The Shattered Necklace: Uldaman quest chain guide (Classic Era baseline)

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A broken necklace drops from the Shadowforge dwarves and Stonevault troggs in Uldaman. Alliance players take it to its maker, the gnome jeweller Talvash del Kissel in Ironforge. Horde players are sent after it by the salvage trader Dran Droffers in Orgrimmar and get the journal translated by Jarkal Mossmeld in Kargath. Both versions end the same way: three gems from three corners of the dungeon, a power source from Archaedas, and a Spirit and Stamina necklace. Forever changes: see the notes below.

For every Uldaman quest in one table, see Uldaman quests. For bosses and loot, see the Uldaman dungeon guide.

A note on names. This chain is sometimes described as "Lore of the Titans" with Ironband rewards. There is no published quest by that name in the chain, and no Ironband reputation or reward. The second Alliance step is Lore for a Price, and reputation goes to Gnomeregan Exiles (Alliance) or Orgrimmar and Darkspear Trolls (Horde).

Quick facts

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Alliance chain

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Quest	Level (req.)	Side	Start → end	XP	Rep
The Shattered Necklace	41 (37), Dungeon	Alliance	Shattered Necklace item → Talvash del Kissel	3,300	—
Lore for a Price	41 (37), Dungeon	Alliance	Talvash → Talvash	2,450	+75 Gnomeregan Exiles
Back to Uldaman	42 (37), Dungeon	Alliance	Talvash → Remains of a Paladin (inside Uldaman)	2,550	+75 Gnomeregan Exiles
Find the Gems	43 (37), Dungeon	Alliance	Remains of a Paladin → Talvash's Scrying Bowl	3,600	—
Restoring the Necklace	44 (37), Dungeon	Alliance	Talvash's Scrying Bowl → Talvash	930	—
Restoring the Necklace	44 (37), Dungeon	Alliance	Talvash → Talvash	5,600	+200 Gnomeregan Exiles

Horde chain

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Quest	Level (req.)	Side	Start → end	XP	Rep
Necklace Recovery	41 (37), Dungeon	Horde	Dran Droffers → Dran Droffers	2,450	+75 Orgrimmar
Necklace Recovery, Take 2	41 (37), Dungeon	Horde	Dran → Remains of a Paladin	2,450	+75 Orgrimmar
Translating the Journal	42 (37), Dungeon	Horde	Remains of a Paladin → Jarkal Mossmeld	3,450	+100 Darkspear Trolls
Translating the Journal	42 (37), Dungeon	Horde	Jarkal → Jarkal	345	+10 Darkspear Trolls
Find the Gems and Power Source	44 (37), Dungeon	Horde	Jarkal → Jarkal	3,750	+100 Darkspear Trolls
Deliver the Gems	44 (37), Dungeon	Horde	Jarkal → Dran (pays 1g 25s)	1,850	+50 Orgrimmar
Necklace Recovery, Take 3	44 (37), Dungeon	Horde	Dran → Jarkal	5,600	+100 Darkspear Trolls

On sharing, Lore for a Price and both Restoring the Necklace steps are marked as sharable on the Alliance side, and The Shattered Necklace, Back to Uldaman and Find the Gems as not sharable. On the Horde side, Necklace Recovery, Take 2 and Take 3 are sharable, while Translating the Journal (2318) and Find the Gems and Power Source are not. Plan on every player in the group looting their own necklace and their own gems.

Part 1: the necklace drops (both factions)

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The Shattered Necklace is a bind-on-pickup, unique item. It is listed as a drop from several of the dwarves and troggs you fight on the way in, including the Shadowforge Surveyor, Shadowforge Ruffian, Shadowforge Digger, Stonevault Rockchewer and Stonevault Oracle. It's a random drop rather than a guaranteed one, so it may not show up on your first run.

• Alliance: right-click the necklace to start The Shattered Necklace. The quest text points out an Ironforge seal and the initials "TdK" engraved on it, which leads you to Talvash del Kissel.
• Horde: pick up Necklace Recovery from Dran Droffers in Orgrimmar before you go in. He wants a valuable necklace from the dig site and warns it may be damaged. Hand it to him and he immediately offers Take 2.

Part 2: Talvash's price, and the dead paladin (Alliance)

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Talvash recognises his own work. He made the necklace for a paladin who died in Uldaman, and he won't say more until you pay. Lore for a Price asks for five Silver Bars. Miners smelt these from silver ore, or you can buy them on the auction house. This is the only step you can finish without stepping into the dungeon.

Back to Uldaman sends you back for clues. Talvash gives you Talvash's Phial of Scrying, which you'll use later to contact him. The quest ends at the Remains of a Paladin inside Uldaman. Talking to the remains completes it and offers Find the Gems, along with the Bloodstained Journal that tells you where the three stones went.

