Quest 411 · · Classic details with player reports

The Prodigal Lich Returns

Quest level12Requires level5Classic zoneTirisfal GladesEligible races in ClassicOrc, Undead, Tauren, Troll

Parts of this page come from real play in Forever, reported through RestedRealm Companion. The rest is Classic Era reference from QuestieDB, not verified for Forever. Quest ID 411 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

Bring the Nether Gem to Bethor Iceshard in the Undercity.

No linked targets are recorded in this Classic source.

Rewards and gains

Item rewards

Bone Buckler

All of these items are awarded together in Forever.

Reputation

+100 Undercity reputation (Classic)

Experience

900 XP

Coin

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

Tirisfal Glades

Classic start and turn-in Reported quest NPCs

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/Tirisfal_C60`, not by a direct map-art foreign key. This is client artwork, not a verified in-game map. Artwork © Blizzard Entertainment.

Undercity

Classic start and turn-in Reported quest NPCs

Map tiles seen in the client. 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/Undercity_c60`, not by a direct map-art foreign key. This is client artwork, not a verified in-game map. Artwork © Blizzard Entertainment.

The people

Start and turn-in

Starts from

Seen in Forever: Gunther Arcanus offered this quest to 1 player.

Ends at

Seen in Forever: Bethor Iceshard completed this quest for 1 player.

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

Take this Nether Gem to my old comrade Bethor. It will let us communicate ... and I have much to tell him.

Progress

Have you returned Gunther's book? Has he responded?

Completion

You convinced him to join us! You have done a great deed for the Forsaken, your name. The Dark Lady will be informed.

World of Warcraft: Forever quest text, © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. As 1 player saw it in build 70790, reported through RestedRealm Companion.

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