Quest 456 · Confirmed in World of Warcraft: Forever through matching reports from players using RestedRealm Companion.2+ matching player reports · Classic details with player reports

The Balance of Nature

Quest level2Requires level1Classic zoneShadowglenEligible races in ClassicHuman, Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome

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 456 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 7 Young Nightsabers and 4 Young Thistle Boars and return to Conservator Ilthalaine.

  • Young Nightsabernpc 2031 · Beast, seen by 2 players in Forever7 required
  • Young Thistle Boarnpc 1984 · Beast, seen by 2 players in Forever4 required

Rewards and gains

Item rewards

Choose one of these items.

Reputation

Experience

170 XP

Coin

35copper

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

Teldrassil

Forever search area

Conservator Ilthalaine

Teldrassil (58.7, 44.4)

Player position near this quest NPC, not its exact location

Click the !? to copy a TomTom waypoint.

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/Teldrassil_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

  • Conservator Ilthalaine
    Approximate Classic location: Teldrassil

Seen in Forever: Conservator Ilthalaine offered this quest to 1 player.

Ends at

  • Conservator Ilthalaine
    Approximate Classic location: Teldrassil

Seen in Forever: Conservator Ilthalaine completed this quest for 2 players.

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

Greetings, your name. I am Conservator Ilthalaine. My purpose in Shadowglen is to ensure that the balance of nature is maintained.

The spring rains were particularly heavy this year, causing some of the forest's beasts to flourish while others suffered.

Unfortunately, the nightsaber and thistle boar populations grew too large. Shadowglen can only produce so much food for the beasts. Journey forth, young your class, and thin the boar and saber populations so that nature's harmony will be preserved.

Completion

You performed your duties well, your name.

World of Warcraft: Forever quest text, © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. As 1 player saw it in build 70009, reported through RestedRealm Companion.

Discussion

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  1. kekw2139

    This is a great quest.

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