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Comment by peeweesweden

This quest is ridicule itself. Not only are the mobs the most uncommon beast in the woods, the droprate is awful! Spent two hours here and got 2 drops. Abandoning the quest now, this does not deserve my attention anymore. The bloody master can drag his ass back to Auberdine anyway he friggin wants, just don't expect me to help.

Comment by madroxe

Head on down to the deep south of Darkshore, and you'll find plenty of Moonstalker Sires and Matriarchs. Be ready for the runts the Matriarchs tag-team you with.

Comment by trizzet

I just completed getting the pelts, and the drop rate was 4/9 from the Moonstalker Sires and 1/4 from the Moonstalker Matriarchs. The biggest problem I had was the slow respawn rate and trying to track them down before other players got to them when they respawned.

So, basically, I had a 45% drop rate from the sires and a 25% drop rate from the matriarchs. Between the two it was 5/13 or roughly 38% drop rate which isn't all that bad.

Comment by mazikeen

60% from Matriachs 3/5
40% from Sires 2/5

took about 40 minutes, sparse spawn.
just stay around the south near border of ashenvale where you can also pick up a rare spawn strider.

Comment by kmscastaldo

If you ever decide to finish the quest i suggest that you kill moonstakler sires. It may be a long walk south of darkshore, but it's worth it! (it only took me 9 kills to finish the quest =P)

Comment by Yukari

Strange one this, i had 4 consecutive drops from 4 kills then nothing for like 30 kills with nothing. I was looking round the web to see whether i was doing something wrong.

Comment by Catalyze

It took me 1 1/2 hours to do this quest. I really pity the folks who do not have a beast tracking ability. Drop rate:
Patriarchs: 25% 16 killed
Matriarchs: 13% 8 killed
The respawn rate is ridiculous since other people are killing them for xp without the quest and so there are few to be found in my quest time. Then to add insult, on the ruins on the south border, there is a Matriarch spawned on top of the building and you can't get to her to kill her. She just sits up there while you spend time running around looking for her type. For a level 20 quest that you are not grinding out for huge reward, this needs to be fixed. Keep a good attitude and just keep running around the area south of the Wildbend River and perhaps to the west of the road.

Comment by 96TSi

I found this quest pretty easy. took me about 30 minutes killing the mobs respawning at and north of 60.12

Comment by Digren

5/8 dropped pelts for me (4/6 matriarch, 1/2 sire). There are many, many spawns at the very south edge of darkshore, around 37,94. Took perhaps 15 minutes.

Comment by kali

Took me 10 minutes or less.

Comment by tale

There are a lot more Moonstalker Sires and Matriarchs at the far northern edge of the zone, past Mathystra. If you have this quest when you are doing any of the Mathystra Relics, Tower of Althalaxx, or Gyromast quests, then doing the moonstalkers up north is very close by and rarely in competition with other players. (In doing this quest on several alts, I've never ever seen someone else up there.)

Comment by Catalyze

I have tried this quest twice at the Southern area....it is terrible down there. Go North up to 60, 9 and have a much easier time. 5 Pelts in 6 kills. Time was under 5 minutes from first kill to last kill. There is also several Copper nodes to mine and you can do any of the northern quests mentioned by the above poster.

Comment by blackout

I found this quest to be a total pain in the butt in the south so I went up north to do it. I found a great area at there are so many of the buggers there you have to try hard not to get adds. Also pick up the Mathystra Relics quest as you can pick up the items right around this same area.
Also the Moonstalker Sires seem to drop the item more then the Matriarchs (for me anyway), I got 3/5 of the pelts from the Sires. The Sires also seem to be lower in level on average then the Matriarchs.
For the Matriarchs I found a good tactic as a level 20 druid (non-twink, thus crap gear) was to use hibernate on the Matriarchs (normally around level 20) and switch to cat form and take out the runt (normally around level 17) I could make quick work of the runt by itself and still have time left to let my energy refill before the Matriarch woke up and came after me.
Once again watch out for adds at that location, they walk around very close together.

Comment by Velamatu

This quest can be a menace. Here are a few tips:
• This quest has an unpredictable drop rate. Typically a bad one.
• Moonstalker Sires and Moonstalker Matriarch drop the pelts. It is easier to kill the Sires because they do not have adds.
• The Sires and Matriarchs can be found at 60,12 and 38, 80.
• If you do this quest at 60,12, pair it with Mathystra Relics, Gyromast's Retrieval, Gyromast's Revenge, Tower of Althalaxx (Part 1) and (Part 2).
• If you do this quest at 38,80, pair it with Buzzbox 525, Onu (and subsequent quests), and The Absent-Minded Prospector (as well as subsequent quests).
• Also, if you're lucky and do this quest at 38,80 you may run into the rare spawn Strider Clutchmother.

Also note:
• This quest requires level eleven and potentially the completion of How Big A Threat?
• This quest is available to all Alliance races: Draenei, Night Elf, Human, and Gnome all can acquire it.

Comment by Brighid

Draenei are unable to get this quest.

