The Hidden Hand

The Hidden Hand
Start	Zenata [38.15, 49.85]
End	Zenata [38.15, 49.85]
Level	70 (Requires 70)
Category	Azerothian Archives
Experience	11,900
Rewards	Azerothian Archives: Dragonskull Island, Forbidden Reach Site 56 18
Shareable	Yes
Previous	[70] Without Honor
Next	[70] Back to Headquarters! Again! (after the other three forks)

The Hidden Hand
Level: 70 (Requires 70)
Zenata ^{[38.15, 49.85]}
Zenata ^{[38.15, 49.85]}
XP: 11,900

Rewards:

Azerothian Archives: Dragonskull Island, Forbidden Reach Site

56 18

Objectives

Search hornswog treasure piles for Neltharion agent items.

•  [Neltharion Agent Instructions]

Description

Catching him at the very moment he's alone? They must've been watching somewhere nearby but just out of sight. Can you check that cave across the water?

Those hornswogs are known hoarders. If those drakonid left something behind, it may still be there.

Rewards

You will unlock access to the following:

Azerothian Archives: Dragonskull Island, Forbidden Reach Site — Unlock the Azerothian Archives' World Quests on Dragonskull Island of the Forbidden Reach.

You will receive:

• 56 18
• 11,900 XP

Progress

Did you check that cave?

Completion

What did you find?

Notes

Fly southwest to the Hornswog Grounds and the Hoard of Shimmermaw. Interact with Drakonid Scroll Cases in gold piles until the  [Neltharion Agent Instructions] turn up. You will also find  [Paper Scraps]. The instructions read:

Eliminate any dracthyr aspirants before they can complete the trials. Not even my own dragonflight is exempt.

Let nothing stand in the way of my creation!

-N

Upon completion:

Zenata says: Neltharion sent agents to eliminate dracthyr leadership? To what end?

Zenata says: I don't know what this "creation" was, but anything borne from Neltharion's dark intentions is worthy of more investigation.

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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