Quest Log

What Once Was Lost

What Once Was Lost is a quest for level 45. It is step 3 of 3 in the Legion Archaeology storyline, the final step. The quest's turn-in marker is in Val'sharah at 49.4, 49.2. It rewards 1 reward item. Completing it counts toward 3 achievements.

Description

That reminds me, I found a map to a chamber that may or may not hold something of value.

It doesn't seem to have any power associated with it, which is why I'm handing it over to you.

Here, take some more explosives. They may help speed up the process of finding it.

Rewards

You will receive:

Ravencrest Cache

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72899Nov 8, 2016+216via Wowhead

"dig sites" are in the bear cave down by the lake. Cave entrance is at /way 49.08, 47.42.
My Ravencrest Cache contained [item=131745] and [item=136382]

AzSinistarNov 8, 2016+90via Wowhead

It is currently bugged for some. You can loot some of the rocks, but not all. If your loot is in one that cant be looted, you will have to wait for a fix.

NoxideNov 8, 2016+40via Wowhead

I knew it was too good to be true when I looked at the quest and thought this one would be kind of easy. Blindsided by the multiple layers of bugs.

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Rewards in detail

Reward details

Items you receive

Ravencrest Cache

TypeMiscellaneous

Item level1

BindingBinds when picked up

“Marked with an insignia of a raven.”

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 map	Val'sharah	Turn-in marker at 49.4, 49.2, 6 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.

Coordinates

Turn-inVal'sharah 49.4, 49.2/way #641 49.4 49.2
Objective area (centre of the marked area)Val'sharah 49.2, 49.3/way #641 49.2 49.3
Objective areaVal'sharah 38.9, 81.7/way #641 38.9 81.7

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 Val'sharah map

The Other Ghostdancer about 300 yards
Root Cause about 300 yards
Mark of the Demon about 300 yards
The Temple of Elune about 310 yards
Tears for Fears about 310 yards
Maiev's Trail about 310 yards
The Rook's Guard about 310 yards
In Darkness, I Dream about 320 yards
Forlorn Filter about 330 yards
The Fate of Val'sharah about 340 yards

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Val'sharah:

Garden of the Moon, Val'sharahAlliance and Horde · about 510 yards south-east
Bradensbrook, Val'sharahAlliance and Horde · about 520 yards south-west
Lorlathil, Val'sharahAlliance and Horde · about 910 yards south

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 1,300 yards south-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

Legion Archaeology

Part 3 of 3.

Previous: Explosive Results

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.

Explosive ResultsLevel 45
As you may or may not have heard, I've been working with the goblins on using a new way of uncovering our artifacts. And if you know anything about goblins, you know that I'm talking about explosives.

Also counted by A Keen Eye

Its criteria name 13 quests; others include:

Also counted by Surveying the Land

Its criteria name 13 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Legion Archaeology has 3 steps, from Goblin Archaeology to What Once Was Lost.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Val'sharah (3).

Other storylines on the Val'sharah map

Into the Nightmare12 steps, starts with Return to the Grove
All Nightmare Long11 steps, starts with Love Lost
The Black Rook Threat12 steps, starts with Holy: The Bradensbrook Investigation
Archdruid of the Claw9 steps, starts with Archdruid of the Claw
Bradensbrook8 steps, starts with A Village in Peril
Black Rook Hold9 steps, starts with Kur'talos Ravencrest

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 these achievements.

A Keen EyeObtain all of the rare archaeological finds below.10 Surveying the LandObtain one of the rare archaeological finds below.10 This Side UpObtain eight of the rare archaeological finds below.10

A Keen Eye: its criteria name 13 quests, this one included.
Surveying the Land: its criteria name 13 quests, this one included.
This Side Up: its criteria name 13 quests, this one included.

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