TheWoWDB"There must always be a Librarian" ... i chuckled :)
Quest
The Not-Scientific Method
A World of Warcraft quest in Zereth Mortis. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.
"The language of the First Ones is not static like most others. It evolves."
So... you're staying it's like language.
You can tell Blizzard has never consulted a linguist.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 60
ZoneZereth Mortis
Quest ID64805
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(64805))
What to do
StorylineCrown of Wills, step 7 of 17
Rewards25g 74s, 10,200 XP
Description
The language of the First Ones is not static like most others. It evolves. Creatures like the sentries are more advanced than your average poultrid, obviously. Their more complex thought processes give them an innate resistance to the invaders' overriding magic. But you should not take my word for it. We can actually test this! In the grotto there is a librarian. Take those phrases you memorized and infuse them into it. Then try out your helm.
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #1970 59.2 78.8
Coordinates
- Turn-inZereth Mortis 59.2, 78.8
/way #1970 59.2 78.8 - Objective areaZereth Mortis 58.5, 78.5
/way #1970 58.5 78.5
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 Zereth Mortis map
- Ramping Up about 280 yards
- Moment of Truth about 290 yards
- Strange Gears about 290 yards
- Reap What We Have Sown about 290 yards
- Scavenging a Solution about 290 yards
- Mysterious Greenery about 300 yards
- Clearing the Ruins about 300 yards
- A Splash of the Eternal about 300 yards
- Look Who I Found! about 540 yards
- Flora Aroma about 540 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Zereth Mortis, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Zereth Mortis:
- Sepulcher Overlook, Zereth Mortis
- Pilgrim's Grace, Zereth Mortis
- Sepulcher Of The First Ones, Zereth Mortis
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.
Community notes from Wowhead · 7 comments
Top 3 shown aboveThe comments below were written by Wowhead users. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments. See them in context on Wowhead.
The top 3 are shown in Top Comments above. Read all 7 on Wowhead.
Other quests on the Zereth Mortis map
Reward details
Reputation: The Enlightened +75
Once members of Cartel Al, the Enlightened have abandoned the pursuit of profit and glory out of devotion to the First Ones. By earning their favor, the brokers may be willing to share the knowledge they have gleaned.
Reputation group: Shadowlands.
Other quests in Zereth Mortis that reward The Enlightened reputation: A Mysterious Voice (+50), Core of the Matter (+75), Acquaintances Forgotten (+100), Lifetimes To Consider (+100), The Turning Point (+100), For Every Soul (+100).
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.
Storyline
Crown of Wills
Part 7 of 17.
Previous: Cryptic Catalogue · Next: Two Paths to Tread
- 2Our Last Option
- 3Hello, Darkness
- 4Elder Eru
- 5Testing One Two
- 6Cryptic Catalogue
- 7The Not-Scientific Method
- 8Two Paths to Tread
- 9One Half of the Equation
- 10Oppress and Destroy
- 11Aggressive Excavation
- 12Where the Memory Resides
- 13What We Wish to Forget
Showing steps 2 to 13 of 17.
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.
- Cryptic Catalogue
This area is a repository of various texts. Hmmm? What do they say? I have no idea! I have dedicated myself to their catalogue and organization. This is more important than ever, with invaders destroying the balance in Zereth Mortis! We must preserve what we have found so far. You can help.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Two Paths to Tread
Did that answer your question? Oh, you wanted a way to completely resist Domination magic? That I'm afraid I do not know. The First Ones' language will only delay the inevitable.
The storyline at a glance
Crown of Wills has 17 steps, from The Broken Crown to The Crown of Wills.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Zereth Mortis (11), Bastion (4), The Runecarver's Oubliette (2).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Zereth Mortis map
- Patch Intro
- Forging a New Path
- We Battle Onward
- Forming an Understanding
- A Means to an End
- Into the Unknown
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.