While the quest is elite, it is easy to solo. The azsharite formations are located on the southern penninsula of the zone, from about 48-72 (x), to 76-92 (y). The only trick is to avoid the elite giants running around, but it isn't too hard.

You don't really need the felhound tracker for this quest, though it can help. The azsharite formations are the various blue crystals (both in petrified adventurer and regular crystal shapes) around the southern peninsula -- just right-click them as you would any other usable object, and you can loot some azsharite (and, on occasion, a funny Crystalized Note as well).

The quest leads to: The Formation of Felbane: https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=3621 https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=3621

easier path to the souther peninsula from the quest giver is to swim directly to 58,73. From there run forward and go left, you'll see an uphill.

Good luck with shortcut ;D

It appears that whenever you're in a place where there's no Azsharite nearby, the Felhound Tracker just growls.

So no, it probably isn't a bug. Run around a bit and /roar again. Some of the Azsharite formations are located behind the rock, etc. so it is definitely faster to utilize the Felhound Trackers along with one's own pair of eyes.

Some other coordinates location 45.77; 46.77; 51.74; 52.78; 48.79; 47.83; 45.84; 47.86; 48.88

Confirmed 50.80

From the notes i've found, it seems that Azsharite is golem poop.

For those who don't know what the Felhound Tracker is for, he sniffs out the crystals, which only helps you locate them -- as said above, he is not required to collect them.

When you /roar at him, he'll run to the nearest crystal formation (after a couple second pause) and do a growl emote. If not, he'll stand in place and growl anyway.

Once again, he is not required to collect the azsharite. You do that yourself like any other gathering quest.

This is a quest in a chain of 23 that runs pretty much all over the map.
However, it all starts with the Fallen Hero of the Horde.
(Hat tip to Xeir for the initial connectors between chains.)

Technically, it's four chain quests that tie into each other:
Chain 1:
1. https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=2784 Fall From Grace
2. https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=2621 The Disgraced One
3. https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=2622 The Missing Orders
4. https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=2623 The Swamp Talker

Chain 2:
1. https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=2783 Petty Squabbles
2. https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=2801 A Tale of Sorrow
3. https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=2681 The Stones That Bind Us
4. https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=2702 Heroes of Old
5. https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=2701 Heroes of Old

Chain 3:
1. https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=2721 Kirith
2. https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=2743 The Cover of Darkness
3. https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=2744 The Demon Hunter
4. https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=3141 Loramus
5. https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=3508 Breaking the Ward
6. https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=3509 The Name of the Beast
7. https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=3510 The Name of the Beast
8. https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=3511 The Name of the Beast
9. https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=3602 Azsharite

Chain 4:
1. https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=3621 The Formation of Felbane
2. https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=3625 Enchanted Azsharite Fel Weaponry
3. https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=3626 Return to the Blasted Lands
4. https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=3627 Uniting the Shattered Amulet
5. https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=3628 You Are Rakh'likh, Demon

Completing the entire chain gives you the following:
103,685XP at appropriate level
Shard of Afrasa
Enchanted Azsharite Felbane (Dagger, Sword or Staff)
Necklace of Sanctuary
Demon's Blood
Demon Hide Sack

Doesn't look like these respawn after you collect them so you can't camp around a few. Found one down at 50,87 and 48,88
Azsharite - it's all in the name :)

They are all nicely distributed on the ""higher"" part. So get away from the beach, upwards.
Inbetween the wandering Giants you'll find that &*!@ all around...collecting lasts 10 minutes or so...if you don't search at the beach, like I did...

Awesome advice Kreghx! Ty.

I have to say this - that was just the prettiest poop I have ever seen. If I could poop like that, I'd be rich.

My question was... how does the dog work? The answere is this:

1) The dog will not fight for you. It does not draw aggro to itself.

2) Before you pick up the quest make a /roar macro. You will need it. You have to find 20 of these poop things and the dog comes in real handy.

3) Make sure you have some time. He's on a timer. I think 30 minutes. Not sure if you can call up another dog after the 30 minutes are up. The timer starts countdown WHEN YOU ACCEPT THE QUEST, not when you let the dog out of the bag.

4) You do not have to click on the dogs standing next to the night elf. They have nothing to do with the dog you will get. When you accept the quest you will get a dog package. https://vanillawowdb.com/?item=10834 It looks like this.

5) The dog package contains 2 items. An orb to call the dog and a manual on how to work the dog. https://vanillawowdb.com/?item=10832 Read the manual in advance of accepting the quest at this link to help not waist your 30 minutes.

6) Do read the manual in game at least. Some of you may have the LightHeaded addon and do not want to skip out of game to follow my link.

7) You can easily do the quest in 30 minutes if you do not take any breaks. I do not know if logging out would stop your dog timer or if it would run anyway so best be on the safe side and just prepare for commitment to this quest.

I was lvl 59 when I did this and I got no agro from the giants, I just walked between them. The https://vanillawowdb.com/?npc=6379#drops hippogryphs occationally got in the way.

A little extra for the addon enthusiasts. I have Cartographer and QuestHelper. Between these two addons I was able to click on something nifty called ""http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c378/Jemaniya/WoW/WoWScrnShot_081508_070606.jpg quest objective"" that showed me where the poop was. http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c378/Jemaniya/WoW/WoWScrnShot_081508_071420.jpg Here's what my Cartographer Map looked like when I clicked quest objective. PS: For those who know nothing about addons but wish to learn more, visit my http://wow.allakhazam.com/forum.html?forum=21;mid=1214346305185237317 6/24/08 Allakhazam post.

Macro:
<pre class=""code"">/target Felhound Tracker
/roar</pre>

There's one cool stunt you can do with this quest:.
1. Get the quest.
2. Use all 5 charges on the Fel Orb in the tracker kit
3. Abandon quest.
4. Repeat as many times as desired. (see screen shot.)

It's really an amazing thing watching hundreds of felhounds wiggling around. To bunch them up like in the shot, spin around in one spot.

You can either ride back to Org (plan return route first) or water walk if you have that option.

These things must have an iron stomach. I found Azsharite Formations in the shape of trolls and humans! 0o

This quest DOES count toward Loremaster of KALIMDOR

Best advice. Take the book and the summoning orb and throw it in the garbage can. Then hop on your mount, and search the region. You'll save tons of time. These things look like light blue crystals or crystallized dead bodies and they're all over the place. Felhound is practically worthless at sniffing these things out and he won't help you fight either.