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The Great Cranium Caper

The Great Cranium Caper is a Horde-only quest for level 30-60 in Vol'dun. It is step 4 of 14 in the Goldtusk Inn storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Vol'dun at 43.7, 60.3. It rewards 5 reward items, 1 reputation reward, 8,150 experience and money.

Description

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!

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Money25 gold74 silver
Experience8,150 XP
ReputationVoldunai +150
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varenne+6via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

/way 47.09 59.76 Man'zul's Skull
/way 46.46 57.88 Volni's Skull
/way 47.39 58.11 Grenja's Skull

The 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 inside

ID
#
Quest
Quest Chain
Questgiver
Subzone
Video
134
A Strange Delivery
Whistlebloom Oasis
[npc=125904]
Camp Lastwind
https://youtu.be/A_D2y5EK5DU
135
1
WANTED: CEP
Whistlebloom Oasis
[npc=122723]
Goldtusk Inn
https://youtu.be/pDr9n_fimwo
136
2
Meet the Goldtusk Gang
Whistlebloom Oasis
[npc=122723]
Goldtusk Inn
https://youtu.be/1M4RFT_ux0g
137
1
Dirty Work for Dirty Drinks
Whistlebloom Oasis
[npc=122723]
Goldtusk Inn
https://youtu.be/VcbzWtdf3B0
138
2
Rhan'ka's Lost Friend
Whistlebloom Oasis [currency=1553]
[npc=138749]
Dead Man's Pass
https://youtu.be/JNX1rFdkl0I
139
1
The Great Cranium Caper
Whistlebloom Oasis
[npc=138749]
Dead Man's Pass
https://youtu.be/wLwpsOU2EtU
140
2
Gozda'kun the Slaver
Whistlebloom Oasis
[npc=122723]
Goldtusk Inn
https://youtu.be/qaz1ODyfpPI
141
3
The Best Honey In Vol'dun
Whistlebloom Oasis
[npc=122723]
Goldtusk Inn
https://youtu.be/X2fURQKbCIE
142
Harvesting "Honey"
Whistlebloom Oasis
[npc=133833]
The Four Stingers
https://youtu.be/9yGqKYhxNR0
143
Unconventional Aromatics
Whistlebloom Oasis
[npc=133833]
The Four Stingers
https://youtu.be/nKbXQ-ABiIY
144
Powerful Spirits
Whistlebloom Oasis
[npc=122723]
Goldtusk Inn
https://youtu.be/6E3hg-M7mbs
145
1
Restocking the Buffet
Whistlebloom Oasis
[npc=122725]
Goldtusk Inn
https://youtu.be/9_PfuYT5AvU
146
2
Creative Marketing
Whistlebloom Oasis
[npc=123730]
Goldtusk Inn
https://youtu.be/BfEket0AyfA
147
3
The Best Kill is Overkill
Unlocks Oasis flightpoint
[npc=123729]
Whistlebloom Oasis
https://youtu.be/HSC9wAPCdLE
148
A Goldtusk Greeting
Whistlebloom Oasis
[npc=122723]
Goldtusk Inn
https://youtu.be/iBh0U6EMxvs

Id 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

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP8,150
MoneyGold25g 74s
ReputationVoldunai+150

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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapVol'dunTurn-in marker at 43.7, 60.3, 5 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.

Vol'dun Quest turn-in 5 mapped points
Vol'dun map showing where to go for The Great Cranium CaperTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-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

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'dunHorde · about 80 yards south-west
  • Scorched Sands Outpost, Vol'dunHorde · about 720 yards south
  • Vulpera Hideaway, Vol'dunHorde · about 1,000 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 230 yards east
  • Objective areaabout 220 yards north-east
  • Objective areaabout 270 yards east

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

Goldtusk Inn

Part 4 of 14.

Previous: Rhan'ka's Lost Friend · Next: Gozda'kun the Slaver

  1. 1Meet the Goldtusk Gang
  2. 2Dirty Work for Dirty Drinks
  3. 3Rhan'ka's Lost Friend
  4. 4The Great Cranium Caper
  5. 5Gozda'kun the Slaver
  6. 6The Best Honey In Vol'dun
  7. 7Harvesting "Honey"
  8. 8Unconventional Aromatics
  9. 9Powerful Spirits
  10. 10The Best Kill is Overkill
  11. 11Restocking the Buffet
  12. 12Creative Marketing
  13. 13A Goldtusk Greeting
  14. 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 FriendVol'dun · Level 30-60

    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 SlaverVol'dun · Level 30-60

    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

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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