Hemet Nesingwary
 Hemet Nesingwary
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| Title | Enemy of Nature, The Great Game Hunter, The Butcher of Badlands, The Stranglethorn Ripper, Old Man Death, Hemet, Nessie, Ol' Dirty, Ol' Dirty D, Father of the Bounty, The Extinctionator, The Target of D.E.H.T.A. |
| Gender | Male |
| Race | Dwarf (Humanoid) |
| Level | 70 / 78 Elite |
| Character class | Hunter |
| Health | 20,958 / 35,310 |
| Reaction | Alliance Horde |
| Occupation | Leader of the Nesingwary Safari and Nesingwary Base Camp, Former leader of Nesingwary's Expedition |
| Location | Nesingwary Safari, Nagrand; Nesingwary Base Camp, Sholazar Basin; Nesingwary's Safari, Valley of the Four Winds |
| Status | Alive |
| Relative(s) | Hemet Nesingwary Jr. (Son) |
Hemet Nesingwary is a level 70 quest giver located in Nagrand and Sholazar Basin. He is the author of The Green Hills of Stranglethorn and the leader of a safari to hunt the native game of Nagrand. Previously he was stationed in Stranglethorn Vale and was level 40, but has since increased both his level and his need for bigger game in Outland and Northrend. The Stranglethorn Vale quests he used to offer are now given by his son Hemet Nesingwary Jr.
Hemet learned the true meaning of an honourable kill and the "thrill of the hunt" when he found himself guarding three Frostsaber cubs from unscrupulous human hunters in Winterspring.[1]
Hemet has been described by his servant Barnil Stonepot as a war hero of the Alliance and fought in many battles alongside Ajeck Rouack's father. Ajeck herself now dwells at Nesingwary's old hunting post in Northern Stranglethorn.
See List of Nagrand NPCs or List of Sholazar Basin NPCs.
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Wrath of the Lich King
In World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Hemet Nesingwary has returned to Azeroth, moving his operations (via a boat crash landing this time) to the Nesingwary Base Camp, located in Sholazar Basin in western Northrend. (Evidently, his piloting skills have not improved.)
A new organization known as D.E.H.T.A. gives players quests to combat the game hunter's butchery, and even go up against Hemet's hunters.[2]
Unlike from the original WoW-to-BC transition, Nesingwary can still be found in Nagrand as well as Sholazar Basin. It was previously assumed that Hemet Jr. (or another son) would replace him in Nagrand, but this does not appear to be the case.
Cataclysm
Hemet appears in Mount Hyjal as one of many well-known NPCs during the quest 
[85 Daily] The Protectors of Hyjal.
Mists of Pandaria
Hemet alongside his son are set to make an appearance in Mists of Pandaria at Nesingwary's Safari near the south-west of Valley of the Four Winds.
Quests
He is involved in the following quests in Nagrand:
- [66] Clefthoof Mastery (1)
- [67] Clefthoof Mastery (2)
- [67G] Clefthoof Mastery
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- [68G] The Ultimate Bloodsport
He is involved in the following quests in Sholazar Basin:
- [77] In Search of Bigger Game
- [77] Lakeside Landing
- [76] Rhino Mastery: The Chase
- [76] Rhino Mastery: The Kill
- [76] Rhino Mastery: The Test
- [76] Engineering a Disaster
- [76] The Bones of Nozronn
- [76] Welcome to Sholazar Basin
He is involved in the following quest on Mount Hyjal:
- [85 Daily] The Protectors of Hyjal
He is involved in the following quests in Valley of the Four Winds:
- [86] Wolf Mastery
- [86] Fox Mastery
- [86] Parental Mastery
Notes
- His name is an anagram of the author Ernest Hemingway. Hemingway was an avid hunter, fisherman, and safari traveler. The theme of the "Great White Hunter" is common in his books. The Green Hills of Stranglethorn is a parody of Hemingway's Green Hills of Africa, a nonfiction work describing his safari adventures. Also, the achievements for finishing Hemet's quests in Outland (
Hills Like White Elekk 10 ) and Northrend ( The Snows of Northrend 10 ) are a reference to other Hemingway books: Hills Like White Elephants and The Snows of Kilimanjaro.
- Before 2.0.1, Hemet Nesingwary could be found at Nesingwary's Expedition in Stranglethorn Vale. Now his son, Hemet Nesingwary Jr., looks after the camp.
- Sometimes a gnome, Kristen Dipswitch, might appear from the road leading to Zangarmarsh and get attacked at the safari by another NPC — an assassin. Killing the assassin will provide the player with a quest.
- The US PvE realm Server:Nesingwary US of the Emberstorm battlegroup is named after Hemet.
References
Patches and hotfixes
- Patch 5.0.1 (Beta): Appearance in Valley of the Four Winds added.
- Patch 4.2.0 (2011-06-28): Appearance on Mount Hyjal added.
- Patch 3.0.3 (2008-11-04): Appearance in Sholazar Basin added.
Patch 2.0.3 (2007-01-09): Moved to Nagrand
- Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): Replaced by his son, Hemet Nesingwary Jr. in Stranglethorn Vale
External links
- Nagrand
- Sholazar Basin
