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Deep Cover

Travel to the Venture Co. Tower, north of the Sludge Fen and contact the Shattered Hand's covert operative, Taskmaster Fizzule.

When the tower is in sight, use the Flare Gun to signal your arrival to Taskmaster Fizzule. Fire off TWO flares, then approach Taskmaster Fizzule and perform the Shattered /Salute.

These actions must be performed in the correct order, as Fizzule will attack and terminate any person he does not recognize.
Provided Item:
Flare Gun

Description

The Venture Company... Perhaps you have heard of them?

For one year we have worked on planting an agent deep within their ranks. Through much hard work and careful planning, we succeeded.

Recently we received word that the Venture Co. are planning something on a grand scale. Go north of the Sludge Fen to the Venture Co. tower and contact our undercover agent, Taskmaster Fizzule.

When you find the tower, use this flare gun, then approach Fizzule and show him the salute of the Shattered Hand.

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Reward

You will receive:
Fizzule's Whistle
You will also receive: 0

Gains

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:
  • 1150 experience ( 6 90 at max. level)

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By ooglakhan on 02/07/2007 (Patch 2.0.6)
This quest is the pre-req to the chain that gives Rogues the ability to use poisons for the Horde. It leads to

Fizzule is located at 56,6 and he will be ? red to you until you shoot the 2 flares in the air. Once you shoot the flares, walk up to him and use the "/salute" emote on him. He'll then allow you to talk to him and get the next quest:

https://classicdb.ch/?quest=2478

You'll need a locking picking skill of at least 80 (might as well get 100) in order to complete the next quest, so I would recommend doing the Plundering the Plunderers (https://classicdb.ch/?quest=2381) quest to get your skill up to 100 before completing the next quest.
Last edited by Miyari on 08/06/2008 (Patch 2.4.3)
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By Anonymous on 10/05/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)
Two 20 rogues can do this no problem.

1. The Key: One rogue gets close to the foreman while stealthed, this will distract him for about 10 seconds, during which time your partner can pickpocket without being detected.

2. 1st floor: It is fairly difficult to sneak in and ambush the elite guards, but possible to do this step solo in that fashion, run, and return to kill the 2nd guard.&nbsp If duo, it is much easier to pull at range one of the guards while they're far enough a part so as not to BAF.&nbsp Your partner ambushes, rinse and repeat.

3. 2nd floor: These guards are not elite, just kill them.

4. 3rd floor: these are the ones that die to eviscerate.&nbsp They actually turn in to level 23 slime when you eviscerate, so a decent challenge at 20 unless you have above average equipment.&nbsp You definitely would want to take them one at a time anyways.

5. Top floor: This is the only step you will absolutely have to have a partner to do at level 20.&nbsp I'm not sure how the above poster soloed this even at his level unless he had vanish.&nbsp His back is to you, so a 1-2 ambush (need 2 to drop him to about 5%) is pretty simple to pull off.&nbsp We did run in to a problem after we killed the last guy, only one of us were able to get his head.&nbsp So we waited for him to respawn, but you get a condition called "Touch of <his name", that for 7 days prevents you from sneaking up on him unless you die.&nbsp So one of us had to die and we did it again.
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By Anonymous on 10/05/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)
Location is 55,5

The deal is you get in range of Fizzule and fire the flare gun twice, as the quest says, you will then notice he will turn green.

Now walk up to him and type '/salute'

He then rewards you and offers you another quest
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By Anonymous on 10/05/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)
where is this tower located
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By Wildhorn on 12/09/2007 (Patch 2.3.0)
For idiots like me. The NPC is the dwarf... not the goblin. Took me a good hour to figure this out >_<
Rating: +16 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 10/05/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)
I just solo'd this thing as a lvl 22 rogue, but I doubt it's possible to do at a lower level. The dwarf even hints how to do it "Use your abilities." The lvl 25 mutated undead guards will die instantly to an ambush to any damage, even if you just use a skinning knife. The guards on second floor will turn into slimes when you eviscerate. After two ambushes the elite mob at the top is down to a sliver of health. I just meleed him down the little he had left. np at all :)
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By Anonymous on 07/24/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)
55x5.&nbsp For those without cosmos, NW of the sludge pit in the very NE portion of the zone.&nbsp Fizzule is outside the tower, to the east.&nbsp Target him, shoot 2 flares, wait for him to turn green, walk closer, salute, and he'll get a yellow question mark.

Next quest:

Outside the tower, distract the foreman, pickpocket for the key.&nbsp Very easy.

Level 1: the Mutated Drones have extra stealth perception.&nbsp Don't try sneaking up on them normally.&nbsp Distract them - it works wonders.&nbsp Ambush.&nbsp Instant death.&nbsp Now either vanish or sprint out to reset the other Mutated Drone.&nbsp Repeat.

Level 2: Just kill however you want - they are easy.

Level 3: Eviscerate turns them into a 50% health blob, not too difficult to solo at level 22

Level 4: Ambush takes 50% of his health away.&nbsp Vanish does NOT reset him or his health (well, you have at least 3 seconds - I didn't wait longer to find out).&nbsp Ambush, vanish, ambush, dead.&nbsp No other hits necessary, a good dagger is not necessary, any dagger will do.

