Easy enough quest (was able to solo as a level 9 druid), but the drop rate is awful so expect to be down here for a while - you should kill enough to level, at least. Careful, however, some pulls will net you two or three mobs.
Quest
The Sleeping Druid
A World of Warcraft quest in Teldrassil. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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You walk into this cave a boy, and you come out a man. I am sure some people do get the charm quickly, but I was one of the unfortunate few to get a few levels grinded out of it. Not that I mind terribly slow, just you are in for a long trip T_T
Yes, it's a horribly low drop rate. Yes, you'll gain 1-2 levels grinding this out. But, this quest and the followup are worth about 2000XP at level 9-10. The really big problem is, once you've found the charm, how do you get back to Oben Rageclaw to turn in the blasted quest? If you follow the map to the northern bridge where the yellow question mark says he should be...he's not there.
Remember that this is a two-level cave complex. From that northern bridge with the misleading question mark, go up the entrance tunnel and you'll be back at the upper level. The side-by-side bridges are right there. Oben is on the right, his spirit (which you have to kill for the followon quest) is on the left. For a better picture, hit your M key to bring up the map, then scroll between the two levels to orient yourself.
Quest facts
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(2541))
Requirements
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
Description
The Gnarlpine shaman that inhabit this place have discovered a way of separating a sleeping druid's spirit from the physical body. The furbolg have animated my physical form and are using it to attack anyone that attempts to explore the Ban'ethil Barrow Den. I am now trapped in the Emerald Dream, powerless to stop this. You must help me. The Gnarlpine shaman carry a strange charm which is used to perform this ritual, and I'd like to examine it. Please, {name}, bring one to me.
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.
Objective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #57 56.8 66.3
Coordinates
- Objective area (centre of the marked area)Teldrassil 56.1, 66.2
/way #57 56.1 66.2 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Teldrassil 48.6, 67.8
/way #57 48.6 67.8 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Teldrassil 40.4, 58.2
/way #57 40.4 58.2 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Teldrassil 50.2, 56.5
/way #57 50.2 56.5 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Teldrassil 45.7, 51.7
/way #57 45.7 51.7 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Teldrassil 43.0, 63.5
/way #57 43.0 63.5
Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Ban'ethil Barrow Den:
- Dolanaar, Teldrassil
- Darnassus, Teldrassil
- Rut'theran Village, Teldrassil
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.
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Reward details
Reputation: Darnassus +250
This Alliance capital is populated by Night Elves and is located in the Island of Teldrassil. Ruled by the Priestess of the Moon, Tyrande Whisperwind.
Reputation group: Alliance.
Other quests in Teldrassil that reward Darnassus reputation: A Troubling Breeze (+75), Gnarlpine Corruption (+250), The Relics of Wakening (+250), Ursal the Mauler (+350), The Road to Darnassus (+250), Seek Redemption! (+500).
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
Teldrassil
Part 9 of 29.
Previous: Ferocitas the Dream Eater · Next: Druid of the Claw
- 4A Troubling Breeze
- 5Gnarlpine Corruption
- 6The Relics of Wakening
- 7Resident Danger
- 8Ferocitas the Dream Eater
- 9The Sleeping Druid
- 10Druid of the Claw
- 11Ursal the Mauler
- 12Twisted Hatred
- 13Nature's Reprisal
- 14The Road to Darnassus
- 15Denalan's Earth
Showing steps 4 to 15 of 29.
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.
- Ferocitas the Dream Eater
The emerald... It is missing! My dreamcatcher has been damaged! There is a band of Gnarlpine mystics located to the north of Starbreeze. I have heard reports that their leader, Ferocitas the Dream Eater, has been wearing a necklace that glows green in the night.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Druid of the Claw
After examining this charm, <name>, I see now what must be done. Please take it, and do as I ask. You are to approach the door to the nearby chamber. Inside, you will find my soulless body...
The storyline at a glance
Teldrassil has 29 steps, from Zenn's Bidding to Home of the Kaldorei.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Teldrassil (27), Ban'ethil Barrow Den (1), Ban'ethil Barrow Den (1).
Other storylines on the Teldrassil map
- Shadowglen
- The Warchief's Command
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.