TheWoWDBNote that getting these rings isn't as simple as the three quest chain indicated.
In order to GET the communicator in the first place (Moteha Windborn will replace it but only after you obtain it in the first place) -- you must complete a quest chain that starts at the Crash Site, coords above are correct.
Boktar Bloodfury will give you a short 5 quest chain:
First "The Missing Bronzebeard" followed by "The Nose Knows" and then "Sniffing out the Perpetrator." Upon return to the Crash Site, you are given "Speak Orcish, Man!" which leads to "Speaking with the Wind's Voice". This is a kill quest info at http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=12917 -- note that you can loot the relics for one of the other quests given at the Crash Site from the mobs who drop the "voices" (small items that look like motes of air) .
After the "voices" are turned in, you start a new quest chain, beginning with "Catching up with Brann" which then leads to "Pieces of the Puzzle", "Data Mining" "The Library Console" and finally, the last quest in this chain, "Norgannon's Shell".
Completion of "Norgannon's Shell" opens up the quest you probably came out here for in the first place, the one on this page: "Going after the Core" -- which has two follow ups, and then the nice blue ring, or rather choice of four blue rings, one of which should probably be a decent upgrade if you did this prior to level 80 and heroic runs or raiding.
Total of 13 quests to get the ring, along with any side quests that you do at the same time. Total time investment is approximately 1 1/2 to 3 hours, depending on class, level, drops, and whether or not you are soloing. Longer if you do the other quests at the same time, less time if you just pound it out, get lucky with drops (the "voices" dropped for me one every three or four kills, not one every other kill as someone else noted) or do it with a friend.
I thought I'd list and the quests and explain some of it because there is no indication of two quest chains prior to being able to start the one on this page --- Usually there is a note indicating any prerequisites and I always appreciate the information when it is provided. :)
Good luck. The quest rewards are rather nice and the ring is decent for starting heroics at level 80. I did the quests with a friend - we had no problems, hunter/shaman, both of us level 79. Some decent green quest rewards for selling or DE'ing, drops, and a nice chunk of exp in this zone (or gold if you're 80) make it worth doing.
Quest
Going After the Core
A World of Warcraft quest in The Storm Peaks. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.
Ok, so after some searching, I have exact coords/directions:
Krohna's note-59.8 52.6...next to a little tent, southeast of the bonfire
Soren's note-59.2 51.5...right next to the bonfire, shown in the screenshot
Hope this helps
camp at 59, 52
Quest facts
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(13273))
Requirements
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
Description
With Norgannon's Shell in hand, only half of the archive key remains to be found. Luckily, I've had the Explorers' League hard at work chasing down leads about the whereabouts of Norgannon's Core. Far to the southeast of the Inventor's Library, on the slopes to the north of Dun Niffelem, is a camp bearing my name. The Explorers' League representatives seeking the second half of the key are based there. Bring me the maps and the notes they've made and we should be able to track down the other key half.
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #120 59.6 52.3
Coordinates
- Turn-inThe Storm Peaks 59.6, 52.3
/way #120 59.6 52.3 - Objective areaThe Storm Peaks 59.8, 52.6
/way #120 59.8 52.6 - Objective areaThe Storm Peaks 59.2, 51.5
/way #120 59.2 51.5 - Objective areaThe Storm Peaks 37.3, 49.8
/way #120 37.3 49.8
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 The Storm Peaks map
- Operation: Troggageddon about 250 yards
- Gnomercy! about 250 yards
- For Gnomeregan! about 250 yards
- Spark of Genius about 1,600 yards
- Telemetry Online about 1,600 yards
- A Signal in Storm Peaks about 1,620 yards
- The Huntsman's Creed about 1,870 yards
- Homeward Bound about 1,890 yards
- Reverberation about 1,890 yards
- Walk a Mile in Her Shadows about 1,910 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on The Storm Peaks, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on The Storm Peaks:
- Camp Tunka'lo, The Storm Peaks
- Dun Niffelem, The Storm Peaks
- Ulduar, The Storm Peaks
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- 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.
Community notes from Wowhead · 20 comments
Top 3 shown aboveThe comments below were written by Wowhead users. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments. See them in context on Wowhead.
The top 3 are shown in Top Comments above. Read all 20 on Wowhead.
Storyline
The Storm Peaks
Part 62 of 113.
Previous: The Brothers Bronzebeard · Next: The Core's Keeper
- 57The Hidden Relic
- 58Fate of the Titans
- 59Fury of the Frostborn King
- 60The Master Explorer
- 61The Brothers Bronzebeard
- 62Going After the Core
- 63The Core's Keeper
- 64Forging the Keystone
- 65Xarantaur, the Witness
- 66The Witness and the Hero
- 67Memories of Stormhoof
- 68Distortions in Time
Showing steps 57 to 68 of 113.
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.
- The Brothers Bronzebeard
That does it! We finally have the keystone... It's beautiful! I've been around the world more than once, but this thing's got me all jittery with excitement again. I suppose now's not the time to stop and admire though, we need to get the heck out of here.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- The Core's Keeper
Prospector Soren's notes say that Norgannon's Core is in the keeping of a sentinel named Athan, one of Mimir's creations. Soren says the vault where Athan resides is called "Loken's Bargain" these days. Loken, eh? The earthen have mentioned him.
The storyline at a glance
The Storm Peaks has 113 steps, from Clean Up to The Reckoning.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): The Storm Peaks (110), Zul'Drak (2), Crystalsong Forest (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on The Storm Peaks map
- Never Hunt Alone
- Gnome Heritage Armor
- Titanstrike
- Hunt for the Harbinger
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.