Quest Log

A Legend to Know

A Legend to Know is a quest for level 83-88 in Harandar. It is step 8 of 13 in The Empty Cradle storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Harandar at 54.2, 53.1. It rewards 1,500 experience and money. Completing it counts toward 1 achievement.

Description

I am entrusted with many secrets, and the benefit of that is not having to explain myself often.

You have recovered the Root of the World, as I asked. Now, take it to Zur'ashar Kassemeh, and learn more about it.

There will be more for you, later.

Rewards

Money3

Experience1,500 XP

Top Comments

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d4mich4May 25, 2026+16via Wowhead

Somehow i am stuck and i sems i can t get/find this quest. dunno what to do :-/
UPDATE 2026-06-17: As of now with the new patch 12.0.7 i could do the weekly quest again and just end it without picking an artifact an after it finished i got my missing quest for The Root of Things and could end it for the part of the achivement i was stuck on.
Now i just have to wait for next week to see if i can end the next part also.

NetcowntMay 27, 2026+6via Wowhead

Same problem. I just completed "Legends Never Die", I was expecting it to open, as I've done half The Empty Cradle and "A Lagend to Know" should follow....but Aksem is mute as a rock.

SketchisonJun 5, 2026+3via Wowhead

I am having the same issue... I've done every quest in the zone, but there is no way to continue the quest for me. The weekly quest for the relics is locked out as well. Only the last two relics to the right are sparkling, but when I click on them it reads that the relic is unknown.

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Rewards in detail

Type	Reward	Amount
Experience	XP	1,500
Money	Gold	3g 19s

Where it comes from

Turn-in map	Harandar	Turn-in marker at 54.2, 53.1, 2 mapped points

Quest Line

Storyline

The Empty Cradle

Part 8 of 13.

Previous: The Root of Things · Next: Once More Into the Rift

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Quest chain

1A Legend to Know
2Once More Into the Rift

Step 1 of 2. Chain order is read from the prerequisite data in the current retail client build, so it reflects what the game requires, not a curated storyline.

Where this quest fits

Before this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

The Root of ThingsHarandar · Level 83-88
Looks like you didn't find any sign of the rootstaff among all the thiever's nests. That's a good thing, honestly. But there's more to this test than just recovering stolen goods. Yes, it's a test. You're seeking secret knowledge.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

Once More Into the RiftHarandar · Level 83-88
Aksem has asked for you again. He says he's ready for you to undergo the final ritual for the knowledge he wants to teach you. I admit, I'm envious, but I do not envy the trials you'll need to undergo in order to prepare for this knowledge. Go speak to Aksem, and do as he says.

Also counted by The Empty Cradle

Its criteria name 4 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

The Empty Cradle has 13 steps, from The Listener to The Empty Cradle.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Harandar (12).

Other storylines on the Harandar map

Call of the Goddess21 steps, starts with Watch the Den
Of Caves and Cradles19 steps, starts with Harandar
The Grudge Pit12 steps, starts with Be Grudge You
Trials of the Shul'ka9 steps, starts with My Brother's Alive!
Legends Relics7 steps, starts with Wey'nan's Ward
Legends of the Haranir7 steps, starts with The Story of Wey'nan's Ward

Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.

Achievements

Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.

The Empty CradleComplete the following questlines alongside the Legends of the Haranir.10

The Empty Cradle: its criteria name 4 quests, this one included.

World Map

Where to go

Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.

Coordinates

Turn-inHarandar 54.2, 53.1/way #2413 54.2 53.1
Objective areaHarandar 53.4, 49.4/way #2413 53.4 49.4

Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.

Nearby on the Harandar map

Wey'nan's Ward same spot
The Cauldron of Echoes same spot
Aln'hara's Bloom same spot
The Echoless Flame same spot
Russula's Outreach same spot
Root of the World same spot
Sky's Hope same spot
The Story of Wey'nan's Ward same spot
The Story of the Cauldron of Echoes same spot
The Story of Aln'hara's Bloom same spot

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Harandar, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Harandar:

The Den, HarandarAlliance and Horde · at the same spot
Har'athir, HarandarAlliance and Horde · about 1,200 yards east
Har'kuai, HarandarAlliance and Horde · about 1,700 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 200 yards north

Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.

Community notes from Wowhead · 5 comments

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