Quest 496 · Confirmed in World of Warcraft: Forever through matching reports from players using RestedRealm Companion.1 player report · Classic details with player reports
Elixir of Suffering
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 496 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
Apothecary Lydon of Tarren Mill wants 10 Gray Bear Tongues and some Creeper Ichor.
Gray Bear TongueItem 347610 required
In the Classic reference, Gray Bear Tongue can drop from Big Samras, Elder Gray Bear and Gray Bear.
Creeper IchorItem 34771 required
In the Classic reference, Creeper Ichor can drop from Creepthess, Elder Moss Creeper and Forest Moss Creeper.
The route
Quest locations
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Hillsbrad Foothills
Forever search area
Apothecary LydonHillsbrad Foothills (61.5, 19.2)
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Interface/WorldMap/Hillsbrad_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: Apothecary Lydon offered this quest to 1 player.
Ends at
Seen in Forever: Apothecary Lydon completed this quest for 1 player.
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The path
Quest chain
Quest text
Ah, another wretched day in Tarren Mill. All of this clean air puts me in such a foul mood, your name.
The sooner we can plague the humans here, the better. I've been conducting intense studies on possible killing agents to use in my concoctions but I haven't the time to collect them all.
If you want to make yourself of use, procure the following items for me: 10 Gray Bear Tongues and the very rare and hard to find, Creeper Ichor. You'll find both bears and creepers just outside of Tarren Mill.
Progress
I see you are back. I hope you were able to gather the agents I need. Another deathless day will put me in such a gloomy mood.
Completion
These specimens are perfect. Well, your name, you have managed to bring me the slightest hint of joy on yet another miserable day. Your efforts are appreciated.
World of Warcraft: Forever quest text, © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. As 1 player saw it in build 70291, reported through RestedRealm Companion.
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