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Comment by halldorr

You'll need to enter the keep on Fenris Isle and get to the roof. Enter through the entrance and take the following path: left->right->right->go up the stairs->left->left->go up the stairs. If you die making your way up, head right to the roof before ressing and you can bypass the gnolls. Once you reach the roof, cross it and it's in the tower - hovering your mouse over the towers on the roof will light up "Dusty Shelf".

Comment by danyjr

There is an easier way to complete this quest. Just run inside the barracks, you will die since there are too many enemies there. Take your ghost up stairs as the person above me has mentioned. Locate the Dusty Shelf while still in ghost mode. Get out of the tower and rez where no enemies can see you (outside the tower). The shelf is accessible from OUTSIDE the wall (it is a bug). Just move your mouse curser on the wall from outside the tower until "Dusty Shelf" appears. You can easily put the stuff on the shelf without encountering any enemies.

Comment by Manicminer

This quest is such a pain in the behind, just don't bother fighting your way up and ghost it in as above. Unless you have higher level help it's not worth it.

Comment by doomaster

The bug i believe has been fixed you cant finish this quest from the out side. I recommend going to roof then find the SW tower clear the enemy inside then locate bookcase which is on the left side of entrance.

Comment by Khayli

I did not find the above directions to be correct. You need the SW tower, not the SE one. From the entrance, turn right, left, left, right and go upstairs, right, right, upstairs, and cross the passage to the SW tower. The niche is in the bookshelf to the left of the entrance.

Comment by kiddx

I went in left,right and then left up the stairs and outside, i was on the SE so I jumped on the roof and walked over to the SW..

Comment by mollymcdeath

Um its probably obvious to everyone except me, but just so you know... the keep is the main building straight ahead when you enter Fenris.

Comment by 13170

Sorry, I put false info.

Comment by Decapitate

The coords for this shelf is 65,25 Just in case u have the mod! Happy Hunting.

Comment by STAROHAN

There is no any roof - exact location 65, 24 -between the 4 towers
if you clibm from the one side is on the left (looks like - something like a desck with durty/ green colour)
if you climb the stairs from right is - right to you :)

Comment by valerus

http://i.thottbot.com/ss/o/8336.jpg
вот тут на крыше я лично рогой играл дошел в стелсе как можно далше 20 лвл и там уж как...

Comment by rainydayzefish

I seriously recommend running this with someone, the gnolls are EVERYWHERE, and lets just say they don't play fair...

I tailed more than three, more than once.

Comment by qillerdaemon

This is how I did it as a lvl 19 UD warlock. On the -east- side of the keep (the side closest towards Lordaeron, right by SE tower), there is a large crack in the wall. Approach the island to the east, you'll have to fight a murloc or two, then carefully go to the crack. On the other side of the wall are three gnolls, a 22, 19, and 18, under a tent. Sicced the voidy on them, dotted them up, and feared one. Those done, there was a chest under the tent to loot. There were a couple of 18 or 19 gnolls to beat down by the wall. Then I got next to the keep's wall, moving west until I was almost right under the yellow question mark. I dismissed the VW, took off all my armor, then CoA'ed a gnoll, who I let kill me.

From the Sepulcher's GY, I ran back, but this time thru the front gate, to the keep, and followed Halldorr's directions to get to the SW tower, above. I waited for a free moment from the wandering gnoll, rezzed, then beat him down (demon skin, dots + lots of shadow bolts, plus popping a healthstone and pot, he almost got me). After the gnoll was dead, I put my armor back on, summoned the voidy, and took care of the gnoll right in front of the dusty shelf inside the tower.

Instead of fighting my way down the tower, I went back out to the east side of the roof, jumped down to the wall below, then down to the ground. Fought a couple more murlocs, swam back to Silverpine shore, and turned in the quest. Not easy, but not too hard, the GY walk took the most time.

Comment by Lamoresk

What an idea... Running with somebody's body in your backpack ^^
Hm... I wonder, could gnomes do this quest?

Comment by moenbase

This quest is pretty easy, untill you reach the keep. Lots of patrols there. It's hard to heal through, if in any chance you're a healing class. Try to take them one on one. Don't die or everything will just respawn, or respawn when fighting a mob.
Exp wise this quest is a waste of time, the chance you die is very very high, even for experienced players.

If you do wanna complete this chain, I recommend being level 20, so you have a couple of more upgraded skills.
A warlock or Hunter shouldn't have much problems with this quest anyway.

Comment by Ariascar

If you're not bothered about grinding the mobs in the keep and want to get back to the sep try dieing just under the corner of the keep. Next spirit run up to the roof and res in the middle away from the battlements, kill about 2 mobs and your done. Handy if your multiboxing and get more xp from quests than grinding.

Comment by purko87

http://www.wowhead.com/?maps=130:650250

Comment by wolfmusic

This screenshot should better help explain the actual location of the shelf. :)

Comment by Kurazaku

Figured it's worth mentioning since I just followed this to the letter, that going, "left, left" after the first set of stairs actually puts you at the North East Tower, rather than the South West, not that I'm complaining, you can just walk across the roof to get to the shelf. ^_^

Comment by Namika

This quest chain counts for Loremaster of Eastern Kingdoms and 3000 quests completed.

Comment by Dagohan

It gives me boredom when I put my self in that speaking head's position. You will forever be in that dark hidden place without someone to talk to. Forever... Only hearing the surrending Gnoll's snorts and praying for not to be seen or else you will be a tool again until another advanturer finds you. :s

Comment by ragstal

very hateful place tho its full of those rats i recomend to pay someone some silver to help u clear the castle so u can easily proceed while in safety especially if u play private servers like vanilla as i am recomending atleast lvl 30 mage with aoe and frost or shaman ;)

or if someone kind enough from guild but i doubt it if u are a fresh new to this and 30s would be fine i believe especially if u know how to make money in this game is not a shame and many will reply trust me

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The Hidden Niche

This quest was marked obsolete by Blizzard and cannot be obtained or completed.

Take Alaric to the hidden alcove.

	Alaric's Remains (Provided)

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I know of a hidden niche within the keep that holds an item dear to Thule, and his old colleagues. It also holds something you might find useful. Take me there!

The alcove is in the southwestern tower of the keep, behind a dusty shelf.

Take my body, but leave my boots. They never fit me anyway...

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