Anachronos Anachronos the Ancient is the child and heir of Nozdormu the Timeless One and as such is a prominent member of the bronze flight . Biography . During the War of the Shifting Sands , Fandral Staghelm sought the aid of the elusive bronze dragonflight . Initially , the Bronzes refused , but their decision was reversed when the brazen Qiraji attacked the Caverns of Time . Nozdormu ' s heir , Anachronos , agreed to enlist the bronze dragonflight against the marauding Qiraji . Even with the might of the dragons backing them , however , the sheer numbers of the Qiraji and silithid proved overwhelming . And so Anachronos called upon the progeny of the remaining flights : Merithra , child of Ysera of the green flight ; Caelestrasz , child of Alexstrasza from the red , and Arygos , child of Malygos from the blue . The dragons and winged Qiraji clashed in the cloudless sky above Silithus . It is rumored that the dragons flying above the ancient city from which the Qiraji emerged saw something distressing there ; something that hinted at a more ancient , terrifying presence behind the onslaught of the insect race . It was this revelation that spurred the dragons and Staghelm to hatch their final , desperate plan : to contain the Qiraji within the city , to erect a barrier that would confine them until a more hopeful stratagem could be devised . The final push to the city began . High above , the dragons were making short work of the insect soldiers . As one the night elves and dragons formed a moving wall which pressed the Qiraji back toward the city of Ahn ' Qiraj . But near the city gates , the tide turned , and it was all the combined forces could do to hold the line . To push any further would be impossible . Merithra , Caelestrasz and Arygos decided to push into the city and hold the Qiraji back long enough for Anachronos , Fandral , and the remaining druids and priestesses to create the magical barrier . And so the three dragons and their companions flew headlong into the Qiraji legions , into the city where they hoped their sacrifice would not be in vain . Outside the gates Fandral called upon the druids to focus their energies as Anachronos summoned the enchanted barricade . Beyond the gates , the three dragon progeny succumbed to the overwhelming forces as the Qiraji surged forth . The barrier erected itself before their eyes , rock and stone and roots from beneath the sands emerging to create an impenetrable wall . Even the winged soldiers who attempted to fly over the barrier met with an invisible obstruction that they could not pass . The Qiraji who remained outside the wall were quickly slain . The corpses of Qiraji , night elves and dragons littered the bloody sands . Anachronos motioned to a scarab scuttling below his feet . The creature froze , then flattened out , transforming into a metallic gong . Stones shifted into place near the wall , creating a dais where the gong was finally placed . The great dragon then proceeded to the severed limb of one of his fallen companions . He held the appendage and , after a series of incantations , the limb morphed into the shape of a scepter . The dragon told Fandral that should any mortal ever wish to pass the magical barrier and access the ancient city , they need only strike the scepter against the gong and the gates would open . He then handed the scepter to the Arch - Druid . Fandral looked down , his face twisting in contempt , still mourning his son ' s recent death . Lord Staghelm , in a fit of rage and grief , shattered the Scepter of the Shifting Sands . Anachronos was taken aback as the Night Elf stormed off , damning Silithus , the Qiraj , and the dragons for his son ' s death . Disappointed , Anachronos took the four shards of the sceptre and entrusted each shard to a member of the four flights , including himself . From the red he chose Vaelastrasz , from the blue he chose Azuregos , and from the green , Eranikus . Now , 1000 years later , he is still guarding the Caverns of Time in Tanaris . Anachronos now seeks to finish the war with the Qiraji . Little did he know back then that all three scepter guardians , whether by agents of the Old Gods or betrayal by those that would call them friend , would fall to tragedy . His agent , Baristolth of the Shifting Sands , seeks a mortal champion to recombine the scepter and open the Gates of Ahn ' Qiraj . A transcript of the final events of the war as shown to Anachronos ' chosen champion can be found in the quest . World of Warcraft . Anachronos is a level ? ? quest giver located in the Caverns of Time in the contested territory of Tanaris . He will not speak to you unless you are with his faction , the Brood of Nozdormu . He is involved in the following quests : Signet Ring of the Bronze Dragonflight The Cataclysm . Anachronos has relocated within the depths of the Caverns of Time , the reason being is currently unknown . Nozdormu ' s Heir . That Anachronos has been established as the heir of Nozdormu is unusual , though not truly surprising . Nozdormu knows exactly where and when he will perish , and as such , would need to appoint a successor to his sacred mission well in advance . The other Aspects would have less of a need for directly designated successors . That Anachronos has been named an heir implies that his mother is likely Soridormi , Nozdormu ' s Prime Mate .