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Archival Protection

A World of Warcraft quest in Maldraxxus. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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Mypciscraze+13via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Hi all

I present [storyline=1157] Storyline part of Sojourner of Maldraxxus in Maldraxxus.

As well when you finish quest 4 you can enter "Library" on last floor you can find [item=182732] this is part of Treasures of Maldraxxus.

See Video Full Quest chain if need it - https://youtu.be/bIGzRWvFdEY
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Start and description
Story line start from [npc=166657] 40 33 in Maldraxxus. Follow Ta'eran to the Sepulcher of Knowledge and hear his proposal.
"Read the rune stones of the five houses, then honor them by performing the correct /emote at each stone. After honor them will come mobs to kill as well use to correct Stone/emote:
- [npc=162401] inside cave 41 28 /kneel
- [npc=162402] 40 31 /bleed
- [npc=162400] in cave 43 34 /salute
- [npc=162403] 47 35 /flex
- [npc=162399] in cave 45 28 /sneak
Kill 8 [npc=163415].
First go activate 2 [object=341408] one on 45 29 and 42 31 ( make sure that energy line is going to obelisk if not move [object=341359] ) When energy will get to Obelisk acivate them both ).
"You need to collect 15 books: Books by floor:
- Ground floor - 5 books
- 1st Corridor - 2 books
- 1st floor - 6 Books
- 2nd Corridor - 1 book
- 2nd floor - 5 books
You finish quest befor 3rd floor just wait for NPC."
Slay [npc=161896] He is on last 3rd floor
Jump off the balcony on the 3rd floor That will teleport You to other room. Then Pick Up [item=178020].
Firs find 5 [item=174377] then 72 books ( just pick them all like clean room from books xD. That finish story line :D


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Thank You i Hope that Help You

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Doloria+1via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

The Archival Protection storyline is a breath of fresh air in Maldraxxus.
In the first 4 quests, adventurers lay the groundwork to enter the Sepulcher of Knowledge. This is a repository of books on military strategy. The last 4 quests are fun and a throwback to Legion quests in the Nar'thalas Academy in Azsuna. Once inside, chase the books. [npc=166806] is your quest giver.

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Kill [npc=161896]. You'll also need to kill the adds, the 2 [npc=170662]. Sometimes there are other players in the tower that can help.
7.
Just jump. Auto slow-fall will be cast on you.
8.
More books required. But [npc=161896] is gone.




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Quest
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Listen to quest giver [npc=166806].
2.
Honor physical rune stones. Do an emote in chat (like /kneel) suggested by the message on each stone. This invokes a hostile shade. There is a stone for each of the Maldraxxus Houses. Stone locations are shown on the mini-map as white circles. The order does NOT matter, despite quest instructions.
3.
Slay 8 [npc=163415]s. Most [npc=163415]s have low health. Wait for those to spawn and check the mini map for the borders of the quest area.
4.
The quest name is a reference to the leyline quests in Aszuna. But this isn't Power Grid which involved the complicated routing of high and low power ley lines around corners.

Start by clicking on the ornate power crystals: East Power Crystal and West Power Crystal. Then activate the regular green crystals. The East and West Power Crystal will activate 2 of these. The idea is to direct 2 power lines back to the 2 power obelisks. If power isn’t running where you want it to go, click on the East and West power crystals to redirect current. Repeat clicking may change the direction of the current. See if clicking on regular green crystals improves the directional flow. This is just trial and error.
5.
Collect multiple editions of 8 books. There are books on 3 levels. You can start on the second level. There are minor hazards on the stairs, balls and laser beams. They do little damage and are easy to avoid. Beware [npc=161896] on the top floor. It's protected by 2 flying book mobs [npc=170662]. Don't fight the Tomes, click on any books, and go downstairs. You won't get credit for killing [npc=161896] until you collect all books and [npc=166806] gives you the quest Archival Protection.
6.
Kill [npc=161896]. You'll also need to kill the adds, the 2 [npc=170662]. Sometimes there are other players in the tower that can help.
7.
Just jump. Auto slow-fall will be cast on you.
8.
More books required. But [npc=161896] is gone.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 10-54
Quest ID60900

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(60900))

What to do

StorylineArchival Protection, step 6 of 8
Rewards36g 50s 40c, 11,050 XP

Description

The rarest volumes are kept at the top of this tower, protected by an entity called the Archivist. This stoic guardian is incorruptible. Intractable. Completely uninterested in striking a fair bargain! Its utter lack of business acumen is really quite upsetting. Ah, well. I fear we have no choice but to dispatch this impediment. Shall we?

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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.

Maldraxxus Quest turn-in 3 mapped points
Maldraxxus map showing where to go for Archival ProtectionTurn-inObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #1536 41.9 23.1

Coordinates

  • Turn-inMaldraxxus 41.9, 23.1/way #1536 41.9 23.1
  • Objective areaMaldraxxus 42.1, 23.3/way #1536 42.1 23.3

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 Maldraxxus map

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

Getting there

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

  • Spider's Watch, MaldraxxusAlliance and Horde · about 370 yards south-west
  • Keres' Rest, MaldraxxusAlliance and Horde · about 820 yards south-east
  • Theater of Pain, MaldraxxusAlliance and Horde · about 1,400 yards south

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.

Related
Money36 gold50 silver
Experience11,050 XP
ReputationThe Undying Army +135

Reward details

Reputation: The Undying Army +135

Long ago, the Primus established the five houses of Maldraxxus to build the ultimate fighting force. Through might, cleverness, and guile, this unyielding armada is pledged to defend the Shadowlands against all threats.

Reputation group: Shadowlands.

Other quests in Maldraxxus that reward The Undying Army reputation: Callous Concoctions (+135), The Ladder (+135), ...Even The Most Ridiculous Request! (+135), Pool of Potions (+135), Stuff We All Get (+135), Read Between the Lines (+135).

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

Archival Protection

Part 6 of 8.

Previous: Secrets Among the Shelves · Next: Trust Fall

  1. 1Read Between the Lines
  2. 2Repeat After Me
  3. 3Kill Them, Of Course
  4. 4Slaylines
  5. 5Secrets Among the Shelves
  6. 6Archival Protection
  7. 7Trust Fall
  8. 8A Complete Set

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.

  • Secrets Among the ShelvesMaldraxxus · Level 10-54

    Now that the door to the Sepulcher is unlocked, we can venture inside. And by "we", I mean "you". Until it's safe, at least. The volumes within contain the collected wisdom of the greatest military minds of Maldraxxus.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Trust FallMaldraxxus · Level 10-54

    Let us ponder the meaning of the Archivist's last words: "Victory only belongs to those brave enough to fall." Hmm. It could be reference to the Volume of Victory. That is the most well-known of all the writings said to be kept in this tower. That book is priceless, <name>.

The storyline at a glance

Archival Protection has 8 steps, from Read Between the Lines to A Complete Set.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Maldraxxus (8).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Maldraxxus 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.