Quest 279 · Classic Era details

Claws from the Deep

Quest level22Requires level20Classic zoneWetlandsEligible races in ClassicHuman, Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome

Classic Era reference from QuestieDB, not verified for Forever. Quest ID 279 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

Kill 12 Bluegill Murlocs.

Bluegill Murlocnpc 102412 required
Gobbler's HeadItem 3618Amount not recorded
In the Classic reference, Gobbler's Head can drop from Gobbler.

Amounts come from the Classic objective text.

Slay Gobbler and take his head.
Bring Gobbler's Head to Karl Boran in Menethil Harbor.

Rewards and gains

Reputation

+100 Stormwind 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

Wetlands

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/Wetlands_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 inKarl Boran (8.32, 58.57)

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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