TheWoWDBThe Ancestor's Totem is in a cave with an entrance at the bottom of the cliff southeast of the marked quest area.
Quest
Ancestor's Memory
A World of Warcraft quest in Shadowmoon Valley. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Entrance Cords 46,27
Cave entrance at /way 46 27
Quest facts
LevelLevel 10-40
Quest ID33082
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(33082))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineThe Dark Side of the Moon, step 7 of 7
RewardsKarabor Sage Leggings, 
Karabor Skirmisher Legguards, 
Rangari Initiate Leggings, 33g 96s, 6,850 XP
Karabor Sage Leggings, Karabor Skirmisher Legguards, Rangari Initiate Leggings, 33g 96s, 6,850 XPDescription
I believe that you should know the price of the lives you take. So before I will help you find Ner'zhul, you must understand why he joined the Iron Horde. In a cave beneath this village is an artifact that we call the Ancestral Totem. On it is carved the names of every Shadowmoon clan member since its founding. The opening of the cave lies directly south. I will meet you there.
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-inTurn-inObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #539 45.7 26.3
Coordinates
- Turn-inShadowmoon Valley 45.7, 26.3
/way #539 45.7 26.3 - Objective areaShadowmoon Valley 45.9, 24.8
/way #539 45.9 24.8
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 Shadowmoon Valley map
- Captured Critters about 380 yards
- Lost Lumberjacks about 410 yards
- Honor the Flame about 480 yards
- In Need of a Hero about 510 yards
- The Defense of Karabor about 530 yards
- Gloomshade Grove about 540 yards
- Shadows Awaken about 540 yards
- The Great Salvation about 550 yards
- The Dark Side of the Moon about 550 yards
- On the Offensive about 560 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Shadowmoon Valley, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Shadowmoon Valley:
- Exile's Rise, Shadowmoon Valley
- Embaari Village, Shadowmoon Valley
- Elodor (Alliance), Shadowmoon Valley
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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Choose one of these rewards:
- Karabor Sage Leggings
- Karabor Skirmisher Legguards
- Rangari Initiate Leggings
Karabor Honor Guard Legguards
Money33 gold96 silver
Experience6,850 XP
Other quests on the Shadowmoon Valley map
Reward details
Pick one of these
TypeCloth Legs
Item level40
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+8 Intellect, +13 Stamina, +8 Haste, +9 Critical Strike
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for50 gold28 silver
TypeLeather Legs
Item level40
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor11
Stats+8 Agility or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +9 Haste
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for48 gold46 silver
TypeMail Legs
Item level40
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor17
Stats+8 Agility or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +9 Versatility
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for51 gold19 silver
TypePlate Legs
Item level40
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor25
Stats+8 Strength or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +9 Critical Strike, +7 Haste
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for49 gold76 silver
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
The Dark Side of the Moon
Part 7 of 7.
Previous: Chasing Shadows
- 1Into Twilight
- 2Going Undercover
- 3Escape From Shaz'gul
- 4The Clarity Elixir
- 5The Fate of Karabor
- 6Chasing Shadows
- 7Ancestor's Memory
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.
- Chasing Shadows
Not all of the Shadowmoon orcs followed Ner'zhul's alliance with the Iron Horde. Among them, there is one orc whom I befriended many years ago. She may be able to tell us more about Ner'zhul's plans for this "Dark Star." She can be found at Exile's Rise to the northeast.
The storyline at a glance
The Dark Side of the Moon has 7 steps, from Into Twilight to Ancestor's Memory.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Shadowmoon Valley (7).
Other storylines on the Shadowmoon Valley map
- The Exarch Council
- The Light of Karabor
- On the Shadow's Trail
- Garrison Campaign
- Shadows Awaken
- Botani In Bloom
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.