If this quest, aswell as Archivist Coppermoss, re-popped up on your map with Midnight prepatch - do not worry!
It seems to be a bug, the quest is connected to Lunar Festival and is probably a repeatable quest while the event is going.
The next Lunar Event starts 16th February 2026.
Quest
Archivist Rubbleglint
A World of Warcraft quest in Isle of Dorn. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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The NPC can be found at
/way 40.91, 87.35in Isle of Dorn.
The achievement Elders of Khaz Algar can only be made during the [event=327] on Khaz Algar.
To do this, you must find all the elders and honor them by visiting them and completing the quest.
You will always get one [item=21100] and one [item=21746].
There are always two elders on one of the four zones on [zone=14748].
Isle of Dorn
Archivist Rubbleglint on The Isle of Dorn.
[npc=233971]--> Archivist Rubbleglint
Stands on a rock in the sea in the far south.
/way #2248 40.91 87.35 Archivist Rubbleglint
Archivist Coppermoss on The Isle of Dorn.
[npc=233972] --> Archivist Coppermoss
Stands in the north of the island behind the big mountain on a rock near the sea.
/way #2248 48.62 13.95 Archivist Coppermoss
The Ringing Deeps
Archivist Farolt in The Ringing Deeps.
[npc=233973] --> Archivist Farolt
Stand at the top of The Living Grotto in front of the chasm by the waterfall where it goes down to Azj-Kahet.
/way #2214 48.9 67.3 Archivist Farolt
Archivist Silsigra in The Ringing Deeps.
[npc=233974] --> Archivist Silsigra
Stands on a rock in the obsidian cave.
/way #2214 67.29 52.98 Archivist Silsigra
[zone=14752]
Elder Ikk'zivan in Azj-Kahet
[npc=233977] --> Elder Ikk'zivan
Stands in the south at The Depths of Madness.
/way #2255 66.91 85.53 Elder Ikk'zivan
Elder Ikk'xataz in Azj-Kahet
[npc=233978] --> Elder Ikk'xataz
Stands between the Silk Path and Lightless Canals at the top of the Twitching Gorge.
/way #2255 46.82 57.21 Elder Ikk'xataz
Hallowfall
Elder Knythall in Hallowfall
[npc=233975] --> Elder Knythall
Stands in the west between large pointed rocks.
/way #2215 25.88 51.93 Elder Knythall
Elder Swornvow in Hallowfall
[npc=233976] --> Elder Swornvow
Stands down in the gorge on the bank by the smugglers' path.
/way #2215 66.27 46.28 Elder SwornvowIn this video here I show you the exact locations of the elders with timestamps: https://youtu.be/56BDSWAB1tY
Quest facts
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(85929))
What to do
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.
Objective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #2248 40.9 87.4
Coordinates
- Objective areaIsle of Dorn 40.9, 87.4
/way #2248 40.9 87.4
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 Isle of Dorn map
- Precious Gems about 750 yards
- What We Do For Gems about 750 yards
- Gems Are Forever about 750 yards
- Prairie Fever about 810 yards
- Monsters in the Dark about 810 yards
- Buried, Not Forgotten about 810 yards
- Building Blocks about 830 yards
- The Fourth Seat about 840 yards
- Delve into the Earth about 840 yards
- A Natural Remedy about 840 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Isle of Dorn, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s first objective area marker on Isle of Dorn:
- Freywold Village, Isle of Dorn
- Dornogal, Isle of Dorn
- Durgaz Cabin, Isle of Dorn
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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Other quests on the Isle of Dorn map
Reward details
Items you receive
“A symbol of honor and respect for one's ancestry.”
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.
Where this quest fits
Also counted by Elders of Khaz Algar
Its criteria name 8 quests; others include:
- Archivist Coppermoss
- Archivist Farolt
- Archivist Silsigra
- Elder Knythall
- Elder Swornvow
- Elder Ikk'zivan
- Elder Ikk'xataz
Other storylines on the Isle of Dorn map
- Mourning Rise
- Ties That Bind
- Merrix and Steelvein
- Khaz Algar Emissary
- Earthen Fissures
- Brotherhood in the Skolzgal Wood
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.
Achievements
Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.
- Elders of Khaz Algar: its criteria name 8 quests, this one included.