Wailing Caverns
- Dungeon
- 5 players
- 8 bosses
Map
Laid out from the game's own minimap tiles, room by room. 8 of 8 bosses are pinned — 7 where they stand in Classic; 1 from Blizzard's dungeon journal.
Its entrance is pinned on the Atlas’s Kalimdor map.
Quests (10)
16Hamuul RunetotemHordeSpeak with Hamuul Runetotem.
From Tonga RunetotemBack to Arch Druid Hamuul RunetotemRequires level 12
The shells you brought me have a taint, one I have never before seen. I am certain the water of the Oases is the cause, and I can sense the confusion they cause this land. It is as if the land dreams and cannot awake.
The Wailing Caverns must be the source of the taint. But before you go there, speak with Hamuul Runetotem, the elder druid. I sent word to him of the happenings in the Barrens. He is wise, and can offer you counsel.
You will find him in Thunder Bluff, on the Elder Rise.
Quest Objectives
Speak with Hamuul Runetotem.
Rewards
You will also receive:
- +25 reputation with Thunder Bluff
Its questline
- 13The Forgotten Poolsout in the world
- 16The Stagnant Oasisout in the world
- 16Altered Beingsout in the world
- 16Hamuul Runetotem
- 16
- 22
Counted as this dungeon's: its zone.
16Nara WildmaneHordeSpeak with Nara Wildmane.
From Arch Druid Hamuul RunetotemBack to Nara WildmaneRequires level 12
I entered the land of dreams, and dreamed of a cult of druids who dwell in the Wailing Caverns. I saw that their goals were once noble, but they have lost their way. They are now servants of the taint seeping through the Barrens.
I am old and my strength fails. I could not long dwell in that dreaming place and know little more of the tainted druids. But Nara is young and her spirit is fierce. She remained in the dreaming when I fled.
Speak with Nara. She is in the tent, over yonder.
Quest Objectives
Speak with Nara Wildmane.
Rewards
You will also receive:
- +10 reputation with Thunder Bluff
Its questline
- 13The Forgotten Poolsout in the world
- 16The Stagnant Oasisout in the world
- 16Altered Beingsout in the world
- 16
- 16Nara Wildmane
- 22
Counted as this dungeon's: its zone.
17Deviate Hides42 spotsNalpak in the Wailing Caverns wants 20 Deviate Hides.
From NalpakBack to NalpakRequires level 13
As Naralex descended deeper into his nightmare, a strange breed of beasts arose from beneath the Barrens into the Wailing Caverns.
These deviate creatures have strange, otherworldly properties. While evil in nature, it is my opinion that some good can come from their existence here in Kalimdor. I believe their hides will be of particular use in the ways of leatherworking.
If you feel up to the task, venture into the caves below and retrieve some deviate hides.
Quest Objectives
Nalpak in the Wailing Caverns wants 20 Deviate Hides.
- Deviate Hide20Dropped by Deviate Ravager80% · Deviate Guardian80% · Kresh80% · Mutanus the Devourer80% · Skum80% · Deviate Shambler80% · Deviate Venomwing80% · Deviate Viper80%
Rewards
You will be able to choose one of these rewards:
- Slick Deviate Leggings
- Deviate Hide Pack
You will also receive:
- 18
Counted as this dungeon's: its zone.
18SerpentbloomHorde8 spotsApothecary Zamah in Thunder Bluff wants you to collect 10 Serpentbloom.
From Apothecary ZamahBack to Apothecary ZamahRequires level 14
The Royal Apothecary Society, based in the great Undercity of Lordaeron, has sent me here for a very specific service, <name>. Perhaps you wish to aid me, and in turn The Dark Lady in our efforts to advance the Forsaken.
Recently I studied a rare specimen of flora named Serpentbloom. I believe in greater quantities this herb has great potential.
Unfortunately Serpentbloom can only be found in the darkest recesses of the Wailing Caverns, a dangerous cave system located in the Barrens.
Quest Objectives
Apothecary Zamah in Thunder Bluff wants you to collect 10 Serpentbloom.
- Serpentbloom10Found in Serpentbloom100%
Rewards
You will receive:
- Apothecary Gloves
You will also receive:
- 10
- +350 reputation with Undercity
Counted as this dungeon's: its zone.
