Quest 278 · Classic Era details

A Dark Threat Looms

Chief Engineer Hinderweir wants you to gather Lurker Venom, a Mo'grosh Crystal, and a Crocolisk Tear.

Quest level18Requires level16Classic zoneLoch ModanEligible races in ClassicHuman, Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome

Classic Era reference from QuestieDB. Only details marked as owner beta observations were checked in Forever.

The task

Objectives

Lurker VenomItem 2606Amount not recorded
Classic drop leads: Cliff Lurker, Forest Lurker, Shanda the Spinner.
Mo'grosh CrystalItem 2607Amount not recorded
Classic drop leads: Emogg the Crusher, Mo'grosh Brute, Mo'grosh Enforcer.
Crocolisk TearItem 2939Amount not recorded
Classic drop leads: Large Loch Crocolisk, Loch Crocolisk.

Rewards and gains

Reputation

+100 Ironforge reputation (Classic)

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

The route

Classic locations

Approximate Classic points. Select a marker to copy a TomTom waypoint.

Start Turn in

Loch Modan

!? Start and turn inChief Engineer Hinderweir VII (46.05, 13.61)

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

Story and dialogue

The imported Classic record does not contain quest dialogue. We will not substitute words from a different game version.

Sources and limits

QuestieDB supplies the Classic quest details and approximate locations above. They are not verified for Forever or in game. Owner beta observations are marked separately and do not establish rewards for every character or level. Map artwork comes from the Forever beta client; its markers still come from Classic data. Revealed artwork appears only where its layers have been checked.

Version and retrieval details

Quest ID 278 is present in the Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.69977. QuestieDB 1.0.3, Vanilla release, retrieved 2026-09-23. View source release.

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