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Respect for the Past

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varenne+555via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

[object=245274]
It's in the Lifespring Cavern at Whitewater Wash. Entrance is at 38.4, 61.4. Just go up the cave until you reach big totem with the rack behind it.

/way Highmountain 38.4, 61.4 Torgrul Cave Entrance


[object=245287]
It's on top of The Haglands mountain. There are two ways to get up. First path up the mountain starts at 52.4, 35, second at 44.4, 32.1. Go up until you reach a hut with [npc=97203] rare nearby. The rack is behind the hut at 41.0, 43.2. [npc=97203] is also a part of Adventurer of Highmountain achievement - [quest=39782] so don't forget to kill him.

/way Highmountain 52.4, 35.0 Garuu Path up 1
/way Highmountain 44.4, 32.1 Garuu Path up 2
/way Highmountain 41.0, 43.2 Garuu Rack


[object=245254]
It'ss on the top of the hill in Snowblind Mesa. If you go there from Thunder Totem when you enter Snowblind Mesa go up the mountain in left direction, pass big worms you'll see a path up the mountain go there and on top you'll see a rack. There is also a [npc=97102] rare, which is a part of Adventurer of Highmountain achievement. Path starts from 53.1, 55.7. Rack is at 52.0, 51.1.

/way Highmountain 53.1, 55.7 Halewa Path up
/way Highmountain 52.0, 51.1 Halewa Rack


[object=245241]
Is on top of Highmountain highest peak at 58.0, 95.6. Nearest flight point is Ironhorn Enclave. You can get up there if you start from Thunder Totem's second floor, enter Snowblind Mesa (49.9, 63.6) and when you reach the bridge turn right, go in the direction of Neltharion's Lair Entrance, to the right of the entrance you'll see a path up the mountain (48.2, 68.0). Take it and from there it's pretty much straight forward - climb up the mountain , cross two big bridges and go where the quest tells you.

/way Highmountain 48.2, 68.0 Lohfal Path up
/way Highmountain 58.0, 95.6 Lohfal Rack

Here is my main Leatherworking post: [spell=201705].
You can find more info about the profession there.

Respect for the Past quest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGp-lvA1aR0
Wisdom of Torgrul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbr3YPt3DYE
Wisdom of Garuu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEMP9yJnYRU
Wisdom of Halewa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okMGZ9k5YA4
Wisdom of Lohfal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCqkxiChNyk


Full quest chain under the spoiler.
You can see how far you are in the storyline.

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Quest
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[zone=7502]
[spell=201705]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxwiS67xe3U
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[zone=7502]
[spell=194898]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98RR_RVpPPc
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[zone=7502]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glDmGPxMT3M
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[zone=7502]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYmViHhYM6s
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[zone=7502]
[spell=196574]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fyGSgTo5go
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[zone=7502]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIaO3O60lb8
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[zone=7502]
[spell=196443]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6aljrMCOzE
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[zone=7502]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTOLCCc_6V4
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[spell=194862]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUG9Ri8LQrM
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[spell=194830]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frkVhvXtf8U
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[zone=7502]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eul72cUmtkQ
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[spell=194891]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjvQLGLUdjM
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[spell=194892]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2VRSbxIupQ
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[zone=7502]
[spell=194813]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqsY_Uh0XFQ
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD0WxWOn0IE
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[spell=194952]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpVXuf633T8
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[spell=194948]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfq0xld01BU
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[spell=194997]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2ciajYqvM4
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[spell=194976]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGTvhfvu9Tw
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[zone=7502]
[spell=195098]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1to8oaFA07g
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6mPZjvNPbo
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[spell=216233]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGp-lvA1aR0
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2yPunFtdNY
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[spell=216232]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWnWTXcRLUQ
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qHOoguZ3lA
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGbCI4ha7-o
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1XqOIOBiYw
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSNlHXgigGU
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[spell=195326]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IKCbVxmXos
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvac5rW4eVQ
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[spell=194965]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dlP5Z_Q7q0
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSA0XhkP9Ec
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[spell=196065]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL1wK7I37fw
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[spell=195003]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odQoHZ7W6So
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[spell=194959]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBb321N8Bzg
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[zone=7502]
[spell=195101]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8zRztbZVsQ
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbn8T1g3uuw
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[spell=216236]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB1HznrTQbw
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[spell=216234]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOwLgnY3RJw
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[spell=216235]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4cnhVDycfM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKHLNzS4xJA
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[spell=195314]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAqvQM_Nukk

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austinspace+72via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Tanning rack locations:

Wisdom of Torgrul is in the back of Lifespring Cavern.

