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Comment by Neryssa

You need to loot 7 pages of Firim's Book around Zereth Mortis. Looting all 8 will earn the achievement. You can throw them away once you earn it.

/way Firim 1 35.7 55.4
/way Firim 2 41.7 62.4 (inside the nest)
/way Firim 3 37.5 46.0 (under the bush)
/way Firim 4 49.8 76.5
/way Firim 5 39.0 31.0 (inside the cave)
/way Firim 6 67.5 25.1
/way Firim 7 64.8 33.6(##RESPBREAK##)272##DELIM##Neryssa##DELIM##

Comment by varenne

You need to find 8 scrolls in Zereth Mortis to get Tales of the Exile
All playes share CD to collect them and respawn time is ~10 minutes
It looks like if someone else just collected the page, you still can pick it up, just like flowers
After you collect them, you can sell them for 10 gold each

All 8/8 Tales of the Exile: https://youtu.be/ClhBrOur7TE

id	Name	Coordinates	Subzone	Note	Video
1	Firim in Exile, Part 1	35.75 55.46	The Great Veldt	On the hill near the Path of Inception	https://youtu.be/ClhBrOur7TE?t=202
2	Firim in Exile, Part 2	41.74 62.44	Provis Fauna	In the nest near Bitterbeak	https://youtu.be/ClhBrOur7TE?t=37
3	Firim in Exile, Part 3	37.54 46.01	Exile's Hollow	Under the bushes	https://youtu.be/ClhBrOur7TE?t=250
4	Firim in Exile, Part 4	49.82 76.56	Dimensional Falls	On the edge near the Echoed Jiro Genesii	https://youtu.be/ClhBrOur7TE?t=73
5	Firim in Exile, Part 5	39.03 31.09	The Devoured Cache	In Cave to the right side	https://youtu.be/ClhBrOur7TE?t=0
6	Firim in Exile, Part 6	67.42 25.18	Endless Sands	In sand area near the wall	https://youtu.be/ClhBrOur7TE?t=153
7	Firim in Exile, Part 7	64.83 33.64	Arrangement Index	In the middle of the sand area small circle	https://youtu.be/ClhBrOur7TE?t=117
8	Firim in Exile, Epilogue*	34.25 48.70	Faith's Repose	On Firim table	https://youtu.be/ClhBrOur7TE?t=290

* It looks like you don't need the Firim in Exile, Epilogue to complete the achievement
/way 35.75 55.46 Part 1
/way 41.74 62.44 Part 2 (In the nest near Bitterbeak )
/way 37.54 46.01 Part 3 (Under the bushes)
/way 49.82 76.56 Part 4
/way 39.03 31.09 Part 5 (In Cave to the right side)
/way 67.42 25.18 Part 6
/way 64.83 33.64 Part 7
/way 34.25 48.70 Part 8 (On Firim table)

Comment by Boxofbeer

Tales of the Exile is a new collectible hunting achievement, added in 9.2 patch.

Full Tales of the Exile guide - https://youtu.be/lTwu7_DvY9o

This achievement is a part of meta achievement Unlocking the Secrets that is required to unlock flying in ZM.
All scrolls marked with a big yellow dot on the minimap so you can spot it easy.
They all vanish as someone picked it up but respawn quickly (app. 5-10 minutes).
Firim in Exile, Epilogue is not neccessary, so only collecting 7 required to earn Tales of the Exile
You can sell them or drop after reading, no need to carry them along.

Treasures of Zereth Mortis

Adventurer of Zereth Mortis

Completing the Code

Fashion of the First Ones

Tales of the Exile

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Tales of the Exile
# Volume Coordinates Note Video

1 Firim in Exile, Part 1 35.72 55.40 On the ground next to a stone wallhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTwu7_DvY9o&t=7s
2 Firim in Exile, Part 2 41.76 62.41 In the nest where Bitterbeak ishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTwu7_DvY9o&t=43s
3 Firim in Exile, Part 3 37.55 46.13 In the bushes behind the small flowerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTwu7_DvY9o&t=76s
4 Firim in Exile, Part 4 49.86 76.60 On the edge of platform behind the wallhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTwu7_DvY9o&t=98s
5 Firim in Exile, Part 5 38.97 31.12 In the cave with warped goliaths inside https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTwu7_DvY9o&t=146s
6 Firim in Exile, Part 6 67.34 25.17 Next to the wall behind Coreless Scarabid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTwu7_DvY9o&t=175s
7 Firim in Exile, Part 7 64.77 33.71 On the sand pile next to dead mawsworn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTwu7_DvY9o&t=199s
* Firim in Exile, Epilogue 34.28 48.61 Exile's Hollow on the table in front of Firim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTwu7_DvY9o&t=224s
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Coordinates (Zereth Mortis):

