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They Grow Up So Fast

A World of Warcraft quest in Winterspring. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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kaiderey4+92via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Progression


  1. [50] Get Them While They're Young

  2. [50] They Grow Up So Fast



Notes

A Cub's Cravings

You will need to feed your Winterspring Cub: Shardtooth Meat (6)

  • Drops from bears with Shardtooth in their name, most common in the area between Frostsaber Rock and The Hidden Grove.


After being fed a piece of meat, the cub will offer one of the following emotes:


  • The Winterspring Cub devours the food.

  • The Winterspring Cub's strong jaws tear into the food.

  • The Winterspring Cub catches the food in its mouth and swallows it in one gulp.

  • The Winterspring Cub quickly finishes the food and glances around for more.



'Borrowing' From the Winterfall

You have to have your Winterspring Cub summoned in order to feed the Smoked Meat to it.
The Smoked Meat stands are found in two places:


  • Winterfall Village at (67, 46)

  • Timbermaw Post at (56, 35)



Cub's First Toy

To make the cat toy, you need these things:


  1. Tough Yeti Hide (1)
    • Dropped by the yeti just south of the Winterfall Village in the cave.


  2. Wildkin Feather (5)
    • Dropped by the Owlbeasts in The Hidden Grove.


After collecting the hide and feathers, right-click to combine them into the cat toy. Then right-click the toy to Use it.
Using the toy produces a ground targeted area of effect targeting circle. Click the circle to have the cub play with the toy.
The Hidden Grove can be found at the north end of Winterspring, due north of Everlook, and is labeled on the game map.



Hunting Practice

Simply bring your cub close to one of the mounds. The cub will pounce on the mound, and the player will see the emote

  • Winterspring Cub pounces on the snow-covered hare burrow (View comments on that page for coordinates to some of the burrows I've found) If you don't have coordinates, most of the burrows are in the middle area between: Frostsaber Rock, The Hidden Grove, and Starfall Village.
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Symphonius+53via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Somewhere along the way of transferring and race changing I lost my [item=68646].

If you happen to lose the item, it is safe to abandon the quest and pick it up again to receive another one. You will NOT lose your [item=68644], as they are not tagged as quest items and will not disappear when the quest is dropped.

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Norrinir+47via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

This quest rewards 10 000 reputation (not counting guild perk or human racial). Doing whole line (i.e. starting quest + 20 dailies + this one), gives 43 000 reputation and thus makes you Exalted no matter what you do.

Read all 165 on Wowhead ↗

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 15-30
Quest ID29034

The client quest POI data records no map location for this quest, so no map is shown.

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(29034))

Requirements

FactionAlliance only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

Description

I think this little fellow will be a good match for you. This cub is going to require a lot of attention to ensure that he grows up strong and healthy. You should check up on your cub at least once each day. Feeding and caring for your Winterspring cub is the best way to build a bond of trust with him. As your cub grows, he will shed his old whiskers and grow new ones appropriate to his size. Once your cub has shed twenty whiskers, bring him back to me along with some materials for your saddle.

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Reward details

Items you receive

TypeMiscellaneous
Item level10
BindingBinds when picked up
UseLearning
EffectWinterspring Frostsaber
Requires level10
Sells to vendors for25 gold

“Teaches you how to summon this mount.”

TypeMiscellaneous
Item level1
BindingBinds when picked up

Reputation: Wintersaber Trainers +42,999

This small group of reclusive night elves raises and trains wintersabers in the Winterspring area.

Reputation group: Classic.

Other quests in Winterspring that reward Wintersaber Trainers reputation: Get Them While They're Young (+3,000), A Cub's Cravings (+1,500), 'Borrowing' From the Winterfall (+1,500), Hunting Practice (+1,500), Cub's First Toy (+1,500).

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 this quest fits

Other quests with this name

This one: Alliance only · Winterspring · Level 15-30.

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.