A prospector mining a skarn deposit
"Prospectors gather stone and ore from the earth for use in other crafting Vocations."
Prospectors gather and refine metal ore for the Metalsmith, Weaponsmith, and Jeweller professions. While gathering the ore from resource nodes (also known as mining), prospectors may also occasionally find gems, dye salts or other components that are used in other crafting professions. For a comprehensive list of items that may be found in each type of ore deposit, see the Resources page.
Associated Vocations: Armourer, Armsman, Explorer, Tinker
A guide to attaining Prospector Mastery.
Required Tools
Materials
Prospectors craft metal ingots by refining and smelting Ore at a forge. The prospector can find ore by using the Track Mines skill, which directs them to the nearest ore deposit throughout the lands of Middle-earth.
Resources are generally "Nodes" found across the lands of Middle-earth, which provide crafting materials in Crafting Recipes.
- Ore Deposits can only be harvested by characters with the Prospector profession. The character should have achieved proficiency for the previous tier of the ore, for example in order to harvest Barrow-iron Deposit (which is journeyman tier) the character should have obtained the title Apprentice Prospector. Prospectors are granted the ability to Track Mines, harvest the ore deposit using Crafting Tools, and process the ore into ingots at a Forge.
- Ore deposit node
- Normal yields 1 to 3 ore and a small chance of other crafting materials such as [Dyes|dye materials]], Gems, rare components and mastery components.
- These ore nodes also have a chance to spawn a Rich / Bountiful deposit which can yield 4 to 6 ore and have a higher chance to yield these crafting materials.
- The following Professions can use the ingots for materials in their own crafting recipes:
Ore Deposit Index
Ore Deposit
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Tier
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Ore Materials
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Dye Materials
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Gems
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Other Components and items
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Locations
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Copper Deposit
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1 Apprentice
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Chunk of Copper Ore
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Piece of Sienna Pile of Copper Salts
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Agate Amethyst
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Chunk of Grey Rock-salt Chunk of Crude Brimstone Crude Whetstone
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Most of Ered Luin, The Shire, lower-level areas of Bree-land
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Barrow-iron Deposit
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2 Journeyman
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Chunk of Barrow-iron Ore
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Piece of Umber
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Bloodstone
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Chunk of White Rock-salt Chunk of Pale Brimstone Small Whetstone Sapphire Shard*
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NE Ered Luin, NE Shire, Edges of Bree-land, Western Lone-lands, Western North Downs
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Silver Deposit
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2 Journeyman
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Chunk of Silver Ore
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--
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Bloodstone Opal
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Chunk of White Rock-salt Chunk of Pale Brimstone Small Whetstone Sapphire Shard*
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NE Ered Luin, NE Shire, Edges of Bree-land, Western Lone-lands, Western North Downs
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Rich Iron Deposit
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3 Expert
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Chunk of Rich Iron Ore
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--
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Ruby
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Chunk of Clear Rock-salt Chunk of Dark Brimstone Flat Whetstone Ruby Shard*
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Central and eastern areas of Lone-lands and North Downs, Eastern Evendim, South and East lake shores in NE Bree-land, The Yondershire in the Shire
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Gold Deposit
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3 Expert
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Chunk of Gold Ore
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--
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Ruby Sapphire
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Chunk of Clear Rock-salt Chunk of Dark Brimstone Flat Whetstone Ruby Shard*
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Central and eastern areas of Lone-lands and North Downs, Eastern Evendim, South and East lake shores in NE Bree-land, The Yondershire in the Shire
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Dwarf-iron Deposit
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4 Artisan
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Chunk of Dwarf-iron Ore
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--
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Adamant
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Chunk of Yellow Rock-salt Chunk of Prilled Brimstone Round Whetstone Adamant Shard*
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Trollshaws, Western Misty Mountains, Western Angmar, Western Evendim, South-eastern tip of Lone-lands
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Platinum Deposit
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4 Artisan
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Chunk of Platinum Ore
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--
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Adamant
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Chunk of Yellow Rock-salt Chunk of Prilled Brimstone Round Whetstone Adamant Shard*
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Trollshaws, Western Misty Mountains, Western Angmar, Western Evendim, South-eastern tip of Lone-lands
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Ancient Iron Deposit
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5 Master
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Chunk of Ancient Iron Ore Ancient Nickel Ore (rare)
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Pile of Ancient Iron Oxides
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Beryl
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Chunk of Blue Rock-salt Chunk of Dusty Brimstone Soft Whetstone Beryl Shard*
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Eastern Misty Mountains, Eastern Angmar, Forochel, The Wildwood and Northern Eregion
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Ancient Silver Deposit
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5 Master
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Chunk of Ancient Silver Ore
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--
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Beryl Moonstone (rare)
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Chunk of Blue Rock-salt Chunk of Dusty Brimstone Soft Whetstone Beryl Shard*
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Eastern Misty Mountains, Eastern Angmar, Forochel, The Wildwood and Northern Eregion
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Khazâd Skarn Deposit
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6 Supreme
