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Series

1.	The Great Sambino
2.	Undersea Inflation
3.	Totem Modification
4.	Back in One Piece
5.	Toshe's Vengeance

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Comment by fosticpopcorn

Just a note to fellow shamans, dropping any of our earth totems will currently replace the quest item and interrupt the drilling. Take care to drop your 4 totems before starting the quest or just don't drop an earth totem.

Comment by 339110

just a note, hunter traps will also interrupt the drilling as well.

Comment by jj9320

Once you place the totem, move away as the local inhabitants will attack the totem and you as well if too close. When the quest completes, move far far away.

Comment by Eveena

Once you place the totem, animals will come and start attacking it. You have to kill them to keep the totem working and quickly because at least four will come eventually. They got me in the end, but I held them off until I got a "sampling complete" or some such message in my combat log, so the quest was done.

Comment by Ormriss

It's not noted yet, so maybe I'm just slow on the uptake sometimes, but you can talk to Sam again and get a different type of totem if you'd like. You can ask for any type of earth totem, though he won't give you his earth elemental totem :). You usually get an Earthbind totem, which slows enemies. You can ask for a Stoneskin totem, which grants extra armor; Strength of Earth totem, which grants extra strength; or Stoneclaw totem, which taunts enemies (maybe not that great for this quest).

Comment by Blackspirit

The druid spell Wild Mushroom: Detonate will also cause your totem to die, so if you're doing this while at 85 don't hit it.

Comment by Whiterock

In order to getPay Attention! you must completeGirding Our Loins before acceptingHelm's Deep.
Better Late Than Dead andThe Abyssal Ride are NOT needed to takeGimme Shelter! and followups, however that would make you unable to getGood Deed Left Undone.
Lady La-La's Necklace have 0% drop chance beforeOphidophobia done and 100% after, however anyone can share you this quest as long as you are 80+lvl.
Anyone can takeVengeful Heart and do it's followups as long as they are 80+lvl. Quests above are NOT needed for it.

<<Feedback here, please>>

Comment by 733706

So all you do with this one is to plant the totem in the same area where you got the quest and then fight the mobs that try to destroy it. Well I figured it would be a great idea to clear the mobs around there before I planted the totem. I'm not sure if it made any difference or not, because once I planted the totem, it seemed like every mob and his brother in a five-mile radius was attacking.

Now I'm an 83 DK and my goul and I were starting to have some problems with all these attackers. So I cranked up one of my favorite spells in such situations, Army of the Dead.

The whole scene turned into the craziest stuff I have seen lately as those guys were blasting every mob in sight. They cleaned 'em out though, quest completed!

Comment by wharris

Guide to Vashj'ir Shimmering Expanse Alliance quests:

The Vashj'ir quests start in Stormwind with Call of Duty.
The immediate pre-requisite for these quests is Across the great Divide which starts in Kelp'thar Forest .

Initial chain:
The Looming Threat
Backed Into a Corner
Rundown
Silver Tide Hollow

Several side quests are now enabled:
Slippery Threat, Don't be Shellfish, and A Distracting Scent
Also a side-chain:

The Great Sambino
Crabby patrons
Undersea Inflation
Totem Modification
Back in One Piece
Toshe's Vengeance (optinal linking quest)

The main chain continues at Toshe Chaosrender
Vortex (optional)
Vengeful Heart
Fathom-Lord Zin'jatar
A Pearl of Wisdom (optional;starts from Luminescent Pearl from the boss)
Nespirah
Making Contact
Slave Labor and Stick it To Them
Capture the Crab
Breaking Through
We Are Not Alone
Body Blows, Hopelessly Gearless, and Still Valuable
Overseer Idra'kess
Waking the Beast (also unlocks A Cold Welcome)
A Powerful Need to Eat
Clamming Up and Art of Attraction plus Odor Coater
Bellies Await
You can do all these simultaneously:

While killing naga, hope Ancient Elven Etching drops to start Piece of the Past
If you do these quests and haven't already continued on the main chain,
The Call of the Blade will set you back on track.

Main chain continues:
Upon the Scene of Battle
Visions of the Past: The Invasion of Vashj'ir
Turn to Naga and do:

Reoccupation
The Revered Lady
To the Fathom-Lord's Call and Built to Last
Not Soon Forgotten (ends first vision)

Looking Forward
Clear Goals, Not Entirely Unprepared, and Properly Inspired
Swift Action
Fallen but Not Forgotten and Gauging Success
Visions of the Past: The Slaughter of Biel'aran Ridge
As a naga again, complete:

By Her Lady's Word
No Trespass Forgiven and Stolen Property plus Chosen Burden
Setting an Example (optional)
The Culmination of Our Efforts (ends second vision)

Losing Ground
Desperate Plan
Come Prepared, Unfurling Plan, and Hostile Waters
Honor and Privilege
Welcome News
Visions of the Past: Rise from the Deep
As a naga, work on

Devout Assembly and Her Lady's Hand
At All Costs
Final Judgement (awards Visions of Vashj'ir Past)

If you are missing any of the naga optional quests, you may now talk to Wavespeaker Valoren to get the Blade of the Naz'jar Battlemaiden which allows you to repeat any of the visions

This chain wraps up:
A Breath of Fresh Air (enables The War has Many Fronts link to Deepholm)
Full Circle

The Vashj'ir quests conclude in the Abyssal Depths

Comment by Kagamine

I just did this as a rogue, I planted the totem and used vanish. YOU DO NOT NEED TO DEFEND THE TOTEM TO COMPLETE THE QUEST! Just wait and it will complete itself.

NOTE: Somehow the mobs came after me afterwards...they don't hit very hard, but they apparently will chase you out of your vanish? You can just run away though, and then go turn in the quest after they de-aggro.

Comment by 884770

I completed the quest and when I went to get the reward, it wouldn't let me select one. I suppose this could be an add-on bug rather than a WOW bug. In any event, I abandoned the quest, repeated it, and was able to get the reward.

Comment by 630790

Might be just me being dense, but as nobody else has posted it yet.... You need to move away from the quest giver a little and plant the totem in the sand, ie. the land that is sand coloured, not the white stuff. Felt stupid once I'd worked that out.

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Totem Modification

Plant one of Sambino's modified totems in the sand of Silver Tide Trench.

	Drill Sample Taken (1)
	Sambino's Modified Stoneskin Totem (1)
	Sambino's Modified Strength of Earth Totem (1)
	Sambino's Modified Stoneclaw Totem (1)
	Sambino's Modified Earthbind Totem (1)

Description

Okay, I'll let you in on the real work, since you're looking at me so desperately.

This rock is untapped! It's probably richer than a trade prince during a great war! I need samples. More samples. Samples from everywhere!

I've modified my earth totems to drill through the sand and store samples of the rock underneath. Go find a nice spot and plant one.

The shaking and rumbling will probably attract all the cute, curious wildlife, so maybe you can make some friends while you're at it.

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

	Drill-Guide Belt		Rockbite Slicer
	Sambino's Old Hammer

You will also receive:

Gains

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

250 reputation with The Earthen Ring

See if you've already completed this by typing:

/run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25217))

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