Stalk With The Earthmother

Levels 8–12HordeTauren

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7 steps · 3 quests · Thunder Bluff, Mulgore

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A one-hand blade or mace at 11 from Boarton Shadetotem's three tests in and around Thunder Bluff, for a Tauren of any class.

Stalk With The Earthmother(8–12)

Steps

7 steps
  1. 1Boarton Shadetotem1 goal
    • Accept Stalk With The Earthmother from Boarton Shadetotem

    Boarton Shadetotem hides in stealth on the main mesa of Thunder Bluff, south of its pool: walk to where the arrow points until his outline shows. He hands you the Venture Co Disguise. The quest opens at level 4, but the mine holds Venture Co. Workers (level 8–9), Supervisors (9–10) and Supervisor Fizsprocket (12): go at 9 or 10.

  2. 2The Venture Co. Mine1 goal
    • Collect Seaforium Mining Charge from Blasting Supplies ×5 for Stalk With The EarthmotherSeaforium Mining Charge, from the Blasting Supplies

    Ride down the lift and south-east across Mulgore to the Venture Co. Mine. Put on the disguise, then open the carts of Blasting Supplies inside the mine and on the slope outside it; stay on the upper levels where you can, the lower tunnels are packed. Five charges.

  3. 3Boarton Shadetotem2 goals
    • Turn in Stalk With The Earthmother at Boarton Shadetotem
    • Accept Stalk With The Earthmother from Boarton Shadetotem

    Back to Boarton in Thunder Bluff. He gives you the Mortar and Pestle for his next test.

  4. 4Windfury Cones2 goals
    • Collect Windfury Cone ×8Optionalthe mortar takes all eight
    • Use Mortar and Pestle for Stalk With The Earthmothergrind the eight cones into the Pine Salve

    Windfury Cones lie on the ground under the harpies' nest trees on Windfury Ridge, north-west of Thunder Bluff; the harpies do not drop them. The Windfury Sorceresses (level 9–10) and Matriarchs (10–11) there stand close together: pick the cones from the edges. Once you have eight, use the Mortar and Pestle to grind them.

  5. 5Boarton Shadetotem2 goals
    • Turn in Stalk With The Earthmother at Boarton Shadetotem
    • Accept Stalk With The Earthmother from Boarton Shadetotem

    Back to Boarton. He hands you the Knife Set for the last test.

  6. 6Raw Brilliant Smallfish2 goals
    • Collect Raw Brilliant SmallfishOptionalRaw Brilliant Smallfish: the Auction House, or the pool; the knife takes it
    • Use Knife Set for Stalk With The Earthmotherfillet the smallfish into Fish Chunks (where players did it, on the way back to Boarton)

    Buy a Raw Brilliant Smallfish at the Auction House (Auctioneer Stampi, north of the pool), or fish one yourself: Kah Mistrunner trains Fishing and Sewa Mistrunner beside him sells the Fishing Pole and a Shiny Bauble; the pool on the main mesa gives smallfish at any skill. Then use the Knife Set on it, wherever you are.

  7. 7Boarton Shadetotem1 goal
    • Turn in Stalk With The Earthmother at Boarton Shadetotem

    Take your weapon from Boarton: the Hoof-Holstered Blade or the Valley Cosh.