Digging Through the Past (Horde)

Ask Examiner Alerinda for her book of Primordial Races: Runes and Writings. Ask Koatini for his Scrolls of the Stonefather. And ask Chronicler Shoopa for the The Dungard Codex.

• Primordial Races: Runes and Writings
• Scrolls of the Stonefather
• The Dungard Codex
• Have Grazzul translate the Ancient Journal
• Ancient Journal Transcription

Let's see, Examiner Alerinda has a book on ancient runes and carvings. I think Koatini has a few scrolls he brought with him from Ulduar.

OH! And Chronicler Shoopa found a codex de last time he ventured out. I remember seeing de runes on it and dey look a lot like de ones in dis book.

Maybe you can convince dem to lend us dose books for a bit, and I think I can create a translation for you.

You will receive:

• 4,450 XP

How is de translation going?

Was he able to translate it?

<You hand the book over to Seshuli and she begins to read it.>

Dis is incredible. Dis earthen was able to create jewels with de light. And dose shrines he's built, I mean, he mentions building several of dem but...

<Seshuli pulls out a few maps and begins scaninng [sic] them.>

Examiner Alerinda is located within the Vault of Kings (the same room containing the Mythic+ weekly chest).

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• Alerinda walks over and searches a shelf.
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Koatini is located at the Grand Bazaar. Take the flight point to Port of Zandalar and go down a floor using the nearby stairs. The quest item will cost if you have no faction reputation with the Kalu'ak.

• I do! But, and I mean no disrespect, I speak in coin if you catch my drift?

• For the right price, they're all yours.

Chronicler Shoopa is not too far away. Staying on the same floor level, travel east until you reach the Little Tortolla.

• Why yes, I did. And quite the read it is.

• However, I came across other books as well. One you may be more interested in as it contains a tale of heartbreak and adventure!

• The protagonist is this man, "Marcus" and it follows his tale as he woos women, and travels the world!

• It's quite a naughty read.

• Well it starts off with this Marcus fellow having been captured by pirates. He manages to persuade them to let him out after some time, though.

• Along the way, the boat is attacked by none other than a kraken!

• After a lot of fighting and some language not fit for the faint of heart, the ship is brought down and Marcus falls into the briny deep!

• Later he wakes up on the shores of a rather large island. His wounds were wrapped in seaweed and not too far off he could the most beautiful voice humming a song.

• When he looked up to see who it was, well, this would never happen in real life but it was a naga!

• Very much so! And then the naga came over and asked how he was feeling. And do you know what he said to her?

• <Toopa [sic] pulls out the book and thumbs through the pages. He clears his throat and begins to recite from the book.>

• "For a moment I thought I was rescued, but staring into those eyes of yours I'm apparently still lost at sea." And then she flirts back with him!

• A naga and a human, conversing and cajoling each other. This is the reason why fiction is so fun to read, wouldn't you agree?

• Young shells, always in a hurry. Very well, here's the codex.

• If you ever want to hear the rest of the story about Marcus, you know where to find me.

Return to the Terrace of Crafters to speak with Chronicler Grazzul now that you have all the necessary reading materials.

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The translated book will appear on the bench beside Grazzul. Retrieve the book and take it to Seshuli in the Hall of Glimmers.