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A Window to the Past

A Window to the Past is a quest for level 50-90. It is step 4 of 17 in the Human Heritage Armor storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Elwynn Forest at 44.1, 66.1. It rewards 4,750 experience and money.

Description

In this, I trust Vanessa's word. I do not believe she knows what the Drakefire Amulet is. Some of the story about Onyxia was made public, but not all.

Perhaps even you do not know.

I will explain everything, for both of you.

Rewards

Money14 gold4 silver50 copper
Experience4,750 XP

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Check whether you have already completed it in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(72408))

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP4,750
MoneyGold14g 4s
Where it comes from
Turn-in mapElwynn ForestTurn-in marker at 44.1, 66.1, 2 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.

Elwynn Forest Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Elwynn Forest map showing where to go for A Window to the PastTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #37 44.1 66.1

Coordinates

  • Turn-inElwynn Forest 44.1, 66.1/way #37 44.1 66.1
  • Objective areaElwynn Forest 44.3, 66.2/way #37 44.3 66.2

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 Elwynn Forest map

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

Getting there

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

  • Goldshire, ElwynnAlliance · about 90 yards north-west
  • Stormwind, ElwynnAlliance · about 790 yards north-west
  • Raven Hill, DuskwoodAlliance · about 1,300 yards south
  • Flamestar Post, Burning SteppesAlliance and Horde · about 1,700 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

Human Heritage Armor

Part 4 of 17.

Previous: An Unlikely Informant · Next: Rotten Old Memories

  1. 2An Urgent Matter
  2. 3An Unlikely Informant
  3. 4A Window to the Past
  4. 5Rotten Old Memories
  5. 6Looking for Something Specific
  6. 7The New Clessington Estate
  7. 8Misdeeds in Moonbrook
  8. 9A Hungry Heritage
  9. 10Supply Only the Finest Goons
  10. 11Betrayal of the Brotherhood
  11. 12To Northshire

Showing steps 1 to 12 of 17.

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.

  • An Unlikely InformantLevel 50-90

    This is a top secret mission, <name>. We've had a break in. A powerful historical artifact was stolen from the Keep... and it looks like the Defias Brotherhood is to blame. We caught one thief, but the other got away. But I don't like it, <name>... my gut tells me there's more. I've called in a...

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Rotten Old MemoriesLevel 50-90

    Whatever is going on, I don't like it. Last thing we need is this dragon lady's power corrupting everyone again. Whoever did this must have known much about Onyxia. Shaw mentioned this... Reginald Windsor. He was the only one to suspect Lady Prestor.

Other storylines on the Elwynn Forest 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.

Related
A Whelping Hand
A Whisper to Sabellian
A Wild Ride
A Window into the Future
A Witherbark Story
A Witness to History
A Witness to History
A Wolf Among Sheep
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