More Stranglethorn Vale
Started at level 39
Finished at level 41
Now that I had had a break from STV, I decided it was time to clean up any remaining quests. I took a Zepplin from Orgrimmar to Grom'gol Base Camp, and then a flight to Booty Bay to grab any additional quests, and then back to Grom'gol as it was quicker from there.
[38] Panther Mastery
Objectives : Kill 10 Shadowmaw Panthers
Rewards : XP!
[38] Mok'Thardin's Enchantment
Objectives : Collect 8 Shadowmaw Claws and a Pristine Tigress Fang
Rewards : XP!
[41] Raptor Mastery
Objectives : Kill 10 Jungle Stalkers
Rewards : XP!
From Grom'gol I made my way south to where the Shadowmaw Panthers are. I killed my way inland to where the Raptor's are, being sure to go slowly as the Panther's stealth. If you see any Stranglethorn Tigers in there, kill them as well as the Pristine Tiger Fang will be the hardest of the Enchantment quest, some people report it being almost hard enough to give up. I got mine on my 6th kill /flex
So killing my way through Shadowmaw's and Tigers till I got to the Raptors where I killed 10 and then faught my way back out. As I was so lucky with my Fang, that was all three quests done for me, but if you need more Shadowmaw Panther's, there are some across the path.
[41] Venture Company Mining
Objectives : Collect 10 Singing Blue Crystals
Rewards : 46 - 85 Fire Damage Wand or Two-Hand Mace
If you are heading across the path, this is the perfect time to complete this quest as they are just up the back. These Venture Co. throw dynamite which can take a chunk out of your HP so be careful of that, and be on your toes as they can gang up on you very easily. I spent most of my time on the very edge of the camp picking a few off here and there. After I had all my crystals, I made my way back to Grom'gol.
[37] The Defenders of Grom'gol
Objectives : Kill 10 Ogre Brutes and 5 Ogre Witch Doctors
Rewards : Shield to sell
[37] Headhunting
Objectives : Collect 20 Shrunken Heads
Rewards : +3 Stamina, +7 Intellect Cloth Wrist or Mail Wrist
If you head out of Grom'gol on the main path, you will hit a section where there is a large head statue. If you turn right from that you will see the Mizjah Ruins, and that is where you will find the Brute's and Mage's for the defenders quest.
After completing that quest I made my way far north to the Zuuldaia Ruins for the Headhunter's and the shrunken heads. Before heading back from there, I made a detour to Nesingwary's camp to hand in the Raptor and Panther Mastery quests.
[41] Mok'Thardin's Enchantment
Objectives : Collect 10 Jungle Stalker Feathers
Rewards : XP!
After handing in at Grom'gol, I made my way South to the Raptor's I was at before, these are the ones that will the drop the Jungle Stalker Feathers you need. I had a pretty good drop rate and all in all only killed about 15 - 20 Raptors.
[41] Bloodscalp Clan Heads
Objectives : Retrieve Gan'zulah's and Nezzliok's Head
Rewards : XP!
The follow on from Headhunting, this sends you back up North and into Zul'Kunda. If you enter from where the Tigers and Panthers are, you follow the path into the main compound, and straight through till you see it go two ways; straight or up a ramp via a u-turn. Head up the ramp which will bring you to the top most section, and start killing your way in.
From the top of the ramp you want to head left, all the way to the edge, there you will find Nezzliok wandering around, and further around you will see Gan'zulah. Gan'zulah is level 41 and will come with two adds, but if you have cleared around first, you should be able to use fear with little hassles.
[40] Speaking with Nezzliok
Objectives : Retrieve a Balia'mah Trophy, a Ziata'jai Trophy and a Zul'Mamwe Trophy
Rewards : XP!
[42] Skullsplitting Tusks
Objectives : Collect 18 Skullsplitter Tusks
Rewards : XP!
Still in the mood for some Troll Killing, I decided to do the above two. The tusks will drop off all the mobs, and by the time you have completing the trophies, you
should have them all. The trophies are in the separate camps, but all the camps area near each other.
- Balia'mah Ruins
Found at location 46:32 on your map, the easiest way is to head into where you can see the 'O' in " Mogg'osh Ogre Mound" along the east side. The trophy is in the middle of the ruins there, and if you fight in from the large opening, should have no trouble getting them. Looks like a stack of skulls on the ground.
Ziata'jai Ruins
Found at location 42:36 on your map, this is the main ruins you can see near the path. Again the trophy is in the middle of the ruins, and obtainable from the large opening. For this one I didn't even need to clear all the mobs inside, just the two mobs either side of the skull stack
Zul'mamwe Ruins
Found at location 47:39, this is right back in against the east wall. When you discover it, you should see a ruins icon on your map. Contrary to what you might think, the trophy isn't in either of the major buildings, but instead outside in the open. If you look at your map, it's just north of the icon, near a piece of the ruins on it's own.
