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Straight to the Top

A World of Warcraft quest in The Azure Span. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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GeekyPrimate+38via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

If you're having trouble getting the stepping stone out of the bag, don't do what I did and abandon the quest over and over, exit the game, leave the continent, come all the way back only to be frustrated again. This is a case of Blizzard's poor wording of quests. You have to go to one of the two "arcane platforms" you went to on the previous quest with the scepter you got out of the bag. Once you are standing in one of those spots, the action button will work and you can go through the bag and get the stepping stone and continue the quest.

On the first quest when I went through the bag to get the scepter, I did it right next to the quest giver, so I assumed I could do the same again, and when I couldn't, I went through a big hassle for nothing. It should have worked like the previous quest, but at a minimum the quest description should specify "go to one of the arcane platforms then look through the bag". Hope this saves someone from pulling out their hair.

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Mypciscraze+11via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Hi all

I present You Storyline [storyline=1314]. This Storyline is part of Azure Spanner which is criteria for Loremaster of the Dragon Isles.

See Video with Storyline if need it - https://youtu.be/hcBVvvPMowY

Storyline in order I done it:

1. Into the Azure - See [npc=185599] 71.6 80.5
2. To the Azure Span - See [npc=185603] 41.43 35.6
3. Camp Antonidas - See [npc=183543] 46.6 40.1 movie will start.
4a. Assemble the Defenses - Get 3 [item=194512]. Location: /way 46.1 39.3 /way 45.8 40.1 /way 46 40.8
4b. Preservation of Knowledge - Find 4 Ancient Tomes. You can fine a lot around.
6. Wrath of the Kirin Tor - jump on [npc=192244] 46.2 38.8 and using skill 1 take down all dragons. DON'T LEAVE [npc=192244] until you will get kick out or you will need to kill dragons one more time.
7. Meeting Kalecgos - Go to 46 38.8 press on [npc=188915] and from it will drop [item=191954] take it. Now go 40.9 55.
8. The Many Images of Kalecgos - Use [object=376570] is outside tower then you will be teleported on top level now move to 40.7 59.
9a. Driven Mad - Loot 40 [item=190769] from mobs.
9b. Arcane Pruning - First press on [item=191953] then Fly to 2 location: 39.5 60.3 and 41.1 62.2 and use there [item=191952].
11. Straight to the Top - Fly to location: 39.5 60.3 or 41.1 62.2 and use [item=191978] after few sec you will get extra bar use it to get teleport on top platform.
12a. Platform Adjustments - Press on 3 [npc=185775] they look line big portals ease to see.
12b. Arcane Annoyances - Use [item=194891] to pull 6 [npc=192739] and slay them.
14. Reclaiming the Oathstone - Fly down on ground and speak with [npc=186187] Movie will start.
15. Aiding Azure Span - Go to 46.6 40.1 Storyline finish.

Hope That Help You :)

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deancp1+5via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

I created the Arcane Stepping Stone no problem, but couldn't interact with the action button. Tried dropping the quest and retaking with no success.
My eventual solution:
-dismiss my pet
-exit the game and re-enter

Then it worked just fine.

Read all 12 on Wowhead ↗

Quest facts

LevelLevel 30-70
Quest ID65852

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(65852))

What to do

StorylineInto the Archives, step 13 of 17
Rewards2g 80s 90c, 1,200 XP

Description

There appears to be something sapping the arcane energies at the apex of the tower. Now that you've stabilized the energies down here, you should be able to "ride" the arcane magics in the area. Look in that bag of yours for something called an arcane stepping stone, and use it to meet me at the top.

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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.

The Azure Span Quest turn-in 5 mapped points
The Azure Span map showing where to go for Straight to the TopTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #2024 40.0 61.5

Coordinates

  • Turn-inThe Azure Span 40.0, 61.5/way #2024 40.0 61.5
  • Objective areaThe Azure Span 39.6, 60.3/way #2024 39.6 60.3
  • Objective areaThe Azure Span 41.2, 62.3/way #2024 41.2 62.3
  • Objective areaThe Azure Span 40.7, 59.0/way #2024 40.7 59.0

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 The Azure Span map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on The Azure Span:

  • Azure Archives, Azure SpanAlliance and Horde · about 320 yards west
  • Camp Antonidas, Azure SpanAlliance and Horde · about 1,800 yards north-east
  • Cobalt Assembly, Azure SpanAlliance and Horde · about 2,400 yards north

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 100 yards north-west
  • Objective areaabout 150 yards south-east
  • Objective areaabout 100 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
Money2 gold80 silver
Experience1,200 XP

Storyline

Into the Archives

Part 13 of 17.

Previous: Arcane Pruning · Next: Platform Adjustments

  1. 6Assemble the Defenses
  2. 7Preservation of Knowledge
  3. 8Wrath of the Kirin Tor
  4. 9Meeting Kalecgos
  5. 10The Many Images of Kalecgos
  6. 11Driven Mad
  7. 12Arcane Pruning
  8. 13Straight to the Top
  9. 14Platform Adjustments
  10. 15Arcane Annoyances
  11. 16Reclaiming the Oathstone
  12. 17Aiding Azure Span

Showing steps 6 to 17 of 17.

Also part of: Azure Span Chapter 1 (part 8 of 20), The Azure Span (part 12 of 52).

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.

  • Arcane PruningThe Azure Span · Level 30-70

    We cannot activate the oathstone in the Azure Archives until we fix the issue with the out of control ley energy here. Two out of the three draconic runes that are meant to control it are being choked by unstable arcana.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Platform AdjustmentsThe Azure Span · Level 30-70

    It seems the last of the arcane disruption is up here. I'll continue adjusting the ley energies. Use some of the arcana you recovered to dispel the disruptions here.

The storyline at a glance

Into the Archives has 17 steps, from Into the Azure to Aiding Azure Span.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): The Azure Span (16), Ohn'ahran Plains (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

  • Azure Spanner Complete the following storylines in the Azure Span.

Other storylines on The Azure Span 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.