Book of the Ancients
Book of the Ancients is a level 38 quest for the Alliance and the Horde, open from level 30 in Desolace. You take it from Azore Aldamort (38.9, 27.2) and turn it in to Azore Aldamort (38.9, 27.2). Reward: 3,550 XP, 45s, one item of 2 to choose and +350 with Argent Dawn.
Classic data, to confirm on Forever
Quick facts
- Quest level
- 38
- Required level
- 30
- Faction
- Alliance and Horde
- Zone
- Desolace
- Start
- Azore Aldamort(38.9, 27.2)
- Turn in
- Azore Aldamort(38.9, 27.2)
- Given at the start
- Gem of the Serpent
Where to take and turn in Book of the Ancients
Our map of Desolace shows where you take the quest, where its objectives are and where you turn it in, from Classic spawn points: check them in game.
Wheel (after a click on the map) or + and - to zoom, drag or arrow keys to move, double-click to zoom in, 0 to fit the route, Escape to leave full screen.
Our map of Desolace, drawn from the game's data: subzones and named places from Forever's game files, flight points from its tables, the other NPCs from Classic. North is up. Not a game image.
Inns, trainers, repairs, stables and banks come from Classic data (cMaNGOS): check them in game.
- 1.Take the quest: Azore Aldamort(38.9, 27.2)
- 2.Objective: Book of the Ancients(28.2, 6.6)
- 3.Turn in: Azore Aldamort(38.9, 27.2)
Objectives
One objective, from the Classic data:
Collect Book of the Ancients: 1
Drops from: Lord Kragaru(100%)
Where: 28.2, 6.6
Rewards
What the Classic data gives for Book of the Ancients. Experience is the full amount at the quest's level: in Classic a player 6 or more levels above gets less.
- Experience
- 3,550 XP
- Money
- Choose one
- Reputation
- +350 with Argent Dawn
Quest chain
Where Book of the Ancients sits in its chain, from the Classic data: what opens it and what it opens.
Whole chain (2 parts)
- 1.Sceptre of Light[33]
- 2.Book of the Ancients(this quest)
Done before it
- Sceptre of Light[33]
In our leveling guide
The free leveling route of Desolace (Alliance), Desolace (Horde) names this quest: open it at its step to see it in order with the others, or why the route skips it.
On Forever
Not confirmed on Forever yet: no player record of this quest so far. Everything above is Classic's, and Forever changed some zones (new quests, levels raised): check the quest giver in game.