Explorers' League

The Explorers' League,World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Game Manual also known as Explorers' Guild,Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Game ManualWorld of Warcraft: Game ManualInto The Temple of Atal'HakkarProspector Ironband#Quotes Explorer's League or simply the League,The Absent Minded Prospector (2) is an organization dedicated to researching the origin of the dwarven race. They have many archaeological dig-sites in all corners of the world, from Kalimdor and Eastern Kingdoms to Outland. The League's main base of operations is located in the Hall of Explorers in Ironforge. King Magni Bronzebeard was a founding member of the League. Brann Bronzebeard was another.
While predominantly a dwarven organization, the League also has members of other races among its ranks. Clopper Wizbang was, according to himself and Prospector Nachlan, the first gnome to become a member of the Explorers' League.
The League also has an excellent, and unofficial, relationship with SI:7 that few people are familiar with. The two organizations traveling through Azeroth, sometimes hold and share information by codes and secret means.World of Warcraft: Exploring Azeroth: The Eastern Kingdoms, pg. 58
==History==
The dwarves unearthed a series of ruins that held the key to the secrets of their lost heritage. Driven to discover the truth about his people's fabled origins, King Magni Bronzebeard ordered that the dwarves shift their industry from mining and engineering to that of archaeology. Magni helped to create the famed Explorers' Guild of Ironforge, a group utterly devoted to plumbing the secrets of the ancient world and delving out the truth of the dwarves' fabled existence.
A branch of the League, the Dwarven Expedition led by Muradin Bronzebeard was sent to scout Northrend shortly before the Third War.Arthas: Rise of the Lich King
At some point, the League discovered Uldaman. The father of the wildhammer clan's Gryphon Master Talonaxe was among them.Gryphon Master Talonaxe (quest)
===World of Warcraft===
The League has its presence in Khaz Modan's areas such as Gol'Bolar Quarry and Thelsamar. Moreover, they spread across the world, including Darkshore and were interested in the Temple of Atal'Hakkar in Swamp of Sorrows.In Search of The Temple
The Explorers' League's use of explosives on the land has led to conflict with the tauren in Mulgore and especially in the southern Barrens.Dwarven Digging In the southern Barrens conflict, the Stonespire tribe of tauren were mostly killed off by the League's sub-group called Bael'dun led by Prospector Khazgorm.Gann's ReclamationDwarven Digging The Explorers' League's treatment of the land in Mulgore led to them being killed by Agitated Earth Spirits.The Restless Earth
The League was interested in Eldarath in Azshara and its ancient runes.Arcane Runes
The League continued excavating Badlands and Uldaman and entered into an open conflict with the Shadowforge clan.
They believe there are artifacts in Alterac Valley.The Battle of Alterac
===The Burning Crusade===
Several members of the League were spotted on the Azuremyst Isles. They also had a presence in Zangarmarsh on Outland.Unfinished Business (Alliance)
===Wrath of the Lich King===
During the war against the Lich King, the Explorers' League ventured to Northrend and established a base of operations in the Howling Fjord. Unfortunately, the Explorers' League was in the area of Thor Modan, researching the titans, when a battle between the iron dwarves and the stone giants began. They got stuck in the middle of that battle, and a lot of them didn't make it out.Exploring Azeroth: Northrend, pg. 39
After being freed by adventurers from Dun Argol, Prospectors Gann, Torgan, and Varana, they went on to do more solid work for the League. Varana had also reported to the League that the iron dwarves were serving Loken, but they didn't initially know what it meant.Exploring Azeroth: Northrend, pg. 40
Members of the League are highly involved with the titan city of Ulduar.
===Cataclysm===
Since the Cataclysm, the Explorers' League has appeared again in the areas of Azeroth, constantly rivaling with their Horde counterpart, the blood elven Reliquary, to the point where overt hostilities erupt.All's Fair in Love, War, and ArchaeologyLaying Claim (Alliance) 
It was initially believed that the Explorer's League would hold a major presence in the titan-related zone of Uldum, but so far only Brann Bronzebeard has had any visible involvement.
