TheWoWDBDoesn't seem to be any reward or followup for this beyond the gold. Rather disappointing considering it was a quite long questline.
Quest
Capturing the Keystone
A World of Warcraft quest in Netherstorm. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Quest line abruptly ends here, pretty disappointing.
Don't know if anyone noticed the text where the archmage says "some scryed to remember, some scryed to forget" which is obviously an ironic refrence to Hotel California, considering the archmage can't leave the tower he is in.
Quest facts
Quest ID10257
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(10257))
What to do
StorylineNetherstorm, step 82 of 103
Rewards31g 50s, 8,250 XP
Description
It doesn't surprise me that Kael'thas has put the key to this ward in the hands of someone like Commander Sarannis. Prince Kael'thas is a great many things, but he is no simpleton. In order to break this curse once and for all, you must enter Tempest Keep and claim the keystone. Only once the keystone has been destroyed will I regain my freedom.
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #109 58.3 86.4
Coordinates
- Turn-inNetherstorm 58.3, 86.4
/way #109 58.3 86.4 - Objective areaNetherstorm 71.4, 59.2
/way #109 71.4 59.2
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 Netherstorm map
- Desecrate this Fire! about 1,600 yards
- Honor the Flame about 1,610 yards
- Warchief's Command: Netherstorm! about 1,640 yards
- Hero's Call: Netherstorm! about 1,640 yards
- Nexus-King Salhadaar about 1,780 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Netherstorm, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Netherstorm:
- Cosmowrench, Netherstorm
- Area 52, Netherstorm
- The Stormspire, Netherstorm
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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Money31 gold50 silver
Experience8,250 XP
Storyline
Netherstorm
Part 82 of 103.
Previous: Finding the Keymaster · Next: Run a Diagnostic!
- 77Torching Sunfury Hold
- 78Unlocking the Compendium
- 79Summoner Kanthin's Prize
- 80Ar'kelos the Guardian
- 81Finding the Keymaster
- 82Capturing the Keystone
- 83Run a Diagnostic!
- 84Deal With the Saboteurs
- 85To the Stormspire
- 86Diagnosis: Critical
- 87Testing the Prototype
- 88All Clear!
Showing steps 77 to 88 of 103.
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.
- Finding the Keymaster
In retrospect, I suppose I should've expected Kael'thas's magic to be this robust. He's always been a talented mage, but I've never seen anything like the power he wielded during the attack on the tower.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Run a Diagnostic!
Wherever the Consortium establishes a presence, we bring our eco-dome technology. The fields allow us to work in a controlled and life-sustaining atmosphere since we often find ourselves in hostile environments.
Also counted by Into the Nether
Its criteria name 14 quests; others include:
- Dr. Boom!
- Down With Daellis
- Torching Sunfury Hold
- Building a Perimeter
- Back to the Chief!
- Securing the Celestial Ridge
- Full Triangle
- Destroy Naberius!
The storyline at a glance
Netherstorm has 103 steps, from Distraction at Manaforge B'naar to Dimensius the All-Devouring.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Netherstorm (98), Shattrath City (4), Terokkar Forest (1).
Other storylines on the Netherstorm map
- Lorewalking: Ethereals
- Burning Crusade Chromie Time Breadcrumbs
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.
- Into the Nether: its criteria name 14 quests, this one included.