Whodunnit?

Update 3/28/25 - YES, I am still watching and helping with this! If you are not able to start the first quest in this chain, MANY people are in the same position. Forum posts show that customer service is aware that people cannot see the quest, so there is at least one person working on figuring out the solution. As soon as I know anything, I will update you! If you can get that first quest, you should be good to go on this chain, though!

Secrets of Azeroth is permanent! - So, although you do not see this on the calendar, you can STILL do these clues! The only thing you missed out on was a Feat of Strength if you were not able to complete it during the time the clues were released! If you were part way through, don't give up! I'm working on my 2nd account to give help with those that are catching up since bugs were fixed and it's a little different when you have multiple options for the clues! (I've been seeing some activity on this post still in 2024, so if you get here and are stuck on ANYTHING... please feel free to reach out to me through YouTube if needed! I don't mind helping out!) - Just an update, it appears trial accounts cannot complete this. I started a new account and the very first quest isn't even available. There are 2 quests that I can see, but I'm trying to duplicate the process from beginning to end, so I'll have to activate the account and possibly level before I can update more. (You CANNOT do this achievement more than once on a Battle.net account - so if you have more than one account on the same b.net account, only one character will be able to do it!)

Previous Days-
Day 1 - Part 1 -Get quest from Preservationist Kathos in the Roasted Ram inn. Take the chalice that is given to you to the bank, click it into its spot (left side when you enter). Turn quest back in.
Part 2 - You should get a spear immediately after turning in that quest. You take that to Iskaara and talk to Elder Poa at the bottom of the Filled Bowl (inn). Go through the steps and get the next spear. Take that spear to Moa'ki Harbor in Northrend, talk to the Elder in the inn and get the drawing from him. Then go to Borean Tundra, (coordinates 33.6, 58.3) to the VERY West just under Garrosh's Landing in part of that area called Riplash Strand. NOT where it says Riplash Strand on the map, but more to the West. The actual stone is about halfway between Garrosh's Landing and Pal'ea (looks like a ship possibly at the bottom of that strip along there). It's up on the cliff some. Turn in the spear and it updates your progress.

Day 2 - Part 1: Quest starts with Bobby Carlisle in the Roasted Ram inn. You can read the notes called Bobby Carlisle's Thinking Cap Notes, but you're going to need to talk to Erugosa to get the recipe to make Thunderspine Nest dish for the Engineering trainer. (3 different items Apexis Asiago in Valdrakken, Thunderspine Tenders from Ohn'ahran Plains, and Latticed Stinkhorn from Loamm. - After you get the 3 items from the recipe, talk to Erugosa again and have her make the Thunderspine Nest dish!

Then go kill Hungering Tyranha in the Cascades below Valdrakken to give to the gryffin assistant.

Then you have to go to the hidden bar in the back of the inn (bow to the odd statue to get in)... talk to the bartender to pay the tab, which was 346g 43s 58c. Then go back to Shakey (jewelcrafting supplies) and get the Crystal Ocular Lenses. Right click it all to put together and then turn into Fangli Hoot just down from the Barber. You get the Tricked-Out Thinking Cap toy from this.

Part 2: Use the thinking cap and get the next quest from Fangli Hoot. She makes you follow arrows to a treasure (you can go straight to the end spot tucked into a "grotto" up in The Emerald Enclave at approximately 64.67, 53.67 if you use Tom Tom. Turn the quest back into Fangli and that should give you the achievement progress for this set.

Day 3 - Quest starts with Bobby, go talk to Fangli. She gives you a note (Fangli's Note) and has you go to the 2nd floor of the inn to a chest behind the bed. Take the banner from there to the appraiser located across that bridge from the bank mailbox, to the left across that bridge and it's the first building. Go through her prompts, return the banner to the inn, go back to Fangli, then done for An Inside Job.

Day 4 - Starts with Tithris, the innkeeper in the Roasted Ram inn. He gives you the clue (Preservationist's Dispatch) from the "quest" Securing An Artifact, to go find a torch. Long story short, you need to go to The Waking Shores in the area labeled Life-Binder Conservatory. There is lava around that area. You need to use the cap in the building with the hearth. That allows you to find the coordinates for the 3 levers that you need to pull to get the torch to show up back at the hearth. The levers are in the other buildings in that area. Return the torch, then you have to go to the Ruby Enclave to open a chest to grab Kathos' Field Glasses. Bring those back and it gives you the achievement progress. ---- If you are catching up, he offers 2 at the same time. Securing An Artifact is the first one in the series!