The League has since expanded, accepting worgen into their ranks and entering areas like Stranglethorn.To the Cape!
In Badlands, they discovered new titan ruins near Dustwind Dig.
A group of the explorers established themselves at the Unearthed Grounds in the Stonetalon Mountains, but majority was killed by the Horde.
===Mists of Pandaria===
The Explorers' League serves as a survey team for Operation: Shieldwall while also excavating historical treasures from Pandaria. This puts them in conflict with the Reliquary, who, like the Explorers' League, are also researching Pandarian artifacts and ruins in order to learn more about the mogu and the sha.
===Warlords of Draenor===
Some members of the league are found in Ashran.
===Legion===
Members of the League can be found across the Broken Isles, with Brann going to a new camp every two weeks for archaeology. Sir Finley Mrrgglton is at Dreyrgrot in Stormheim, investigating the vampyr there.
===Before the Storm===
A team of the Explorers' League was sent to Silithus. Captain Cordressa Briarbow's unit of the Sentinels was sent to act as their guards. The team and the Sentinels were attacked by Bilgewater Cartel goblins in order to kidnap Sapphronetta Flivvers.Before the Storm
===Battle for Azeroth===
The Explorer's League is present at Xibala in Zandalar, with Dark Iron dwarves joining them. They come into conflict with the nightborne and Reliquary. They also uncovered a devilsaur skeleton in Seekers' Expedition.Magister Umbric#Gossip
In Tiragarde Sound, the league is digging through Drust ruins at Gol Thovas.
When the Assaults have started, members of the League appeared at Uldum to help Uldum Accord against the forces of N'Zoth, and they can be found in Ramkahen and at Maker's Ascent.
===Exploring Azeroth===
Following the Fourth War, the league is still present and active on an excavation site of the Stranglethorn Vale,World of Warcraft: Exploring Azeroth: The Eastern Kingdoms, pg. 34 but also in the Badlands, more precisely in Uldaman, where they continue to unearth the ruins in search of ancient treasures.World of Warcraft: Exploring Azeroth: The Eastern Kingdoms, pg. 50 - 52 The league still has a good relationship with the SI:7, which leads the High Explorer Muninn Magellas to hide precious missives in a cache under the carpet at the entrance of the Hall of Explorers for the agents of the SI:7.World of Warcraft: Exploring Azeroth: The Eastern Kingdoms, pg. 58
Even after the end of the war against the Jailer, several maddened former members of the League are found inside the Whisper Gulch.Exploring Azeroth: Northrend, pg. 15
===Dragonflight===
With the re-emergence of the Dragon Isles, at the behest of the Alliance, the Explorer's League worked alongside the Reliquary to form the Dragonscale Expedition.2022-04-20, WORLD OF WARCRAFT: DRAGONFLIGHT INTERVIEW WITH JACKIE WILEY AND TINA WANG. Blizzplanet, retrieved on 2022-04-22 Despite their joint-mission, rivalries between the Explorer's League and Reliquary endured.2022-04-20, World of Warcraft Developers Break Down the New Dragonflight Expansion. IGN, retrieved on 2022-04-24 However, members of both factions worked together on uncovering various secrets and artifacts across the island.
