Quest 461 · Confirmed in World of Warcraft: Forever through matching reports from players using RestedRealm Companion.1 player report · Classic details with player reports

The Hidden Niche

Quest level18Requires level12Classic zoneSilverpine ForestEligible 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 461 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

Take Alaric to the hidden alcove.

No linked targets are recorded in this Classic source.

Rewards and gains

Reputation

Experience

675 XP

Coin

5silver

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

Silverpine Forest

Starting location

Shallow Grave

Silverpine Forest (67.87, 24.85)

Approximate Classic location

Click the ! to copy a TomTom waypoint.

Turn-in location

Dusty Shelf

Silverpine Forest (65.36, 24.81)

Approximate Classic 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/Silverpine_c60, not by a direct map-art foreign key. This is client artwork, not a verified in-game map. Artwork © Blizzard Entertainment.
  • StartShallow Grave (67.87, 24.85)
  • Turn inDusty Shelf (65.36, 24.81)

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

  • Shallow Grave
    Approximate Classic location: Silverpine Forest

Ends at

  • Dusty Shelf
    Approximate Classic location: Silverpine Forest

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

I know of a hidden niche within the keep that holds an item dear to Thule, and his old colleagues. It also holds something you might find useful. Take me there!

The alcove is in the southwestern tower of the keep, behind a dusty shelf.

Take my body, but leave my boots. They never fit me anyway...

Progress

This grave was hastily dug.

Completion

Thank you, your name. I had feared the Gnolls destroyed my body. It is good to know they did not.

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

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