The Deserter

Quest #8285 · Level 59 · Minimum level 54

Take the restored tablet to Hermit Ortell in Silithus.

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How to complete this quest

1. Pick up

• Geologist Larksbane: Silithus: 49.7, 37.5 (Classic location)

2. Complete the objectives

Take the restored tablet to Hermit Ortell in Silithus.

Restored Twilight Tablet × 1 (Classic reference)

Not recorded yet.

3. Hand in

• Hermit Ortell: Silithus: 67.2, 69.8 (Classic location)

Quest text (Classic reference)

There are rumors of a Twilight's Hammer member called Ortell having deserted his sect. Word has it he hid in the mountains south of Southwind Village, where he lives as a hermit. Perhaps you can enlist his help in deciphering the tablet.

Take the restored tablet with you and seek out Ortell.

Rewards (Classic reference)

Cenarion Circle reputation: +75.

Earlier quests

• The Twilight Mystery (Complete first; classic)

Following quests

• The Twilight Lexicon (Complete first; classic)

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