Quest 278 · Classic Era details
A Dark Threat Looms
Classic Era reference from QuestieDB, not verified for Forever. Quest ID 278 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
Chief Engineer Hinderweir wants you to gather Lurker Venom, a Mo'grosh Crystal, and a Crocolisk Tear.
Lurker VenomItem 2606Amount not recorded
In the Classic reference, Lurker Venom can drop from Cliff Lurker, Forest Lurker and Shanda the Spinner.
Mo'grosh CrystalItem 2607Amount not recorded
In the Classic reference, Mo'grosh Crystal can drop from Emogg the Crusher, Mo'grosh Brute and Mo'grosh Enforcer.
Crocolisk TearItem 2939Amount not recorded
In the Classic reference, Crocolisk Tear can drop from Large Loch Crocolisk and Loch Crocolisk.
Rewards and gains
Reputation
- +100 Ironforge 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.
Loch Modan
Start and turn-in location
Chief Engineer Hinderweir VIILoch Modan (46.05, 13.61)
Approximate Classic locationClick the !? to copy a TomTom waypoint.
Interface/WorldMap/LochModan_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 inChief Engineer Hinderweir VII (46.05, 13.61)
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
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