Quest 654 · Classic Era details

Tanaris Field Sampling

Quest level46Requires level38Classic zoneTanarisEligible races in ClassicOrc, Undead, Tauren, Troll

Classic Era reference from QuestieDB, not verified for Forever. Quest ID 654 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

Acquire acceptable samples for 8 basilisks, 8 hyenas, and 8 scorpions. Bring the testing kit back to Chief Engineer Bilgewhizzle in Gadgetzan before the power source runs out.

Acceptable Basilisk SampleItem 9440Amount not recorded
Acceptable Hyena SampleItem 9441Amount not recorded
Acceptable Scorpid SampleItem 9438Amount not recorded
Field Testing KitItem 8523Amount not recorded
In the Classic reference, Field Testing Kit can drop from Alessandro Luca.

Rewards and gains

Reputation

+100 Undercity 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.

Start Turn in

Tanaris

Classic start and turn-in

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/Tanaris_c60`, not by a direct map-art foreign key. This is client artwork, not a verified in-game map. Artwork © Blizzard Entertainment.

Turn inChief Engineer Bilgewhizzle (52.46, 28.51)

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

Client item link

Items pointing to this quest

The ItemSparse.StartQuestID field in Forever beta client build 1.60.1.70790 points to this quest ID. The link does not confirm that the item or quest is obtainable in game.

Model 4711-FTZ Power Source Item 8524

Quest text

No quest text yet. It appears here once a player reports it through RestedRealm Companion.

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