdf3B01382Whistlebloom Oasis [currency=1553][npc=138749]Dead Man's Passhttps://youtu.be/JNX1rFdkl0I1391Whistlebloom Oasis[npc=138749]Dead Man's Passhttps://youtu.be/wLwpsOU2EtU1413Whistlebloom Oasis[npc=122723]Goldtusk Innhttps://youtu.be/X2fURQKbCIE142Whistlebloom Oasis[npc=133833]The Four Stingershttps://youtu.be/9yGqKYhxNR0143Whistlebloom Oasis[npc=133833]The Four Stingershttps://youtu.be/nKbXQ-ABiIY1451Whistlebloom Oasis[npc=122725]Goldtusk Innhttps://youtu.be/9_PfuYT5AvU1473Unlocks Oasis flightpoint[npc=123729]Whistlebloom Oasishttps://youtu.be/HSC9wAPCdLEId column is approximate quest № In Vol'dun storyline Secrets in the Sands <= more info
# is additional ordering info. Can take multiple quests at the same time if you see a number there
Quest
The Great Cranium Caper
A World of Warcraft quest in Vol'dun. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 30-60
ZoneVol'dun
Quest ID47502
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(47502))
Requirements
FactionHorde only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineGoldtusk Inn, step 4 of 14
RewardsResilient Outcast's Handlers, 
Lastwind Handlers, 
Exiled Veteran's Handlers, 25g 74s, 8,150 XP
Resilient Outcast's Handlers, Lastwind Handlers, Exiled Veteran's Handlers, 25g 74s, 8,150 XPDescription
Sandfury thugs attacked de inn after you left and kidnapped de whole Goldtusk Gang! We gotta get dem back. Man'zul was usually de brains behind our thefts back in Zuldazar, but I'll try to come up with a plan to get dem outta dis mess. <Rhan'ka thinks for awhile.> I got it! You rescue 'em all!
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #864 43.7 60.3
Coordinates
- Turn-inVol'dun 43.7, 60.3
/way #864 43.7 60.3 - Objective areaVol'dun 47.1, 59.8
/way #864 47.1 59.8 - Objective areaVol'dun 46.5, 57.9
/way #864 46.5 57.9 - Objective areaVol'dun 37.4, 51.1
/way #864 37.4 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 Vol'dun map
- A Strange Delivery about 10 yards
- The Abandoned Passage about 190 yards
- Atul'Aman about 360 yards
- The Strongest Rope in Vol'dun about 650 yards
- Inconvenient Spirits about 650 yards
- Zandalari Treasure Trove about 650 yards
- Ranishu Are Resources about 650 yards
- An Army's Arsenal about 650 yards
- Siphoning Souls about 650 yards
- They've Got Golems about 650 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Vol'dun, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Vol'dun:
- Goldtusk Inn, Vol'dun
- Scorched Sands Outpost, Vol'dun
- Vulpera Hideaway, Vol'dun
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- 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.
Community notes from Wowhead · 2 comments
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After completing the chain (A Goldtusk Greeting) you are offered another breadcrumb, Ruins Level Marketing to take you to the next area.
Choose one of these rewards:
Reward details
Pick one of these
TypeMail Hands
Item level50
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor13
Stats+8 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +8 Versatility, +7 Critical Strike
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for17 gold89 silver
TypeCloth Hands
Item level50
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor5
Stats+8 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +7 Haste
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for18 gold44 silver
TypePlate Hands
Item level50
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor19
Stats+8 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +8 Versatility, +7 Mastery
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for18 gold51 silver
TypeLeather Hands
Item level50
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor9
Stats+8 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +7 Haste
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for18 gold57 silver
TypeArmor Finger
Item level50
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+9 Stamina, +15 Mastery, +14 Critical Strike
Sells to vendors for22 gold29 silver
Reputation: Voldunai +150
Comprised of exiles and scavengers, the Voldunai use their knowledge of the sands to thrive where others would wither and die.
Reputation group: Battle for Azeroth.
Other quests in Vol'dun that reward Voldunai reputation: Into the Dunes (+75), Secrets in the Sand (+75), Searching for Survivors (+75), Restorative Venom (+75), A Balm to Calm (+10), Knickknack Takeback (+75).
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
Goldtusk Inn
Part 4 of 14.
Previous: Rhan'ka's Lost Friend · Next: Gozda'kun the Slaver
- 1Meet the Goldtusk Gang
- 2Dirty Work for Dirty Drinks
- 3Rhan'ka's Lost Friend
- 4The Great Cranium Caper
- 5Gozda'kun the Slaver
- 6The Best Honey In Vol'dun
- 7Harvesting "Honey"
- 8Unconventional Aromatics
- 9Powerful Spirits
- 10The Best Kill is Overkill
- 11Restocking the Buffet
- 12Creative Marketing
- 13A Goldtusk Greeting
- 14Ruins-Level Marketing
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.
- Rhan'ka's Lost Friend
When you head up to Dead Man's Pass, be sure to say hello to Zulsan. He's my best friend, even if he doesn't want to be near me most of de time. Ha! Seriously, though, he's been up on de cliffs for days. If you find him, convince him to come back down to de inn.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Gozda'kun the Slaver
Dat's it. De Sandfury are officially banned from de Goldtusk Inn! You can't just ransack a place, kidnap its staff, and mock its owner with an assortment of fruits and vegetables and expect to get away with it! We gotta teach those thugs what happens when you mess with de Goldtusk Gang!
Quests that require this one
The storyline at a glance
Goldtusk Inn has 14 steps, from Meet the Goldtusk Gang to Ruins-Level Marketing.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Vol'dun (14).
Other storylines on the Vol'dun map
- Dunes of Vol'dun
- Champion of the Arena
- The Warguard's Fate
- Blood on the Sand
- Port of Zem'lan
- The Sands of Vol'dun
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.