Research: Niffen of Zaralek Cavern

Research: Niffen of Zaralek Cavern
Level	70 (Requires 70)
Type	World Quest
Category	Azerothian Archives
Experience	9,500
Reputation	+300 Azerothian Archives
Rewards	640
Previous	[70] Antiquated Antics

Research: Niffen of Zaralek Cavern
Level: 70 (Requires 70)
Type: World Quest
XP: 9,500
Rep: +300 Azerothian Archives

Rewards:

640

Research: Niffen of Zaralek Cavern is an Azerothian Archives world quest that is unlocked upon completion of  [70] Antiquated Antics. It takes place at ^[47, 48] at the Gaze of Neltharion in Zaralek Cavern.

Objectives

• Speak with Raffles ^{[47.0, 52.8]}
• Information Collected (0/100%)

Description

Nirobin says: You're late! Make haste to my familiar, and prepare to "get your hands dirty," as they say.

Rewards

You will receive:

• 9,500 XP
• 640
• +300 reputation with Azerothian Archives

Completion

Nirobin says: Today's discoveries are enough for now. Go. Shoo! And shower all that mud off. You look frightful.

Notes

Interact with Raffles at the south end of the marked quest area, and it releases Clue Seekers all over. Go to each blue spot and use the Gain Clue extra action button to fill the bar. Also be on the look out for Juicy Clues.

Completing this world quest adds a page to the Tome of Archived Isles Research at ^{[58.5, 36.7]} in Nirobin's office at Algeth'ar Academy in Thaldraszus:

Information acquired from the Gaze of Neltharion, Zaralek Cavern, Dragon Isles, Azeroth:

Scandalous! The data suggests the group of niffen bandits buried a fabulous chest of treasure only for some of their company to dig it up again and bury it elsewhere in secrecy from the others.

After completing the world quest a second time, the page is filled in with more information:

Deplorable! After being buried again in secret, these shady double-crossers were, in fact, double-crossed themselves! A few of their number dug up the chest and relocated it yet again!

After completing the world quest a third time, the page is completed:

And then--how exhausting--the double- crossers of the double-crossing group were, yes, double-crossed! And that cycle continued several dozen more times thereafter with the treasure being dug up and relocated each time.

As far as I can tell, its final resting place was ultimately lost by all involved.

Progression

1.  [70] To the Archives!
   • Weekly quest:  [70W] The Big Dig: Traitor's Rest
     •  [70] Curious Find: Dragonhorn Flute
     •  [70] Curious Find: Hole-Punched Bakar Tooth
     •  [70] Curious Find: Waterlogged Ledger
2. Complete all of the following:
• • Excavation:
    1.  [70] Excavation 101
    2.  [70] Your First Find
    3.  [70] Hands-On Experience
    4.  [70] Excavation: Riverbed
    5.  [70] Surveying the Riverbed
    6.  [70] The Body on the Banks
    7.  [70] Do Rites by Her
• • Technoscrying:
    1.  [70] Technoscrying 101
    2.  [70] A Practical Test
    3.  [70] I Can See Through Time!
    4.  [70] Technoscrying: Observatory
    5.  [70] Attune to the Observer
    6.  [70] A Link to the Past
    7.  [70] A Window into the Future
3.  [70] Nirobin and the Office
4.  [70] Living History
5.  [70] Lab Partners with a Squirrel
6.  [70] A Research Thesis Worth Publishing
7.  [70] Back to Headquarters!
8.  [70] Finally, An Archivist!
9. Complete all of the following:
• • Gaze of Neltharion:
    1.  [70] Excavation: Gaze of Neltharion
    2.  [70] Surveying the Tower
    3.  [70] Hidden in the Midden
    4.  [70] Antiquated Antics
• • Igira's Watch:
    1.  [70] Technoscrying: Igira's Watch
    2.  [70] The Tools of the Dragonkillers
    3.  [70] An Unlikely Proposal
    4.  [70] The Scale of it All
• • Winglord's Perch:
    1.  [70] Excavation: Winglord's Perch
    2.  [70] Surveying the Cliffside
    3.  [70] The Cache in the Crag
    4.  [70] A Taste of the Past
• • Dragonskull Island:
    1.  [70] Technoscrying: Dragonskull Island
    2.  [70] The Fate of Scalecommander Abereth
    3.  [70] Without Honor
    4.  [70] The Hidden Hand
10.  [70] Back to Headquarters! Again!
11.  [70] Graduation Day

• Excavation world quests:
  •  [70WQ] Excavation: Buried in the Riverbed
  •  [70WQ] Excavation: Something Big Beneath the Riverbed
  •  [70WQ] Excavation: A Cliffside Full of Caches
  •  [70WQ] Excavation: Treasures in the Cliffside
  •  [70WQ] Excavation: Scattered Around the Tower
  •  [70WQ] Excavation: The Trove in the Tower
• Research world quests:
  •  [70WQ] Research: Drakonid of Waking Shores
  •  [70WQ] Research: Centaur of Ohn'ahran Plains
  •  [70WQ] Research: Dracthyr of Forbidden Reach
  •  [70WQ] Research: Drakonid of Forbidden Reach
  •  [70WQ] Research: Djaradin of Zaralek Cavern
  •  [70WQ] Research: Niffen of Zaralek Cavern
• Technoscrying world quests:
  •  [70WQ] Technoscrying: The Mysteries of the Concord Observatory
  •  [70WQ] Technoscrying: The Mysteries of Dragonskull Island
  •  [70WQ] Technoscrying: The Mysteries of Igira's Watch

Patch changes

• Patch 10.2.5 (2024-01-16): Added.
  

External links

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