Quickening (quest)

Objectives
Image of Warmage Kaitlyn in the Nexus wants you to collect 5 Arcane Splinters from Crystalline Protectors.
 * Arcane Splinter (5)

Description
I've learned more in my short time here than in decades of studies.

The ancients here are being exposed to incredible levels of arcane energy. It's literally transforming them into something...

I'm confident that there's a final stage in their metamorphosis. Find me some evidence of their final state.

Rewards
You will also receive: and 325 reputation with the Kirin Tor.

Progress
The Crystalline Ancients... Do they exist?

Completion
Fascinating!

And they're aggressive too, you say. That would suggest that some intelligence is behind this manipulation. It may not be natural at all....

Please,, accept this as a token of our gratitude for your efforts. Dalaran will hear of your service.

Note
Before 4.3, you could get this quest after the completion of Secrets of the Ancients. Now its no longer needed and the quest is now given by an Image of Warmage Kaitlyn inside Nexus.