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Quest

The Twin Ziggurats

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

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13731+34via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Stone of Flame @ (40, 49)
Stone of Sun @ (34, 47)

The ziggurats are southwest of Tranquillien. Both stones are inside the ziggurats, within a black chest in the center. Be prepared to fight two or more level 17-18 casters.

I was able to solo as a 17 paladin. I used mana tap and line of sight to pull.

The Traitor's Shadow (http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=9161) precedes this and The Traitor's Destruction (http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=9167) follows.

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19244+19via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

I am just clearing up what the above poster said as "line of sight to pull".

By that he means to stand at the top of the stairs and agro one of the mobs, then back up so they have to run to the top of the stairs. Then attack them there.
Beware, they will try and run away once you get their life low enough.

The stairs splits to the left and right. There is a caster at the bottom of each set of stairs, a third caster in the middle of the room on the far side and fourth caster right by the chest. (he's right behind the wall at the top of the stairs)

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 1-30
ZoneGhostlands
Quest ID9176

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(9176))

Requirements

FactionHorde only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineGhostlands, step 37 of 41
RewardsSunwell Blade, Sunwell Orb, 10g 50s, 6,200 XP

Description

According to this journal, Dar'Khan promised the Scourge two powerful elven artifacts: the stone of light and the stone of flame. These were imbued with the magical energies of the Sunwell and attuned to have warding powers against the Scourge. The crystals were to be transported to where the Howling Ziggurat and the Bleeding Ziggurat now stand, in the middle of the Dead Scar. If they're still held there, we need to recover them. Their power will be greatly useful in our struggle against the enemy.

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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.

Ghostlands Quest turn-in 3 mapped points
Ghostlands map showing where to go for The Twin ZigguratsTurn-inObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #95 55.1 48.8

Coordinates

  • Turn-inGhostlands 55.1, 48.8/way #95 55.1 48.8
  • Objective areaGhostlands 40.4, 49.8/way #95 40.4 49.8
  • Objective areaGhostlands 34.3, 47.7/way #95 34.3 47.7

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 Ghostlands map

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

Getting there

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Ghostlands:

  • Tranquillien, GhostlandsHorde · about 510 yards north-west
  • Zul'Aman, GhostlandsAlliance and Horde · about 760 yards south-east
  • Fairbreeze Village, Eversong WoodsHorde · about 1,600 yards north

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 480 yards west
  • Objective areaabout 690 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.

Related

Choose one of these rewards:

Money10 gold50 silver
Experience6,200 XP
ReputationTranquillien +2,000

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeOne-Handed Sword One-Hand
Item level12
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon3 - 6 damage, speed 2.6
Stats+3 Stamina
UseSunwell Torrent
Suited toAugmentation, Survival, Preservation, Devastation, Destruction, Demonology, Affliction, Outlaw, Holy, Windwalker, Mistweaver, Brewmaster, Frost, Fire, Arcane, Vengeance, Havoc, Devourer
Sells to vendors for11 silver58 copper
TypeArmor Held In Off-hand
Item level12
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+5 Intellect
UseSunwell Torrent
Suited toDiscipline, Holy, Shadow, Affliction, Demonology, Destruction, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Mistweaver, Balance, Restoration, Arcane, Fire, Frost
Sells to vendors for6 silver97 copper

Reputation: Tranquillien +2,000

Once a high elf town, Tranquillien became abandoned after the Scourge invaded Quel'Thalas. It has now been reclaimed by the Forsaken and the blood elves who seek to rid the Ghostlands of the Scourge.

Reputation group: The Burning Crusade.

Other quests in Ghostlands that reward Tranquillien reputation: Suncrown Village (+1,000), Goldenmist Village (+1,000), Windrunner Village (+3,000), The Fallen Courier (+1,000), Delivery to Tranquillien (+250), The Plagued Coast (+1,000).

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

Ghostlands

Part 37 of 41.

Previous: Report to Magister Kaendris · Next: Captives at Deatholme

  1. 30Deactivate An'owyn
  2. 31Goldenmist Village
  3. 32Windrunner Village
  4. 33The Sanctum of the Sun
  5. 34The Farstrider Enclave
  6. 35Hints of the Past
  7. 36Report to Magister Kaendris
  8. 37The Twin Ziggurats
  9. 38Captives at Deatholme
  10. 39War on Deatholme
  11. 40Dar'Khan's Lieutenants
  12. 41The Traitor's Destruction

Showing steps 30 to 41 of 41.

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.

  • Report to Magister KaendrisGhostlands · Level 1-30

    The magisters at the Sanctum of the Sun have made great progress in analyzing the Scourge's weaknesses with the aid of the Forsaken. Magister Kaendris will know what to do with this information. You'll find the Sanctum of the Sun southwest of here. You must hurry, <name>.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Captives at DeatholmeGhostlands · Level 1-30

    Ah, yes. I possess a draught that will break most forms of alchemically induced stupor. Side effects include confusion, nausea and - in rare cases - temporary blindness. All much preferable to whatever the Scourge plans to do to those prisoners in Deatholme, if you ask me.

The storyline at a glance

Ghostlands has 41 steps, from The Forsaken to The Traitor's Destruction.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Ghostlands (41).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Ghostlands 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.