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A New Architect

A New Architect is a quest for level 60 in Zereth Mortis. It is step 2 of 2 in the A New Architect storyline, the final step. The quest's turn-in marker is in Zereth Mortis at 70.2, 28.6. It rewards 4,100 experience and money.

Description

The architects prototype designs to fulfill the purposes of the First Ones.

This archive contained many such designs.

A number of design entries are lost or corrupted due to the Maw invasion.

An untouched design lattice and tools are detected nearby. The mortal will retrieve them to begin the synthesis process.

Rewards

You will receive:

  • Spell: Protoform Synthesis (Mount)Grants access to a protoform synthesis forge in the Arrangement Index, allowing you to gather schematics and craft mounts with components found across Zereth Mortis.
Money12 gold87 silver
Experience4,100 XP
Top Comments

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1
iIIumnati+91via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Do not get confused like I did.

[item=189500] QUEST OBJECT (Needed for this quest)
[item=187635] CRAFTING ITEM (Drops from mobs)

The Cervid Lattice you need is a QUEST OBJECT, not the usual CRAFTING ITEM that drops from mobs.
It is located inside the Protoform Repository where you get the quest.

There is a [object=375223] at 70.6 27.3 inside the large chamber that contains the quest object.
/way 70.6 27.3 Repository Vault containing the Cervid Lattice

The 3 [item=189501]'s are also located inside the Protoform Repository as follows:

1] On a small table at 70.0 27.7 on the North West wall in between two honeycomb shaped shelves, tucked away behind the smaller shelf on your left.
2] On top of a honeycomb shelf at 71.3 27.8 on the North East wall just above eye level.
3] In the top cubby of a two layer honeycomb shelf at 70.7 29.0 on the South wall.

/way 70.0 27.7 Tool 1
/way 71.3 27.8 Tool 2
/way 70.7 29.0 Tool 3

To help answer a question by @Zermatt in this post, let me see if this helps:

You start The Final Song quest line after completing research [order-advancement=1931].
Complete The Final Song quest line starting with Finding Tahli and ending with Judgment Call
/run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(65420))
That leads to The Lost Component and finally A New Architect
/run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(65427))

Also, to reiterate the good observation made by @RimeRime in this post.
You might think this is a great way to get a bunch of Genesis Motes, an extra Lattice, and an Implementation by completing this with
your other characters. It's not so great, because after you complete this quest with one character, any other character you complete
it with will only get 30 motes and some gold. 30 motes is nothing to scoff at because that might represent an hour or so of killing, but
as @RimeRime points out, don't get too excited.

2
RimeRime+66via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

If you have previously completed this quest on your account, you will not receive the Lattice or Implementation, nor will you get the full Genesis Motes.

You will receive 30 Genesis Motes and the standard gold reward.

If you had hoped to unlock this multiple times to make the mote/drop grind easier, no such luck.

Read all 16 on Wowhead ↗

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP4,100
MoneyGold12g 87s
Where it comes from
Turn-in mapZereth MortisTurn-in marker at 70.2, 28.6, 5 mapped points
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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.

Zereth Mortis Quest turn-in 5 mapped points
Zereth Mortis map showing where to go for A New ArchitectTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #1970 70.2 28.6

Coordinates

  • Turn-inZereth Mortis 70.2, 28.6/way #1970 70.2 28.6
  • Objective areaZereth Mortis 70.6, 27.2/way #1970 70.6 27.2
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Zereth Mortis 70.7, 28.2/way #1970 70.7 28.2

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 Zereth Mortis map

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

Getting there

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

  • Sepulcher Of The First Ones, Zereth MortisAlliance and Horde · about 830 yards south
  • Pilgrim's Grace, Zereth MortisAlliance and Horde · about 840 yards south-west
  • Sepulcher Overlook, Zereth MortisAlliance and Horde · about 870 yards south

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 50 yards north-east
  • Objective areaabout 30 yards north-east

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.

Quest Line

Storyline

A New Architect

Part 2 of 2.

Previous: The Lost Component

  1. 1The Lost Component
  2. 2A New Architect

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

Where this quest fits

Before this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • The Lost ComponentZereth Mortis · Level 60

    Maw Walker! Look. We have been studying this automa component for some time. Its cyphers are similar to those of the components near and within the Protoform Repository. Kodah's last effort should not be in vain. Please return this component to the repository that our friend restored.

The storyline at a glance

A New Architect has 2 steps, from The Lost Component to A New Architect.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Zereth Mortis (2).

Other storylines on the Zereth Mortis map

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.

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A Neighbor's Duty
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A New Age
A New Approach
A New Beginning
A New Beginning
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