Quest 1275 · Classic Era details

Researching the Corruption

Quest level24Requires level18Classic zoneBlackfathom DeepsEligible races in ClassicHuman, Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome

Classic Era reference from QuestieDB, not verified for Forever. Quest ID 1275 is present in the Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70790. QuestieDB 1.0.10, Vanilla release, retrieved 2026-11-03 (source).

The task

Objectives

Gershala Nightwhisper in Auberdine wants 8 Corrupt Brain stems.

Corrupted Brain StemItem 5952Amount not recorded
In the Classic reference, Corrupted Brain Stem can drop from Blackfathom Myrmidon, Blackfathom Oracle and Blackfathom Sea Witch.

Rewards and gains

Item rewards

This Classic source does not record whether these items are choices or all awarded.

Reputation

+150 Darnassus reputation (Classic)

Experience and money are not supplied by this imported quest record.

The route

Quest locations

Classic pins are approximate reference points. Reported ! and ? markers are search points near quest NPCs. Hover or focus a marker for details.

Start Turn in

Darkshore

Classic start and turn-in

Fully revealed map assembled from client map and exploration textures. Artwork from build 1.60.1.69977, compared file by file with build 1.60.1.70790 and unchanged. Associated by the client filename `Interface/WorldMap/Darkshore_c60`, not by a direct map-art foreign key. This is client artwork, not a verified in-game map. Artwork © Blizzard Entertainment.

Start and turn inGershala Nightwhisper (38.33, 43.04)

From Classic. One NPC can have several recorded spots; the map shows each one where it was recorded.

The people

Start and turn-in

Starts from

Ends at

Coordinates are approximate Classic references. The `/way` formats require TomTom or a compatible addon; use the named-zone form from outside the zone.

The path

Quest chain

Quest text

No quest text yet. It appears here once a player reports it through RestedRealm Companion.

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