TheWoWDBIt actually lead to the quest [quest=8315], which was related to Ahn'Qiraj in that it initiated the Ahn'Qiraj War Effort when someone first completed that quest on a server.
That quest was removed in 4.0.3a as well, true, so this quest trying to unlock its old followup causes the error message.
Quest
Unraveling the Mystery
A World of Warcraft quest in Silithus. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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For now for some reason when you finish this one in, you get a message "You are not eligable for this quest" which means we are blizzard and just break it here since it was once the start of the Shifting sands quest line which was pretty epic.
So for now nothing and the quests that are said to be following up according to wowhead aren't immplented in live I think.
... it all started with a big bang :3
Quest facts
LevelLevel 15-30
ZoneSilithus
Quest ID8314
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(8314))
What to do
StorylineSilithus, step 8 of 12
Rewards3,100 XP
Description
We're on the verge of a breakthrough, {name}! The rubbings you recovered have allowed us to recreate the glyphs on this crystalline prism. They are apparently a means for the Qiraji and other unknown entities to communicate various messages to the silithid. Unfortunately, that is all we could get out of the glyphs. We need to find a way to unlock the messages hidden within the crystals. Take the glyphed crystal prism to Geologist Larksbane at Cenarion Hold. She might be able to help.
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #81 53.6 35.3
Coordinates
- Turn-inSilithus 53.6, 35.3
/way #81 53.6 35.3 - Objective areaSilithus 46.4, 79.1
/way #81 46.4 79.1
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 Silithus map
- The Speaker's Perspective about 510 yards
- A Dying World about 520 yards
- The War Within about 540 yards
- Lazy Prospectors! about 720 yards
- The Seething Shore about 720 yards
- The Twilight Survivor about 720 yards
- The Blood of Azeroth about 720 yards
- A Recent Arrival about 760 yards
- Free Samples about 780 yards
- The Source of Power about 780 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Silithus, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Silithus:
- Cenarion Hold, Silithus
- Oasis of Vir'sar, Uldum
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- 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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Experience3,100 XP
ReputationCenarion Circle +150
Reward details
Reputation: Cenarion Circle +150
The druids of Cenarion Circle are guardians of nature and make their home in tranquil Moonglade.
Reputation group: Classic.
Other quests in Silithus that reward Cenarion Circle reputation: Deadly Desert Venom (+150), Noggle's Last Hope (+250), The Twilight Lexicon (+250), Securing the Supply Lines (+150), Stepping Up Security (+250), Noggle's Lost Satchel (+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.
Storyline
Silithus
Part 8 of 12.
Previous: Breaking the Code · Next: The Deserter
- 1Twilight Geolords
- 2Vyral the Vile
- 3The Twilight Mystery
- 4Dearest Natalia
- 5Into The Maw of Madness
- 6Glyph Chasing
- 7Breaking the Code
- 8Unraveling the Mystery
- 9The Deserter
- 10The Twilight Lexicon
- 11True Believers
- 12A Terrible Purpose
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.
- Breaking the Code
I think I can formulate an elixir that will allow us to more readily decipher the glyphs and language of the silithid and Qiraji! What do I need? Glad you asked! I need brains! Normally I'd need a brain from each silithid type that inhabit the hives.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- The Deserter
There are rumors of a Twilight's Hammer member called Ortell having deserted his sect. Word has it he hid in the mountains south of Southwind Village, where he lives as a hermit. Perhaps you can enlist his help in deciphering the tablet. Take the restored tablet with you and seek out Ortell.
Also counted by Silithus Quests
Its criteria name 5 quests; others include:
The storyline at a glance
Silithus has 12 steps, from Twilight Geolords to A Terrible Purpose.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Silithus (12).
Other storylines on the Silithus map
- Visions of Azeroth
- Dalaran Intro
- The Elemental Lords I
- The Heart of Azeroth
- Never Hunt Alone
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.
Achievements
Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.
- Silithus Quests: its criteria name 5 quests, this one included.