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Chunk of Khazâd Skarn
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Chunk of Lime
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Aquamarine Dawn-rose
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Chunk of Pink Rock-salt Chunk of Bright Brimstone Hard Whetstone Mithril Flake*
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Southern Eregion, Moria (esp. Tumun-ghâr and Fulz-zahar crafting instances found in Gharâf-fehem in the Redhorn Lodes), Lothlórien, Mirkwood, Enedwaith
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Calenard Skarn Deposit
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7 Westfold
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Chunk of Calenard Skarn Chunk of High-grade Calenard Skarn (rare)
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--
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Green Garnet
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Cracked Rhi Helvarch Sigil*
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Dunland, Gap of Rohan, Isengard, Nan Curunír, The Great River
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Riddermark Deposit
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8 Eastemnet
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Chunk of Riddermark Skarn Chunk of High-grade Riddermark Skarn (rare)
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--
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Red Agate
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Tarnished Crest of Rohan*
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East Rohan, Iserngraf crafting instance found in Hytbold, Wildermore
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Eorlingas Skarn Deposit
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9 Westemnet
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Chunk of Eorlingas Skarn Chunk of High-grade Eorlingas Skarn (rare)
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--
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Emerald
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Emerald Shard*
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West Rohan, Entwood (esp. Stangraf crafting instance found in Derndingle), Western Gondor, Central Gondor
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Anórien Skarn Deposit
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10 Anórien
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Chunk of Anórien Skarn Chunk of High-grade Anórien Skarn (rare)
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--
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Zircon
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Zircon Shard*
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Eastern Gondor, Old Anórien, Far Anórien, North Ithilien, Ettenmoors
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Dagorlad Scrap Deposit
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10 Anórien
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Dagorlad Weapon Scrap Dagorlad Armour Scrap
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--
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Dagorlad Onyx
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Rangers' Journal of Dagorlad Weaponsmithing* Rangers' Journal of Dagorlad Metalsmithing* Broken Blade* Metal Scrap* Salt*
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The Wastes
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Gorgoroth Skarn Deposit
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11 Doomfold
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Chunk of Doomfold Skarn Chunk of High-grade Doomfold Skarn (rare)
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--
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Black Adamant
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Black Adamant Shard*
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The Plateau of Gorgoroth
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Erebor Skarn Deposit
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11 Doomfold
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Chunk of Doomfold Skarn Chunk of High-grade Doomfold Skarn (rare)
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--
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Black Adamant
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Black Adamant Shard*
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Eryn Lasgalen and the Dale-lands
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Ironfold Skarn Deposit
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12 Ironfold
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Chunk of Ironfold Skarn Chunk of High-grade Ironfold Skarn (rare)
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--
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Dwarrowgleam
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Dwarrowgleam Shard*
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Iron Hills, Ered Mithrin
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Vales Skarn Deposit
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12 Ironfold
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Chunk of Ironfold Skarn Chunk of High-grade Ironfold Skarn (rare)
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--
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Dwarrowgleam
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Dwarrowgleam Shard*
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Vales of Anduin
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Ithil Skarn Deposit
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13 Minas Ithil
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Chunk of Minas Ithil Skarn Chunk of High-grade Minas Ithil Skarn (rare)
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--
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Ithilharn
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Ithilharn Shard*
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Morgul Vale, Mordor Besieged
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Langflood Skarn Deposit
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13 Minas Ithil
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Chunk of Langflood Skarn Chunk of High-grade Langflood Skarn (rare)
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--
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Ithilharn
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Ithilharn Shard*
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Wells of Langflood, Elderslade, The War of Three Peaks
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Khazâd-Silver Deposit
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13 Minas Ithil
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Chunk of Langflood Skarn Chunk of High-grade Langflood Skarn (rare)
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--
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Watery Ithilharn
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Ithilharn Shard*
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Azanulbizar, T.A. 2799
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Gundabad Skarn Deposit
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14 Gundabad
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Chunk of Gundabad Skarn Chunk of High-grade Gundabad Skarn (rare)
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--
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Sunstone
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Sunstone Shard*
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Gundabad
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- * Very rare component
Recipes
- A complete list of Prospector recipe indexes by tier:
- A complete list of Prospector recipes listed alphabetically:
- An index of items that can be crafted using Prospector recipes
Crafting Quests
Class Quests
Harvesting Reward Quest
Quest Reward
See Also