Desperation Breeds Ingenuity

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Quest ID	40016
Last synced	Aug 21, 2026, 2:45 AM

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Raw Blizzard Data

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  "title": "Desperation Breeds Ingenuity",
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  "description": "I believe we may be able to use this clue to our advantage, {name}.\n\nThe withered are notoriously thirsty for mana, and will stop at nothing to get it. Perhaps we can study how they use the aethril and use the results to improve our own harvesting methods.",
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