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Quest Giver: Tracker Gekgek — near Pitch‘s location, southern Sholazar Basin [50.5, 77]

Objective: Report to High-Shaman Rakjak at Frenzyheart Hill as the new “slave.”

Quick Facts

• Level Required: 76
• Prerequisite: Kill Pitch (a named lion at [50.5, 77]). The breadcrumb quest The Part-time Hunter from Tamara Wobblesprocket at River’s Heart [50, 62] points you here, but it is not required. Killing Pitch alone unlocks this quest.
• Turn-in: High-Shaman Rakjak at Frenzyheart Hill [55, 69]
• Chain Position: Quest 1 of the ~20-quest Frenzyheart/Oracles prerequisite chain. This chain ultimately leads to A Hero’s Burden, where you permanently choose (and can later switch) between the two factions.

Walkthrough

Kill Pitch at [50.5, 77], south of River’s Heart near the Wildgrowth Mangal. He’s surrounded by three wolvar hunters from the Frenzyheart Tribe. After Pitch dies, Tracker Gekgek will yell at you for stealing his kill: “My kill! You take my kill!” He then demands you become a Frenzyheart slave and offers this quest.

Fly northeast to Frenzyheart Hill [55, 69], located at the top of the mountain. Speak to High-Shaman Rakjak to turn in. His response: “You the new slave? Good. We running out.”

If the quest doesn’t appear after killing Pitch: Try using /reload immediately after Gekgek speaks. If that doesn’t work, kill Pitch again. This is a known bug that has persisted through WotLK Classic.

Efficiency Tips

• If you haven’t picked up The Part-time Hunter from Tamara Wobblesprocket at River’s Heart [50, 62], grab it first. It asks you to collect Pitch’s Remains, so you can complete both quests with one kill.
• You don’t need the killing blow on Pitch. If another player is already fighting him, tagging the mob or being in the area when he dies can trigger Gekgek’s dialogue.

Lore & Secrets

The Beginning of a Rivalry

This quest is the entry point into Sholazar Basin’s central faction conflict: the Frenzyheart Tribe (wolvar) versus the Oracles (gorloc). The chain ahead takes you through both sides before forcing a choice. Don’t worry about “picking wrong” here.

Your reputation shifts back and forth naturally throughout the chain, and the actual decision only happens at the very end during A Hero’s Burden. Even then, you can switch factions daily by re-doing the encounter.

The Frenzyheart Tribe are wolvar refugees displaced by the Scourge invasion of Northrend. According to Muradin Bronzebeard, they’re vague about where their original homeland was, using entirely different names for Northrend locations than other races. Despite being described as “some of the calmest wolvar in Northrend,” they’ve started a war with the gorloc Oracles over territory in Sholazar.

An interesting note: Pitch is pitched as a panther in some quest text (“You have slain Pitch, the panther that Tracker Gekgek worked hard to kill!”), while the in-game model clearly depicts him as a black-maned lion. In subsequent quests, your character is called a “lion killer”, in Blizzard’s own text.

Easter Egg: Monty Python and the Holy Grail

• Gekgek’s parting line, “Go or I taunt you a second time!”, is a direct reference to the French Soldier taunting King Arthur in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Cross-Expansion Connections

• In the post-Shadowlands novel Exploring Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms, the Brothers Bronzebeard visit Frenzyheart Hill and are welcomed warmly by the wolvar, who recognize Brann as a long-lost friend. The wolvar even joke about being friends with their sworn enemies, the Oracles. Eventually, a wolvar named Kekek becomes leader of the tribe and leads them back to their original homeland after the Scourge threat passes.

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.