Does anyone know if the restriction is placed upon any other races?

Comment by Brighid

Velamatu, I was unable to get this on my Draenei Paladin. Either I didn't have a prerequisite completed or you're incorrect.

Comment by Brighid

Velamatu, I will try this out later on my Draenei Shaman to confirm. Thanks for the clarification.

Comment by tHeBlAcKpArAdE

yes. this quest was a pain. to do AND to find. but the coords are 60,12.

Comment by wow666

dont do this quest as a lvl 18 rogue u get pwned

Comment by Sakeretso

I suggest the area south of the Master's Glaive. The drop rate may not be increased, but a large amount of Moonstalkers spawn within that location.

Comment by Kitten13

Don't bother with this quest unless you reall want the xp or rewards (belt or pants) has a really really low drop rate, I killed about 30 Moonstalker Sires and Moonstalker Matriarch i didn't get a single one, it's the most annoying quest in the world.

Comment by entropicdragon

Leads to A Lost Master (Part 2)

Comment by RedBlaze

The southern area of Darkshore(39,91) is a good place to find these, if u dont see many kill the Foreststriders and the moonstalkers will spawn faster and in more number.

Comment by Hoddie

Don't make the same mistake I did. The pelts don't drop from normal Moonstalkers, only the Sires and Matriachs at the north and south extremes. Probably explains why some people think the drop rate sucks.

Comment by Suriea

Some great posts on this topic.

Want to Confirm that there are a high number of the Sires and Matriarchs in the very far north of Darkshore about (60,9) coords wise.

Confirmed that the drop rate appears to be exceptionally higher on these mobs. However, as with most things in WoW, there are lucky streaks and unlucky streaks. I can confirm, however, that having done this quest 4 other times, always in the south of Darkshire I always had the 2 hours 3 pelts drop rate described (on a 79 Mage, 69 Rogue, 19 druid, and 23 War). I almost didn't do this quest because of the drop rate in the past. Read up and tried the North.

The Northern spot took roughly 3 minutes as a 73 Sham.

Comment by cumulonimbus

I tried to do this quest just as it said in the instructions, by going north. But as a lvl 15 rogue, I just couldn't make it past the nagas. So I headed south, as I had some other quests to do there, and tried my luck on the Sires there. Well, I guess I got very lucky, cause the drop rate was very high: 5 out of 6; that would mean 83%. So I guess it's worth a try, especially because there are lots of Sires down south.

Comment by snatchley

I had a few problems doing this on my druid. I went north and found plenty of spawns, but after I would kill them and try to loot it would stop sparkling and be unlootable. It didn't do it every time; however, it was still a pain.

Comment by Veph

GO TO THE MOONSTALKERS NORTH OF MATHYSTRA!

I can't stress this enough. On the little piece of land North of the naga there is a ton of Moonstalker Sires and Matriarchs. It's a nice, easy place to farm them as they're pretty well spaced out and there is no other aggressive creatures in the area. I found the drop rate to be infinitely better than anywhere else in Darkshore. Got all my pelts in less than 5 minutes.

Comment by Aros

Yes, that's when Grimclaw run in. And since Terenthis speaks bear he has a conversation with him. I don't speak bear so I only got one part of it.

Terenthis says: What was that noise? It sounded like a roar.
Grimclaw roars at Terenthis to get his attention.
Terenthis says: Grimclaw? Easy there, my friend... where is your master Volcor?
Grimclaw begins to moan and roar at Terenthis while stomping his paws on the ground.
Terenthis says: Whoa, whoa there, my friend. One moment...
Terenthis begins to cast a spell on Grimclaw.
Terenthis says: There... that should help. Now, tell me what's happened, Grimclaw.
Grimclaw roars at Terenthis more, but this time the druid seems to understand the bear.
Terenthis says: I understand, my friend. I shall find someone to help your master. Go back to him now, or at least stay close.
Grimclaw roars in acknowledgement at Terenthis.
Terenthis says: If you have the time, Grimclaw and his master Volcor could use your help. If you're interested, speak with me further...

Comment by Fiamma

As of the current patch (noted above) the first How Big a Threat? quest is no longer the only prerequisite for this quest.
You must also complete the second How Big a Threat? quest, at least I had to on my lvl 21 Night Elf Druid.

EDIT: Also, grinding the SOUTH Moonstalker Sires, I got my 5 pelts in 7 kills. Also conviniently interspersed with Grizzled Thistle Bears for Buzzbox 525

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A Lost Master

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

Find 5 Fine Moonstalker Pelts and return them to Terenthis in Auberdine.

	Fine Moonstalker Pelt (5)

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<name>, your skills have already helped me in my endeavor. Could I impose on you again to help Grimclaw and his master Volcor? In addition, I can craft you a magical cloak that will allow you to walk unhindered by Darkshore's creatures while you look for him.

To create the cloak, I'll need five fine moonstalker pelts from a moonstalker sire or matriarch to have enough material. The cats can be found near Wildbend River to the south, or even farther south near Ashenvale.

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