I found that the best way to do this was to go down into the Chamber of the Stars and do laps. Anything called "Suntouched..." appear to drop the item.
There was a lot of alliance and horde circling down there and it is not a guaranteed drop so it did take time to get all 6.
Quest
Writs of the Sun King
A World of Warcraft quest in Uldum. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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To Clarify:
1) [item=173986] - Drops from these mobs:
-->Suntouched Acolytes
-->Suntouched Acolytes
-->Amathet Suntouched
-->Amathet Suntouched2) They do NOT drop from the Suntouched Falcons or other NON-Suntouched NPCs.
3) The best place to farm these mobs are just East (RIGHT on the map) of the Halls of Origination. The highlighted quest regions vastly overestimate where these mobs are. They are mostly standing next to the Obelisks and other objects that appear to have a beam towards it (but not always).
---> As some people have mentioned, another acceptable spot to farm is the Chamber of Stars (North quest zone, inside and down). I had less luck here, but if the other spot is busy, worth trying.4) Drop rate seems to be ~25% and the mob respawn rate roughly 2 minutes. This quest took me roughly 10 minutes to complete due to having to wait several times for mobs to respawn.
Another nasty rng grind. Some of my toons get them super easy others it takes forever...
Quest facts
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(58284))
Requirements
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
Description
Very little is known about the Sun King that leads the Amathet. Our observations suggest that those closest to him are the "Suntouched," a unique caste of solar magic practitioners. I would like very much to learn more about this Sun King but, unlike some members of the Explorers' League, I'm not willing to risk the lives of my researchers to do so. You seem to be able to hold your own, though. If you happen upon any records about the Sun King, I'd gladly take them off your hands.
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.
Objective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #1527 55.0 33.0
Coordinates
- Objective areaUldum 55.0, 33.0
/way #1527 55.0 33.0
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 Uldum map
- Unearthed Artifacts same spot
- Guarded Secrets same spot
- Eyes on the Amathet same spot
- A Deeper Dive same spot
- Buried History same spot
- A Crack in the Armor same spot
- Seekers of Corruption same spot
- Shared Goals same spot
- A World Worth Saving same spot
- Chew On This! same spot
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Uldum, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s first objective area marker on Uldum:
- Ramkahen, Uldum
- Dawnrise Expedition, Tanaris
- Marshal's Stand, Un'Goro Crater
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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Where this quest fits
Other daily quests in Uldum
- Uldum Tour
- Uldum Tour - Advanced
- Uldum Tour - Reverse
- Thieving Little Pluckers
- Fire From the Sky
- Uldum Tour - Challenge
- Uldum Tour - Reverse Challenge
- Wastewander Coins
Other storylines on the Uldum map
- Aqir Offensive
- Mystery of the Amathet
- Visions of N'zoth
- The Forge of Origination
- Battle Pet Tamers
- Through the Darkness
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.