==Culture==
===Discoveries and beliefs===
Some of the dwarves believe that birds are descended from dinosaurs such as an extinct type of raptor that had feathered arms. The feathers suggest some kind of missing link between the two different kinds of animals.Feathered Raptor Arm
===Organization===
The League has an academy in IronforgeThe Absent Minded Prospector and holds annual conferences.The Absent Minded Prospector (4)
The Explorer's League has long used a variety of gadgets to bypass locks, traps, and other mechanisms.Mechanism Bypass
For every artifact the League finds, there are six forms to fill out.Fennie Hornswaggle#Gossip
==Members==
===Named===
Name 	Role 	Status	Location
 	Founding member and leader of the Explorers' League 	 	Various Locations
 	Founding member 	 	Ulduar
 	Member 	 	Various Locations
 	High Explorer 	 	Hall of Explorers, Ironforge
The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm: ..."and Advisor Belgrum from the Explorers' League."	Member 	 	Old Ironforge, Ironforge
 	 	 	Hall of Explorers, Ironforge
 	 	 	Mystic Ward, Ironforge
The Public Servant 	Member 	 	Gol'Bolar Quarry, Dun Morogh
 	 	 	Unknown
 	Member 	 	Gol'Bolar Quarry, Dun Morogh
 	Member 	 	Darnassus
 	Member 	 	Menethil Harbor, Wetlands
 	Direct superior of Bronwyn Hewstrike 	 	Booty Bay, Cape of Stranglethorn
 	 	 	Explorers' League Digsite, Cape of Stranglethorn
 	Studying night elf ruins on Azuremyst Isle 	 	Odesyus' Landing, Azuremyst Isle
 	Searching for Brann Bronzebeard in the Storm Peaks 	 	Frosthold, Storm Peaks
 	Captive of the Twilight's Hammer 	 	Ruins of Auberdine, Darkshore
 	 	 	Remtravel's Excavation, Darkshore
 	 	 	Remtravel's Excavation, Darkshore
 	Searching for the Temple of Atal'Hakkar 	 	Dwarven District, Stormwind City
 	Leader of the Explorers' League Digsite 	 	Explorers' League Digsite, Cape of Stranglethorn
 	Member 	 	Explorers' League Digsite, Cape of Stranglethorn
 	Member 	 	Explorers' League Digsite, Cape of Stranglethorn
 	Member 	 	Explorers' League Digsite, Cape of Stranglethorn
 	Worgen member 	 	Fort Livingston, Northern Stranglethorn
 	Digging through the Bone Wastes 	 	Sha'tari Base Camp, Terokkar Forest
 	 	 	Honor Hold, Hellfire Peninsula
 	 	 	Telredor, Zangarmarsh
 	 	 	Sylvanaar, Blade's Edge Mountains
 	 	 	Sylvanaar, Blade's Edge Mountains
 	First gnomish member 	 	Bloodwash, Bloodmyst Isle
 	Carries out menial tasks and air transports for the Alliance	 	Lion's Landing, Krasarang Wilds
 	Sent by Prospector Khazgorm to travel through Kalimdor 	 	Great Lift, Thousand Needles
 	Leader of the Ulduar expedition 	 	Formation Grounds, Ulduar
 	Leader of the excavation at the Ruins of Ogudei 	 	Krasarang Cove, Krasarang Wilds
 	Leader of the Frosthold expedition 	 	Frosthold, Storm Peaks
 	 	 	Frosthold, Storm Peaks
 	 	 	Frosthold, Storm Peaks
 	Leader of the Steel Gate digsite 	 	Steel Gate, Howling Fjord
 	 	 	Uldaman
 	Leader of Dustwind Dig 	 	Dustwind Dig, Badlands
 	 	 	Dustwind Dig, Badlands
 	Vendor 	 	Dustwind Dig, Badlands
 	 	 	Dustwind Dig, Badlands
 	 	 	Starfall Village, Winterspring
 	 	 	Temple of Earth, Deepholm
 	Searching for the :Mythology of the Titans 	 	Library, Ironforge
 	 	 	Library, Ironforge
 	Investigating the gates of Uldum 	 	Gunstan's Dig, Tanaris
 	 	 	Gunstan's Dig, Tanaris
 	Leader of Ironband's Excavation Site 	 	Ironband's Excavation Site, Loch Modan
 	 	 	Thelsamar, Loch Modan
 	Drove the Stonespire tauren from Bael Modan 	 	Formerly Bael Modan, Barrens
