Quest 299 · Classic Era details

Uncovering the Past

Quest level28Requires level25Classic zoneWetlandsEligible races in ClassicHuman, Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome

Classic Era reference from QuestieDB, not verified for Forever. Quest ID 299 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

Prospector Whelgar wants you to scour the excavation site in search of the 4 missing tablet fragments: Ados, Modr, Golm and Neru.

Ados FragmentItem 2658Amount not recorded
In the Classic reference, Ados Fragment can drop from Ancient Relic.
Modr FragmentItem 2659Amount not recorded
In the Classic reference, Modr Fragment can drop from Ancient Relic.
Golm FragmentItem 2660Amount not recorded
In the Classic reference, Golm Fragment can drop from Ancient Relic.
Neru FragmentItem 2661Amount not recorded
In the Classic reference, Neru Fragment can drop from Loose Soil.

Rewards and gains

Item rewards

Silk Mantle of Gamn

One item is linked in this Classic source; its quantity is not recorded.

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.

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 inProspector Whelgar (38.81, 52.39)

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

None recorded in this Classic source.

Quest text

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

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