A Link to the Past

A Link to the Past
Start	Zenata [56.38, 44.02]
End	Zenata [56.38, 44.02]
Level	70 (Requires 70)
Category	Azerothian Archives
Experience	9,500
Reputation	+150 Azerothian Archives
Rewards	28 9
Shareable	Yes
Previous	[70] Attune to the Observer
Next	[70] A Window into the Future

A Link to the Past
Level: 70 (Requires 70)
Zenata ^{[56.38, 44.02]}
Zenata ^{[56.38, 44.02]}
XP: 9,500
Rep: +150 Azerothian Archives

Rewards:

28 9

Objectives

Observe the events from the past.

• Nexus Point reached
• Put on the Goggles
• Observation Mode activated
• Temporal Scene observed
• Technoscryers (provided)

Description

Okay, calibrations complete! Mine too, so I'll be able to see what you see.

Let's head over to that telescope and we'll see what we see.

Rewards

You will receive:

• 28 9
• 9,500 XP
• +150 reputation with Azerothian Archives

Progress

I wonder what we'll find?

Completion

Unfortunate for them, but perhaps an opportunity for us. Hmm....

Notes and trivia

Upon accept

Zenata says: My calculations place the confluence point next to that telescope over there.

Upon activating Observation Mode, a ghostly Ruby Observer appears looking through the Telescope nearby:

Ruby Observer says: Ah, another pleasant evening of gazing into the heavens, searching for clues to our future.

Ruby Observer says: Waaaaaait a minute, what's that? Is it getting... closer?

A Thieving Dreadsquall flies in and takes the Telescope's lens:

Ruby Observer says: Gaahh! Get away you filthy pest!

Ruby Observer says: No, not the lens! Come back here!

Ruby Observer says: Oh no... what are we going to do now?

This quest's name is likely a reference to The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.

Progression

1.  [70] To the Archives!
   • Weekly quest:  [70W] The Big Dig: Traitor's Rest
     •  [70] Curious Find: Dragonhorn Flute
     •  [70] Curious Find: Hole-Punched Bakar Tooth
     •  [70] Curious Find: Waterlogged Ledger
2. Complete all of the following:
• • Excavation:
    1.  [70] Excavation 101
    2.  [70] Your First Find
    3.  [70] Hands-On Experience
    4.  [70] Excavation: Riverbed
    5.  [70] Surveying the Riverbed
    6.  [70] The Body on the Banks
    7.  [70] Do Rites by Her
• • Technoscrying:
    1.  [70] Technoscrying 101
    2.  [70] A Practical Test
    3.  [70] I Can See Through Time!
    4.  [70] Technoscrying: Observatory
    5.  [70] Attune to the Observer
    6.  [70] A Link to the Past
    7.  [70] A Window into the Future
3.  [70] Nirobin and the Office
4.  [70] Living History
5.  [70] Lab Partners with a Squirrel
6.  [70] A Research Thesis Worth Publishing
7.  [70] Back to Headquarters!
8.  [70] Finally, An Archivist!
9. Complete all of the following:
• • Gaze of Neltharion:
    1.  [70] Excavation: Gaze of Neltharion
    2.  [70] Surveying the Tower
    3.  [70] Hidden in the Midden
    4.  [70] Antiquated Antics
• • Igira's Watch:
    1.  [70] Technoscrying: Igira's Watch
    2.  [70] The Tools of the Dragonkillers
    3.  [70] An Unlikely Proposal
    4.  [70] The Scale of it All
• • Winglord's Perch:
    1.  [70] Excavation: Winglord's Perch
    2.  [70] Surveying the Cliffside
    3.  [70] The Cache in the Crag
    4.  [70] A Taste of the Past
• • Dragonskull Island:
    1.  [70] Technoscrying: Dragonskull Island
    2.  [70] The Fate of Scalecommander Abereth
    3.  [70] Without Honor
    4.  [70] The Hidden Hand
10.  [70] Back to Headquarters! Again!
11.  [70] Graduation Day

• Excavation world quests:
  •  [70WQ] Excavation: Buried in the Riverbed
  •  [70WQ] Excavation: Something Big Beneath the Riverbed
  •  [70WQ] Excavation: A Cliffside Full of Caches
  •  [70WQ] Excavation: Treasures in the Cliffside
  •  [70WQ] Excavation: Scattered Around the Tower
  •  [70WQ] Excavation: The Trove in the Tower
• Research world quests:
  •  [70WQ] Research: Drakonid of Waking Shores
  •  [70WQ] Research: Centaur of Ohn'ahran Plains
  •  [70WQ] Research: Dracthyr of Forbidden Reach
  •  [70WQ] Research: Drakonid of Forbidden Reach
  •  [70WQ] Research: Djaradin of Zaralek Cavern
  •  [70WQ] Research: Niffen of Zaralek Cavern
• Technoscrying world quests:
  •  [70WQ] Technoscrying: The Mysteries of the Concord Observatory
  •  [70WQ] Technoscrying: The Mysteries of Dragonskull Island
  •  [70WQ] Technoscrying: The Mysteries of Igira's Watch

Patch changes

• Patch 10.2.5 (2024-01-16): Added.
  

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