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Precious Gems

Precious Gems is a quest for level 70-73 in Isle of Dorn. It is step 2 of 4 in the Heart of Stone storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Isle of Dorn at 33.9, 79.5. It rewards 1,200 experience and money.

Description

So, all they gave us was a location and a garbled riddle...

But I guess we know where to start.

I can picture it now. Once I have Basalteous's knowledge, I will have nobles and merchants lining up outside my house. No, my mansion!

The earthen did say southwest, right? I will find the cave and meet you there. Quickly now!

Rewards

Money2 gold80 silver90 copper
Experience1,200 XP
Top Comments

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Xython+10via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Fun trivia: In astronomy, an eon is exactly 1,000,000,000 years. (1 billion; our planet is roughly 4.5 billion years old, the universe is roughly 13.8 billion years old.)

In geology, they're timespans separated by a major world changing geological event, but the 4 we've been through on earth were 500 million to 2.5 billion years in length. Examples include the formation of the continents and formation of life.

"Many" of something is generally considered 5 or more.

"Many Eons," then, would be roughly the entire age of the Earth or the Universe, give or take a few billion. 2.5 billion to 12.5 billion or more.

Just some fun trivia to have. For no reason. Enjoy the quest.

That is every comment on this page.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP1,200
MoneyGold2g 80s
Where it comes from
Turn-in mapIsle of DornTurn-in marker at 33.9, 79.5, 3 mapped points
World Map

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.

Isle of Dorn Quest turn-in 3 mapped points
Isle of Dorn map showing where to go for Precious GemsTurn-inObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #2248 33.9 79.5

Coordinates

  • Turn-inIsle of Dorn 33.9, 79.5/way #2248 33.9 79.5
  • Objective areaIsle of Dorn 33.6, 80.3/way #2248 33.6 80.3
  • Objective areaIsle of Dorn 42.4, 71.7/way #2248 42.4 71.7

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

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 turn-in marker on Isle of Dorn:

  • Freywold Village, Isle of DornAlliance and Horde · about 720 yards north-east
  • Dornogal, Isle of DornAlliance and Horde · about 2,300 yards north-east
  • Durgaz Cabin, Isle of DornAlliance and Horde · about 3,500 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 50 yards south-west
  • Objective areaabout 860 yards north-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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Heart of Stone

Part 2 of 4.

Previous: For The Love of Gems · Next: What We Do For Gems

  1. 1For The Love of Gems
  2. 2Precious Gems
  3. 3What We Do For Gems
  4. 4Gems Are Forever

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.

  • For The Love of GemsIsle of Dorn · Level 70-73

    Before Dalaran crashed, I was a preeminent expert on gems. But I lost it all--gems, books, scrolls--like everyone else. Imagine my surprise when I learned of a creature named Basalteous that possesses knowledge of gems stretching back before the Sundering. I want that knowledge.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • What We Do For GemsIsle of Dorn · Level 70-73

    According to the earthen, we have to lure the spirit. Or disturb it. Or something. The four standing stones they mentioned have depleted elemental cores laying around them. There are igneous elementals outside and on the beach to the north. Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

The storyline at a glance

Heart of Stone has 4 steps, from For The Love of Gems to Gems Are Forever.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Isle of Dorn (4).

Other storylines on the Isle of Dorn 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.

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