/way 35.72 55.40 Firim in Exile Part 1
/way 41.76 62.41 Firim in Exile Part 2
/way 37.55 46.13 Firim in Exile Part 3
/way 49.86 76.60 Firim in Exile Part 4
/way 38.97 31.12 Firim in Exile Part 5
/way 67.34 25.17 Firim in Exile Part 6
/way 64.77 33.71 Firim in Exile Part 7
/way 34.28 48.61 Firim in Exile Part Epilogue

Comment by pokakap

In order to get this achievement [achievement=15509, you will need to collect all 7 pieces (possibly the Epilogue if things change on Live). You do not need to read them for the achievement. This achievement is is part of the meta achievement Unlocking the Secrets, which is needed to fly in Zereth Mortis

Video guide: https://youtu.be/VrxtJaDn6lQ

Tomtom co-ordinates:
/way 35.75 55.46 Firim in Exile, Part 1
/way 41.74 62.44 Firim in Exile, Part 2 (In Bitterbeak nest )
/way 37.54 46.01 Firim in Exile, Part 3 (Under bushes)
/way 49.82 76.56 Firim in Exile, Part 4
/way 39.03 31.09 Firim in Exile, Part 5 (In Cave)
/way 67.42 25.18 Firim in Exile, Part 6
/way 64.83 33.64 Firim in Exile, Part 7
/way 34.25 48.70 Firim in Exile, Epilogue (On table)

Complete guide to getting flying: https://youtu.be/5y9j1g0viis

Comment by pokakap

This is part of the achievement Tales of the Exile, which is part of the meta achievement Unlocking the Secrets, which is needed to fly in Zereth Mortis
In order to get the achievement, you will need to collect all 7 pieces (possibly the Epilogue if things change on Live). You do not need to read them for the achievement.

Video guide: https://youtu.be/VrxtJaDn6lQ

Tomtom co-ordinates:
/way 35.75 55.46 Firim in Exile, Part 1
/way 41.74 62.44 Firim in Exile, Part 2 (In Bitterbeak nest )
/way 37.54 46.01 Firim in Exile, Part 3 (Under bushes)
/way 49.82 76.56 Firim in Exile, Part 4
/way 39.03 31.09 Firim in Exile, Part 5 (In Cave)
/way 67.42 25.18 Firim in Exile, Part 6
/way 64.83 33.64 Firim in Exile, Part 7
/way 34.25 48.70 Firim in Exile, Epilogue (On table)

Complete guide to getting flying: https://youtu.be/5y9j1g0viis

Comment by Drazsyker

This can be unlocked before completing the third part of the campaign on live, and does not require the 8th part(the epilogue).

Comment by GraysonCarlyle

~~Part 1 didn't count towards the achievement for my wife and I.~~

Fixed with hotfixes on Feb. 24th

Comment by sleepingleaf

part 1 did &*!@ for me as well

Comment by Khannicus

Running into a similar issue, where I have Parts 1, 3, and 4 not counting for me even though I've collected the items =/

I've filed a ticket at least with Blizz - will return with an update once I have one (assuming someone else doesn't beat me to it re: the error).

Comment by NickON

If you don't see some of the pages, try re entering the zone. It seems this worked for me.

Comment by Danlong

had a server rollback while looting part 2 and 4, have them in my bag but no credit after roll back, after opening a ticket with support. 24 hours later they sent me here to look for answers anyone have this problem or a fix

I have turned off all addons
come back to the zone
waited 30 mins for respawn
have also read and sold part 2 and 4

Comment by Okusandman

If you aren't seeing Page 1 and it won't spawn, you may need to complete more of the starting quests for the zone, to get at least to the point where the portal in Oribos is open. After that you will see some mobs on the hill where it spawns and the page will be there. I was able to get pages 2-7 without doing the quests and tried reloading, relogging, rezoning... only completing the quests worked for Page 1.

Comment by jbiz33

You don't need to collect these in numerical order. I just picked up #6 scroll and haven't swung by to grab #5 yet. Its spawned, and now checked off on the achievement.

Comment by Nightbearz

After standing at the table waiting on the 7th part, I ran across it while heading for a boss. It's located at 64.71, 33.81. On top of the hill under Akkaris.

Comment by xb3au

ty to all the people who do the work to figure these things out. I work full-time and don't have time to make WoW my second job so this is appreciated!

