TheWoWDBThankfully, the quest npc is not back in that cave. Fly up and over, there's a tower with a landing pad jutting out. It's in there.
Quest
What the Guardian Beholds
A World of Warcraft quest in The Azure Span. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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entrance is at 69.53, 43.49
For What the Guardian Beholds use your dragon mount to fly up and over the cave to the ledge at /way 69.53, 43.67
Kill [npc=196377] Loot [item=200067], fly back over the cave and turn in quest at /way 67.31, 44.36
Quest facts
LevelLevel 30-70
ZoneThe Azure Span
Quest ID70859
The client quest POI data records no map location for this quest, so no map is shown.
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(70859))
Description
I appreciate your aid, {class}. I was the Kirin Tor mage who first discovered this artifact, Valthrux, and the Sundered Flame's plans. The retrieval and study of this supposedly sentient and powerful artifact is of the utmost importance, and mark my word, I shall be the one to do it. The Sundered Flame guess at its location, but I've used my magic to find a path for us. There is a corrupted guardian nearby that holds a magic shard connected to Valthrux. I can use it to find the rest of the artifact.
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Reward details
Reputation: Iskaara Tuskarr +100
The Iskaara Tuskarr have been on the Dragon Isles for generations, living in harmony and telling tales of the world around them.
Reputation group: Dragonflight.
Other quests in The Azure Span that reward Iskaara Tuskarr reputation: Breaching the Brackenhide (+200), Cut Out the Rot (+200), Echoes of the Fallen (+200), Ley Litter (+200), Realignment (+200), Tome-ward Bound (+200).
Reputation: Kirin Tor +100
The mages and archmages running the city of Dalaran. Faced with the rising threats of the Blue Dragonflight and the Scourge, they've transported their city to the heart of Northrend.
Reputation group: Wrath of the Lich King.
Other quests in The Azure Span that reward Kirin Tor reputation: Driven Mad (+100), Arcane Pruning (+100), Platform Adjustments (+100), Arcane Annoyances (+100), Aiding Azure Span (+50), Primal Offensive (+100).
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.