Lieutenant Commander's Dragonhide Headguard

Dig-Boss Dinwhisker
Start	Jack Rockleg
End	Jack Rockleg
Level	47
Category	Searing Gorge
Experience	600
Reputation	+1000 Thorium Brotherhood
Rewards	70
Previous	A New Master... But Who?
Next	Thorium Point: The Seat of the Brotherhood

Dig-Boss Dinwhisker
Level: 47
Jack Rockleg
Jack Rockleg
XP: 600
Rep: +1000 Thorium Brotherhood
Rewards:
70

Objectives

Kill Dark Iron Excavators and Dark Iron Footmen within the Cauldron until Dig-Boss Dinwhisker appears. Then slay Dig-Boss Dinwhisker and obtain his Dark Ember.

•  [Dark Ember]

Description

Grimesilt wasn't as high up on the chain as I thought. We'll have to take out his superior and find out what he knows.

Dig-Boss Dinwhisker's his name, and he runs the Dark Iron digging operations within the Cauldron, just northwest of here. His excavators and footmen patrol the eastern side of the Cauldron, digging downward, day and night.

He's not known to show his face out in the field very often, but if you slay enough of his men, he'll be forced to come out and deal with you.

("Dinwhisker is Grimesilt's superior. Hopefully he has more information.")

Rewards

You will receive: 70

Progress

If Dinwhisker doesn't have what we seek, I'm not sure what we'll do next.

Completion

A... an ember? What is this thing?

Notes

Run to the north to Dustfire Valley, then turn southwest to enter the cauldron. Then start killing Dark Iron dwarves indiscriminately until Dig-Boss Dinwhisker spawns.

Dig-Boss Dinwhisker yells: What in hell's name is going on out here?

Dinwhisker spawns from the west end of this part of the cauldron and does a counter-clockwise circle of the area. Kill him and he will drop his Dark Ember on the ground. Thus, players who did not get the tap can still continue the quest.

On complete:

Jack Rockleg says: Let's see what this ember does... whaaaa?

The image of Archduke Calcinder appears over the campfire!

Image of Archduke Calcinder yells: You dwarves are worthless! You come to Ragnaros seeking ascendance, but you have nothing to offer!

Image of Archduke Calcinder yells: Nothing to offer, except your backs and your shovels. So you will dig.

Image of Archduke Calcinder yells: Dig wide, dig deep. Seek out the places of fire beneath the world. My brothers and sisters yearn to be free.

Image of Archduke Calcinder yells: Succeed and you may ascend after all. Fail, and burn.

Quest progression

1. Optional breadcrumbs: one of
   •  [15-30] Hero's Call: Searing Gorge!
   •  [15-30] Warchief's Command: Searing Gorge!
   •  [15-30] To the Aid of the Thorium Brotherhood
2. Complete all of:
   • Jack Rockleg
   1.  [15-30] A New Master... But Who?
   2.  [47] Dig-Boss Dinwhisker
   • Burian Coalpart
   1.  [15-30] The Fewer, the Better
   2.  [15-30] Out of Place /  [15-30] A Lumbering Relic
   • Lunk / Prisanne
   1.  [15-30] Lunk's Task
   2.  [15-30] Lunk No Kill
   3.  [15-30] A Proper Antivenom
      •  [15-30] Lunk's Adventure: Spider Rider
3.  [15-30] Thorium Point: The Seat of the Brotherhood
4. Complete all of:
   •  [15-30] Curse These Fat Fingers &  [15-30] Recon Essentials, leads to  [15-30] Dark Ministry
   •  [15-30] Heat That Just Don't Quit, leads to  [15-30] Twilight Collars
   •  [15-30] Rasha'krak
   •  [15-30] The Spiders Have to Go
   • Optional side quest:  [15-30] Lunk's Adventure: Cranky Little Dwarfs
   • Optional side chain:  [15-30] Lunthistle's Tale &  [15-30] Prayer to Elune
5.  [15-30] In the Hall of the Mountain-Lord
6.  [15-30] Siege! /  [15-30] Set Them Ablaze! /  [15-30] They Build a Better Bullet
   • Side quest:  [15-30] The Mysteries of the Fire-Gizzard
7.  [15-30] Deceit
8.  [15-30] Lunk's Adventure: Rendan's Weakness
9.  [15-30] The Mountain-Lord's Support
10.  [15-30] Operation: Stir the Cauldron
11.  [15-30] Slavery is Bad /  [15-30] Sweet, Horrible Freedom /  [15-30] Rise, Obsidion
12.  [15-30] Kill 'em With Sleep Deprivation
    • Side quest:  [15-30] Look at the Size of It!
13.  [15-30] Twisted Twilight Ties
14.  [15-30] From Whence He Came
    • Side quest:  [15-30] Minions of Calcinder
15.  [15-30] Welcome to the Brotherhood
    • Side quest:  [15-30] Lunk Like Your Style

Patches and hotfixes

• Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Added.
  

External links

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