Quest

Secrets From Our Father

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

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FedaruD2023-06-24T13:15:36-05:00+21via Wowhead

The Rusted Relic is located inside a cave. Entrance at /way 61.83 41.77
The Humming Relic is located inside a cave. Entrance at /way 59.14 40.92

AziNoctis2023-05-11T07:35:14-05:00+6via Wowhead

These are supposed to be like the audio files from The Forbidden Reach. The Humming Relic is the only one that has an audio file that still works somewhat. After listening several times I hear:
*Text - Zzzt...I can't...zzt...experiment loose... Broke...zzzzzzt...my promise...
*Likely audio - I can't let my experiment loose upon the world, I broke my promise to the Aspects.
After the... brainwashing-like dialog from The Forbidden Reach, this file seems more like a journal entry for his own records. I believe he is referring to to the Dracthyr and possibly the moment the 'Titan power glove' broke and he finally accepted the Old Gods. This memo would be him trying to note events that lead to him trapping them and reaching for a new source of power with N'Zoth... or so we are lead to believe. I'm not entirely sold on that and feel there is another reason we are given a corrupt version of this record. I would be very interested in a bronze dragon turning back the clock on these to get the full library of audio clips.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 10-80

ZoneZaralek Cavern

Quest ID72874

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(72874))

What to do

StorylineBreaking Ground, step 11 of 16

Rewards28g 9s, 9,500 XP

Description

Look closely, {name}. You see this odd chunk of metal in the deepflayer muck? I have felt my head swimming since we arrived in these caverns. I thought it was just the ceaseless prattling of our whelp, Wrathion, but this object here may prove otherwise. I will continue my efforts to unlock this relic's secrets. Seek out similar pieces in the nearby caves. A dark theory is emerging, though we will need more information before I am willing to confirm it.

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.

Coordinates

Turn-inZaralek Cavern 60.5, 40.0/way #2133 60.5 40.0
Objective area (centre of the marked area)Zaralek Cavern 60.6, 41.1/way #2133 60.6 41.1
Objective areaZaralek Cavern 60.6, 40.1/way #2133 60.6 40.1

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 Zaralek Cavern map

A Worthy Ally: Loamm Niffen about 810 yards
Tougher Down Under about 830 yards
Honor the Flame about 840 yards
A Tower Yonder about 880 yards
Cataloging Horror about 940 yards
A Ghastly Legacy about 950 yards
Excavation: Gaze of Neltharion about 950 yards
Restless Death about 950 yards
Stain Removal about 950 yards
Antiquated Antics about 1,020 yards

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

Getting there

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

Loamm, Zaralek CavernAlliance and Horde · about 800 yards south-west
Obsidian Rest, Zaralek CavernAlliance and Horde · about 960 yards north-west
Dragonscale Camp, Zaralek CavernAlliance and Horde · about 2,000 yards south-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 60 yards south

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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Money28 gold9 silver

Experience9,500 XP

ReputationValdrakken Accord +60, Sabellian +500

Other quests on the Zaralek Cavern map

Reward details

Reputation: Valdrakken Accord +60

Centered in their most ancient city, the Valdrakken Accord is the unified might of all dragonkind, seeking to protect not only their island home but all of Azeroth.

Reputation group: Dragonflight.

Other quests in Zaralek Cavern that reward Valdrakken Accord reputation: Sight Beyond Sight (+130), Legends of the Zaqali (+130), Know Thy Enemy (+130), Take Out the Head (+130), Battlefield Triage (+130), Rushing Quality (+130).

Reputation: Sabellian +500

Sabellian has established a new generation of uncorrupt black dragons, and works to protect it at all costs.

Reputation group: Valdrakken Accord.

Other quests in Zaralek Cavern that reward Sabellian reputation: Rushing Quality (+500), A Whisper to Sabellian (+500), A Scale for a Scale (+500).

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

Breaking Ground

Part 11 of 16.

Previous: Brother's Keeper · Next: The Earth Gives Way

Showing steps 5 to 16 of 16.

Also part of: Zaralek Cavern (part 8 of 72).

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.

Brother's KeeperZaralek Cavern · Level 36-80
By my scales, I needed that win! That blasted Incarnate swatting us like flies did a number on my ego, and I assume Sabellian feels no different. As infuriating as I find his lack of humor, groaning voice, and ugly shoes... I would ask that you check in on him.

After this quest