TheWoWDBDon't make the same mistake I did by going into the lake, searching for the artifacts. They're spread around the lake. My ground clutter visuals were way up, so it was really hard to see them :).
Quest
A Thousand Stories in the Sand
A World of Warcraft quest in Azshara. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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It only requires Private Chat, Return of the Highborne isn't necessary.
requires Private Chat
and maybe Return of the Highborne
Quest facts
LevelLevel 5-30
ZoneAzshara
Quest ID14201
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(14201))
Requirements
FactionHorde only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineAzshara, step 19 of 88
Rewards10g 50s, 4,100 XP
Description
The ruins around Lake Mennar, to our east, have a tale to tell. The lesser races - like those clumsy dwarves - would go after the truth with picks and shovels. <Malynea wrinkles her nose.> We'll be using more elegant methods. My scrying magic is somewhat rusty, but with the right trinket I should be able to peer through the shrouds of time. The bones of my forefathers have long since rotted away but some of their personal treasures may remain - bring me some.
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.
Turn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #76 29.8 66.3
Coordinates
- Turn-inAzshara 29.8, 66.3
/way #76 29.8 66.3 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Azshara 35.7, 74.7
/way #76 35.7 74.7 - Objective areaAzshara 29.7, 66.9
/way #76 29.7 66.9
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 Azshara map
- Machines of War about 510 yards
- Order of Incantations about 1,030 yards
- Arms: The Thieving Apprentice about 1,050 yards
- Professionally Good Looking about 1,050 yards
- Havoc: The Thieving Apprentice about 1,050 yards
- Frost: The Thieving Apprentice about 1,050 yards
- Survival: The Thieving Apprentice about 1,050 yards
- Subtlety: The Thieving Apprentice about 1,050 yards
- The Archmage Accosted about 1,070 yards
- All Aboard! about 1,150 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Azshara, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Azshara:
- Valormok, Azshara
- Southern Rocketway, Azshara
- Orgrimmar, Durotar
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
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.
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Reward details
Reputation: Silvermoon City +250
The capital of Quel'Thalas, home of the blood elves. Though nearly destroyed by Arthas' attack on the Sunwell, Silvermoon is once again a thriving city.
Reputation group: Horde.
Other quests in Azshara that reward Silvermoon City reputation: Return of the Highborne? (+150), Memories of the Dead (+250), Mystery of the Sarcen Stone (+250), Hacking the Construct (+150).
Item facts are the current retail client’s (ItemSparse); the specialisations for a pick-one item are the ones the Blizzard quest API lists; faction and currency text is the client’s own. Lowest listed price = the US commodity auction house now.
Storyline
Azshara
Part 19 of 88.
Previous: Private Chat · Next: Memories of the Dead
- 14Military Breakthrough
- 15First Degree Mortar
- 16In The Face!
- 17Profitability Scouting
- 18Private Chat
- 19A Thousand Stories in the Sand
- 20Memories of the Dead
- 21Mystery of the Sarcen Stone
- 22Survey the Lakeshore
- 23Gunk in the Trunk
- 24Dozercism
- 25Mortar the Point
Showing steps 14 to 25 of 88.
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.
- Private Chat
Look... one last favor before you run off. Private Worcester is still back at that tower "recruiting." Go and let him know that we're good to pack it up now. Back to town. Pleasure working with you, recruit.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Memories of the Dead
The runes on this ring you found are still legible: it was given to "Kalytha" when she was granted admission to the Academy. With the right spell or two, this personal trinket of hers is the gateway to her soul. Take the ring back to Lake Mennar.
The storyline at a glance
Azshara has 88 steps, from Runaway Shredder! to The Conquest of Azshara.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Azshara (88).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Azshara map
- Twilight Highlands
- Xylem Challenge
- A Golden Opportunity
- The Jade Forest, The Remains of Hellscream's Fist
- Mists of Pandaria
- Legion Blacksmithing
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.
Guides for this zone
Guides and routes on this site that cover Azshara.
