TheWoWDBYou need to kill "Mercurial Ooze"s. They're around the outside of the lake, pond, water whatever you want to call it. Drop rate is pretty low (around 25%)
Quest
Twilight Research
A World of Warcraft quest in Deepholm. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Looks like Blizzard did their chemistry homework on this one! This quest takes place in a quicksilver marsh (quicksilver being a common name for the chemical element mercury, 'Hg'). For those who aren't aware, mercury is quite poisonous, and prolonged exposure to it can result in brain damage and dementia. That's why the second line for the completion of the quest, "His obsession with the subject borders on the insane." makes complete sense, because someone experimenting with mercury for too long unprotected would probably be experiencing mercury poisoning.
In fact, if you've ever heard the expression "mad as a hatter" (alice in wonderland anybody?) this came about because hat makers in the late 1800s used mercury for part of the hat making process, so they often suffered from mercury poisoning. So oldschool hat makers were all crazy. It's a real thing!
Just wanted to point it out, because I think it's little details like this that make the game. :P And also, chemistry rocks!
i have already killed about 15 of them and still no drop..........?
Quest facts
LevelLevel 30-35
ZoneDeepholm
Quest ID27100
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(27100))
Description
The book you found appears to detail some form of research carried out by a member of the Twilight's Hammer. It deals with the oozes in some way, but there are multiple pages missing. Perhaps if you found additional notes you might be able to make sense of it.
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Reward details
Reputation: The Earthen Ring +250
This gathering of the most powerful shaman of Azeroth seeks to maintain the balance between the world's elemental forces. Their main focus during the cataclysm has been to repair and stabilize the damage caused by Deathwing's arrival.
Reputation group: Cataclysm.
Other quests in Deepholm that reward The Earthen Ring reputation: The World Pillar (+75), The Earth Claims All (+250), Gunship Down (+250), Captain's Log (+75), Diplomacy First (+75), All Our Friends Are Dead (+250).
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.