Antiquated Antics

Antiquated Antics
Start	Roska Rocktooth [47.66, 48.65]
End	Roska Rocktooth [47.66, 48.65]
Level	70 (Requires 70)
Category	Azerothian Archives
Experience	9,500
Reputation	+250 Loamm Niffen
Rewards	Azerothian Archives: Gaze of Neltharion, Zaralek Cavern Site 28 9
Shareable	Yes
Previous	[70] Hidden in the Midden
Next	[70] Back to Headquarters! Again! (after the other three forks)

Antiquated Antics
Level: 70 (Requires 70)
Roska Rocktooth ^{[47.66, 48.65]}
Roska Rocktooth ^{[47.66, 48.65]}
XP: 9,500
Rep: +250 Loamm Niffen

Rewards:

Azerothian Archives: Gaze of Neltharion, Zaralek Cavern Site

28 9

Objectives

Find experts from both Loamm and the black dragonflight to weigh in on your find.

• Archivist Edress Informed ^{[52.7, 26.3]}
• Kiln-Singer Malraka Informed ^{[57.8, 54.3]}

Description

Well, there's two factors at play here, eh?

We should do our due diligence and figure out who this was a statue of. But between you and me?

I'm much more interested in learning about the jokesters that turned it into this work of art. I'm sure there's a historian of the black dragonflight somewhere near Aberrus. And why don't you poke around Loamm to see if there are any stories surrounding this kind of... artistic license.

Rewards

You will unlock access to the following:

Azerothian Archives: Gaze of Neltharion, Zaralek Cavern Site — Unlock the Azerothian Archives' World Quests at the Gaze of Neltharion of Zaralek Cavern.

You will also receive:

• 28 9
• 9,500 XP
• +250 reputation with Loamm Niffen

Progress

<Roska looks pleased with your work.>

Completion

We'll keep up the dig around the tower.

There's still an awful lot of midden to go through. Even if we don't find something this spectacular again, we've got a lot to learn about the niffen and how they lived before and during the dragons leaving.

But I think we've done a good day's work for now!

Notes

Speak with Archivist Edress at Obsidian Rest:

The Obsidian Citadel was a monument to the black dragonflight's history.

But Aberrus... Aberrus is a trove of uncharted research. Terrible and horrendous research, yes, but fascinating nonetheless.

 (Quest) <Share your archaeological finds.>

Archivist Edress says: Ah... I see. Well, now no one can ever claim history is not interesting.

Archivist Edress says: The statue could represent any number of individuals even if we could discern what was beneath the "additions."

Archivist Edress says: I need to see it firsthand. I shall make travel arrangements and meet you there.

Speak with Kiln-Singer Malraka in Niffen:

The most important thing is keeping your nose focused on the pottery in front of you.

 (Quest) <Share your archaeological finds.>

Kiln-Singer Malraka says: Ah ha ha, what a hoot! My grandmother would tell tales of the Bristle Brigands when I was just a pup.

Kiln-Singer Malraka says: The paint though... That's what intrigues me. How could that have survived so long?

Kiln-Singer Malraka says: Let me finish up this pot, and I'll meet you back at the site.

Return to the excavation site:

Archivist Edress says: Ah, dear me. I'm afraid the details are so eroded we may never know who this represented.

Kiln-Singer Malraka says: Oh, bless you for trying, dear. This incredible pigment is a find of its own even if we don't know who it was!

Kiln-Singer Malraka says: If I can take a sample, maybe I can figure out how the niffen of old made such vibrant pottery!

Archivist Edress says: I am glad then that at least our loss is your gain! In truth any new knowledge benefits us all even if it is unexpected!

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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