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.
Quest
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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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 :)
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.
Quest facts
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(65852))
What to do
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.
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 areaIn-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
- Booty Bay about 120 yards
- Incarnates on the Move about 120 yards
- Zeroing Debt about 120 yards
- Archives Return about 130 yards
- Archival Arrival about 130 yards
- Theramore about 130 yards
- Where in the World is a Lost Blue Dragon? about 130 yards
- Swiftly to the Archives about 130 yards
- A Peaceful Farewell about 130 yards
- Crystalsong Forest about 130 yards
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 Span
- Camp Antonidas, Azure Span
- Cobalt Assembly, Azure Span
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- 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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Other quests on the Azure Span map
Storyline
Into the Archives
Part 13 of 17.
Previous: Arcane Pruning · Next: Platform Adjustments
- 6Assemble the Defenses
- 7Preservation of Knowledge
- 8Wrath of the Kirin Tor
- 9Meeting Kalecgos
- 10The Many Images of Kalecgos
- 11Driven Mad
- 12Arcane Pruning
- 13Straight to the Top
- 14Platform Adjustments
- 15Arcane Annoyances
- 16Reclaiming the Oathstone
- 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 Pruning
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 Adjustments
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:
Other storylines on The Azure Span map
- Iskaara Tuskarr Renown
- The Blue Dragons
- Tuskarr Troubles
- Vakthros
- The Veiled Ossuary
- Decayed Roots
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.