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Comment by Cree

Leads to Return to Ironforge.
http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=2977

Comment by BenoitXVI

Just keep talking to the guy to complete the quest. Then touch the pedestal again to receive the discs that takes you back to IF/TB.

Easy XP!

Comment by BenoitXVI

One thing I forgot to mention is to be careful because the pedestal is surrounded by level 49 elite giants but they can be easily avoided by making your way to the left when facing the Uldum door.

Comment by vtequine

Don't forget to touch the pedestal after you're done talking to him. I made the mistake of just talking to him and going back up to Thunder Bluff without touching the pedestal after the talk.

Comment by radszuweit

Yeah and I could not get my discs out as the quest reset - abandon - #%¤#%&#

Comment by Amaunet

I'm level 70. how can I do this horde side of the quest? Where do I go to start it?

Comment by jjfoley

Comes from:
http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=2946
which for Alliance is picked up in Ironforge, after you've previously completed Uldaman.

Comment by dungfacchow

So this place Uldam, what is it exactly, will it ever be a dungeon maybe?

Comment by Hroogar

Good clues. Make sure you keep clicking on the speech bubble till the quest completed notice pops up. Be sure you click on the pedestal to get the "Return to Irronforge Quest" before you leave.

Comment by Bubbli

6800xp (lvl 49 warrior) for this quest as of 2.3. FYI, i had to walk around the pedastal before being able to get the next step

Comment by sevens

I'm so stuck how do i find out the purpose of the stone wtcher?

Comment by Yitrous

I'm a 46 warrior and you can acctually sneak up behind him him and inch up till you can activate it.....the guards dont agro.

Comment by Cassandrart

To do this quest you must have finished Uldaman and picked up this quest http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=2278 inside. You won't be able to interact with the pedestal elseway. The quest chain up to here counts for EK loremaster achievement. This quest counts for Kalimdor.

Comment by worthit

This quest chain starts in Uldaman, in the room behind Archaedas (the last boss).

First off, you need to be lvl 40 to accept the first quest.

The Platinum Discs
The Platinum Discs for Horde and The Platinum Discs for Alliance
The Platinum Discs for Horde and The Platinum Discs for Alliance

Then you need to be lvl 45 to accept the next quest
Portents of Uldum for Horde and Portents of Uldum for Alliance
Seeing What Happens for Horde and Seeing What Happens for Alliance
The Stone Watcher

Finally, you need to be lvl 46 to accept the last quests
Return to Thunder Bluff for Horde and Return to Ironforge for Alliance
A Future Task for Horde and A Future Task for Alliance

Comment by lovechia

Is it possible that the Plates of Uldum are in Ulduar?

Since Yogg-Saron seems to be the last boss in Ulduar, the mysterious Patch 3.2 might be Uldum

Comment by Mumpley

In Cataclysm, World of Warcraft's next and third expansion, Uldum will finally be implemented as a level 83 - 84 zone. It will be inspired by Ancient Egypt and will be inhabited by stone-like cat people called Tol'vir.

Comment by whitetornado

hmm... im lvl 46 and i cant get this quest.. anybody know if you gotta do something first?

Comment by TreborOfVesper

Counts towards Loremaster of Kalimdor

Comment by Aestu

Full text of dialogue with The Stone Watcher of Norgannon:

Watcher:

Salutations. I am a guardian of entry. Unless you have the plates of Uldum already integrated into your disc set, I will not allow for entry into the Uldum compound.

Player:

What function do you serve?

Watcher:

My purpose is to regulate access to the Uldum compound for the Creators. I allow entry into the compound only when the solicitor exhibits for access the proper sequencing discs.

Your disc set currently does not include the Plates of Uldum, the primary prerequisite for entry. Access is not granted unless the Plates of Uldum are present.

Player:

What are the Plates of Uldum?

Watcher:

The Plates of Uldum are discs synthesized by the Creators that allow access into the Uldum compound. These discs house and store specific data related to the Creators' activities here.

Physically, they are nearly identical in circumference to the disc set you currently possess. Their markings, however, are directly related to information on Uldum as opposed to the Uldaman complex.

Player:

Where are the plates of Uldum?

Watcher:

Several sets of the Plates of Uldum have been synthesized by the Creators for their expressed use. The Creators control the distribution of said discs for all complexes on this world. As such, Azeroth has been rescheduled for visitation, and therefore future discs may enter circulation at that time.

Existing discs have been fully distributed to those parties with appropriate security clearance.

Player:

Excuse me? We've been "rescheduled for visitation? What does that mean?

Watcher:

The Creators use visitation as a means to reestablish control over seeded worlds when forces, both external and internal, upset the matrix dynamics associated with it. Such tactics are not to be taken lightly when executed by the Creators.

For additional information on this world's scheduled visitation, please consult the appropriate data repository that fields all Creator-related scheduling considerations.

Player:

So...what's inside Uldum?

Watcher:

Uldum is a research facility for the Creators in their continuing efforts to enhance the biosphere of Azeroth. Specific information regarding their work as it relates to Uldum is restricted to those individuals who possess the Plates of Uldum in their disc sets.

Data repositories inside the Uldum complex have been programmed to address specific experiments and data compilations; please refer to them for detailed information.

Player:

I will return when I have the plates of Uldum.

This dialogue is interesting on many levels. Written at vanilla launch four years ago, it clearly establishes Blizzard's early intent to introduce Ulduar (" the appropriate data repository that fields all Creator-related scheduling considerations") as well as Algalon ("visitation...not to be taken lightly"). By corollary, it also implies Blizzard's lore intent for Uldum has been established for a long time prior to the content being publicly announced.

Fascinating.

Comment by Legendarius

Aestu is right,the conversation is loaded with hints of events that happened recently and the coming events

Comment by Mnemnosyne

Unfortunately, instead of actually connecting the events together in a way that made sense, they erased this quest entirely. Would have been much more interesting to have the Plates of Uldum be available somewhere, and have those be a key to unlock the new zone for each player.

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The Stone Watcher

This quest was marked obsolete by Blizzard and cannot be obtained or completed.

Learn the purpose of the Stone Watcher of Norgannon, and then interact with the Uldum Pedestal in the Tanaris desert.

	Learn the purpose of the Stone Watcher of Norgannon

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"Salutations - I am a guardian of entry. Unless you have the Plates of Uldum already integrated with your disc set, I will not allow for entry into the Uldum compound."

The appearance of the Stone Watcher of Norgannon must be the reaction that was hoped for in sending you out to the Tanaris desert with the platinum discs. As instructed, you will need to find out what the story behind the Stone Watcher is before continuing on.

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