Pick the lock.&nbsp 92 was sufficient for me.
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By Anonymous on 10/05/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)
They way you do this quest is target Taskmaster Fizzule, which is down on the ground, near the tower. Shoot two flares and when he turns green walk up to him and salute him. The quest after this one is where you have to clear out the tower.
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By Anonymous on 02/28/2006 (Patch 1.9.4)
Mutated Drones, lvl 25. Garrote will 1 shot them

Venture Patrolls, lvl 22. Couldn't figure out how to kill them easily so I just ambushed one of them and killed them both

Venture Lookouts, lvl 23. Ambushed one, then evis. They turn into a slime with a lot less HP.

Gallywix, lvl 23 elite. Ambush him and he drops to 50% life. Then backstab him, its the only way to do enough damage where you notice it. I used a target dummy got off 4 backstabs before it died, then used thistle drink from the previous quest. Gouged him, then backstabbed again. Then melee'd him down.

Good luck, I did this at lvl 20 as a troll.
Rating: +6 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 07/24/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)
The tower is located at 55,5 in the Sludge Fen in the Barrens.

Chest located at top of tower was orange to a lockpicking skill of 87.

If you approach the tower from the south, the Taskmaster or whatever will be under the northern tree (there are two trees). Target him, shoot two flares, wait, then salute him. A question mark should appear above his head for the next quest, which is "Mission: Possible But Not Probable".

Easily doable at level 26.
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By Anonymous on 04/06/2007 (Patch 2.0.12)
Tower located at 55,5.
I soloed the whole thing on my level 20 rogue. just go up behined Silixiz (On the side of the tower), and pick pocket the key. Then for the level 24's inside you have to go up behined them and ambush them. One ambush will K.O. So once you kill one, use sprint and run out, then stealth back in and kill the other. All the other gaurds you should be able to kill like any other mob. The last elite is tricky. Ambush will take away half of his health but you have to kill the other half of him yourself, just use evasion and give it all you got.
My server is Dunemaul, my character name is orcazm. Whisper me if you are having trouble.
Rating: +4 [-] [+]
By lassekassespasse on 03/25/2008 (Patch 2.4.0)
Coz hes an UNDERCOVER agent :)
btw when i speaked to Shenthul i was supposed to get a follow-up on Find The Shattered Hand. But it sawowhead:1,id: "You have allready completed that quest!" But it doesnt matter. I got another quest and a bunch of crap-boring quests where i was supposed to make /salute to Shenthul. So if your computer says that you have completed the quest STICK IT UP AND CONTINUE WITH THE OTHER QUESTS!
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By Anonymous on 02/28/2006 (Patch 1.9.4)
North East corner in The Barrens... Can't miss it...
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By Anonymous on 02/28/2007 (Patch 2.0.8)
I had Discarded my Flare Gun on accident. I abandoned "Deep Cover" and got flare gun again when i accepted "Deep Cover" again in Org from Rogue Trainer Shenthul....hope this helps.
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By pagep on 06/26/2008 (Patch 2.4.2)
Taskmaster Fizzule , react Horde , :P http://classicdb.ch/?npc=7233
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By Esilenna on 02/14/2008 (Patch 2.3.3)
I stood at 55,5.06.3 facing north. Targeted him under the tree straight ahead and sent up the two flares. Worked fine (lvl 23 Belf)
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By Anonymous on 02/08/2007 (Patch 2.0.6)
I cant find this guy! S Is he that elite at tower? or wtf i need to do in this q!
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By Anonymous on 05/14/2007 (Patch 2.0.12)
He is a 30 elite. Red til you do your thing.

55.5

Fired twice. Saluted when he turned green. Nothing.

Walked up in front of him and saluted again and now I got the ? mark.
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By Anonymous on 10/30/2006 (Patch 1.12.2)
Fired the gun twice and saluted him and he doesnt do anything ?
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By Anonymous on 11/16/2006 (Patch 1.12.2)
i cant shoot the gun it says i have no target andif i select some one i still cant
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By Anonymous on 02/16/2005 (Patch 1.2.0)
I snuck up into the tower assuming he'd be inside... after 10 minutes lurking around on every level I found him well to the East of the tower, standing under a tree.
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By Anonymous on 12/05/2006 (Patch 2.0.1)
lol ... good job :-)
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By Anonymous on 05/21/2005 (Patch 1.4.2)
Location of Taskmaster Fizzule in the Barrens is (55,5). Make sure you fire the flare gun twice then salute him to complete the quest (while having him targeted).
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By Anonymous on 03/30/2007 (Patch 2.0.10)
Fire the flaregun twice near the tree outside the tower, wait for him to show up and give him the shattered hand salute /Salute.
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By Anonymous on 03/30/2007 (Patch 2.0.10)
Fire the flaregun twice near the tree outside the tower, wait for him to show up and give him the shattered hand salute /Salute.
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By Anonymous on 12/01/2006 (Patch 1.12.2)
I got him to be an allie, killed a mob, then turned around and you could click on him for a quest.
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By Anonymous on 03/30/2007 (Patch 2.0.10)
Fire the flaregun twice near the tree outside the tower, wait for him to show up and give him the shattered hand salute /Salute.
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By Anonymous on 03/30/2007 (Patch 2.0.10)
Fire the flaregun twice near the tree outside the tower, wait for him to show up and give him the shattered hand salute /Salute.
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By SuperDuckyWho on 01/21/2008 (Patch 2.3.2)
He's not in the hills. He's just south of the hills under a tree.
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By Anonymous on 01/26/2007 (Patch 2.0.6)
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By Driom on 07/01/2008 (Patch 2.4.2)