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“Originally I came down here to investigate some rumors about artifacts to be dug up. I knew that there were murlocs along the coast here, but I never in a million years thought I’d see this.
<The explorer pokes his head out to look around the tree.>
The Scourge are out there, and they’re changing murlocs, and anything else they can get their hands on, into the walking dead! Warrior, I think it’s our duty to do something about this. Think you could take out a good chunk of those Scourge?”
-Explorer Jaren
Explorer Jaren has asked you to kill 15 Scourge of any type along the Chillmere Coast. Return to him once you have done so.
You will be able to choose one of these rewards:
You will receive:
Upon completion of this quest you will gain:
Quest Giver: Explorer Jaren — Chillmere Coast, Howling Fjord [24, 32]
Objective: Kill 15 Scourge of any type along the Chillmere Coast. Return to Explorer Jaren.
Walkthrough
Efficiency Tips
Lore Context
The Mur’ghoul are one of WotLK’s creepier additions: murlocs transformed into Scourge undead. The Chillmere Coast is where you first encounter them on a large scale, with scourging crystals dotting the beach and Necrotechs actively running the conversion operation.
This foreshadows the broader Scourge infrastructure you’ll encounter in Dragonblight and Icecrown.
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.
Vikstone's War JournalJaren’s demeanor shifted the moment I settled in for conversation. He poked his head around the tree, scanning the beach, then spoke quickly.
“Originally I came down here to investigate some rumors about artifacts to be dug up. I knew that there were murlocs along the coast here, but I never in a million years thought I’d see this.”
He gestured toward the shoreline.
“The Scourge are out there, and they’re changing murlocs, and anything else they can get their hands on, into the walking dead! I think it’s our duty to do something about this.”
Mur’ghoul. The word came back from briefings at Westguard. Murlocs raised into undeath, their already savage nature twisted into something worse. Flesheaters and Corrupters shambled along the tide line, attended by Servitor Shades. Necrotechs worked among them, continuing the conversion.
They fought like typical Scourge but something in their gurgling screams made them worse than skeleton or ghoul. These had been alive, in their fashion, and now they were tools.
Jaren beamed when I returned, then caught himself and motioned for quiet. “Great job! That’s a lot of Scourge goo all over your stuff though. You might want to think about taking a quick dip in the strait. It’s cold, but it’ll get you cleaned up right quick.”
Somewhere among the undead was a device pulsing with the same energy as the crystals dotting the beach, and Jaren wanted a proper look, because It’s a Scourge Device and it is doing something to that coast.
