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Symbols of the Past

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

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Mike2kz+4via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Stay awhile and listen:

Arator says: I was young when Quel'Thalas fell. I don't remember much about King Anasterian.
Vereesa Windrunner says: He ruled for thousands of years, from the Troll Wars against the Amani to his heroic sacrifice against the Scourge.
Vereesa Windrunner says: To this day, Anasterian is revered by both blood elves and high elves. He is a symbol of when our people stood as one.
Vereesa Windrunner says: After Anasterian's sacrifice, our people were split apart. The blood elves stayed in the ruins to rebuild, and did terrible things to regain that feeling of power.
Vereesa Windrunner says: We high elves could not abide what Prince Kael'thas was asking of us. We left during our people's greatest need.
Vereesa Windrunner says: We have also done terrible things since then.
Arator says: Would anything have been different if Anasterian had survived?
Vereesa Windrunner says: It doesn't matter what would have been. It only matters that he was a symbol of a united, powerful Quel'Thalas. We need that now.
Arator says: You know... Anasterian wasn't the only one who died defending Silvermoon. Despite what everyone says, I wish Aunt Sylvanas were here to join the fight.
Arator says: But I suppose her days as Ranger-General truly are a thing of the past. All things considered, maybe that's for the best.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 90
LocationEversong Woods
CategoryMidnight
Quest ID88938

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(88938))

Requirements

Requires all ofAwaken the Ancient of War, Awaken the Ancient of Lore, Awaken the Ancient Protector

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

Description

Arator's warning is poignant. There will be no small amount of grief or even threats when we return to Silvermoon. I suspect Aethas and his Sunreavers will bar our passage if we enter without preparations. To that end, I have saved some precious remnants of our shared history from before the demise of Dalaran. Would you please gather them for me, {name}?

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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.

Eversong Woods Quest turn-in 3 mapped points
Eversong Woods map showing where to go for Symbols of the PastTurn-inObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #2395 31.2 91.4

Coordinates

  • Turn-inEversong Woods 31.2, 91.4/way #2395 31.2 91.4
  • Objective areaEversong Woods 30.2, 90.8/way #2395 30.2 90.8
  • Objective areaEversong Woods 30.4, 92.5/way #2395 30.4 92.5

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 Eversong Woods map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Eversong Woods:

  • Silverglade Refuge, Eversong WoodsAlliance · about 80 yards north
  • Plaguewood Tower, Eastern PlaguelandsAlliance and Horde · about 1,500 yards south
  • Northpass Tower, Eastern PlaguelandsAlliance and Horde · about 2,000 yards south-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 100 yards west
  • Objective areaabout 100 yards south-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
Money34 gold16 silver
Experience13,700 XP

Storyline

Gathering of the Elves

Part 7 of 14.

Muster the might of the elves.

Previous: The Quel'dorei · Next: Rest for the Restless

  1. 1The Kaldorei
  2. 2Children of the Stars
  3. 3Awaken the Ancient of War
  4. 4Awaken the Ancient of Lore
  5. 5Awaken the Ancient Protector
  6. 6The Quel'dorei
  7. 7Symbols of the Past
  8. 8Rest for the Restless
  9. 9For Quel'Thalas
  10. 10The Shal'dorei
  11. 11Drained Mana
  12. 12An Illusion!
  13. 13Into the Darkway
  14. 14The Elves are Going to War

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.

  • The Quel'doreiLevel 90

    <name>, while the kaldorei are mustering, I could use your help as a witness as I ask another group for aid. We will need the quel'dorei for what is to come, no matter how much some of the sin'dorei will protest.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Rest for the RestlessLevel 90

    Before we are able to make amends with the living, we must lay the dead to rest. Years ago, I purged Dalaran of all elves allied with the Horde. I blamed them for the actions of the warchief at the time that resulted in the death of my husband. Now, years later, those ghosts still haunt me.

The storyline at a glance

Gathering of the Elves has 14 steps, from The Kaldorei to The Elves are Going to War.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Amirdrassil (5), Eversong Woods (3), Silvermoon City (3), Suramar (3).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Eversong Woods 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.