18Smart Drinks8 spotsBring 6 portions of Wailing Essence to Mebok Mizzyrix in Ratchet.
From Mebok MizzyrixBack to Mebok MizzyrixRequires level 13
Ok, so the raptor horns didn't work so well. But that's all right -- no one got rich on their first try! And besides, I think I found something that'll work even better in my smart drinks!
There is a substance called Wailing Essence, and I think it is the cause of the strange plants and animals in the Barrens. Get me some and I'll try it in my drink!
I heard the essence gathers in ectoplasmic creatures in the Wailing Caverns to the west. Hunt those creatures and gather the essence.
Quest Objectives
Bring 6 portions of Wailing Essence to Mebok Mizzyrix in Ratchet.
- Wailing Essence6Dropped by Nightmare Ectoplasm100% · Evolving Ectoplasm100%
Rewards
You will also receive:
- 10
- +250 reputation with Ratchet
Its questline
- 18Raptor Hornsout in the world
- 18Smart Drinks
Counted as this dungeon's: its zone.
18Trouble at the DocksCrane Operator Bigglefuzz in Ratchet wants you to retrieve the bottle of 99-Year-Old Port from Mad Magglish who is hiding in the Wailing Caverns.
From Crane Operator BigglefuzzBack to Crane Operator BigglefuzzRequires level 14
Oops!
Had a little mishap, as you can see! The morning cargo shipment from Booty Bay was huge. Huge I say! Never seen so many crates. Well, I was trying to expedite things so I started unloading a bit more than I could handle. That's when everything came tumbling down.
Before I knew what was going on, I saw that menace, Mad Magglish, go running off with a bottle of 99-year-old port. Chased him all the way to Wailing Caverns. No way I was going in there.
Maybe you're brave enough to find him?
Quest Objectives
Crane Operator Bigglefuzz in Ratchet wants you to retrieve the bottle of 99-Year-Old Port from Mad Magglish who is hiding in the Wailing Caverns.
- 99-Year-Old Port1
Rewards
You will also receive:
- 10
- +250 reputation with Ratchet
Counted as this dungeon's: its zone.
21Deviate Eradication32 spotsEbru in the Wailing Caverns wants you to kill 7 Deviate Ravagers, 7 Deviate Vipers, 7 Deviate Shamblers and 7 Deviate Dreadfangs.
From EbruBack to EbruRequires level 15
Naralex had a noble goal.
Our great leader aspired to enter the Emerald Dream and help regrow these harsh lands back into the lush forest it once was. But something went terribly wrong.
Naralex's dream turned into a nightmare and corrupt creatures began to inhabit the caverns.
While some Disciples of Naralex seek to awake our master, my concern is with ridding these caves of the evil beasts.
Brave the caverns, <name>, and eradicate the deviate spawn.
Quest Objectives
Ebru in the Wailing Caverns wants you to kill 7 Deviate Ravagers, 7 Deviate Vipers, 7 Deviate Shamblers and 7 Deviate Dreadfangs.
- Slay Deviate Ravager78+ of them inside
- Slay Deviate Viper78 of them inside
- Slay Deviate Shambler78+ of them inside
- Slay Deviate Dreadfang78+ of them inside
Rewards
You will be able to choose one of these rewards:
- Pattern: Deviate Scale Belt
- Sizzle Stick
- Dagmire Gauntlets
You will also receive:
- 25
Counted as this dungeon's: a target inside, its zone.
22Leaders of the FangHorde7 spotsBring the Gems of Cobrahn, Anacondra, Pythas and Serpentis to Nara Wildmane in Thunder Bluff.
From Nara WildmaneBack to Nara WildmaneRequires level 11
The druids in the Wailing Caverns, the Druids of the Fang, are an aberration. They were part of an order of noble druids whose plan was to heal the Barrens, but now seek to remake that land to match their own, twisted dreams.
The Druids of the Fang have four leaders, and each possesses a dream gem. Even now their faces haunt me! Defeat the leaders and bring me their gems, and the Barrens may again know peace.
Go, <name>. You will find them lurking deep within the Wailing Caverns.
Quest Objectives
Bring the Gems of Cobrahn, Anacondra, Pythas and Serpentis to Nara Wildmane in Thunder Bluff.
