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Release Them

Find the Mysterious Artifact being guarded by the Twilight's Hammer Idolaters in the northwest quadrant of the Searing Gorge and bring it to the Altar of Suntara in the Slag Pit.
Mysterious Artifact

Description

Release them, <race>. Even after their bodies give out, the power of the Suntara forces them to complete their tasks.

The altar of Suntara is the key. Go northwest; in the hills above the cave... Twilight's Hammer guard a relic. Retrieve it and place it on the altar of Suntara.

<The dying archaeologist collapses.>

Progress

The altar is empty.

Completion

You place the mysterious artifact on the altar of Suntara.

Gains

Upon completion of quests, get:
  • 510 experience (30 60 at max. level)
  • 250 Reputation with Ironforge

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By kappen on 11/24/2006 (Patch 1.12.2)
The artifact is in the lava pool at the twilight hammer camp. follow the path up to the upper camp and follow it to the right. In order to loot the artifact you have to jump into the lava and stand on it the artfact.
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By TacBoy on 12/30/2006 (Patch 2.0.1)
The Altar of Suntara is in the slag pit by the Dying Archaeologist. Has a bunch of candles.
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By tiagosgoncalves on 05/31/2007 (Patch 2.1.0)
Where is exactly the artifact? I can't find the twilight hammer camp :s
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By tntiseverywere on 03/16/2007 (Patch 2.0.10)
The artifact is @ 29,26
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By rpar01 on 05/30/2007 (Patch 2.1.0)
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By Selen on 06/14/2007 (Patch 2.1.1)
Soloed it as a Level 50 Hunter.

First kill the guards of the casters around the pool, can be easily pulled one by one.
The casters (idolaters) are buggy, The thrird counter clockwise is the only one that really attacks you if you get to near. So after you killed their guards just pull them one by one.
The guards that are at the plateau respawn very fast so be carefull.
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By fishu on 06/16/2007 (Patch 2.1.1)
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By Navaroth on 06/16/2007 (Patch 2.1.1)
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By dinnerbone on 06/23/2007 (Patch 2.1.2)
Just a quick note - opening the artifact isn't instant, so don't expect to jump in get it and jump back out.
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By Flitzy on 07/13/2007 (Patch 2.1.3)
Don't forget to pick up the Prayer to Elune quest if you're alliance while doing this quest. Mine as well kill two birds with one stone!

https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=3377 https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=3377
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By Etalan on 07/18/2007 (Patch 2.1.3)
The altar where you put the artifact once you have obtained it in order to complete the quest is right next to the Dying Archaeologist who gave you the quest in the first place, he is located at 41.2, 25.7 inside the mountain.
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By ChaoticDescent on 10/12/2007 (Patch 2.2.3)
Is there any way to reset the idolaters aggroing you after they do it the first time? That buggy one on the south-west corner aggroed when I attacked a mob over there, and now I can't get near the damned thing. I tried to kill off the idolaters one by one, but they're chain-aggroing now.
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By Savvycat on 10/15/2007 (Patch 2.2.3)
Soloed as a lvl 51 shadow priest. Killing the elites wasn't that difficult (for my class), but took a decent amount of time and a lot of mana for each one. I had to eat and drink after each pull. I couldn't kill all the mobs around the lava in time, since they respawn very fast. When I was almost about to give up as I ran out of food, I got the mobs around the lava down to one. I mind-soothed this mob and hoped for the best. Luckily I was able loot the artifact without agroing the mob. I wouldn't recommend this to be soloed around this level, unless you know that you can take down the elites quickly and without mistakes.
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By lertes on 06/11/2007 (Patch 2.1.1)
As of new patch 2.3 assumingly, the mobs aren't elites. Easily solo as lvl47 shadow priest. Grabbed the artifact while levitating.
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By Tude on 12/16/2007 (Patch 2.3.0)
All good advice here so far, but its all mixed up into bits and confusing pieces, hopefully this clarifies it all into one post.

Exit the cave. Should be easier to head east uphill to leave.

Head back towards Thorium Point, continue past it to about 24, 29. It loooks a bit like a cobblestone path. Follow the torches a bit to your right until you see the lava pool. Clear the mobs. Stand on the Twighlight Artifact in the middle of the lava pool and click it. Lava gives a lot of damage, so be sure to do this.

Return to the cave where you got this quest. I found it easiest to drop down from about 49,44 which lines you up with the cave that easiest to go back to.

The Altar Of Suntara is next to where you got the quest. Click on it. 5,800 XP as of patch 2.3.

Quest continues with Rise, Obsidian, which requires you to stand there for a minute, they spawn right in front of you and that quest is returned to Ironforge for 8,650 XP.
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By JN1000 on 06/30/2008 (Patch 2.4.2)
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By Linxzy on 03/22/2008 (Patch 2.3.3)
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By Stise on 02/05/2008 (Patch 2.3.3)
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By thaves on 12/28/2008 (Patch 3.0.3)
i cant find the altar, can someone tell me where it is. i see it on my map right by the theroium point place.
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By wolfsmomma9 on 02/16/2009 (Patch 3.0.9)
Since I died so many times, I found a good way to get to the artifact. As you go down the hill from thorium point and head right towards the cave. When you see a wagon and a fire beside it, turn right and go up the path.
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By Eaodin on 02/26/2009 (Patch 3.0.9)
What a pain this one was! Took forever to find the path up. Clearing the way to get to the artifact wasn't too bad, but getting it wasn't easy. Unless you have precision jump skills, which I don't, its probably easier just to die in the pit (make sure you clear the mob around it), then run back and rez. But, position yourself on the artifact first so when you rez you won't take any hit damage from the lava. Once you have it, grab it and run. the mob I killed was respawning just as I was getting out.
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By RakkaKaze on 11/02/2009 (Patch 3.1.3)
I've found that with the new container opening speeds, I can open the ""artifact"" item between lava ticks, so you can effectively run in and out now.
(You will need at least 1.6k health though, I had 2.3k as a rogue)
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By Einheart on 04/16/2009 (Patch 3.1.0)
Once you clear the mobs, all you need to do is just jump out next to the artifact, wait for the first shock of lava, then open and jump out, i did soloed this quest at lvl 44 shaman, with about 2200 health, its not that difficult, the next part however....not so much.
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By pameric on 08/05/2009 (Patch 3.1.3)
Counts toward Loremaster of Eastern Kingdom
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By Sliceanddk on 07/26/2009 (Patch 3.1.3)
The quest is not in a cave...25.5, 25.5
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By starvader323 on 03/07/2009 (Patch 3.0.9)
hey whats the dilio i can't click on the ? to turn it in. something maybe wrong hmm any ideas on what it could be
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By jediknight726 on 11/07/2009 (Patch 3.1.3)
Cant click on alter in the cave. I went through all the quests in the chain then come to this and cant complete it .. Total waste of time.
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By Scraff on 08/15/2009 (Patch 3.1.3)
you need to kill some of the Slave Workers near to you alter to get this bit to work
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By Metzae on 01/28/2010 (Patch 3.1.3)
Just as a heads up. Be careful you don't right-click the altar when you're looting. It will summon both of them again.
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