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Comment by kingl33

what happens if u fail this quest and abonned it

Comment by 11244

Kinda silly they don't sell any Dust of Decay in Hillsbrad for horde. Only vendor I saw was in Southshore =/

Comment by 70240

Upon completion of this quest you will be able to make/use poisons. only problem is that the closest poison vendor is in UC for horde

Comment by 84974

Actually Ravenholdt manor sells poison stuff too in the basement.

Comment by 71891

You can also fly to the Sepulcher, assuming you have the FP. Poison vendor is to the left of the inn/mausoleum.

Interestingly enough, poisons don't seem to suffer from skill advancement diminishing returns, i.e. instant poison stayed orange all the way to 100 (max at lvl 20).

Comment by 207321

This quest gets stuck - If you fail to wait for Hinott to make then give you the poison skill. If you retry later, it says "wait" but Hinott doesn't go about preparing your skill. Solution: abandon Hinott's assistance (where 2nd line says "cure completed" - this is #6 in listed chain above). Hinott reoffers it to you. Now resubmit the quest to Hinott, wait while Hinott prepares then gives you the poisoning skill.

Comment by 168225

As of 3.0.2, this quest no longer leads to the poisons skill. Poisons are now purchasable through poison vendors and no skill is needed. They are (still) level based.

Comment by Negi

Well, if nothing else, the thistle tea recipe was worth it :S Who doesn't want thistle tea after all? Hahaha... :D By the way, more information bout the tea for people who don't know. Up to lvl 40, it restores 100 energy. From then onwards, each lvl will decrease the amount of energy given by 2, to a lowest amount of 58 energy per tea.

Comment by 293991

What can i do if i already used an anti-venom to remove the curse of Grand Foreman Puzik Gallywix, but didn't used the potion to remove it?

Comment by 535978

so i finished the last quest and didnt get the poisoning skill what now?

Comment by Pwn3dyou14

i used the potion... and it didn't cure the damn poison... it must work on more people than just you... i was still clicked on the guy who gave it to me.. so make sure you click off of him b4 you try using it.. just go to org and get a druid to get rid of it if you end up doing what i did

Comment by 65819

Now you don't need to complete this, as you can just buy poisons.

Comment by Thottbot

It *does* say "wait for Serge Hinott to complete the cure", you know. Actually reading stuff actually helps in this game.

Comment by Thottbot

you wait for him to finish it.. this is the quest that lets rogues gain poison making ability

Comment by Thottbot

I am waiting to complete the cure for two days and NOTHING! if anyone can help plz write.

Comment by Thottbot

i had the same problem. logged out, debuff was gone, then i couldn't finish the quest. so i went back and abandoned the quest then reaccepted it. then i actually WAITED and watched him. he walked around a bit and then boom had the cure. so if you're having trouble getting him to finish the cure, try that.

Comment by Thottbot

You do not need the be poisoned with "The Touch of Zanzil" to complete this quest.

1. Get the quest from the Rogue trainer in Org.
2. Catch the Zepplin to Undercity.
3. Fly/Walk to Hillsbrad foothills. (Through Silverpine, all the way south, then the east road.)
4. Go to Tarren Mill (Around 60,20 - The Center of the map, then a bit to the right.)
5. Hand in the Quest, wait about 1 Minute (Don't even go anywhere) and he will make the poison for you, then he will give you poisons.

YOUR DONE! Now go and see your trainer to learn different poison mixtures.

NOW: Go Gank some Reds.

Apparently there is a bug where he doesn't get a Completion "?" Just log out for 30 seconds, and Log back in. It should be Fine.

Comment by Thottbot

i was looking through here, and was wondering if tehre was apage anywhere on Thott that showed poisons, when they are learned etc..

havent found anything, was wondering if there is anything here...

Comment by Thottbot

I did the whole Q but my first mutated kill got bugged.. cleared tower up as instructed and i had the touch of zanzil which made killing the last syndrom EXTREME hard as a lv 20 rogue
however a tauren hunter kited the drome around until it died by dots :)

Comment by Thottbot

The quest still hasn't been fixed but I still managed to solo it (and left a ticked to terrible GM who didn't understand the problem first and when I explained in more detail I got auto-bot answer). Well here's how I did it with 22 blood elf rogue (green geared).

Stealth behind the guy and pick up key, then kill patrol that goes around the tower.

First Floor:
Distract, Garrote (use ambush if you're dagger rogue), 1CP Slice and Dice, SS spam till death, then sprint out (that's why you killed patrol). Repeat.
Second & Third Floor:
Kill them like any normal mobs of that lvl.
Boss (the fun part as a blood elf -.-):
Distract, Garrote (use ambush if dagger rogue), 1CP Slice and Dice, Evasion, 5CP Evi, Gouge, Potion, Vanish, Garrote, Gouge, Bandage, 5CP Evi and he dropped dead. Had Goldenmist Special Brew as a buff, Lesser Healing Potion as potion and Heavy Wool Bandage as bandage. Had 30 health left in end.

Comment by Thottbot

The fix is alot simpler than people have previously posted. Just abandon the quest. He will change from a grey ? to a yellow ! talk to him again. He will do his think and change to a yellow ?.

A GM and I figured this out after trying several other things including the things suggested by others

Comment by Thottbot

AS a rogue it's relatively easy to stealth around but a couple allies on the road had some stealth-interrupting things and I got two-shotted. getting there SUCKS, it'd be good to have a hearthstone back in org or something.

Comment by Thottbot

Heheheh he can't to anything about the smell hehe :=)!

Comment by Thottbot

yeah, i know youre supposed to get the posion quest from serge hinott but it has no yellow "!" over his head. When i try to talk to him he just tells me where to go for noob alchemy trainer. Is Serge where you start the quest? Or is it the guy next to him? Or possibly starting it is the guy who gives you wrenix the Wretched. My SN is Ralastian and my server is blood furnace. (BE)

Comment by Thottbot

what happens if a nice player in origimmar came by and cured me of the disease?

Comment by Thottbot

I logged out just before reaching this guy, and didn't have the debuff. Hand in your quest, sit around for awhile, until he says "Whoops!" and moves back, and then you get to complete quest.
Guess if it bugs, just drop the quest and reaccept.

Comment by Thottbot

do u get to learn how to put poison on your blades if u finish this quest

Comment by Thottbot

yes after you have done it all go to the rogue trainer and he will give crippling poison and you can get the ingrediantts at the poisons vendor in the next room bit to him

Comment by Thottbot

Remember Tarren mill is probaly one of the most ganked places in the fekin world , so he might b dead , wait for respawn if he seems 2 b missing

Comment by Thottbot

If you dont like getting ganked, play a normal server, and pick your fights! :)

The meat and potatoes of this quest (mission probable) is pretty tough for a level 20, but you can always get someone to help you. Dont forget to improve your lockpicking you'll need it!

Comment by Thottbot

what do u do after he makes the potion and u complete the quest.
i cant use the potion.

Comment by Thottbot

i make the quest then i go to the tarren hill and i speak with him but.. the sample of the poison disapered and where can i get it again ? because i can't completed the quest

Comment by Thottbot

Well, I did this quest backwards and so i couldnt stealth to pick pocket the guys with the key. =O I was so pissed so i went to SW got the Curse removed from a priest. then i went and pick pocketed then finished the quest. lol

I dont read instructoins.....
might have helped in this Situation. =D

Comment by Thottbot

ok so i didn't attempt this quest till now and i'm lvl 28. I went to the rogue trainer in org but none of them say anything about it. What should I do?

Comment by Thottbot

what lvl lockpicking for this quest?

Comment by Thottbot

easy lol just giv the vracker and hes yours

Comment by Thottbot

What level lock picking do i need to open the chest after the last guy in the tower. i thought that the key would open it but it doesnt.

Comment by Thottbot

anti-venom can cure the disease

Comment by Thottbot

As of patch 3.0 All poisons are purchasable and "Crafting" of potions Removed.

Comment by Thottbot

umm im on a trial right now, i finished the quest but i don't have poison, thats cuz im on trial right?

Comment by Thottbot

I have a little prob too... i gpt the disease cured by paladin then i flew off to hillsbrad watched hinott finish the Q and then i handed it in... didnt get my poisons what can i do about it..? write to GM?

Comment by Thottbot

I am having an issue where I have done every part of this quest. I died a few times on the way so the poison was gone and after turning it in I did not recieve the ability to do poisons. I went back and got the poison again, cured it, and nothing changed. Im stumped, wow just hates me I guess.

Comment by Thottbot

i can equip poisons on my weapons and i haven't done the quest... theres a poison vendor in ghostlands and i just bought and equipped poisons. what happened?

Comment by Thottbot

idid the quest but i gained only the cure and i rlly dont know how to get the poison skill

Comment by Thottbot

Rogues no longer have the ability to make poison =)

Comment by Thottbot

Hey, i got a shaman to cure my poison but i completed the Quest becuase i didn't know you could get a cure:o but now idk what to do cos i got the Cure but idk wether there is a nother Q that requirs me to drink it

Can you give me any info on it please?

Comment by Thottbot

Rogues can no longer make potions. You are automatically given the skill allowing you to place a poison on a weapon at level 20.