- Gem of Cobrahn1Dropped by Lord Cobrahn100%
- Gem of Anacondra1Dropped by Lady Anacondra100%
- Gem of Pythas1Dropped by Lord Pythas100%
- Gem of Serpentis1Dropped by Lord Serpentis100%
Rewards
You will be able to choose one of these rewards:
- Crescent Staff
- Wingblade
You will also receive:
- +350 reputation with Thunder Bluff
Its questline
- 13The Forgotten Poolsout in the world
- 16The Stagnant Oasisout in the world
- 16Altered Beingsout in the world
- 16
- 16
- 22Leaders of the Fang
Counted as this dungeon's: an item found only inside, its zone.
26The Glowing ShardTravel to Ratchet to find someone that can tell you more about the glowing shard. Then, deliver the shard as you are directed.
Back to Falla SagewindRequires level 15
The shard is a brilliant green, and although solid, what looks like smoke swirls just below the surface. You can't help staring into the depths of the crystal; at the same time, you know there is something very disturbing about it.
Maybe you should see if anyone in Ratchet can tell you more about this strange shard.
Quest Objectives
Travel to Ratchet to find someone that can tell you more about the glowing shard. Then, deliver the shard as you are directed.
- Glowing Shard1Dropped by Mutanus the Devourer100%
It also opens
- 25In Nightmares2 parts · out in the world
Counted as this dungeon's: its zone.
60Your Fortune Awaits You...1 spotTravel to the Wailing Caverns in the Barrens and seek out your fortune.
Back to Mysterious Wailing Caverns ChestRequires level 10
"Your fortune awaits you inside Wailing Caverns."
The fortune Sayge handed you feels slightly warm to the touch. Grasping it firmly, you see an image of a cave to the southwest of the Crossroads in the Barrens. Focusing closer in on the image, you wind about twisty passages until you reach a shimmering portal... one that leads into the heart of the caverns itself. Stepping through it, a strange chest appears out from nowhere.
Quest Objectives
Travel to the Wailing Caverns in the Barrens and seek out your fortune.
- Sayge's Fortune #251
Rewards
You will receive:
You will also receive:
- +75 reputation with Darkmoon Faire
Counted as this dungeon's: handed in inside.
Quests are the server's, so these are Classic's, from the cmangos Classic database, not yet confirmed in Forever. A quest is counted as this dungeon's when its own zone says so, when it is given or handed in inside, when something it asks for is here, or when an item it wants is found nowhere else. A line is read back along what must be done first and forward along what the same giver hands you next.
Where this comes from
Map: the game's own minimap tiles laid flat — Classic never had dungeon maps. In 3D: the rooms themselves, read from the client's own building files, lit by the light the game bakes into them. Boss pins: where each boss stands in Classic, from the cmangos Classic database; Blizzard's dungeon journal for the few it cannot place. Forever's own bosses have rough positions until they are confirmed in the beta, and are marked that way. Portraits: the dungeon journal's own boss portraits, which ship in the Forever client.
Loot: AtlasLootClassic (GPL-2.0), a community addon's record of Classic Era, because the Forever client does not say which boss drops what. That is Classic Era data, not yet confirmed in Forever. Models: which one a boss wears is not in the client either, so it is AtlasLootClassic's, or the cmangos Classic database's for the few bosses it has none for, not yet confirmed in Forever. The models themselves are the client's own, and a humanoid boss is dressed the way the client dresses a character — race, skin, hair and gear — though without the weapons the server hands out.
Abilities, dialogue and stats: what a boss casts and when, what it says, and its health, armor, damage and the rest are the server's, so these are Classic 1.12's, from the cmangos Classic database, not yet confirmed in Forever. The animation, effects and sound of a cast, and the voice of a line, are the client's own. Quests: Classic 1.12's too, from the same database, not yet confirmed in Forever.
From the Forever beta: boss by boss, what the opt-in collector addon records replaces the Classic data — loot, model, abilities and dialogue, each on its own — and the note under each says which you are looking at. A quest it saw taken or handed in here counts as this dungeon's, whatever the Classic database says, and is marked as seen in Forever. Stats stay Classic's: the collector does not record them.
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