In Search of Knowledge quest chain In Search of Knowledge is a quest chain wherein a researcher ' s hunch leads to a hidden treasure ! In Search of Knowledge . Troyas Moonbreeze , a researcher in Feathermoon Stronghold off the coast of Feralas has found a stave that he feels has to be something more than " just a staff " . He asks you to travel to Darnassus and see if Daryn Lightwind can help . Troyas , it seems , is always sending off requests to Daryn for aid . And Daryn is pretty sure that anything of value in those Feralas ruins has already been claimed . However , she ' s willing to let you do the looking through her library . Rummaging around the library , you encounter a book , . Just the thing . Even though the book appears to have been in the library untouched for years , you remember your manners , and ask before simply absconding with the book . Daryn is happy to let you borrow the book . . . if you first do her a favor . But then , you ' re an adventurer , you ' ve come to expect this of people . Her latest enthusiasm is for the Snapjaw turtles of the Hinterlands , Gammerita in particular . She can ' t go herself , but she ' d still like to see Gammerita . A gnome in Gadgetzan , Curgle Cranklehop , has invented a device that would capture a picture of the turtle . Daryn asks you to take a letter to Curgle , asking for the device , then go to the Hinterlands and take the picture . Curgle has a great deal of respect for Daryn , and is happy to loan out the Super Snapper FX . It ' s a long way from Tanaris to the Hinterlands , and a long way from Aerie Peak to shore of the Forbidding Sea at the base of the Overlook Cliffs . You search for a while , and finally locate the giant turtle , Gammerita . No sooner have you activated the Super Snapper than Gammerita turns and charges you . Welcome to the life of a wildlife photographer : never a dull moment . Having dealt with Gammerita , you ponder your return journey to Rut ' theran Village and Daryn . Oh , your feet . . . Back in Rut ' theran Village , Daryn is happy with the photo , and hands you the book , asking that you take care of it . At least now you have a book to read on the flight back to Feralas . . . Troyas barely skims the book before he finds a useful reference : the Stave of Equinex . The stave of Equinex is , apparently , a key to the unlocking the Equinex Monolith in the Ruins of Ravenwind . " All you have to do , " says Troyas , " is retrieve the essences of four magic flames , and use them to energize the stave at the monolith . " Yep . He leaves out the part where the local harpies object to your very presence , and takes for granted the part where you have to trek through wilderness to get there . And back . You ' re an adventurer , after all ! You should be used to walking by now ! As advertised , the flames are there in the ruins . The harpies are a nuisance , but you ' ve dealt with worse . But sure enough , Troyas ' research paid off . You combine the essences with the stave , and the monolith opens up . As you pull a Sparkling Stone from the a small door in the side of the monolith , you can feel the stave giving up its energy . All that ' s left is the is to return with the stone to Troyas . While you ' ve been gone , he has continued reading about the monolith and its contents . The stone is called ' the Morrow Stone ' , and while he doesn ' t know what it ' s good for , but considering its hiding place , it must have been powerful , or important . To you , though , it ' s a job well done .