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“With your help, the ancestor spirits can now be guided to their rightful homes, the statues lovingly prepared by Kaskala’s craftsmen and shaman. The ceremonies for these ancestors were interrupted during the attack on the quarry, and you will need to complete them. Take with you the objects that you recovered from the quarry, stand in front of the statues with the name markers, and recite this chant.”
<Words in a strange language flood your head, but you have no difficulty recalling them.>
-Elder Atkanok
Elder Atkanok wants you to guide the spirits of Elder Kesuk, Elder Sagani, and Elder Takret to their stone monuments.
Provided item:
![Quest Objectives
Complete Elder Kesuk's ceremony at [50.9, 32.4]
Complete Elder Sagani's ceremony at [52.8, 34.0]
Complete Elder Takret's ceremony at [52.3, 31.2]](https://gamertribute.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Leading-the-Ancestors-Home-Map.png)
You will be able to choose one of these rewards:
Upon completion of this quest you will gain:
Quest Giver: Elder Atkanok, a large stone statue outside Coldrock Quarry [54, 36]
Turn In: Elder Atkanok [54, 36]
Objective: Guide the spirits of Elder Kesuk, Elder Sagani, and Elder Takret to their stone monuments.
Quick Facts
Walkthrough
Return to the same three statues you identified in The Honored Ancestors. At each one, use the provided Tuskarr Ritual Object to complete the ceremony.
Statue Locations:
CRITICAL: Use the Item, Not the Statue
The statues are clickable, but clicking them does nothing. Many players waste time clicking the glowing statue wondering why it’s not working.
Correct method: Stand near the statue’s name marker and use the Tuskarr Ritual Object from your inventory (or action bar). The item will cast a ritual that takes 2-3 seconds to complete.
Flying Mount Strategy
If you have Cold Weather Flying, this quest becomes trivial:
You can avoid all combat and complete all three ceremonies in under a minute.
Identifying the Statues
Two statues (Sagani and Kesuk) are standing upright. The third (Takret) is laying horizontally, appearing as though craftsmen were still working on it when the attack occurred. Look for the name markers/nameplates near each statue to confirm you’re at the right one.
Story Context: Completing the Sacred Rites
This is the culmination of Elder Atkanok’s four-quest chain. You’ve identified the wandering spirits, calmed the murdered craftsmen and shaman, gathered the ritual objects, and now you perform the final ceremonies.
Elder Atkanok’s instructions: “With your help, the ancestor spirits can now be guided to their rightful homes, the statues lovingly prepared by Kaskala’s craftsmen and shaman. The ceremonies for these ancestors were interrupted during the attack on the quarry, and you will need to complete them.”
The ritual itself is described mystically: “Take with you the objects that you recovered from the quarry, stand in front of the statues with the name markers, and recite this chant. <Words in a strange language flood your head, but you have no difficulty recalling them.>”
You don’t speak tuskarr, yet the words come naturally. This suggests Elder Atkanok is channeling the ceremony through you, using you as a vessel for traditions you don’t consciously understand.
Lore: The Tuskarr Shaman’s Role
What you’re performing is traditionally reserved for tuskarr shaman. According to tuskarr lore, a shaman uses ritual items to perform ceremonies, reciting chants in a strange language to guide an ancestor’s spirit to its rightful statue. The statue then becomes both home and body for the elder spirit, allowing it to communicate with living tuskarr.
The fact that an outsider can perform this ceremony, guided by Elder Atkanok’s telepathic instruction, demonstrates both the dire circumstances and the spiritual flexibility of the tuskarr faith.
Chain Conclusion
Upon completion, Elder Atkanok offers profound thanks: “The ancestors have found their statues, and they have you to thank. The craftsmen of Kaskala will return to the quarry and ensure that the line of ancestors continues unbroken. For our part, the ancestors will continue to observe you with interest, as it seems your path is just beginning.”
This final line hints that the tuskarr ancestors may play some role in your future adventures. More practically, it signals that Coldrock Quarry can begin recovery. The craftsmen of Kaskala will return to continue their sacred work, carving new statues to house future generations of elders.
Explore Borean Tundra’s hidden easter eggs, lore mysteries, and connections across Warcraft history in Vikstone’s Borean Tundra Chronicles, along with the complete quest storyline.
Vikstone's War JournalWords flooded my mind as Atkanok spoke. A strange language, sounds I’d never heard, yet somehow I understood them perfectly.
Stand before the statues with the name markers. Recite the words. The ancestors will find their way.
Elder Kesuk’s statue first. I stood before the rough-carved stone, ritual objects arranged as Atkanok had instructed, and spoke words that weren’t mine. The syllables felt strange on my tongue. As the last sound faded, pale light gathered around the monument. Something settled into the stone, finding rest.
Elder Sagani’s ceremony came easier. The words remembered themselves.
Elder Takret’s statue stood apart from the others, partially shadowed by the quarry walls. When the ritual completed, I could have sworn the carved features shifted.
I returned to Atkanok’s statue.
The ancestors have found their homes. The craftsmen of Kaskala will return to ensure the line continues unbroken. And the ancestors will observe you with interest, for it seems your path is just beginning.
I stood there longer than I needed to and watched the light settle into the last statue. I wondered if there were words like these for my own dead, somewhere, if someone would know them.
The ancestors had found their way home. I still searched for mine.
On the northern coast a murloc who spoke rather too clearly for a murloc was still waiting, which is how Vikstone meets King Mrgl-Mrgl.
