An Ominous Artifact

An Ominous Artifact concludes the Secrets of Azeroth activities.

Secure the Orb of Rathmus as well as the artifact it is hiding.

• Investigate the Orb Slot on the Console (Optional)
• Defeat Amerinth
• Defeat Tithris
• Secure the Orb of Rathmus
• Place the Orb of Rathmus atop the Console
• Secure the Mysterious Artifact
• Retrieve the Orb of Rathmus

<An orb would fit perfectly atop the console.>

A chest! Locked away in Tyrhold all this time. Can I examine it?

The text on top of this chest is definitely titan. But here, this is a language used by the Burning Legion! And this text is used by servants of the Old Gods. I've never seen these three languages being intermingled like this.

I'm not fluent, but the titan text speaks of a danger within the chest. An item? Or perhaps just... knowledge.

My order will see that the chest is secured and studied. Thank you again,. In my eyes, you're an honorary Preservationist at this point.

Accept the quest and interact with the Orb Location:

• Tithris and Amerinth run in.
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Fend them off.

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Loot the Orb of Rathmus from Tithris's corpse, then interact with the Orb Location again:

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Interact with the Orb of Rathmus:

Also interact with the chest on the console to loot the Mysterious Artifact for the Cache of Cosmic Curiosities.

On complete:

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This completes the Whodunnit? achievement, granting the title and Pattie's Cap.

Back at the Roasted Ram inn of Thaldraszus, Preservationist Kathos has new gossip:

As does Bobby Carlisle:

As does Marinth: