Surveying the Cliffside

Surveying the Cliffside
Start	Roska Rocktooth [17.15, 16.27]
End	Roska Rocktooth [14.12, 14.87]
Level	70 (Requires 70)
Category	Azerothian Archives
Experience	9,500
Rewards	28 9
Shareable	Yes
Previous	[70] Excavation: Winglord's Perch
Next	[70] The Cache in the Crag

Surveying the Cliffside
Level: 70 (Requires 70)
Roska Rocktooth ^{[17.15, 16.27]}
Roska Rocktooth ^{[14.12, 14.87]}
XP: 9,500

Rewards:

28 9

Objectives

Speak with Roska to start the dig then excavate artifacts from the cliffside.

• Tell Roska to start the dig
• Finds Unearthed (2)
•  [Archivist's Wind Totem] (provided)

Description

Nothing like brisk ocean air to get you in the mood to dig!

We're standing in the rubble of an ancient dragonkin fishing village. These dragonkin were ancestors of the blue dragonkin that live on the island today. Humble as it is, the remote location means it's gone relatively undisturbed by treasure hunters.

If there's anything left that hasn't fallen into the sea, we'll find it!

Rewards

You will receive:

• 28 9
• 9,500 XP

Progress

Nothing like a good crag, eh <name>? Never know what you'll find!

Completion

<Roska lets out a low whistle.>

We got to this bad boy just in time, huh? Another hundred years, and it woulda been fish food!

Notes

On accept, after receiving  [Archivist's Wind Totem] which summons Helpful Winds:

Roska Rocktooth says: This guy should make navigating the cliffside a breeze. Heh!

Roska Rocktooth says: Let me know when you're ready to get digging!

Tell Roska to start the dig:

 (Quest) I'm ready to start digging!

Roska summons her earth totem and causes a minor earthquake.

Roska Rocktooth says: Let's give this place a little rumble and see what shakes out, eh?

Roska Rocktooth says: That ought to do it. Watch your step. Those rocks are slick!

Use the wind totem at Disturbed Earth then interact with it to hopefully find Rusted Dragonkin Pottery artifacts:

Roska Rocktooth yells: What a beauty!

Roska Rocktooth yells: That's why we're out here!

Roska Rocktooth yells: This one's gonna be a real treat, I can feel it!

Roska Rocktooth yells: Better get digging!

Roska Rocktooth yells: That's a big chunk of history right there!

After excavating the artifact you may find Fish Bones (poor) and  [Salt-dried Roots]

Otherwise it may whip up some Aggressive Surf, with Roska yelling one of the following lines

• Roska Rocktooth yells: Incoming!
• Roska Rocktooth yells: Whoa! Look out!

Or it'll dig up  [Just a Rock], with Roska yelling one of the following lines

• Roska Rocktooth yells: Sometimes life throws rocks at ya!
• Roska Rocktooth yells: Better luck next time!

Once both finds have been excavated:

• {{text|yell|Roska Rocktooth|This one's gonna be a real treat, I can feel it!}

The major find is at ^{[14.1, 14.7]} on the broken bridge between the two islands. Interact with the Intact Dragon Cache to pick up  [70] The Cache in the Crag.

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.
  

External links

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