Quest · Stonetalon Mountains · Level 21

A Gnome's Respite

A Gnome's Respite is an Alliance quest offered by the eccentric tinkerer Gaxim Rustfizzle in the Stonetalon Mountains. Overwhelmed by the Venture Company's rapid industrial push into Windshear Crag, Gaxim hires adventurers to cull their loggers and deforesters so he can buy enough breathing room to invent new deterrents.

Quest text

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You see, friend, I'm a member of the Enlightened Assembly of Arcanology, Alchemy and Engineering Sciences, and it's my goal... Nay, my DUTY! To show the night elves that a blend of magic, mixtures, and mechanisms can help save their forests.

But it's a hard fought war, and the goblins reproduce like rabbits it seems. I haven't even had time to build my newest inventions!

I need some time to plan and organize. But to do that, I need your help keeping the goblins at bay in Windshear Crag to the east...

Progress

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How goes the battle on your end, friend?

Completion

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Thanks so much for your help, friend. You're actually back just in time.

I think I've got a perfect plan... Explosives. No, that's not the plan, but it's part of the plan.

See, I've been using high explosives—don't worry, they're not as dangerous as everyone thinks—to scare the goblins back a bit. I can herd 'em pretty good with a few key detonations along the mountains' edges, but I've been low on supplies now for a few days...

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