Part 3: the paladin's journal (Horde)

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Horde players reach the same remains through Necklace Recovery, Take 2. The journal they find there is untranslated, so Translating the Journal points you to Kargath, the Horde outpost in the Badlands. Jarkal Mossmeld will translate it only if you lend him the necklace, which is the short 345 XP step. He then gives you Find the Gems and Power Source and asks for all three gems plus the power source in one go.

Part 4: the three gems and the power source (both factions)

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Both factions get the same clues. The quest text says:

1. Ruby: "stashed in a barricaded Shadowforge area". It sits in a Shadowforge Cache chest.
2. Topaz: "hidden in an urn in one of the Trogg areas, near some Alliance dwarves". Look for a Conspicuous Urn.
3. Sapphire: "claimed by Grimlok, the trogg leader". Kill Grimlok (level 45 elite) and loot it.
4. Power source: the "most powerful construct" in Uldaman is Archaedas, the level 47 elite at the end of the dungeon. He drops the Shattered Necklace Power Source.

On the Alliance side, once you have the three gems, use the Phial of Scrying. That spawns Talvash's Scrying Bowl, where you hand in Find the Gems and pick up the first Restoring the Necklace, the one that asks for the power source. On the Horde side, the gems and the power source all go back to Jarkal in a single hand-in.

Part 5: the reward

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• Alliance: take the power source to Talvash. He gives you the final Restoring the Necklace, which rewards Talvash's Enhancing Necklace. His completion text asks you to mention "loudly and repeatedly" who made it, and also that "it really isn't cursed". A rival jeweller had spread a rumour that it was.
• Horde: Jarkal sends you to Orgrimmar with the Necklace and Gem Salvage (Deliver the Gems, 1g 25s). Dran then sends you back to Kargath for Necklace Recovery, Take 3, where Jarkal hands over Jarkal's Enhancing Necklace.

The two necklaces have identical stats.

Reward	Faction	Stats (Classic Era)	Sells for
Talvash's Enhancing Necklace	Alliance	Neck, item level 47, +10 Stamina, +1 Intellect, +10 Spirit	89s 90c
Jarkal's Enhancing Necklace	Horde	Neck, item level 47, +10 Stamina, +1 Intellect, +10 Spirit	89s 90c

Where the quest givers are

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Group tips

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• Grab every step before you zone in. Alliance players should finish Lore for a Price first, so that Back to Uldaman and Find the Gems can be done in the same run. Horde players should pick up Necklace Recovery from Dran before the first run.
• Two full runs is normal. The necklace drop is random. If it shows up late in the run, you may not reach the remains, Grimlok and Archaedas until the next run.
• Have the power-source step in your log before Archaedas. Quest items generally only drop for players on the quest. Alliance players get Restoring the Necklace (2204) from the scrying bowl, so collect the three gems and use the phial before the last boss. Horde players already have it as part of Find the Gems and Power Source.

WoW Forever notes

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• XP. The notes say "Dungeon quests now reward 50% less extra experience beyond normal quest values." Every step is tagged Dungeon, so expect less than the totals above. Exact Forever XP is.
• Reward quality. The notes say "Various Dungeon Quest Rewards have had their rarity lowered to Uncommon from Rare. Stats have been updated…". Both necklaces are Rare in Classic Era, so they may come out Uncommon with different stats in Forever.
• Sharing. Blizzard fixed "several dungeon quests" that were shareable and handed out a quest item, and separately fixed "some quests that come from items being shareable". The Alliance starter comes from an item. Forever sharing rules for this chain are.

FAQ

Where does the Shattered Necklace drop? Shadowforge dwarves (Surveyor, Ruffian, Digger) and Stonevault troggs (Rockchewer, Oracle) in Uldaman among its sources. It isn't a boss drop. [Unconfirmed]

Is there a "Lore of the Titans" quest in this chain? No. The step that costs five Silver Bars is Lore for a Price.

Can Horde get the same necklace? Horde gets Jarkal's Enhancing Necklace. It's a different item ID with the same stats as Talvash's version.

Do I have to kill Archaedas? Yes. Both factions need the Shattered Necklace Power Source, and Archaedas is listed as its source. [Unconfirmed]

Related

• Uldaman dungeon guide and full Uldaman quest list
• The other big Uldaman chain: The Platinum Discs and The Hidden Chamber
• Zone guides: Badlands, Ironforge, Orgrimmar

How this page is checked: quest names, IDs, levels, required levels, factions, sharing, objectives, givers, coordinates, XP, money, reputation and rewards come from each quest's page; NPC levels and item detailss and item pages, checked 3 Nov 2026 (AEDT). Forever availability from Blizzard's beta notes and the listed tooltips. Cards: stats from the linked item pages (Classic Era baseline).

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