TheWoWDBIf you come up short on shards just leave the room and go back in. I could only find 5 of 6 the first time I tried it, but once I left the room and reentered the remaining shard had spawned.
Quest
Shards of the Past
A World of Warcraft quest in Ironforge. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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This quest is part of the Dwarf Heritage Armor quest line.
Video guide for this quest - https://youtu.be/LXQCaloY2qk
Quest sequence bellow:
1 - Keep Yer Feet On The Ground
2 - Something Valuable, Perhaps?
3 - Ancient Armor, Ancient Mystery
4 - Watch Yer Back
5 - Aegrim's Study
6 - Shards of the Past
7 - Interest Yah In a Pint?
8 - Recruiting the Furnace Master
9 - Earthen Blessing
10 - Forging the Armor
11 - Legacy of the Bronzebeard
Quest facts
Quest ID53841
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(53841))
Requirements
RaceDwarf
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
Description
<The armor that once was here has mysteriously shattered. Pieces of the ancient armor are scattered around the room.>
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.
Turn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #87 77.5 9.4
Coordinates
- Turn-inIronforge 77.5, 9.4
/way #87 77.5 9.4 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Ironforge 20.6, 51.7
/way #87 20.6 51.7 - Objective areaIronforge 19.4, 52.1
/way #87 19.4 52.1
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 Ironforge map
- The Plot Thickens same spot
- The Legacy Passed On same spot
- Demanding Answers about 390 yards
- Seize the Ambassador about 390 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Ironforge, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Ironforge:
- Ironforge, Dun Morogh
- Menethil Harbor, Wetlands
- Gol'Bolar Quarry, Dun Morogh
- Thorium Point, Searing Gorge
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- Objective area
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
Storyline
Dwarven Heritage Armor
Part 6 of 11.
Previous: Aegrim's Study · Next: Interest Yah In A Pint?
- 1Keep Yer Feet On The Ground
- 2Something Valuable, Perhaps?
- 3Ancient Armor, Ancient Mystery
- 4Watch Yer Back
- 5Aegrim's Study
- 6Shards of the Past
- 7Interest Yah In A Pint?
- 8Recruiting the Furnace Master
- 9Earthen Blessing
- 10Forging the Armor
- 11Legacy of the Bronzebeard
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.
- Aegrim's Study
This leads to Aegrim's study. I still have some scrolls to sort, so I will leave you to search the study at your leisure. I'm sure Brann would be most interested in any of your findings.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Interest Yah In A Pint?
The armor may be shattered, but there's still hope. With the fragments you found, we might be able to forge it anew. This is far outside my area of expertise, but there may be someone who can help. We should speak with Grumnus Steelshaper. He retired to Thelsamar in Loch Modan.
The storyline at a glance
Dwarven Heritage Armor has 11 steps, from Keep Yer Feet On The Ground to Legacy of the Bronzebeard.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Ironforge (5), OldIronforge (3), Loch Modan (2), Gol'Bolar Quarry (1).
Other storylines on the Ironforge map
- Dun Morogh
- Legion Inscription
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.