 	Sent to help Clopper Wizbang carry equipment 	 	Blood Watch, Bloodmyst Isle
 	Absent-minder leader of Remtravel's Excavation 	 	Remtravel's Excavation, Darkshore
 	Former leader of of Whelgar's Excavation Site 	 	Whelgar's Retreat, Wetlands
 	 	 	Whelgar's Retreat, Wetlands
 	Captive of the taunka at Camp Oneqwah 	 	Camp Oneqwah, Grizzly Hills
 	 	 	Westfall Brigade Encampment, Grizzly Hills
 	 	 	Thor Modan, Grizzly Hills
 	Investigating the iron dwarf presence in Dun Argol 	 	Prospector's Point, Grizzly Hills
 	 	 	Thor Modan, Grizzly Hills
 	 	 	Dun Argol, Grizzly Hills
 	 	 	Dun Argol, Grizzly Hills
 	 	 	Dun Argol, Grizzly Hills
 	 	 	Valgarde, Howling Fjord
 	 	 	Explorers' League Outpost, Howling Fjord
 	 	 	Wyrmskull Village, Howling Fjord
 	 	 	Wyrmskull Village, Howling Fjord
 	 	 	Ring of Judgement, Howling Fjord
 	 	 	Utgarde Catacombs, Howling Fjord
 	Leader of the Explorers' League Outpost 	 	Explorers' League Outpost, Howling Fjord
 	 	 	Ivald's Ruin, Howling Fjord
 	 	 	Westguard Keep, Howling Fjord
 	 	 	Steel Gate, Howling Fjord
 	 	 	Explorers' League Outpost, Howling Fjord
 	 	 	Explorers' League Outpost, Howling Fjord
 	 	 	Explorers' League Outpost, Howling Fjord
 	 	 	Explorers' League Outpost, Howling Fjord
 	Leader of Thargad's Camp 	 	Thargad's Camp, Desolace
 	Chief cartographer of the Thelsamar branch 	 	Thelsamar, Loch Modan
 	 	 	Val'sharah
 	 	 	Various
 	 	 	Various
 	 	 	Various
 	Sophisticated murloc adventurer 	 	Dreyrgrot, Stormheim
 	 	 	Garrison
 	 	 	Ashran
 	 	 	Ashran
 	 	 	Ashran; Suramar
 	 	 	Ashran; Val'sharah
 	 	 	Ashran
 	 	 	Ashran
 	 	 	Rustbolt, Mechagon Island
 	 	 	Rustbolt, Mechagon Island
===Unnamed===
*Explorers' League Researcher
*Explorers' League Archaeologist
*Explorers' League Excavator
*Explorer's League Digger
*Explorer's League Researcher
*Explorers' League Surveyor
*Explorer's League Surveyor
*Explorer's League Scout
*Dwarven Excavator
*Deranged Explorer
*Steel Gate Chief Archaeologist
*Steel Gate Archaeologist
*Steel Gate Excavator
*Shieldwall Explorer
*Stabled Explorers' League Pack Mule
*Explorers' League Pack Mule
*Hired Engineer
===Former members===
Name	Role 	Status	Location
 	Former leader of the Moonbrook mine 	 	Deadmines, Westfall
 	Former member of the League, now a Jewelcrafting trainer 	 	Theramore Isle, Dustwallow Marsh
 	Leader of the Whisper Gulch explorers driven mad by Yogg-Saron	 	Whisper Gulch, Howling Fjord
==Camps and digsites==
Note: This list may be incomplete.
===Eastern Kingdoms===
*Alterac Valley (unknown exactly where, but apparently to the north) --- At war with the Horde
*Whelgar's Excavation Site, south-west in Wetlands --- Overrun with raptors
*Ironband's Excavation Site, south-east in Loch Modan --- Overrun with troggs
*Gol'Bolar Quarry, eastern Dun Morogh --- Overrun with troggs
*Uldaman (both inside and outside the instance), northern Badlands --- Overrun with troggs, various beasts, remaining earthen and assaulted by Dark Iron dwarves
*Grimesilt Dig Site, eastern Searing Gorge --- Assaulted by Dark Irons
===Kalimdor===
*Remtravel's Excavation, southern Darkshore --- Overrun with stone golems
*Dun Mandarr, middle Winterspring --- Overrun with angry wildkins
*Bael'dun Digsite, western Mulgore --- Abandoned, the Bael'dun Diggers ignored the warnings about respecting earth from of Baine Bloodhoof and were killed by the angry spirits of the earth in retalation.