Day 5 - You start with Bobby Carlisle. He gives you notes (The Clerk's Notes) that send you to Vakthros in The Azure Span. If you want to actually follow the process, there is a door at the top level. When you land up there, they tell you to use the torch you got from Day 4 (it's a toy). Use the torch, go to the door, put the thinking cap on and find the coordinates. There is a little tower there with gemstones around it. When you get to the right one, the torch fires at the gemstone and a tablet under it becomes clickable. Right click the tablet, make an etching. Then take that back to Bobby. It seems to be the end after that!

Day 6 - Get the quest 'Idol Searching' from Tithris, the innkeeper in the Roasted Ram. He gives you the notes (Preservationist's Dispatch Two) that sends you to the burial grounds south of Teerakai in Ohn'ahran Plains. You have to use the torch toy to light up 3 braziers in the different caves there. Then, go back to Teerakai (this was the confusing part), there is a big building (covered in grass) in the middle that you go down to one of the rooms on the left, light another brazier and the idol shows up to the side of it. It DID NOT show up for me right away, so you might need to stand there for a few. It might disappear when someone else is getting it. You have to take it back to Valdrakken and you get a toy. Preservationist Kathos has another quest! You need to find 3 hidden gems! the hidden gems are in front of the inn, next to the mailbox outside of the auction house, and around a dome planter thing next to the bank by the water.

Day 7 - The quest 'Into the Sands' starts with Preservationist Kathos. She gives you 'A Clue: Shifting Sands' and wants you to go to the Shifting Sands (Southern part of Thaldraszus) and find 3 Time-Lost Fragments. There is a LOT going on in that area, but they sparkled for me. There was one by each bridge and then one a little ways from the lower bridge. Coordinates for the three locations for those that like to use them are approximately: 57.4, 82.85 by a bridge, 57.29, 82.06 by a rock, and 56.96, 81.98 in the water by the lower bridge. Turn the fragments into the tablet, get a quest, turn the quest in to Kathos. It appears to be the only requirement for the achievement progress of Shifting Sands.

Day 8 - The quest starts with Bobby Carlisle. He actually has a quest called 'A Key Story' to go talk to Weaponsmith Koref in the Obsidian Enclave (he's in the building that is next to the mining trainer). He gives you the clue 'The Blacksmith and the Apprentice' and it tells you to Cloverwood Hollow in Ohn'ahran Plains. There are some ruins of a building that you are going to run toward the middle. Make sure you have your torch active and the idol to be able to see it. You click on that image and it gives you coordinates for the thinking cap, but really just turn around and run behind you to the edge and look for the tablet on the ground. It's not super easy to see. The coordinates for the tablet to click are 63.38 , 56.94, for the mold is about 62.98, 57.32. You take that back to Valdrakken and turn it in and get the next achievement progress for "What's in a Mold?".

Day 9 - Quest 'Reforging a Legend' starts in the inn as usual, from Bobby. Go to the weaponsmith again. He gives you the clue 'Titan Key Materials List'. Go to the Waking Shores, in the Overflowing Rapids, you have to get Dusty Red Pellets. The Idol needs to be active. You can use the idol to show you the way to the nearest dusty red pellets. The idol lights up above the head and the light points the way. This is NOT easy! The pellets are small, blend in, hard to see, hard to target. These seem to act like the chests in that once someone picks it up, it disappears after a short time. I was tracking one down and it must have disappeared because the light completely shifted over my head even though I wasn't moving.
The igneous flux also seem to disappear for a short time. You can get those where lava touches the ocean -Apex Canopy and East of Scalecracker Keep. I got 2 spots at each location.
After you get all of the items, head to 24.8, 61.0 at the base of Obsidian Citadel and pick up the quest from Weaponmaster Koref by the big forge. Follow the prompts (You NEED to finish the campaign up to Restoring the Faith if you haven't open the campaign on any characters in order to complete this. If you have gone through the first zone, then you are supposed to be able to fly up to a dragon by Sabellion and Wrathion and tell them you want to skip the quest, but if you have never done it then you need to complete up a ways), pick up the key, turn it in and get the progress and appearance.

