Quest 731 · Classic Era details

The Absent Minded Prospector

Protect Prospector Remtravel as he searches for the mysterious fossil, then return to Archaeologist Hollee in Auberdine.

Quest level20Requires level15Classic zoneDarkshoreEligible races in ClassicHuman, Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome

Classic Era reference from QuestieDB. Only details marked as owner beta observations were checked in Forever.

The task

Objectives

No linked targets are recorded in this Classic source.

Rewards and gains

Reputation

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The route

Classic locations

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Start Turn in

Darkshore

Starting location

Prospector Remtravel

Darkshore (35.73, 83.7)

Approximate Classic location

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Turn-in location

Archaeologist Hollee

Darkshore (37.44, 41.84)

Approximate Classic location

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Map tiles seen in the client. Build 1.60.1.69977. Associated by the client filename Interface/WorldMap/Darkshore_c60, not by a direct map-art foreign key. This is client artwork, not a verified in-game map. Artwork © Blizzard Entertainment.
  • ! StartProspector Remtravel (35.73, 83.7)
  • ? Turn inArchaeologist Hollee (37.44, 41.84)

The people

Start and turn-in

Starts from

  • Prospector Remtravel
    Approximate Classic location: Darkshore

Ends at

  • Archaeologist Hollee
    Approximate Classic location: Darkshore

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

Story and dialogue

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Sources and limits

QuestieDB supplies the Classic quest details and approximate locations above. They are not verified for Forever or in game. Owner beta observations are marked separately and do not establish rewards for every character or level. Map artwork comes from the Forever beta client; its markers still come from Classic data. Revealed artwork appears only where its layers have been checked.

Version and retrieval details

Quest ID 731 is present in the Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.69977. QuestieDB 1.0.3, Vanilla release, retrieved 2026-09-23. View source release.

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