*Bael Modan, southern Barrens --- Populated, killed the Stonespire Tauren tribe to get the spot and now feud with the survivors of the tribe, eventually resulting in the destruction of Bael'dun Keep.
*Rustmaul Dig Site, south-west in the Shimmering Flats, Thousand Needles --- Overrun with silithid after being attacked by the HordeThe Swarm Grows (2) and The Swarm Grows (3)
*Valley of the Watchers, southern Tanaris --- Populated
*Terror Run, south-eastern Un'Goro --- Abandoned, possibly after being attacked by dinosaurs
*Close to Ironstone Plateau, north-western Un'Goro --- Abandoned, possibly after being attacked by dinosaurs
*Bronzebeard Encampment, southern Silithus --- Populated
===Northrend===
*Baelgun's Excavation Site, south-east, Howling Fjord --- Overrun with iron dwarves
*Explorers' League Outpost, south-east, Howling Fjord --- Populated
*Steel Gate, western Howling Fjord --- Populated, but regularly suffering attacks from the Scourge
*Ivald's Ruin, eastern Howling Fjord --- Overrun with iron dwarves
*Prospector's Point, south-east in Grizzly Hills --- Populated
*Brann's Base-Camp, middle Storm Peaks --- Abandoned
==Items==
*Explorers' League Commendation
*Explorers' League Lodestar
Some NPCs are seen sporting an Explorers' League tabard, such as the Expedition Commander and his crew or Surveyor Daltry, but the tabard isn't accessible to adventurers.
==Reputation==
===Reputation description===
This organization seeks to find the origin of the dwarven race by collecting Titan artifacts. Their most recent research has led them to various archeological sites in Northrend.
===Guide===
Prior to World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, the Explorers' League existed as a pseudo-faction in that there were many NPCs related by quest chains tagged as <Explorers' League>, but there was no reputation unique to them (if their quests rewarded reputation, it was for another faction, typically Ironforge and/or Alliance).
Since the launch of Wrath of the Lich King, it is now finally possible to earn reputation for the Explorers' League. However, as for all Alliance Vanguard subfactions except The Silver Covenant, there is no quartermaster and no other gain for hitting exalted (except maybe for achievement purposes).
As of patch 3.3, all Alliance Vanguard factions receive spillover rep from quests and 5-man dungeons. This negates the need for solely doing Explorer's League dailies to reach exalted.
Players start with 0/3000 and can gain reputation by completing quests in Howling Fjord and Storm Peaks and by doing one daily quest at Steel Gate. All non-repeatable quests together give 7850 reputation. To hit exalted, one needs to complete the daily quest at least 137 times (122 times for humans).
  	Neutral	Friendly	Honored	Revered	Exalted	Rep 	Attain 	Notes
RepeatableQuests	 	 	 	 	 	250 	[69] 	
RepeatableQuests	 	 	 	 	 	63 	duel x4 	
RepeatableQuests	 	 	 	 	 	62 	Boneguard Commander slain x3 	
RepeatableQuests	 	 	 	 	 	63 	Chillmaw slain 	
RepeatableQuests	 	 	 	 	 	62 	Cult of the Damned slain x15 	
RepeatableQuests	 	 	 	 	 	62 	Vrykul slain x20 	
RepeatableQuests	 	 	 	 	 	62 	Infantry delivered x4 	
RepeatableQuests	 	 	 	 	 	63 	 	
Quests 	 	 	 	 	 	760 	[69] 	4 quests
Quests 	 	 	 	 	 	1730 	[69] 	9 quests
Quests 	 	 	 	 	 	2850 	[69] 	15 quests
Quests 	 	 	 	 	 	750 	[69] 	3 quests
Quests 	 	 	 	 	 	1760 	[77] 	7 quests
Instances 	 	 	 	 	 	Trash: ?-? Bosses: ?	Full Clear ~?+ repHeroic ~?+ rep	
==In Hearthstone==
The Explorer's League, here syntactically rendered the "League of Explorers," is the main focus of the Hearthstone adventure of the same name. The adventure follows four members of the League, Brann Bronzebeard, Elise Starseeker, Reno Jackson and Sir Finley Mrrgglton, as they collect the pieces of a titan artifact known as the Staff of Origination.
