Quest 540 · Classic Era details
Preserving Knowledge
Classic Era reference from QuestieDB, not verified for Forever. Quest ID 540 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 5 Recovered Tomes and the Worn Leather Book containing The Arm of Gri'lek to Loremaster Dibbs in Southshore.
- Recovered TomeItem 36585 required
In the Classic reference, Recovered Tome can drop from Crushridge Brute, Crushridge Enforcer and Crushridge Mage.
- Worn Leather BookItem 3659Amount not recorded
In the Classic reference, Worn Leather Book can drop from Weathered Bookcase.
Amounts come from the Classic objective text.
Rewards and gains
Reputation
- +150 Stormwind 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.
Hillsbrad Foothills

Start and turn-in location
Loremaster DibbsHillsbrad Foothills (50.57, 57.09)
Approximate Classic locationClick the !? to copy a TomTom waypoint.
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.- Start and turn inLoremaster Dibbs (50.57, 57.09)
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
Quest text
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