This quest used to be how rogues were given the ability to make poison, hence why some of the quest text can be confusing. The quest is now useless besides the exp.

Comment by Thottbot

ok so wut do u do if someone removed the poison b4 u get to this guy u can still complete the quest but he dosent teach u anything plus u got the quest item in ur bags.

Comment by Allakhazam

When do you learn poisons? I completed the quest but haven't got the poison skill, I'm level 23.

Comment by Allakhazam

This is not a quest you can easily do at level 20. But if you made it this far, you probably had help, and i can tell you, the easiest way to get to Tarren Mill is to accept the fact that this region is under constant attack by high level Alliance who love to raid here because it's easy to kill hoard who are 20 levels lower than you. So, with that as a given... you'll save a lot of time by allowing one of them to gank you right as you enter the area, then you'll wind up right where you need to be in the cemetary. Rez there, stay stealthed, find the flight master and check in, then go to Hinott.

What I don't know is if yer supposed to drink this potion right away or not. I did. Hope i was supposed to. ;) Where's the poison training come in? We'll see. I'm high tailing it out of this madness!

Edited, Tue Mar 8 04:11:38 2005

Comment by Allakhazam

what happens if someone dispells it before you get to tarren mill?

Comment by Allakhazam

After doing this quest, am I able to immediately go and learn poison making skills? It just doesnt seem relevant to learning to make poison.

-Larval

Comment by Allakhazam

...this is a horde quest...

Comment by Allakhazam

pretty easy to solo at lvl 20 actualy, just make sure u use ambush on the bottom ones, and a 1 point evis. on the watchers w/e there called, also an ambush takes the elite to about 60% health, the rest is easy, just walk through hillsbrad and hope theres no ally

Comment by Allakhazam

I think ive finished this quest.
oh yes i did.
but i don't remember if i had poison or something..

here is the first question:
1) What was the poison? what does it do? I dont even think i had one

when i finished question,
i got
Hinott's Oil
.

But, I can't use it because it says 'there is nothing to dispell'
so i judged it's useless

Here is the second uestion:
2) Shall I just throw out? except for curing that unknown( for me )poison,
you don't need it anymore. right?

Comment by Allakhazam

120 XP at level 27.

You have learned new skill: poisons.
You have learned: Instant Posion.

Check your spellbook for new icon. Hit the poison dealer in city (cities).

....oh and he gives you cure for Touch of Zanzil as well.

Go see Ezekiel Graves in Rogue's Quarter of UC, outer ring, 75.51, for poison supplies. If you have the cash, level up your poison skills now by making the Instant Posion. Max right now is 130 skill. I hit 130 in a just a few minutes making the one poison, Instant Poison, making 140 vials.

Edited, May 21st 2007 7:11am by Goldyyloxx

Edited, May 21st 2007 7:41am by Goldyyloxx

Comment by Allakhazam

Yeah, soloed the chain this far and cannot say it was easy. The 'Possible but not probable' -quest was a real pain in the butt. If you want your poisons at lvl 20 get a friend around lvl 30 to help you.

Comment by Allakhazam

FYI, plain old Anti-Venom will also remove this poison.

Comment by Allakhazam

This is the last part of the rogue poison quest. When this is competed, you'll gain the Poisons skill.

It doesn't matter if you've already been cured of the Zanzil poison, you can still complete this quest.

Comment by Allakhazam

impossible to pick dudes pocket at lvl 20 or 21, he agros way before you can PP.

need someone to keep him busy while u do it.

Comment by Kebabfarmor

Plz help! When i logged in the debuff was gone and i couldn’t complete the quest! So i abandoned and now i can’t pick it up again:( plz help

Comment by jfoobar

And Hordies, you can step right outside the hut and buy the stuff you need to start making poisons from the trade goods supplier in Tarren Mill.

Oh wait, no you can't. Now you get to fly back to UC to buy dust of decay from the vendor there even though Alliance can buy it in Southshore and it is sold by 50+ vendors throughout the world, including lots of trade goods vendors. We sure wouldn't want to have the one 30 feet from the NPC who awards the poisons skill to rogues. Thanks. Blizzard.

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Hinott's Assistance

This quest is no longer available within the game.

Wait for Serge Hinott to complete the cure.

	Cure Completed (1)

Description

I have never seen such wondrous results from a poison! Zanzil you say? Never heard of him, however, I must commend him on the creation of this concoction.

So, I am to cure you of this and then teach you how to make use of the poison?

Give me a few moments to examine the toxin, <name>.

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You will receive:

	Hinott's Oil

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Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

See if you've already completed this by typing:

/run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(2480))

Hinott's Assistance

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