Quest Log

Academic Exploration

Academic Exploration is a quest for level 45. It is step 1 of 3 in the Legion Archaeology storyline, the opening step. The quest's turn-in marker is in Azsuna at 47.6, 42.7. It rewards 775 experience and money.

Description

<name>, good to see you. What do you think of my shop so far? Not too bad for just one person, huh?

By the way, High Examiner Tae'thalan has been digging around Azsuna, and asked that I send you to see him.

Knowing him, he probably thinks he's found yet another world-shatteringly powerful artifact.

Rewards

Money2

Experience775 XP

Stuck on this quest?

Turn in at Azsuna 47.6, 42.7 /way #630 47.6 42.7
Go to Dalaran 40.2, 24.0 /way #627 40.2 24.0

Known issues

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regardsJan 17, 2017+108via Wowhead

Awards [item=131744] on completion of the following questline.

JaebnJul 30, 2017+41via Wowhead

If you attempt to do this quest a second time, you don't get a second reward. You get another key. No AP, no chunk of gold, no nothing. So don't bother.

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Check whether you have already completed it in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(41183))

Top Comments

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regardsJan 17, 2017+108via Wowhead

Awards [item=131744] on completion of the following questline.

JaebnJul 30, 2017+41via Wowhead

If you attempt to do this quest a second time, you don't get a second reward. You get another key. No AP, no chunk of gold, no nothing. So don't bother.

QuartrDollarKingJan 17, 2018+39via Wowhead

Completing this questchain awards [item=131744]. Using this item in the Hall of Arcane Learning (where you do the rune drawing world quests) will transport you to a timewarped version of the room where you can do minigames such as more rune drawing and picture fighting. In this timewarped room you will also find [npc=112111] who you may duel after completing all the activities. Defeating her will award the Headmaster / Headmistress title. This title is not account bound so you need to do it for every character you want it on but you can also invite others to your group and use the keys allowing them to get the title without doing the archaeology quest.

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Rewards in detail

Type	Reward	Amount
Experience	XP	775
Money	Gold	2g 2s

Where it comes from

Turn-in map	Azsuna	Turn-in marker at 47.6, 42.7, 1 mapped point
Objective area	Dalaran	1 mapped point

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.

Dalaran map showing where to go for Academic Exploration — **Dalaran** Objective area 1 mapped point

Coordinates

Turn-inAzsuna 47.6, 42.7/way #630 47.6 42.7
Objective areaDalaran 40.2, 24.0/way #627 40.2 24.0

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 Azsuna map

The Reliquary Calls same spot
Echoes of My Ancestors same spot
A Beacon of Hope same spot
A Rather Long Walk about 60 yards
Bottled Up about 60 yards
The Magister of Mixology about 60 yards
Presentation is Everything about 60 yards
Links in the Chain about 60 yards
Best Served Cold about 60 yards
Naga Know-How about 60 yards

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

Getting there

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

Illidari Stand, AzsunaAlliance and Horde · about 200 yards west
Azurewing Repose, AzsunaAlliance and Horde · about 650 yards north
Shackle's Den, AzsunaAlliance and Horde · about 910 yards south-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 2,200 yards east (on the Dalaran map)

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

Legion Archaeology

Part 1 of 3.

Next: Tried and True

1Academic Exploration
2Tried and True
3The Keys to Success

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

Where this quest fits

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

Tried and TrueLevel 45
I have realized through experience that the old methods are usually the best and for good reason. I'm done with alternate means of digging for now, and wish to focus on the right way to do things.

The storyline at a glance

Legion Archaeology has 3 steps, from Academic Exploration to The Keys to Success.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Azsuna (3).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

A Keen Eye Obtain all of the rare archaeological finds below.
Surveying the Land Obtain one of the rare archaeological finds below.
This Side Up Obtain eight of the rare archaeological finds below.

Other storylines on the Azsuna map

Defending Azurewing Repose19 steps, starts with Journey to the Repose
Azsuna versus Azshara20 steps, starts with Those Who Remember
Legion Inscription42 steps, starts with Sign This
Legion Enchanting29 steps, starts with Some Enchanted Evening
Behind Legion Lines14 steps, starts with Paradise Lost
Balance of Power35 steps, starts with The Power Within

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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