TheWoWDBI was having a hard time because [npc=178257] wasn't where you would turn this quest in.
I found an answer in a comment by Idonae White on a Youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVGVWJuwC8c who had the same issue.
Apparently if you don't pick up and complete the other quest he gives The Sundered Staff at coordinates 59 58, then he will not move to the final location. So go get that quest too and he will be where you expect him to be and you can complete the quest.
Quest
The Sundered Staff
A World of Warcraft quest in Korthia. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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If you fall of the edge by the Lodestaff Head, you'll respawn at the Vault of Secrets with no way to get back.
If your having issues …just wait for him to respawn, the cliff throws it off
Quest facts
Quest ID63734
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(63734))
Description
I have no choice but to trust you with the secrets of the Lodestaff. In the right hands, such as those of a trained Archivist, the staff can locate influential relics from the afterlives of the Shadowlands. It was split into three segments to ensure that it would not fall into the wrong hands. The invaders have found the pieces, but they are yet not aware of their significance. Recover the pieces of the staff. Each segment is held by a different member of the Mawsworn.
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 #1961 39.4 51.3
Coordinates
- Turn-inKorthia 39.4, 51.3
/way #1961 39.4 51.3 - Objective areaKorthia 45.0, 58.4
/way #1961 45.0 58.4 - Objective areaKorthia 49.7, 56.2
/way #1961 49.7 56.2 - Objective areaKorthia 45.3, 50.3
/way #1961 45.3 50.3 - Objective areaKorthia 60.5, 58.7
/way #1961 60.5 58.7
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 Korthia map
- The Last Place You Look about 180 yards
- Looting the Looters about 200 yards
- Bone Tools about 370 yards
- Hooking Over about 370 yards
- The Anima Trail about 370 yards
- Lost Records about 370 yards
- To the Vault about 430 yards
- Defending the Vault about 600 yards
- Keepers of Korthia about 600 yards
- A Matter of Urgency about 600 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Korthia, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Korthia:
- Keeper's Respite
- Progenitor Console
- Ve'nari's Refuge
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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Money25 gold74 silver
Experience8,150 XP
Storyline
Archivists of Korthia
Part 3 of 8.
Previous: Carving Out a Path · Next: An Infusion of Anima
- 1Interrupt the Interrogations
- 2Carving Out a Path
- 3The Sundered Staff
- 4An Infusion of Anima
- 5Consulting the Experts
- 6Hope Ascending
- 7Finding One's True Purpose
- 8Establishing the Archive
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.
- Carving Out a Path
While I abhor violence and prefer a reasoned response to conflict, there is no alternative here. In order for Roh-Suir and I to escape safely, you must deliver a decisive strike to the Mawsworn who have invaded Seeker's Quorum. Carve out a path so that we may escape.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- An Infusion of Anima
Normally we would infuse the Lodestaff with energy from the Netherstar, another relic of note. Regrettably, that is not an option. But, in a pinch, anima is an acceptable substitute. Take the Lodestaff. Brandish it near recently slain devourers in the estuary below us.
The storyline at a glance
Archivists of Korthia has 8 steps, from Interrupt the Interrogations to Establishing the Archive.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Korthia (8).
Other storylines on the Korthia map
- Patch Campaign
- The Last Sigil
- They Could Be Anyone
- Patch Intro
- Maw Walkers
- What Lies Ahead
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.