Day 10 -The quest starts in the inn with Preservationist Kathos.
-She gives you a Maruuk Burial Banner and tells you to go speak with Sansok Khan in Maruukai (63.39, 41.39) (this is in the Ohn'ahran Plains). You go through the text prompts and get the banner back. (If you cannot see Sansok Khan in Maruukai, then go straight to Jhara in Pinewood Post and she will look at the banner for you instead. - this is important for people that have not made it far into the campaign yet!)
ALL OF THIS OCCURS IN THE OHN'AHRAN PLAINS. Also, make sure to activate the idol each time you go to a new spot or if you mount up.
-Then go to Pinewood Post (81.29, 59.30), speak to the innkeeper and get a drawing to go to the first marker. The hints take you to a peak with the giant bird on it and there is a marker to the left (83.93, 48.46) while you are looking at the bird. Go through the prompts and it adds a note to the drawing on page 2.
-Then go to a cave in the Roaring Dragonsprings (about 78.91, 81.37 is the "entrance"). Follow up the side and around to the top and there is a marker in there (78.67, 83.34). Make your notes.
-Next, go to Windsong Rise (60.67, 63.56) and on the ledge to the left side of the main altar is another marker, make your notes.
- Go to the burial grounds south of Teerakai to the largest mound in the back (31.68, 70.44). Go to the bottom and in the left room is the next marker. Make your notes.
-Next, fly to Primordial Vale southwest of Nokhudon Hold and look for the cave in that area (43.35, 47.81). You need the torch active to show you the last marker. This tells you to place the banner inside of the Deadsnare Caverns (it says Dreadsnare, but that's a typo). Go down into the cave toward the back and up to the top of that back area and the banner turns in there.

Day 11 - The quest starts with Bobby Carlisle in the Roasted Ram Inn. He gives you a note with information to go to Karazhan (bottom entrance of the building). This one can be a little bit of a pain if you don't know Karazhan! I just ran in and started killing my way through the bosses because I couldn't remember most of the entire place. I only killed Moroes, Opera, and Curator. Once you get into the Guardian's Library, you're supposed to put the thinking cap on and use the coordinates from that to find the book needed. At each new location, you reset the thinking cap with the new coordinates that are given because the book was moved several times. The first location is in the back right when looking from the entrance straight. The second location is back up to the first section that was on the right. The third location is across the room in the corner and the fourth location is back where the first location is, but the bookcase to the right. I'll try to figure out a better way to word that as soon as I get through setting up my video. It's hard to write this up from memory after running around Karazhan for what seemed like forever! Lol. Once you get the book, you take it back to Bobby Carlisle and you get the achievement progress!

Day 12 - You get a quest from Bobby, go to Fangli... and she has another quest as well as an additional note to check coordinates. Complete the quest to turn in, then you should be able to follow the notes as below. If you pick up and complete the 2nd quest, you just won't be able to read the notes, but it should give you the progress for the achievement anyway. I was not able to do this the "correct" way because Fangli apparently gave me the quest that I should have gotten after going to the various locations.

To work on the list of locations, the note mentions a specific spot in the town to go (such as the fountain). You start at the fountain, reset the thinking cap, then go to the coordinates listed after that specific location. You can use the idol as you get close to the coordinates and it will show you the location that you need to be. For the fountain coordinates, the note is in the Auction House. There is a paper of sorts there that you can click IF you did not pick up the 2nd quest. For those of us that picked up that 2nd quest from Fangli, you most likely cannot click that.

I was not able to complete day 12, so I'll include one of the responses below (anyone that finds this part helpful should upvote them!) Information from Jagex below states: "Day 12 - Starts at the Inn with Bobby Carlisle Go to Fangil Hoot (26.78, 53.98) He will give you the "Great Places to Visit in Valdrakken". Find all of these items listed below before turning in the Compiled Report to Fangil Hoot. Finding 1 - AH Bill of Sale (44.16, 60.32) , Finding 2 - Void Storage Receipt (74.10, 57.34) , Finding 3 - Garden Supply Receipt (52.86, 28.56) , Finding 4 - Researcher's Note (37.77, 37.03) , Finding 5 - Hastily Scrawled Note (31.74, 70.31) , Finding 6 - Bow to the dragon statue in the Inn to get into The Dragon's Hoard - Note to Kritha (46.16, 41.26)"