After the League of Explorers expansion, Brann, Elise, Reno, and Sir Finley would go on to become prominent reoccurring characters in Hearthstone. They were the main heroes of the Year of the Dragon across both the Saviors of Uldum and Descent of Dragons expansions. They have also appeared individually in both the Battlegrounds and Mercenaries game modes. 
BrannHs.jpg|Brann Bronzebeard
Elise StarseekerHS.jpg|Elise Starseeker
Reno Jackson.jpg|Reno Jackson
Sir Finley Mrrgglton.jpg|Sir Finley Mrrgglton
==In the RPG==
===Introduction===
In the RPG books, this faction is known as Explorer's Guild, The Guild, Explorer's League, or Explorers' League.Dark Factions, pg. 150
Exploring nearly every corner of the world. Searching for titan artifacts. Amassing one of the world's largest libraries of information on Azeroth's history, people and cultures. When it was first discovered that the origins of the dwarven people might be tied to the ancient and mysterious titans, expeditions were quickly organized to search for artifacts and information that might confirm the theory. The first of these expeditions were led by hardy dwarven prospectors accustomed to long treks in unforgiving territory. As they taught their skills to the new generation of journeymen, a new breed of dwarven traveler emerged. These travelers appointed themselves the task of gathering as much information as possible about the world, its history, and its cultures in hopes of finding the scraps of information the titans might have left behind to lead their progeny to the truth. Though they often still called themselves "prospectors", they gathered together under the banner of their true calling: the Explorers' Guild.
In less than a decade, the Explorers' Guild has already amassed an incredible archive of information and artifacts in their guildhall close to the dwarven throne in Ironforge. The tales brought back by the members of the Guild have ignited the
imaginations of the dwarven nation, and children who once dreamed of carrying a blunderbuss into battle or piloting a gyrocopter now play at exploring in the caverns near their home. Though many of them think the dwarves' obsession with the titans verges on the ridiculous, the soldiers and diplomats of the Alliance are happy to support the efforts of the Explorers' Guild so long as it continues to provide useful news from distant and unexplored places. In addition to the cultural and geographic intelligence it gathers, information provided by the Guild has allowed the Alliance to produce a map of more than 400 untapped gold mines across Khaz Modan and Lordaeron in preparation for an eventual move north to battle the Scourge.Lands of Conflict, pg. 159
===Organization===
New members of the Explorers' Guild spend their early days honing their skills close to home, guiding travelers through the peaks and passes of Khaz Modan and leading supply expeditions for the dwarven kingdoms. Once they've proved themselves, these "prospectors" are upgraded to "journeyman" status and given their first field missions by the Guild. Often, these missions involve traveling to remote but previously visited locales in order to update the Guild's library with news of current events in the area. Eventually, the journeymen are upgraded to full Explorer status and given carte blanche to travel where they will with full Guild support, provided that they produce regular reports on their excursions.
