TheWoWDBQuest
Ancestral Gems
A World of Warcraft quest in Vaults of Atal'Utek. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
Quest facts
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(96267))
Requirements
Read from the quest filters in the current retail client build.
Description
When de Children of Ula'tek seized dis temple, many of my ancestors died defendin' it. Sacred relics were seized by de snakes! Even now, dey twist those items into foul magic! Among these items were some gems of great power. Search de vaults, ritual chambers, and every deep corner of de temple and recover any gems you find.
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.
Nearby on the Vaults of Atal'Utek map
- Cursed Existence same spot
- A Balance Paid in Blood same spot
- Wading In same spot
- Dark Charms same spot
- The Innocent Essence same spot
- Ancestral Gems same spot
- Bounty of the Cursed about 30 yards
- From Whence it Came about 30 yards
- Essence of Malice about 30 yards
- Vaults of Atal'Utek: One Coin Too Many about 30 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Vaults of Atal'Utek, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s first objective area marker on Vaults of Atal'Utek:
- Amani Foothold, Vaults of Atal'Utek
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 chain
- 1Into the Vaults of Atal'Utek
- 2Ancestral Gems
- 3Dark Charms
- 4A Balance Paid in Blood
- 5Wading In
- 6Cursed Existence
- 7The Innocent Essence
Step 2 of 7. Chain order is read from the prerequisite data in the current retail client build, so it reflects what the game requires, not a curated storyline.
Where this quest fits
Before this quest
Taken from the quest's prerequisites.
- Into the Vaults of Atal'Utek
Past dis bulwark, there's nothin but snakes, spirits, and venomous death. I've lost three lieutenants dis week. Strong ones. Brave ones. Maybe stronger and braver than you. <Warleader Abdumati looks you over with a weary eye.> If you want to fling yaself into de abyss, be my guest.
After this quest
Taken from a quest that requires this one.
- Dark Charms
De Children of Ula'tek play cruel games on de spirits here. Dey use dark charms to keep dem trapped and tormented. De charms are hidden throughout de temple. Find and burn them, so de spirits here can find peace.
The client’s own unlock condition for this quest: Requires Renown Rank 10 with Zul'jarra's Forces.
Other storylines on the Vaults of Atal'Utek map
- The Honored Med'jai
- The Battle for Atal'Utek
- The Vaults of Atal'UTek
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.