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Temporal Investigations

Temporal Investigations is a quest for level 45 in Suramar. It is step 3 of 6 in the Elisande's Retort storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Suramar at 54.9, 72.9. It rewards 1 reward item, 1 reputation reward, 775 experience and money.

Description

I knew the shal'dorei dabbled in time magic, but this is simply incredible...

Elisande stopped time on our entire army!

Come, let us investigate. Perhaps there is a way to break the spell - or at least discover how it is being maintained.

Rewards

You will receive:

Money2 gold2 silver20 copper
Experience775 XP
ReputationThe Nightfallen +250
Top Comments

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Luna777+274via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Don't be impatient & rush ahead like me leaving Khad'gar behind. I couldn't figure out why my quest wasn't completing after I'd gone thru the shield very slowly killing mobs (due to the debuff) & finally reaching Tyrande.

I abandoned & restarted the quest, waiting patiently this time to see Khad'gar walk down with me putting us in a shield which cleared the slowing debuff so I could quickly & easily fight mobs to get to Tyrande.

When will I learn to be patient doing quests? /sigh.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP775
MoneyGold2g 2s
ReputationThe Nightfallen+250

Reward details

Items you receive

TypeConsumable
Item level1
BindingBinds when picked up
Sells to vendors for25 gold

“Handed down for generations, this coin holds lingering knowledge from all its previous holders.”

Reputation: The Nightfallen +250

These exiled Nightborne elves suffer withdrawals after being cut off from the Nightwell. They oppose their people's alliance with the Legion and fight for some kind of redemption.

Reputation group: Legion.

Other quests in Suramar that reward The Nightfallen reputation: Answering Aggression (+250), Regroup (+250), Crackdown (+250), No Reason to Stay (+250), Trail of Echoes (+250), The Only Way Out is Through (+250).

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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapSuramarTurn-in marker at 54.9, 72.9, 13 mapped points
World Map

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.

Suramar Quest turn-in 13 mapped points
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In-game waypoint: /way #680 54.9 72.9

Coordinates

  • Turn-inSuramar 54.9, 72.9/way #680 54.9 72.9
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Suramar 57.0, 75.8/way #680 57.0 75.8

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 Suramar map

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

Getting there

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

  • Western SuramarAlliance and Horde · about 840 yards south-west
  • Eastern SuramarAlliance and Horde · about 850 yards east
  • Crimson Thicket, SuramarAlliance and Horde · about 1,300 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 160 yards south-east

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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Elisande's Retort

Part 3 of 6.

Previous: Gates of the Nighthold · Next: Those Scrying Eyes

  1. 1Before the Siege
  2. 2Gates of the Nighthold
  3. 3Temporal Investigations
  4. 4Those Scrying Eyes
  5. 5Scouting the Breach
  6. 6The Seal's Power

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.

  • Gates of the NightholdSuramar · Level 45

    Our combined armies are arrayed in front of the palace, ready to strike! I cannot believe the time has come. Your allied commanders are already there and we will join you. Make your way to Astravar Harbor and speak with Khadgar. He is coordinating the attack, or at least I think he is.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Those Scrying EyesSuramar · Level 45

    Until recently, Ly'leth was sending magical messages to us regularly from within the Nighthold. She took care to hide these messages - only the most vigilant scryers could have detected them. They could not be within the palace... too much interference from the Nightwell... Of course!

The storyline at a glance

Elisande's Retort has 6 steps, from Before the Siege to The Seal's Power.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Suramar (6).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

  • Insurrection Complete the Suramar Storylines listed below with a Timerunner.
  • Insurrection Complete the Suramar storylines listed below.

Other storylines on the Suramar 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.

Related
Temple Patrol: Calming the Dead
Temple Patrol: Congealed Venom
Temple Patrol: Siphon Venom
Temporal Difficulties
Temporal Tuning
Temporal Two-ning
Temporary Accommodations
Tenant Trouble
Database

Quest Location and Connections

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