Capturing the Unknown
| Start | Automatic |
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| End | Sassy Hardwrench [27.9, 75.5] |
| Level | 1-20 |
| Category | Lost Isles |
| Race |
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| Experience | 480 |
| Reputation | +250 Bilgewater Cartel |
| Rewards |
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Objectives
Using your KTC Snapflash, capture images of the three cave paintings and the pygmy altar.
- Cave Painting 1 Captured
- Cave Painting 2 Captured
- Cave Painting 3 Captured
- Pygmy Altar Captured
[KTC Snapflash] (provided)
Description
Strange cave paintings and other artifacts abound within the cavern.
Use your belt-mounted KTC Snapflash to capture images at the designated spots. In the back of the cavern, snap a photo of the altar.
Hand the intel over to Sassy Hardwrench on Shipwreck Shore.
Rewards
You will receive:
- 1
75
- 480 XP
- +250 reputation with Bilgewater Cartel
Progress
<Name>, you look like you've been spelunking.
Completion
What are these?
<Sassy examines the pictures while listening to your tale from the Kaja'mite cavern.>
Clearly that pygmy witchdoctor is from some new race never seen before. Maybe we should call them <name>-ians?
They must be the ones that painted all of that stuff in the cavern. I'm not sure that I like what you're describing.
It sounds to me like they're paintings of them and us on an island with an exploding volcano!
Notes
While escorting the Frightened Miner in
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[1-20] Miner Troubles, players enter the Kaja'mite Cavern and pass a cave painting. Passing the cave painting will automatically start the quest. Look for a wireframe camera icon in front of each objective. The second one is up high!
Reaching the first cave painting:
- Frightened Miner says: Whoa! What's with all of the cave paintings? Ack, do I hear monkeys?!
The miner will say something random at the second and third ore deposits and cave paintings.
Final ore deposit and pygmy altar:
- Frightened Miner says: That's good enough for now. I'll make my way out on my own. Thanks for the escort, <name>!
Also at the pygmy altar are the Pygmy Witchdoctor and the Dead Orc Scout. The dead scout offers
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[1-20] Orcs Can Write?, the lead-in to the goblins joining the Horde.
Progression

[1-20] Don't Go into The Light!

[1-20] Goblin Escape Pods

[1-20] Get Our Stuff Back! /

[1-20] It's Our Problem Now /

[1-20] Monkey Business

[1-20] Help Wanted

[1-20] Miner Troubles- Mandatory side quests:

[1-20] Capturing the Unknown,

[1-20] Orcs Can Write?

[1-20] The Enemy of My Enemy

[1-20] The Vicious Vale

[1-20] Weed Whacker

[1-20] Back to Aggra

[1-20] Forward Movement

[1-20] Infrared = Infradead

[1-20] To The Cliffs

[1-20] Get to the Gyrochoppa!

[1-20] Precious Cargo

[1-20] Meet me Up Top

[1-20] Warchief's Revenge

[1-20] Farewell, For Now

[1-20] Up, Up & Away!
Patch changes
Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Added.