Day 13 - Quest starts with the innkeeper. He gives you "Preservationist's Dispatch Three" notes to find the orb artifact. You will need to use the idol, the torch, and the thinking cap to participate in this. You are supposed to go to Stormshroud Peak and run around in the caves up there to find 3 markers. Each marker leads you to one of the parts of the orb. There are only 3 caves up there. I'll get coordinates in a bit for people, but for those trying to get this done asap, there is a marker in each cave. The biggest cave up there has a marker in the water at the bottom. The torch will activate it and give you coordinates. You are supposed to reset your thinking cap and go to the coordinates. You will head out the cave and to the left over to the ledge and look for a patch of dirt to loot. The other two markers are in the smaller caves. Those are harder to explain, but there is one to the left of the big cave when looking at it. That marker leads you down the water to a ledge. It should be on the left side of the ledge. The other cave is across the way. That marker leads you down the road to by the tree if I remember correctly. I'll get you all coordinates as soon as I go back out there and grab them. ***I'm not sure if you can go straight to the dig spots because I didn't know where they were until I activated the markers, so someone can check that once we get you coordinates! ---

*****Coordinates from Terrible261 in the responses below! It looks like cave coordinates then mound for that marker - day 13 cords are: (45.88, 79.71) (49.53, 79.71) (50.17, 77.99) and
Abfhet left some in a different format: I leave the points from today, day 13: Cave 1:50.15, 81.00 Mound 1: 49.52, 79.71 Cave 2: 48.69, 76.33 Mound 2:50.17, 77.99 Cave 3: 46.62, 77.61 Mound 3: 45.89, 79.72
Thank you to both of you for helping me out with those!

Day 14 - The quest starts in the inn as usual. You get some notes telling you to go to Tyrhold in Thaldraszus. You need to unlock a bunch of locks.
The first lock is to use the torch near the 8 statues in the area. You have to light up the orbs.
The second lock is behind Keeper Tyr. Use the torch near the face on the back wall.
The third lock requires you to visit all the rooms in the rings below. You will get 6 items. 2 are blue, 4 are green. Right click the green ones to make them blue for a total of 4 blue items. Then place these in the buildings with the Titan Reactors in them. There should be a console in each room to place them. That will unlock the 3rd lock.
The fourth lock requires fighting Tithris in the middle top, and his friend, and looting the orb. Place the orb on top of the console right there and click on the mysterious artifact in front of where the orb is placed. Then turn the quest in for the achievement!
**** If you get bugged along the way, try to head back to Valdrakken, remove the torch and thinking cap buffs, then head back out and see if that fixes it for you! (It's helped a few people so far.) -- If you leave, you WILL lose the buff that makes you friendly in the rings, so only leave if you get BUGGED along the way!

For those of you that do not know me, I've followed Maelie around EVERY DAY for 2 YEARS tracking her movements (yes, I got her in the beginning so it was only to help others!), so I'm a bit serious about these difficult to get mounts and helping people. This is one that I will put on my YouTube channel as soon as I have all of the information!

Day 8: What's in a Mold?

1. Talk to Bobby to accept A Key Story

2. Go down the hill to where the Valdrakken Blacksmiths are in the room where you purchase Blacksmithing supplies and talk to Weaponsmith Koref to turn in A Key Story.

3. Go to Ohn'ahran Plans kinda in the middle. If you look at the map you will see Cloverwodd Hollow. The exact spot is under the "O" of "Hollow" /way 63.36, 56,96 Optional - You can take the Maruukai Flight Path which will get you close..unless you just want to fly from Valdrakken.

4. The Hastily Scrawled Stone is right behind Avis Gryphonheart there. Make sure you have your torch and cap on and move close as clicking the item only gives you a clue.

5. Go to slightly SW to /way 62.95 57.34 and click the item by that pilar to get the Titan Key Mold and quest popup for A Titanic Mold.

6. Return to Weaponsmith Koref where you started and turn it in.

Enjoy!

for A Curious Orb, I dunno if the order will be correct for you but for me it was:

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• Cave #1 at /way #2025 48.7 76.4 (using torch)
  tablet #1 tells you to go to 15, -11, /way #2025 50.2, 78.0 burial #1
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• Cave #2 at /way #2025 50.1 81.0 (using torch)
  tablet #2 tells you to go to -7 9 /way #2025 49.6 79.7 burial #2.
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• Cave #3 at /way #2025 46.6 77.6 (using torch)
  tablet #3 tells you to go to -7 -14, /way #2025 45.9 79.7 burial #3
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then put 3 pieces: [item=209799], [item=209795], [item=209797] together to get [item=208944] and it gives you A Curious Orb then head back to town and turn in quest...

Thanks to KhadgarIsca for some guidance...