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Quest
Barum's Notes
A World of Warcraft quest in Talador. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Barum will be "invisible" until you have the other quests, even though you see the yellow "?"
Starts with a book on the ground around [76.3, 42.7].
Assuming you are at the large purple crystalline structure in the middle [75.5, 42.5]:
- Honed Crystal (red), on the circumference of the large purple crystal. Coordinates [76.7, 42.5]
- Polished Crystal (white/blue), go left. It is propped against a small forge on the right side of the left building. Coordinates [77.5, 41.4]
- Harmonic Crystal (green), facing the main building up the steps from the large purple crystalline structure. Coordinates [75.6, 44.0]
TomTom coordinates:
/way 76.7, 42.5
/way 77.5, 41.4
/way 75.6, 44.0
Quest facts
LevelLevel 20-40
ZoneTalador
Quest ID33761
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(33761))
What to do
StorylineThe Plight of the Arakkoa, step 4 of 10
Rewards16g 98s, 5,450 XP
Description
<This hefty tome contains notes on the refining and shaping of Draenor's natural gems and crystals, including several full-page technical diagrams depicting complex cut patterns. The most recent pages detail a series of cuts intended to aid the draenei vindicators in battle.> "...honed to a fine edge, the material can expose weaknesses..." "when rounded and polished to such a degree, it wards off harmful..." "...this incredible discovery that a crystal can be attuned to the bearer's vitality!"
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-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #535 76.7 55.2
Coordinates
- Turn-inTalador 76.7, 55.2
/way #535 76.7 55.2 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Talador 77.1, 42.6
/way #535 77.1 42.6
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 Talador map
- While We're in the Neighborhood about 690 yards
- Vicious Viziers about 690 yards
- Orbs of Power about 690 yards
- The Final Step about 690 yards
- Dropping In about 690 yards
- Dropping Bombs about 720 yards
- Supply Recovery about 720 yards
- Prized Repossessions about 720 yards
- Punching Through about 720 yards
- An Audience With The Archmage about 960 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Talador, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Talador:
- Anchorite's Sojourn, Talador
- Terokkar Refuge, Talador
- Vol'jin's Pride, Talador
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- Objective area
- 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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Reward details
Reputation: Council of Exarchs +250
Under the leadership of five powerful exarchs, the draenei of Draenor have prospered in a savage world.
Reputation group: Warlords of Draenor.
Other quests in Talador that reward Council of Exarchs reputation: Nightmare in the Tomb (+250), Pieces of Us (+250), Burning Sky (+250), Disrupting the Flow (+250), The Heart of Auchindoun (+250), Into the Hollow (+250).
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 Plight of the Arakkoa
Part 4 of 10.
Previous: Pieces of Us · Next: Pyrophobia
- 1As the Smoke Rises
- 2Burning Sky
- 3Pieces of Us
- 4Barum's Notes
- 5Pyrophobia
- 6What the Draenei Found
- 7The Purge of Veil Shadar
- 9Forbidden Knowledge
- 10Kura's Vengeance
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.
- Pieces of Us
When the fires broke out, I took only my daughter's hand before we fled. It was the right decision, of course, but I do long for some of the things we left behind. I am an artificer, a shaper of crystals and gems. Without my tools I am just another refugee.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Pyrophobia
W- we have done n-n-nothing to provoke the arakkoa... w-why would they attack Aruuna? What do they want from us? I want to run, but I'm... too afraid. That leader of theirs will burn me to a crisp, I just know it! H-he's just inside the inn...
The storyline at a glance
The Plight of the Arakkoa has 10 steps, from As the Smoke Rises to Kura's Vengeance.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Talador (9).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Talador map
- Establishing your Outpost
- In the Shadows of Auchindoun
- The Battle for Shattrath
- Garrison Campaign
- Gorefiend
- Against the Warsong
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.