Wisdom of Garuu is not in Mucksnout Den. It is on top of the mountain (as is also a fevered explorer). There is a path that starts up in Bloodhunt Highland. Head NE from The Witchwood FP. You can also get to it via a west-bound path from the High Crawliac (The Witchqueen) in The Haglands.

Wisdom of Halewa, as mentioned earlier, is up a path from where the worms are, on Reflection Peak. There is a treasure chest on top that on opening spawns a really big worm named Ram'Pag that you have to fight for the treasure.

Wisdom of Lohfal, on top of HIghmountain. Follow path leading up from Summitcrest Basecamp/Snowblind Mesa, above Neltharian's Lair instance. Nice long path, some suspension bridges, and some NPCs. Great view of the area from up top.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 10-45
CategoryLeatherworking
Quest ID40205

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(40205))

Description

We record the mistakes of the past so we can learn to avoid them in the present. However, recording history is not just about preventing missteps, but also to celebrate our successes. Scattered around Highmountain at sacred locations are racks with stamped leather, much like the ones here, with stories to tell. Go to these locations, pay your respect, and learn their lessons.

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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.

Highmountain Quest turn-in 4 mapped points
Highmountain map showing where to go for Respect for the PastTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #650 45.7 64.9

Suramar Objective area 1 mapped point
Suramar map showing where to go for Respect for the PastObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #680 55.3 26.9

Coordinates

  • Turn-inHighmountain 45.7, 64.9/way #650 45.7 64.9
  • Objective areaHighmountain 52.0, 51.1/way #650 52.0 51.1
  • Objective areaHighmountain 41.0, 43.2/way #650 41.0 43.2
  • Objective areaHighmountain 36.5, 61.4/way #650 36.5 61.4
  • Objective areaSuramar 55.3, 26.9/way #680 55.3 26.9

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 Highmountain map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Highmountain:

  • Thunder Totem, HighmountainAlliance and Horde · about 260 yards north
  • Sylvan Falls, HighmountainAlliance and Horde · about 690 yards west
  • Nesingwary's Retreat, HighmountainAlliance and Horde · about 700 yards north-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 1,700 yards south-east (on the Suramar map)
  • Objective areaabout 790 yards north-east
  • Objective areaabout 1,100 yards north

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
Money20 gold22 silver
Experience6,150 XP

Storyline

Legion Leatherworking

Part 34 of 45.

Previous: Evolution of the Past · Next: A Debt Paid

  1. 29Battle Bonds
  2. 30Playthings
  3. 31The Final Lessons
  4. 32Strength of the Past
  5. 33Evolution of the Past
  6. 34Respect for the Past
  7. 35A Debt Paid
  8. 36Scales of the Arcane
  9. 37Eye of Azshara: Scales of the Sea
  10. 38Scales of the Earth
  11. 39Time Well Spent
  12. 40Well Spent Time

Showing steps 29 to 40 of 45.

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.

  • Evolution of the PastLevel 10-45

    As we make stronger armor, the creatures we battle adapt and learn to defeat us. We in turn create better armor, and they in turn learn to defeat it yet again. For centuries, my people have battled the basilisks of the mesas below. They have adapted to us as thoroughly as we have to them.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • A Debt PaidLevel 10-45

    Now, I've never heard of a ghost sending a letter before, but I'll be damned if'n I didn't just receive one now. Celea has sent fer ye, lad. I'd best be on me way if I were ye. Might be bad luck to keep a spirit waiting.

Quests that require this one

The storyline at a glance

Legion Leatherworking has 45 steps, from Skin Deep to Mounting Made Easy.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Dalaran (19), Azsuna (11), Highmountain (10), Suramar (4).

Other storylines on the Highmountain 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.