Comment by NDsystem

If you are using TomTom you can use this macro to get all the locations at once:
/run if TomTom then for a,b in next,{{35.75,55.46},{41.74,62.44},{37.54,46.01},{49.82,76.56},{39.03,31.09},{67.42,25.18},{64.83,33.64},{34.25,48.70}}do TomTom:AddWaypoint(1970,b/100,b/100,{title="Firim's Tales"})end end

Comment by Mypciscraze

Hi all

On This achievement Tales of the Exile You need to pick up 7 scrolls. This achievement is part of Unlocking the Secrets to get Zereth Mortis Flying.

See My Video with map if need ( I pick Up all scrolls in one move ) - https://youtu.be/a-UM9rWIyuE

List of scrolls in way what i done:

- Firim in Exile, Part 4 49 76 on cliff
- Firim in Exile, Part 2 41 62 Inside nest
- Firim in Exile, Part 1 35 55
- Firim in Exile, Part 3 37 46 next to flower
- Firim in Exile, Part 5 39 31 inside cave
- Firim in Exile, Part 7 64 33 near the body
- Firim in Exile, Part 6 67 25 near the body

Hope That help You :)

Comment by Tig3rE

The achievement Tales of the Exile is a part of the meta achievement Unlocking the Secrets and is needed to fly in Zereth Mortis.
You need to find 7 scrolls.

Zone: Zereth Mortis
Coordinates:
/way 35.7 55.4 Scroll #1
/way 41.7 62.4 Scroll #2
/way 37.5 46.1 Scroll #3
/way 49.8 76.5 Scroll #4
/way 38.9 31.1 Scroll #5
/way 67.4 25.2 Scroll #6
/way 64.8 33.7 Scroll #7

Firim in Exile, Part 1
/way 35.7 55.4 #1
The first scroll is located in the area "The Great Veldt", when you walk from the north towards the south, in front of a rock, in sight of the road, where it goes to the right to the "Path of Inception".
Directions in video: https://youtu.be/JWc3xIcKTy4

Firim in Exile, Part 2
/way 41.7 62.4 #2
The second scroll is located in the area "The Great Veldt" / "Provis Fauna" in the nest of Bitterbeak, within sight of and across from "Haven".
Directions in video: https://youtu.be/ocHh1CfFfQU

Firim in Exile, Part 3
/way 37.5 46.1 #3
The third scroll is located in the area "The Great Veldt" / "Faith's Repose" under a plant, right before the passage, the area where the cave and the flying point is.
Directions in video: https://youtu.be/talk_SQTleQ

Firim in Exile, Part 4
/way 49.8 76.5 #4
The fourth scroll is located in the area "Zereth Mortis" / "Dimensional Falls". To do this, simply run around to the right before the "Dimensional Falls" to get to the top. It is the road towards "Catalyst Gardens", before the archway.
Directions in video: https://youtu.be/Co8LwQDvEAk

Firim in Exile, Part 5
/way 38.9 31.1 #5
The fifth scroll is located in the area "Terrace of Formation", in a cave called "The Devoured Cache", when you go in it is on the right on the floor. To find the cave, simply walk north in the area.
Directions in video: https://youtu.be/J_tBKRwQgN8

Firim in Exile, Part 6
/way 67.4 25.2 #6
The sixth scroll is located in the area "Endless Sands", behind a building, in front of a mountain in a corner. To find it, go northwest on the map. You can see the building from far away.
Directions in video: https://youtu.be/2aTS6keTM8U

Firim in Exile, Part 7
/way 64.8 33.7 #7
The seventh scroll is located in the are "Endless Sands" / "Arrangement Index", on a sand hill, within sight of "Deserted Overlook".
Directions in video: https://youtu.be/oCKHXzB6mNA

All scrolls in video:
#1 https://youtu.be/JWc3xIcKTy4
#2 https://youtu.be/ocHh1CfFfQU
#3 https://youtu.be/talk_SQTleQ
#4 https://youtu.be/Co8LwQDvEAk
#5 https://youtu.be/J_tBKRwQgN8
#6 https://youtu.be/2aTS6keTM8U
#7 https://youtu.be/oCKHXzB6mNA

Comment by rpotor

So I think this went down like this: one day, Firim the Exile was walking merrily in the desert of Zereth Mortis and thought: "Oh, to the Maw with this journal, I'll not carry it around any more, let's just drop a few pages of it here in the sand. Oh, but... but... let's drop it right into the hitbox of this rare mob, Akkaris, so that when he is alive it's practically impossible to loot these pages. Yeeees, that would be awesome, hehe!"

Comment by LSavage

Herewith the text of the seven parts (as well as the epilogue which is not part of the achievement):

Firim in Exile, Part 1

"A memoir of sorts."

As my exile begins, I cannot help but think back on the events that led to our arrival.
They doubted me. Mocked me. Conspired to replace me. Yet just as they unsheathed their blades of doubt and skulked forward to strike me down, it happened.
The geometry revealed itself! The fractals aligned! At long last, I found the way to Zereth Mortis!

