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The Not-Scientific Method

The Not-Scientific Method is a quest for level 60 in Zereth Mortis. It is step 7 of 17 in the Crown of Wills storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Zereth Mortis at 59.2, 78.8. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 10,200 experience and money.

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.

Rewards

Money25 gold74 silver
Experience10,200 XP
ReputationThe Enlightened +75
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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP10,200
MoneyGold25g 74s
ReputationThe Enlightened+75

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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapZereth MortisTurn-in marker at 59.2, 78.8, 3 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.

Zereth Mortis Quest turn-in 3 mapped points
Zereth Mortis map showing where to go for The Not-Scientific MethodTurn-inObjective areaObjective area

In-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

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 MortisAlliance and Horde · about 880 yards north
  • Pilgrim's Grace, Zereth MortisAlliance and Horde · about 940 yards north
  • Sepulcher Of The First Ones, Zereth MortisAlliance and Horde · about 1,100 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 40 yards west
  • Objective areaabout 40 yards west
  • Objective areaabout 40 yards 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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Crown of Wills

Part 7 of 17.

Previous: Cryptic Catalogue · Next: Two Paths to Tread

  1. 2Our Last Option
  2. 3Hello, Darkness
  3. 4Elder Eru
  4. 5Testing One Two
  5. 6Cryptic Catalogue
  6. 7The Not-Scientific Method
  7. 8Two Paths to Tread
  8. 9One Half of the Equation
  9. 10Oppress and Destroy
  10. 11Aggressive Excavation
  11. 12Where the Memory Resides
  12. 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 CatalogueZereth Mortis · Level 60

    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 TreadZereth Mortis · Level 60

    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

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.

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The Nuts and Bolts of It
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