The Ape Hunter’s Slave

WotLK Classic Northrend Leveling Guide

Quest 2 of 2 in the Frenzyheart Slave Chain

Both Factions • Sholazar Basin • Level 76 • Frenzyheart Hill

Kill 8 Hardknuckle Foragers and 6 Hardknuckle Chargers for High-Shaman Rakjak.

High-Shaman Rakjak at Frenzyheart Hill (55, 69) assigns you to Goregek the Gorilla Hunter, who spawns as a companion and follows you east into the Hardknuckle territory. Foragers are passive and Chargers are not, so watch your pulls. Important: Goregek sometimes spawns hostile. Do not attack him. Use Goregek's Shackles to dismiss him, then use them again to resummon him friendly. If you lose the shackles entirely, Elder Harkek at Frenzyheart Hill will replace them. Take Tormenting the Softknuckles before you head out, since it shares this hunting ground. On PvP realms, note that Goregek cannot stealth and shows your name in his tooltip, which makes him a walking marker for anyone hunting you.

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The great ape hunter supervised from a safe distance and went quiet once the chargers arrived. Rakjak seemed mildly disappointed that the hardknuckles had not eaten his new slave, and suggested they might still get around to it.

“You think you so great hunter, eh? You no Frenzyheart, you not know of hunt. Goregek is great ape hunter. He slay so many ape you can’t count on claws. You go with Goregek and hunt hardknuckles to east. You the slave, Night Elf. You do what Goregek tell you.”

-High-Shaman Rakjak

Objective

LEVEL

77

Requires level

76

Start

High-Shaman Rakjak

END

High-Shaman Rakjak

Kill 8 Hardknuckle Foragers and 6 Hardknuckle Chargers for High-Shaman Rakjak at Frenzyheart Hill. If you lose Goregek’s Shackles, speak to Elder Harkek in Frenzyheart Hill.

Hardknuckle Forager slain (8)
Hardknuckle Charger slain (6)

Objective: Kill 8 Hardknuckle Foragers and 6 Hardknuckle Chargers in the Hardknuckle Den area.
Quest Giver: Goregek the Gorilla Hunter, summoned using Goregek’s Shackles from Tracker Gekgek at 55.5, 69.5.
Prerequisite: Complete Playing Along.
Find Targets:
Hardknuckle Foragers (Non-aggressive, Level 75–76):
Found at 60,70, northeast of the quest giver.
Hardknuckle Chargers (Aggressive, Level 76–77):
Found east of the Foragers, closer to 62,72 and around the river.
Summon Goregek:
Use Goregek’s Shackles to summon your Frenzyheart companion.
If Goregek spawns hostile, dismiss him and resummon. — **Quest Giver:** Goregek the Gorilla Hunter, summoned using Goregek’s Shackles from Tracker Gekgek at 55.5, 69.5.
**Prerequisite:** Complete Playing Along.
**Find Targets:** Hardknuckle Foragers (Non-aggressive, Level 75–76): Found at 60,70, northeast of the quest giver. Hardknuckle Chargers (Aggressive, Level 76–77): Found east of the Foragers, closer to 62,72 and around the river.
**Summon Goregek:** Use Goregek’s Shackles to summon your Frenzyheart companion.

Sholazar Basin Storyline

Reward

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Fingers of Dextrous Decimation

Bracers of Rapid Death

Faceguard of Flawless Aim

Helm of Brutal Slaughter

You will receive:

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

11,770 experience

350 reputation with Frenzyheart Tribe

Walkthrough

Quest Giver: High-Shaman Rakjak at Frenzyheart Hill [55, 69]

Objective: Kill 8 Hardknuckle Foragers and 6 Hardknuckle Chargers. If you lose Goregek’s Shackles, speak to Elder Harkek at Frenzyheart Hill.

