Quest Log

The Sleeping Druid

The Sleeping Druid is an Alliance-only quest for level 1-30 in Teldrassil. It is step 9 of 29 in the Teldrassil storyline. It rewards 1 reputation reward and 4,100 experience.

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.

Rewards

Experience4,100 XP

ReputationDarnassus +250

Top Comments

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FlitzyApr 16, 2007+45via Wowhead

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.

TravyJul 23, 2008+32via Wowhead

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

capnbiffJan 31, 2013+19via Wowhead

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.

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Rewards in detail

Type	Reward	Amount
Experience	XP	4,100
Reputation	Darnassus	+250

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.

Where it comes from

Turn-in map	Ban'ethil Barrow Den
Objective area	Teldrassil	36 mapped points
Objective area	Ban'ethil Barrow Den

World Map

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.

Ban'ethil Barrow Den Quest turn-in

Teldrassil map showing where to go for The Sleeping Druid — **Teldrassil** Objective area 36 mapped points

Ban'ethil Barrow Den Objective area

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, TeldrassilAlliance · about 560 yards east
Darnassus, TeldrassilAlliance · about 1,100 yards west
Rut'theran Village, TeldrassilAlliance · about 1,500 yards south

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 760 yards south-east (on the Teldrassil map)
Objective areaabout 570 yards south (on the Teldrassil map)
Objective areaabout 380 yards south-west (on the Teldrassil map)

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

Teldrassil

Part 9 of 29.

Previous: Ferocitas the Dream Eater · Next: Druid of the Claw

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 EaterTeldrassil · Level 1-30
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 ClawTeldrassil · Level 1-30
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

Shadowglen13 steps, starts with The Balance of Nature
The Warchief's Command25 steps, starts with A Short-Lived Peace

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.

Community notes from Wowhead · 58 comments

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WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold

Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this quest is in the Classic Era client's data too

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

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The Sleeping Druid

Description

Rewards

Reward details

Reputation: Darnassus +250

Where to go

Coordinates

Getting there

Storyline

Teldrassil

Where this quest fits

Before this quest

After this quest

The storyline at a glance

Other storylines on the Teldrassil map

Community notes from Wowhead · 58 comments

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Quest Location and Connections

More Quests in Teldrassil

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The Sleeping Druid

Description

Rewards

Reward details

Reputation: Darnassus +250

Where to go

Coordinates

Getting there

Storyline

Teldrassil

Where this quest fits

Before this quest

After this quest

The storyline at a glance

Other storylines on the Teldrassil map

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Quest Location and Connections

More Quests in Teldrassil

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