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Memories of the Dead

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

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I found this one really confusing. Thanks to all who've posted - I could never have done it without you.
To sum it up:
1. The directions in the quest are a lie. The Spirit of Kalytha is NOT located on east of the lake - she walks around a bit on the Northeast side, around 36,72.

2. You can only talk to her if you have a buff that looks like a ring (which you got from the quest)

3. The quest text lies again when it says "Speak to the others....." If, after you've talked to Kalytha, you run around trying to speak to the ghosts, it's possible you'll run right out of the phased area (like I did) and get killed,have to run back, and then figure out how to get the ring buff and find Kalytha again.

4. After you talk to Kalytha, just head directly south along the east side of the lake. At around 37,74 you'll see a dude standing in a shaft of light. That's Archamage Selwyn, and he's your turn-in for this quest and gives the next step in the quest line.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 5-30
ZoneAzshara
Quest ID14215

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(14215))

Requirements

FactionHorde only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineAzshara, step 20 of 88
Rewards4,100 XP

Description

The runes on this ring you found are still legible: it was given to "Kalytha" when she was granted admission to the Academy. With the right spell or two, this personal trinket of hers is the gateway to her soul. Take the ring back to Lake Mennar. Kalytha's spirit should now be visible to you on the shore of the lake. Touch her and the ring will allow you to see the world as she sees it, forever reliving her final hours. Probe her mind, {name}! Speak to the others and learn the secrets of Lake Mennar...

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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.

Azshara Quest turn-in 4 mapped points
Azshara map showing where to go for Memories of the DeadTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #76 29.8 66.3

Coordinates

  • Turn-inAzshara 29.8, 66.3/way #76 29.8 66.3
  • Objective areaAzshara 36.6, 72.6/way #76 36.6 72.6
  • Objective areaAzshara 37.5, 74.5/way #76 37.5 74.5
  • Objective areaAzshara 29.7, 66.9/way #76 29.7 66.9

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 Azshara map

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

Getting there

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Azshara:

  • Valormok, AzsharaHorde · about 860 yards west
  • Southern Rocketway, AzsharaHorde · about 1,200 yards east
  • Orgrimmar, DurotarHorde · about 1,300 yards south-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 440 yards south-east
  • Objective areaabout 520 yards south-east

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
Experience4,100 XP
ReputationSilvermoon City +250

Reward details

Reputation: Silvermoon City +250

The capital of Quel'Thalas, home of the blood elves. Though nearly destroyed by Arthas' attack on the Sunwell, Silvermoon is once again a thriving city.

Reputation group: Horde.

Other quests in Azshara that reward Silvermoon City reputation: Return of the Highborne? (+150), A Thousand Stories in the Sand (+250), Mystery of the Sarcen Stone (+250), Hacking the Construct (+150).

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

Azshara

Part 20 of 88.

Previous: A Thousand Stories in the Sand · Next: Mystery of the Sarcen Stone

  1. 15First Degree Mortar
  2. 16In The Face!
  3. 17Profitability Scouting
  4. 18Private Chat
  5. 19A Thousand Stories in the Sand
  6. 20Memories of the Dead
  7. 21Mystery of the Sarcen Stone
  8. 22Survey the Lakeshore
  9. 23Gunk in the Trunk
  10. 24Dozercism
  11. 25Mortar the Point
  12. 26To Gut a Fish

Showing steps 15 to 26 of 88.

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.

  • A Thousand Stories in the SandAzshara · Level 5-30

    The ruins around Lake Mennar, to our east, have a tale to tell. The lesser races - like those clumsy dwarves - would go after the truth with picks and shovels. <Malynea wrinkles her nose.> We'll be using more elegant methods.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Mystery of the Sarcen StoneAzshara · Level 5-30

    Before she died, Kalytha was charged with burying something at the bottom of the lake, a powerful artifact that the archmages of Mennar spent their last moments creating. No doubt Malynea Skyreaver will want to see the artifact, presuming it still exists.

The storyline at a glance

Azshara has 88 steps, from Runaway Shredder! to The Conquest of Azshara.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Azshara (88).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Azshara 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.

Guides and routes on this site that cover Azshara.