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Thirst for Knowledge

Thirst for Knowledge is a quest for level 90 in The Whispering Marsh. It is step 1 of 3 in the Ancient Anthropology storyline, the opening step. The quest's turn-in marker is in The Coiled Isle at 75.0, 62.6. It rewards 1,350 experience and money.

Description

Two brothers came with us to dis cursed place... Zei'ka and Jun'ka.

Zei'ka, he got de fire in him. Soon as we landed, he ran off, chasing whispers like dey were calling his name. But, Jun'ka, he ain't a fool. He went after his brother, tryin' to keep him from getting himself killed.

I don't like dis. Dis island, it'll swallow us whole if we ain't careful. Go check on dem, eh?

Rewards

Money3 gold41 silver
Experience1,350 XP

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP1,350
MoneyGold3g 41s
Where it comes from
Turn-in mapThe Coiled IsleTurn-in marker at 75.0, 62.6, 1 mapped point
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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.

The Coiled Isle Quest turn-in 1 mapped point
The Coiled Isle map showing where to go for Thirst for KnowledgeTurn-in

In-game waypoint: /way #2512 75.0 62.6

Coordinates

  • Turn-inThe Coiled Isle 75.0, 62.6/way #2512 75.0 62.6

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 Coiled Isle map

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on The Coiled Isle, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on The Coiled Isle:

  • Tokka's Landing, The Coiled IsleAlliance and Horde · about 1,700 yards north-west
  • Camp Stonewash, Zul'AmanAlliance and Horde · about 5,800 yards west
  • Amani'Zar Village, Zul'AmanAlliance and Horde · about 5,800 yards west

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

Ancient Anthropology

Part 1 of 3.

Next: The Crypt of the Disgraced

  1. 1Thirst for Knowledge
  2. 2The Crypt of the Disgraced
  3. 3Crumble and Tumble

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Where this quest fits

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • The Crypt of the DisgracedThe Whispering Marsh · Level 90

    Jun'ka's my brother, but he frets too much to let me chase after my life's dream. Ever since I was a child, I wanted to learn more of our history. While much of it is told by de talespinners back home, they always skipped one thing: Atal'Utek.

The storyline at a glance

Ancient Anthropology has 3 steps, from Thirst for Knowledge to Crumble and Tumble.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): The Coiled Isle (3).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on The Coiled Isle 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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