Secrets of Azeroth: Buried Satchels & Tobias Pet

Key Takeaways

• Community Rumor Mill is the Secrets of Azeroth achievement for the Buried Satchels, and it is still earnable today.
• Finding 10 Buried Satchels completes it and awards the Tobias battle pet through Tobias' Leash.
• Around 17 satchels are hidden across Azeroth, so you have spare locations and only need any 10.
• Satchels spawn from Loose Dirt Mounds, and the Tricked-Out Thinking Cap toy's live coordinate readout is how you pin each one.
• The sixteenth community satchel sits at Caer Darrow in the Western Plaguelands, between two carts outside Scholomance.
• A five-satchel tier, Community Rumors, exists for players who want the easier achievement on the way.

Here is how the Buried Satchels work, with the Caer Darrow find as a worked example.

How the Buried Satchels and Community Rumor Mill Work

Alongside the daily Whodunnit? clues, Secrets of Azeroth hid a string of Buried Satchels across the old world. They are looted from Loose Dirt Mounds, and during the live event Blizzard drip-fed cryptic location hints on the forums and social media for the community to decode. Roughly 17 satchels exist in total.

Two achievements track them. Community Rumors wants five satchels, and the headline Community Rumor Mill wants ten. Clearing the ten-satchel tier is what teaches Tobias' Leash, summoning the Tobias dog pet. The loot inside each satchel is minor, mostly a little gold and Dragonflight sundries, so the pet is the real prize.

Worked Example: The Caer Darrow Satchel

The sixteenth community satchel is a clean example of how to read a clue. Blizzard's hint read, "Something has been plaguing me for days, and now I can finally point my thinking cap to the right place (-198, -84)." The "plaguing" wordplay points at the Plaguelands, and the coordinate pair is the in-world point the Tricked-Out Thinking Cap reads out.

The satchel itself is at Caer Darrow in the Western Plaguelands, /way #22 68.8 73.3, tucked between two carts behind the main building near Scholomance. Equip the Tricked-Out Thinking Cap, which displays your live position, and walk in until the readout matches the clue. A common trick is to reset the cap at a satchel you already know, such as the Corin's Crossing satchel in the Eastern Plaguelands, then navigate across to Caer Darrow.

Earning Tobias and Finishing the Achievement

Keep looting mounds until your tally reaches ten. The moment the tenth satchel registers, Community Rumor Mill completes and Tobias' Leash lands in your bags. Use it to learn Tobias, and the dog joins your pet journal. Because the satchels never expired, you can still work them at your own pace today.

If you would rather have the collection cleared while you play current content, get a WoW achievement carry for the Secrets of Azeroth satchels.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Community Rumor Mill still obtainable?

Yes. The Buried Satchels are permanent. The Loose Dirt Mounds still spawn satchels, the Tricked-Out Thinking Cap still reads coordinates, and finding ten still awards Tobias.

How many satchels do I need?

Ten for Community Rumor Mill and the Tobias pet. Five earns the lesser Community Rumors achievement. With about 17 satchels in the world, you can skip any you find awkward to reach.

What reward does the achievement give?

Community Rumor Mill teaches Tobias' Leash, which summons Tobias, a dog battle pet. The satchels themselves hold only small amounts of gold and vendor goods.

How do I find a Buried Satchel?

Decode the clue's coordinate pair to a zone and spot, then equip the Tricked-Out Thinking Cap. Its live readout lets you match the exact position of the Loose Dirt Mound that holds the satchel.

Where is the sixteenth satchel?

At Caer Darrow in the Western Plaguelands, /way #22 68.8 73.3, between two carts behind the main building near Scholomance. The clue encoded the point (-198, -84).

Do the satchels have anything to do with Mimiron's Jumpjets?

No. Mimiron's Jumpjets is a separate community-clue mount assembled from three booster parts. The Buried Satchels are their own track and lead to the Tobias pet, not the mount.

Last reviewed 2026-06-27 against Patch 10.1.7 Fury Incarnate. Maintained by WowCarry's WoW team.