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WoW Forever · Quest guide

Rascally Rodents

Level 2 Alliance quest in Elwynn Forest, started by Brother Paxton. Requires level 1. For Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome, High Order Skyborne characters.

Wowhead beta record, build 1.60.1.69893. Not tested in the game client; coordinates are Wowhead map positions.

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Step 1: Pick up the quest from Brother Paxton

Talk to Brother Paxton in Elwynn Forest at 49.4, 40.4./way Elwynn Forest 49.4 40.4

Elwynn Forest map: Brother Paxton at 49.4, 40.4
Brother Paxton · Elwynn Forest 49.4, 40.4Map © Blizzard Entertainment, via Wowhead.

Step 2: Complete the objective

Retrieve 8 Stolen Books from kobolds in Northshire Valley and return them to Brother Paxton.

Wowhead links the quest items to Kobold Worker (47.8, 31.6), Kobold Vermin (47.4, 36.2) and Kobold Laborer (48.4, 29.2).

Elwynn Forest map: Kobold Worker at 47.8, 31.6
Kobold Worker · Elwynn Forest 47.8, 31.6Map © Blizzard Entertainment, via Wowhead.

Step 3: Turn in to Brother Paxton

Return to Brother Paxton, where you picked the quest up.

Rewards

170 XP+100 Stormwind

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XP is Wowhead's beta value at the quest's own level. Wowhead has not recorded every start or turn-in yet; missing steps say so.

Quest chain

  1. Nibbled-On Book
  2. Rascally Rodents
  3. Mining Consultant
  4. The Big Picture
  5. Follow That Kobold!
  6. Shhh! We're Hunting Kobolds
  7. Book Return
  8. Rare Books

More new quests: Elwynn Forest

All new WoW Forever quests

Sources

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  1. WowheadChecked
    Rascally Rodents (quest 91743)
  2. WowheadChecked
    Wowhead Forever quest database: quests marked New

Beta records reported by Wowhead, not tested in the game client. Coordinates are Wowhead's map positions; quest text, rewards and levels can change before launch.