Fossilized Raptor

• Fossilized Raptor
• Binds when picked up
• Ground Mount
• Use: Teaches you how to summon this mount.
• Requires Level 17

Fossilized Raptor

The Fossilized Raptor is a rare archaeology artifact that requires 150 skill to find and 100 Fossil Archaeology Fragments to solve.

Mount Journal

Legends tell of a spell placed upon a hunting raptor who dared to snarl at young Tyrande Whisperwind as she bathed in a jungle pool. The beast is cursed to wander Azeroth - until it apologizes.

History

Unsolved

There is something unsual^[sic] about these raptor bones. Whenever you look away, they seem to move slightly on their own.

Solved

When you finished assembling this skeleton through some eldritch magic, the creature sprang back to life.

Notes and trivia

In the TCG

• The Fossilized Raptor is a crafted ally card in the Trading Card Game. Its flavor text reads: "When you finished assembling this skeleton through some eldritch magic, the creature sprang back to life."
• The mount's backstory is similar to the Greek myth of Actaeon, a man who was cursed as punishment for accidentally seeing the goddess Artemis while she was bathing.

Patch changes

• Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now requires level 17 and Apprentice Riding (was level 40 and Journeyman Riding).
  
• Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Added.
  

External links

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