Quest 8309 · Classic Era details

Glyph Chasing

Rutgar Glyphshaper at Bronzebeard's Encampment in Silithus wants you to venture to Hive'Ashi, Hive'Zora, and Hive'Regal and recover Glyphed Rubbings from the Glyphed Crystals of each hive.

Quest level60Requires level58Classic zoneSilithus

Classic Era reference from QuestieDB. Only details marked as owner beta observations were checked in Forever.

The task

Objectives

  1. Use the Geologist's Transcription Kit to make a reasonable facsimile of the ancient glyphs. Return to Rutgar Glyphshaper when you complete this task.

Rewards and gains

Reputation

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The route

Classic locations

Approximate Classic points. Select a marker to copy a TomTom waypoint.

Start Turn in

Silithus

Start and turn-in location

Rutgar Glyphshaper

Silithus (41.28, 88.45)

Approximate Classic location

Click the !? to copy a TomTom waypoint.

Map tiles seen in the client. Build 1.60.1.69977. Associated by the client filename Interface/WorldMap/Silithus_c60, not by a direct map-art foreign key. This is client artwork, not a verified in-game map. Artwork © Blizzard Entertainment.
  • !? Start and turn inRutgar Glyphshaper (41.28, 88.45)

The people

Start and turn-in

Starts from

  • Rutgar Glyphshaper
    Approximate Classic location: Silithus

Ends at

  • Rutgar Glyphshaper
    Approximate Classic location: Silithus

Coordinates are approximate Classic references. The `/way` formats require TomTom or a compatible addon; use the named-zone form from outside the zone.

The path

Quest chain

Story and dialogue

The imported Classic record does not contain quest dialogue. We will not substitute words from a different game version.

Sources and limits

QuestieDB supplies the Classic quest details and approximate locations above. They are not verified for Forever or in game. Owner beta observations are marked separately and do not establish rewards for every character or level. Map artwork comes from the Forever beta client; its markers still come from Classic data. Revealed artwork appears only where its layers have been checked.

Version and retrieval details

Quest ID 8309 is present in the Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.69977. QuestieDB 1.0.3, Vanilla release, retrieved 2026-09-23. View source release.

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