Only Partly Forgotten

Quest Giver: Injured Goblin Miner — inside Crystalweb Cavern, Storm Peaks (multiple miners in the cave; any of them will offer and accept the quest)

Objective: Bring back 1 Icetip Venom Sac from an Icetip Crawler in the back of the cave.

Quick Facts

• Location: Deepest section of Crystalweb Cavern, around [47, 71]
• Chain Position: 1 of 2 (Only Partly Forgotten → Bitter Departure)
• Pairs With: Moving In and Ore Repossession (all three quests complete in one cave run)

Walkthrough

Find the Injured Goblin Miner

• The quest giver is not at the cave entrance. You’ll encounter Injured Goblin Miners scattered inside Crystalweb Cavern as you work through it. There are multiple miners in the cave, and any of them will give and accept this quest.
• Pick up the quest from the first miner you encounter, which should be somewhere in the middle section of the cave.

Kill an Icetip Crawler

• Continue past the Snowblind Digger camp (where you collect ore for Ore Repossession) and head to the far northeast section of the cave.
• Follow the passage that runs east along the northern section of the cave. It opens into a larger chamber around [47, 71].
• The Icetip Crawlers are large, bright purple spiders, visibly distinct from the smaller Crystalweb Spiders. They’re hard to miss.
• Kill one and loot the Icetip Venom Sac. There are several spawns in the area, so you shouldn’t need to wait.

Turn In and Escort

• Return to any Injured Goblin Miner in the cave to turn in. You don’t need to find the same one who gave you the quest.
• Turning in unlocks Bitter Departure, an escort quest where you guide the miner out of the cave.

Bitter Departure Escort Notes

• The goblin miner moves fast and will run ahead, aggroing spiders along the way. This is the opposite of the typical slow escort NPC.
• He can absorb a decent amount of damage. If you’re low on health or mana, let him engage first while you recover, then catch up.
• Cloth wearers should be prepared for some hectic pulls, as the miner tends to grab multiple groups.

Efficiency Tips

• If you’re following the 3-quest cave run (see the Ore Repossession walkthrough), this quest slots in as the final objective. You’ll already be deep in the cave after collecting saronite ore, so the Icetip Crawlers are just a short push further northeast.
• Group note: The Icetip Venom Sac is only lootable by one party member per kill. If you’re grouped, you’ll need to kill one Icetip Crawler per person. Fortunately, there are multiple spawns in the area.
• Consider completing the Bitter Departure escort on the same trip rather than making a return visit.

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