Quick Facts

Level Required: 76
Prerequisite: Playing Along
Turn-in: High-Shaman Rakjak at Frenzyheart Hill [55, 69]
Do Alongside: Tormenting the Softknuckles (next quest in chain, available simultaneously, shares the same hunting area)

Walkthrough

When you accept this quest, Goregek the Gorilla Hunter spawns as your wolvar companion. He’ll follow you around and “help” fight apes while providing commentary.

Known issue: Goregek may initially spawn as hostile. Do NOT attack him. Use Goregek’s Shackles to dismiss him, then use the shackles again to resummon him as friendly.

Head east from Frenzyheart Hill to the Hardknuckle Clearing area around [60, 70] to find Foragers. Chargers are found further east, scattered around [62, 72] and near the river. The Foragers are non-aggressive (levels 75-76), while the Chargers are aggressive (levels 76-77), so watch your pulls near the Chargers.

Return to High-Shaman Rakjak at Frenzyheart Hill to turn in. If you need to pick up the next quest in the chain but Goregek isn’t present, use the shackles to resummon him.

Efficiency Tips

Pick up Tormenting the Softknuckles at the same time. The Softknuckle gorillas share the same area as the Hardknuckle targets, so you can complete both quests in one sweep.
Foragers at [57, 74] and [61, 72]; Chargers at [65, 75] and [59, 68]; Softknuckles for the paired quest at [65, 75].
On PvP servers, be aware that Goregek cannot stealth and displays your name in his tooltip. He’s a billboard announcing your position to nearby enemy players.

Lore & Secrets

Easter Egg: Donkey Kong

The Hardknuckle gorillas (particularly the Chargers) drop Hefty Barrels as grey vendor trash. Gorillas throwing barrels is a nod to Donkey Kong.

Goregek’s Commentary

Goregek provides entertaining combat dialogue as you fight. Highlights include: “I stabbed it in the face! Goregek so good!” and “Why Goregek even bring you. You useless.” His self-proclaimed hunting prowess is entirely at odds with his actual contribution to the fights.

Explore Sholazar Basin’s hidden easter eggs, lore mysteries, and connections across Warcraft history in Vikstone’s Sholazar Basin Chronicles, along with the complete quest storyline.

Quest Series (2) :

77 Playing Along
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77 The Ape Hunter’s Slave
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Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

2,100 experience

250 reputation with Valiance Expedition

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The shackles dangled from my wrist. Symbolic, apparently. My new “master” strutted beside me, barely reaching my hip.

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“You think you so great hunter, eh?” Rakjak had said. “Goregek is great ape hunter. He slay so many ape you can’t count on claws. You the slave. You do what Goregek tell you.”

The Hardknuckle Clearing spread before us. These weren’t ordinary beasts. Gorillas the size of horses, with fists that could cave in plate armor. The foragers looked peaceful enough, hunched over the jungle floor, but the chargers did not.

Goregek pointed east and then stepped behind me. Apparently the “great ape hunter” preferred his slave to go first.

The foragers fell quickly with clean strikes and minimal fuss. Goregek watched from a safe distance, muttering what I assumed was either encouragement or criticism. Hard to tell.

Then the chargers came.

Nine hundred pounds of muscle closing ground fast. I pivoted, let the first one’s momentum carry it past, then buried my axe in its flank as it passed. The second caught a mace to the skull mid-charge.

Goregek had gone very quiet.

When I returned to Frenzyheart Hill, Rakjak stopped what he was doing.

“You still alive! Hardknuckles not eat you yet?” He paused, considered. “Maybe they eat you later.”

Then, grudgingly: “Goregek show silly night elf slave how it done.”

Goregek had contributed nothing to the hunt and would take full credit for all of it, which suited him fine, because his next idea involved Tormenting the Softknuckles.

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The Ape Hunter’s Slave

Objective

LEVEL

77

Requires level

76

Start

END

Sholazar Basin Storyline

Reward

6 Gold

50 Silver

11,770 experience

350 reputation with Frenzyheart Tribe

Walkthrough

2,100 experience

250 reputation with Valiance Expedition

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