Long Forgotten Memories

This quest is part of the introduction to The Scepter of the Shifting Sands quest chain to open the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj.

Locate the Crystalline Tear in Silithus and gaze into its depths.

In the southern desert of Silithus, near the sacred barrier, exists a single crystalline tear. This tear serves as a symbol of the great losses beset upon us during the War of the Shifting Sands. Locate this tear and gaze into its depths to gain enlightenment.

• 9950 Exp
• 75 Reputation with Brood of Nozdormu

You can feel a great sorrow revolving around this crystal. The force is so powerful that you feel as if you might collapse and die of sadness.

A very small red glowing crystal on the ground before the gates, it'd be easy to miss if it wasn't for the glow. Interact with it to start the next quest.