TheWoWDB"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]
Quest
What Once Was Lost
A World of Warcraft quest in Val'sharah. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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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.
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.
Quest facts
Quest ID41179
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(41179))
What to do
StorylineLegion Archaeology, step 3 of 3
RewardsRavencrest Cache
Ravencrest CacheDescription
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.
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 areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #641 49.4 49.2
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'sharah
- Bradensbrook, Val'sharah
- Lorlathil, Val'sharah
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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Reward details
Items you receive
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.
Storyline
Legion Archaeology
Part 3 of 3.
Previous: Explosive Results
- 1Goblin Archaeology
- 2Explosive Results
- 3What Once Was Lost
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 Results
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:
- Corrupted Studies
- The Apocalypse Bringer
- Dark Secrets
- Darkheart Thicket: Through the Fog
- A Beacon of Hope
- Sifting Through the Rubble
- Uncovering the Orb of Sciallax
- The Keys to Success
Also counted by Surveying the Land
Its criteria name 13 quests; others include:
- Corrupted Studies
- The Apocalypse Bringer
- Dark Secrets
- Darkheart Thicket: Through the Fog
- A Beacon of Hope
- Sifting Through the Rubble
- Uncovering the Orb of Sciallax
- The Keys to Success
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 Nightmare
- All Nightmare Long
- The Black Rook Threat
- Archdruid of the Claw
- Bradensbrook
- Black Rook Hold
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.10Surveying the LandObtain one of the rare archaeological finds below.10This 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.