- Go to the red x mark on your map, you will find a shed. at /way #114 85.94 34.00 Shed
- Ignore players fishing in the pond nearby, there is nothing in there for this quest.
- Inside the shed on the ground is [item=227665]
- Use [item=208092] just on the outside wall of the shed to find [item=227672]
- Find [item=227671] at /way #114 88.07 34.60 Torn Diary, Page 6
- Fly north to Sholazar Basin and use [item=227664] to talk to [npc=226952] at /way #119 64.74 59.58 Use Spirit's Whistle
- [npc=226952] will mark two red crosses on your map
- Maybe required, let me know if this is necessary: Speak to Innkeeper and Nesingwary at /way #119 27.19 59.65 Speak to Innkeeper and Nesingwary
- Use [object=457197] at /way #119 49.71 36.02 Use Mounted Spyglas
- Fly Icecrown and find Scrape's corpse on the floor at /way #118 16.02 58.83 Scrape's body
- Click on scrape's corpse and if available (class specific) choose "<Attempt to detect magic>" or "<Inspect the corpse>"
- Use [item=227664] to talk to [npc=226952], choose "I think I know what happened" and "Scrapes was killed by a shapeshifter"
- Done! Return to [npc=226683] in Tanaris to return the quest at /way #71 63.0 50.2 Return Quest at Alyx
/way #114 85.94 34.00 Shed
/way #114 88.07 34.60 Torn Diary, Page 6
/way #119 64.74 59.58 Use Spirit's Whistle
/way #119 27.19 59.65 ?Speak to Innkeeper and Nesingwary
/way #119 49.71 36.02 Use Mounted Spyglas
/way #118 16.02 58.83 Inspect Scrape's Body, then Use Spirit's Whistle
/way #71 63.0 50.2 Return Quest at AlyxNext quest will be Warn the Detective that leads to the riddle quest Spot the Difference
Quest
The Trail's Gone Cold
Quest facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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I had to summon Rexxar in Sholazar to get the red crosses on the map appear and let me get credit for telescope. Without that the body in Icecrown wouldn't spawn.
If you cant find Scrape's corpse on the floor, use the whistle, worked for me, then interact with it, then to Rexxar
Quest facts
The client quest POI data records no map location for this quest, so no map is shown.
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Requirements
Read from the quest filters in the current retail client build.
Description
I've tracked the scent of Scrapes as far as here, but this cold air smothers our lead. I found a couple scraps of notes. Nothing useful yet, but he seems to have left a paper trail in his hurry. Look for clues that may indicate where our villain's lair is hidden. I will mark what I found on your map. Take Spirit's whistle. Call upon us when you are in need of assistance.
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Quest chain
- 1The "Great" Detective
- 2Tracking Quest
- 3The Trail's Gone Cold
- 4Warn the Detective
- 5Spot the Difference
- 6Toy Trouble
- 7Toy Trouble
Step 3 of 7. Chain order is read from the prerequisite data in the current retail client build, so it reflects what the game requires, not a curated storyline.
Where this quest fits
Before this quest
Taken from the quest's prerequisites.
- Tracking Quest
Good news! We have a lead. Rexxar has agreed to help us find Scrapes. If anyone can track down that undead murderer, it's him. Rexxar has followed the scent to the Borean Tundra. He left this note for you.
After this quest
Taken from a quest that requires this one.
- Warn the Detective
Welcome back, <name>. I saw the detective headed west. Hurry up and warn him before the shapeshifter comes for him too!
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.