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“I‘ve heard rumors of bad happenings in the Whisper Gulch to the north. Most of the Explorers’ League went down into that place, and some say they went mad with what they discovered. That doesn’t change the fact that they took most of our mules and equipment with them, though. I won’t lose those mules!
If you find yourself in there, and happen across any of my mules, just get up close on them and threaten them with a raised hand. They’ll spook and come home for sure.”
-Explorer Abigail
Explorer Abigail has asked you to /raise your hand at 10 Abandoned Pack Mules and then return to her at Westguard Keep.
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Quest Giver: Explorer Abigail — Westguard Keep, Howling Fjord
Objective: Use the /raise emote on 10 Abandoned Pack Mules in Whisper Gulch, then return to Explorer Abigail.
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Getting to Whisper Gulch
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Lore Context
This is an early hint of what awaits in Ulduar, where Yogg-Saron serves as the final boss. The same saronite-induced madness appears again in the Saronite Mines of Icecrown, where enslaved miners suffer identical symptoms.
Explore Howling Fjord’s hidden easter eggs, lore mysteries, and connections across Warcraft history in Vikstone’s Howling Fjord Chronicles, along with the complete quest storyline.
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“I’ve heard rumors of bad happenings in the Whisper Gulch to the north,” Explorer Abigail said. “Most of the Explorers’ League went down into that place, and some say they went mad with what they discovered.” She paused. “That doesn’t change the fact that they took most of our mules and equipment with them, though. I won’t lose those mules!”
Her colleagues had lost their minds to whatever lurked in that gulch. Instead, her concern was about livestock.
“If you find yourself in there, and happen across any of my mules, just get up close on them and threaten them with a raised hand. They’ll spook and come home for sure.”
So I went back into Whisper Gulch. Past the mad diggers, past the ore that whispered, and past the bodies of the ones I’d already put down.
The mules stood among the excavation sites, ears flat and eyes rolling. They knew something was wrong here, even if they couldn’t name it. They were waiting for someone to remind them which way was out. I approached each one, raised my hand, and watched them bolt south toward the keep.
Abigail counted the returning mules.
“This is quite a blow to our efforts,” she said. “I don’t even want to know what they discovered down there. It’s enough to keep me awake at night just trying to imagine what it could be. At least with most of the mules and equipment recovered, we can hope to rebuild our numbers soon.”
Rebuild their numbers and replace the lost explorers. Send more people into the gulch that drove the first batch mad?
The mules had the right idea.
Steelring’s old boss was still holed up at the northwest end of the gulch, because whatever the saronite whispers had done to the rest they had done worse to the Leader of the Deranged.