The dwarven king is the official head of the Explorer's Guild, though the title is mostly honorary — only once in Guild history has the king filed a report in the Archives. The daily operation of the Guild is overseen by the Excursion Council, made up of several dozen of the oldest and most experienced members of the Guild. The younger members of the Guild have nicknamed this group the “Excuse Me Council,” as many of the Council are constantly leaving behind their duties to set off on their own self-assigned journeys. Yet so long as a small fraction of the Council remains in Ironforge to coordinate outgoing and incoming Guild expeditions, the organization continues to run smoothly.Lands of Conflict, pg. 160
===Locations===
For many years, members of the Guild met in the Weary Boots Tavern in Ironforge, storing their reports and retrieved artifacts on sagging wooden shelves in a disused warehouse. Several years ago, treasure gathered by the Guild was combined with a bequest from the throne to pay for a new block of chambers to be carved out of the rock of the dwarven capital. The newly completed Guildhall provides members with offices and meeting rooms, workshops to repair gear and equipment, warehouses and libraries, private quarters for higher-ranking members and group bunkrooms for newer initiates. A large museum open to the public shows exhibits of relics collected by the Guild; when titan artifacts are on display, the line to get into the museum often snakes out the entrance of the Guildhall and across the public square in front of the building. Smaller guildhalls, called “way stations”, are being established in far-flung corners of Azeroth, usually in the back rooms of inns or taverns along well-traveled routes to distant parts of the continent. Though they still vary in the level of service they can offer, some way stations can provide detailed maps of the local area while others stockpile supplies of dried foods and basic traveling necessities that can be drawn upon by Guild members (who are expected to pay for their withdrawals of Guild property whenever possible).Lands of Conflict, pg. 161
===Membership===
The overwhelming majority of members in the Explorer's Guild are dwarves. Fewer than a dozen members of other races are inducted into the ranks each year, usually after providing exemplary service to the Guild on several official expeditions.
A green torch burning at the entrance to the Guildhall in Ironforge marks the rare occasions when the Guild is accepting new applicants, a call usually answered by hundreds of young dwarves who can demonstrate the requisite skill with languages and a broad base of geographic and historical knowledge. For each opening, twenty top potentials are selected and taken into the mountains of Khaz Modan by one of the Excursion Council. What follows is an intensive three-week trial that tests not only the potentials' physical ability and stamina but also a wide range of skills from map making and tracking to herbalism and mineral location. At the end of the test period, the applicants who come out on top are inducted into the Guild and officially allowed to call themselves prospectors. 
Membership in the Guild is selective, as each member receives a stipend from the Guild of two gold pieces per day, rising to five gold pieces when on a sanctioned expedition. In addition, the Guild stores will completely outfit any official expedition with supplies and equipment — though the quartermasters are notoriously stingy when arguing the definition of "completely outfit". All Guild members can also make their home at the Guildhall in Ironforge, though when all the private quarters are taken up by higher-ranking members of the Guild (as during the annual Convocation, when the Guild gathers to share stories and plan expeditions for the coming year), even full-fledged explorers can find themselves sleeping in the fifth slot up in the bunkhouse. Guild members come from all walks of life, their skills contributing to the goals of the Guild and the dwarven people. For some, however, exploration becomes more than a profession — it becomes an avocation and a passion.Lands of Conflict, pg. 162 The members of the Explorers' League are spread across the globe at various key digsites and expeditions.
===Leaders===
 was the Grand Explorer of the Guild,Lands of Conflict, pg. 11 a position of honorary leadership.
Samul Strangehands, Ryona Blondbeard, Hona Stonefall, Yulanini Hammersmith.
===Members===
Name 	Location 	Location
Aron Kodosbreath 	MIA, Status unknown	
Tomli Magellas (High Explorer) 	MIA, Status unknown	
Darren 	Unknown 	
Hardigan Ironjaw 	 	
Hugh Deepstone 	Unknown 	
Hona Stonefall (Field Instructor)	Ironforge Guildhall	
Hogun 	Dead 	Bael Modan ruins
Maddox 	Unknown 	
Poyli Stonesole 	MIA, Status unknown	
Yulanini Hammersmith 	MIA, Status unknown	
Rumholt Thunderaxe 	MIA, Status unknown	
==Notes==
*While Brann Bronzebeard was described as the leader of the Explorer's League, Muninn Magellas was also called the patronWorld of Warcraft: Game Manual#Dwarves and head of the Explorer's League.
==Gallery==
File:Renowned Explorer's Attire full.jpg|Recruit-A-Friend outfit reward.
File:Dragonflight Explorer's League Kit 1.jpg|Dragonflight concept art of Explorer's League props.
File:Dragonflight Explorer's League Kit 2.jpg
File:Dragonflight Explorer's League Kit 3.jpg
==Patch changes==
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==See also==
*Explorers' League Journal
==References==
==External links==
 
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