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Secrets in the Sand

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

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varenne+28via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

/way 52.78 46.37 Page 4
/way 52.79 41.77 Page 3 (Up the collapsed bridge)
/way 56.30 43.90 Page 2
/way 55.81 48.68 Page 1 (near the rock)

Secrets in the Sand quest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brwy098mIh0
This quest is part of the Vol'dun Dangers in the Desert questchain. All Vol'dun quests: Secrets in the Sands <= more info inside

ID
#
Quest
Quest Chain
Questgiver
Subzone
Video
10
1
Dangers in the Desert
[npc=122583]
Vulpera Hideaway
https://youtu.be/lYCJlap6iL0
11
2
Dangers in the Desert
[npc=123586]
Vulpera Hideaway
https://youtu.be/XbT4ZTgXyZo
12
Dangers in the Desert
[npc=123586]
Vulpera Hideaway
https://youtu.be/cqZJThPWE5w
13
1
Dangers in the Desert
[npc=122583]
Vulpera Hideaway
https://youtu.be/Brwy098mIh0
14
2
Dangers in the Desert
[npc=123586]
Vulpera Hideaway
https://youtu.be/GwSAvEm-Pew
15
3
Dangers in the Desert
[npc=130341]
Vulpera Hideaway
https://youtu.be/Gz2CNZSDlD0
16
Dangers in the Desert
[npc=130341]
Vulpera Hideaway
https://youtu.be/y_KC4ShsYDM
17
Optional
[npc=137631]
The Brine Basin
https://youtu.be/CaPG1jKYIHg
18
Optional [currency=1553]
[npc=137629]
The Brine Basin
https://youtu.be/AQNXDnhwXoI
19
1
Dangers in the Desert
[npc=126696]
Withering Gulch
https://youtu.be/lt_9wJfMtQY
20
2
Dangers in the Desert
[npc=126696]
Withering Gulch
https://youtu.be/SzF73mVhTrM

Id column is approximate quest № In Vol'dun storyline
# is additional ordering info. Can take multiple quests at the same time if you see a number there

3
molotovjester+9via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

If you are missing one, make sure to check all the indicated locations, not just the one currently showing on your map/mini-map. I ran around for far too long trying to find the one indicated on the map, and the one I was missing was actually the Northern-most one.

Read all 9 on Wowhead ↗

Quest facts

LevelLevel 30-60
Quest ID47316

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(47316))

Requirements

FactionHorde only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineDangers in the Desert, step 5 of 9
Rewards25g 74s, 8,150 XP

Description

I found this journal buried in the sand. Kiro tried to toss it in the fire. "Our wagon has no space for a diary, Meerah. What practical use does it have?" Don't tell him I said so, but I think it's fascinating! Can you imagine what kinds of secrets it holds? Quite a few pages are missing, but I bet you can recover them out on the dunes!

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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.

Vol'dun Quest turn-in 13 mapped points
Vol'dun map showing where to go for Secrets in the SandTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #864 56.8 50.5

Coordinates

  • Turn-inVol'dun 56.8, 50.5/way #864 56.8 50.5
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Vol'dun 54.3, 44.9/way #864 54.3 44.9

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 Vol'dun map

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

Getting there

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Vol'dun:

  • Vulpera Hideaway, Vol'dunHorde · about 50 yards north
  • Vorrik's Sanctum, Vol'dunHorde · about 960 yards north-west
  • Goldtusk Inn, Vol'dunHorde · about 1,100 yards south-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 310 yards north-west

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
Money25 gold74 silver
Experience8,150 XP
ReputationVoldunai +75

Reward details

Reputation: Voldunai +75

Comprised of exiles and scavengers, the Voldunai use their knowledge of the sands to thrive where others would wither and die.

Reputation group: Battle for Azeroth.

Other quests in Vol'dun that reward Voldunai reputation: Into the Dunes (+75), Searching for Survivors (+75), Restorative Venom (+75), A Balm to Calm (+10), Knickknack Takeback (+75), Aided Escape (+75).

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

Dangers in the Desert

Part 5 of 9.

Previous: Searching for Survivors · Next: Knickknack Takeback

  1. 1Restorative Venom
  2. 2Freshly Squeezed
  3. 3A Balm to Calm
  4. 4Searching for Survivors
  5. 5Secrets in the Sand
  6. 6Knickknack Takeback
  7. 7The Warguard's Trail
  8. 8Grozztok the Blackheart
  9. 9Stolen Satchels

Also part of: Dunes of Vol'dun (part 15 of 66).

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.

  • Searching for SurvivorsVol'dun · Level 30-60

    It is good to see you are safe, but what of de others? Have dey been lost to de sands? You need to head back to de crash site and see if de others survived. I will ask around and see if these fox people can tell us anything about Rakera.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Knickknack TakebackVol'dun · Level 30-60

    Nisha told me you came here in search of an exile. One named Rakera? We don't know her, but we might be able to help you find her. You help us, and we help you. Deal? We survive by scavenging. We trade what we find, but the sethrak that raided our burrows made away with many of our knickknacks.

Quests that require this one

The storyline at a glance

Dangers in the Desert has 9 steps, from Restorative Venom to Stolen Satchels.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Vol'dun (9).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Vol'dun 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.