When doing these, keep your eyes peeled, as well as the mobs you are killing, there are multiple 'packs' of three wandering in big circles between all three ruins. While you should be able to take them down with little hassle, they can be quite a pain when you are not expecting them.
[41+] Panther Mastery
Objectives : Return the Fang of Bhag'thera
Rewards : Sellable loot
Although this one is elite, you can do it solo. You will find Bhag'there not far from the troll ruins, closer to the Venture Co. He (she?) can wander so have a look around up past the Ogre's around the back of the Venture Co area. At level 41 I used my Succubus for damage as I used Fear. Clearing the mobs around after finding Bhag'thera, I pulled with Immolate, threw a Curse of Agony, Corruption and my pet on, them promptly hit fear. Success will obviously depend on how well your fear sticks, but I managed to kill him with only needing a Healthstone. (Multiple fears of course)
I made my way up to Nesingwary's camp to hand this in, and then back down to Grom'gol. After handing in there (don't forget you need to see the Cauldron for the trophies), I jumped on a flight to Booty Bay as the next quests are located closer to there than Grom'gol.
[41] Scaring Shaky
Objectives : Bring 5 Mistvale Giblets to "Shaky" Phillipe
Rewards : XP!
[41] Mok'Thardin's Enchantment
Objectives : Loot an Aged Gorilla Sinew
Rewards : XP!
[41] The Bloodsail Buccaneers
Objectives : Check the cove north of Booty Bay
Rewards : XP!
Heading out from Booty Bay, I turned left which is where you will find a camp of Bloodsail's. What you are looking for is "Bloodsail Correspondence" which is found on top of a box in the middle of the camp there, loot that to complete the quest and pick up the next step.
From there I ran up towards Booty Bay again but continued past to the second opening on the right, Mistvale Valley. Here you will find Elder Mistvale Gorilla's, and they will drop the Giblets you need to scare shaky. Drop rate can vary from excellent to pulling your hair out frustrating.
While you are there, you can try to get your Aged Gorilla Senew, it drops from the same Gorilla's, and this...can be very frustrating. I have heard reports of hour long killing sessions before one drops, and even the quest says, "it might take you a few kills". If you can't get it to drop and it becomes frustrating, leave and come back... course I got mine after about 20 - 25 kills /flex
Since I was so close to Booty Bay and the Bloodsail, I decided to knock off a couple more quests.
[41] Up to Snuff
Objectives : Collect 15 shares of Snuff
Rewards : XP!
[42] Keep an eye out
Objectives : Retrieve Dizzy One-Eye's eye from the Bloodsail Buccaneers
Rewards : +7 Stamina, +6 Agility Cloak
[43] Bloodsail Buccaneers
Objectives : Kill 10 Bloodsail Swashbucklers and bring back the Bloodsail Charts and the Bloodsail Orders
Rewards : XP!
The above three can all be done with the same mobs, which can be found basically behind Booty Bay. If you head out BB entrance, turn right and then right again at the first open section. You should see a couple Bloodsail Mages and Raiders near there, and if you kill your way through, eventually you hit the beach. Turn right again and fight your way down.
All of the Bloodsail can drop the snuff, and again, all can drop the Eye, however the eye can be a tad harder to get. If you fight your way down, you will pass a single tent and then come into a larger camp. Near the second camp there will be a boat in the water, that should have the charts sitting in it. The orders, well they're a little harder to obtain. They are sitting on a crate in the main camp.
This can be done solo even at 40 - 41, but is a little tricky. I started clearing my way in the best I could, and then stood right along the cliff wall, there's actually a little mound you can stand on. I pulled the mob closest to the vendor in there, which in turn got me him and a chicky with a pet. After killing those (not too hard), I thanked my Voidwalker for all his hard work and sent him into the fray. By sending him in, he got all the agro, so I quickly jumped in and looted the orders. Note this can take a couple of tries to get right, if you fail just run into the water and start swimming out...
Once I managed to get both the charts and orders, I continued picking off the easy kills to get my Buccaneer's, snuff and the eye. When I was done, I made my way back to Booty Bay to hand in.
While you are doing these quests, keep your eye out for a 'Half-Buried Bottle'. Most likely closer to the water, one of the bottles will contain a letter that begins a quest for you:
[45] Message in a Bottle
Objectives : Find the author of the message in a bottle
Rewards : XP!
You are looking for Princess Poobah, a Tauren on the island just out from the beach. On the island will be stealing panther's and gorilla's, and be wary of the level 50 Elite Gorilla there, you can't miss him, he's the size of a large building.
The next stage is to kill King Mukla, the Gorilla...
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