No other mind could conceive the formulae required to succeed. Portal after portal, tuned and re-tuned, stretching out and looping back upon themselves. No wonder so many before me had failed!
The fools among our expedition rushed to plunder the land's mysteries and paid the price for their folly. Did I not insist that the First Ones would not leave their secrets unguarded?
The Survivors learned their lesson and heeded my warnings.

We found a safe foothold. A haven from which our work began.
But our fragile harmony would not endure.

Firim in Exile, Part 2

"A testament to a singular intellect."

The deeper we delved into the mysteries of Zereth Mortis, the more my colleagues became affected.
Even Executor Al'kreth, perhaps the most glory-driven of anyone in the expedition, began to regard the knowledge we gleaned as sacred.

In time, Al'ara and the others perceived the great truth: we could not send word of our discoveries back to the Overseer. The secrets of the First Ones were not to be plundered! Outsiders would only disrupt the crucial purpose of Zereth Mortis.
We shattered our portals. I blotted out my translocation equations, even from my own mind. Any temptation that might lead us back to the outer realms was forfeit.

Our hearts sang as we renounced our cartel designations! From that day forth, I was simply Firim. And while I did not seek to profit from the Progenitors' knowledge, I did want to understand it.
That is where the schism began.

Firim in Exile, Part 3

"A victim of lesser intellects."

Why had I been burdened by the company of minds so small?
Even in a land of infinite wonder, the dullards who worked alongside me in Haven failed to appreciate the purpose that drove my every thought and deed.
I had to reach the Supulcher.

It was blasphemy, they claimed. The mysteries there were too sacred. Truths not to be approached, or even pondered.
They labeled me a heretic. When my back was turned, they sabotaged my research. Just as I neared the translation of a new cypher, Kreth would send some meddling pilgrim to interfere.
Our bitter feud stretched on and became irreconcilable. Finally they declared me an apostate and banished me from Haven--the very foothold I had given them!

Still, I bored this indignity in a manner befitting one of my intellect and resolve. In exile, I would outpace them all.
And so I did.

Firim in Exile, Part 4

"Of automa, and realizations"

Though access to the Sepulcher continued to elude me, I learned much by observing the automa.
Admittedly, I underestimated them at first. They seemed mere servitors, less capable of independent thought than even the muddle-minded attendants in Oribos!
But like everything else in Zereth Mortis, they were part of a pattern. A geometry that shifted, expanding and contracting as demanded by the duty put before them.

After all, this land is no museum; no library of obscurities. No, it is a workshop. A forge where afterlives are fashioned.
When I detached my consciousness from the limitations of perception, I saw the grand architecture of the Progenitors put into practice. Afterlives assembled to the needs of the Arbiter's judgments.
It was the automa who carried out these duties, forging flora, fauna, and terrain, encasing them in orbs to be sent out into the In-Between like seeds falling into fertile soil.

Do you see? Do you understand as I do?
Everything about the Shadowlands--everything!--is part of the pattern. A closed system in which nothing is lost. Even that which is seemingly destroyed is merely being reshaped for a new purpose.
Purpose. Hmm. Myopic though they are, perhaps the attendants understand some small measure of this mystery.

Firim in Exile, Part 5

"The cyphers and the greater mysteries."

I observed many types of automa of varied sizes and shapes. Guardians, builders, collectors--and a more petite variety that seemed to revel in duties of upkeep and repair.
Besides an unwavering devotion to their obligations, these automa shared another notable trait: their language. They spoke not in words I could understand, but in tones and echoes.

Know that I, Firim, am renowned for my linguistic skills. Though arrival in the Shadowlands imbues mortal souls with a knowledge of the words of Death, many retain memories of the languages they used on their worlds.
And what is language if not a system of sounds and patterns, I ask you?
So yes, of course I had absorbed countless languages during my interviews of mortal souls. Thus you will understand my confidence that the language of the automa would pose little challenge.

Never in my existence had I been so wrong.
The language of the automa was not merely words. No! It was part and parcel of the cyphers! The words themselves were keys to understanding the geometry. The fractals.
There was so much waiting to be discovered. But it was when I encountered one of the rarest forms of automa that my mind was truly opened.

Firim in Exile, Part 6

"You may hear the song, but you will not understand it."

Automa were commonplace in Zereth Mortis. But not all types. One was exceedingly rare, like polished jewels among infinite grains of sand.
The oracles.
They sang songs to their kin, and so at first I thought they were unique only in appearance. But as I drew close to one to better observe its duties, something unexpected happened.
I heard its voice.

And yet the term "voice" falls short. To be sure, I experienced the sensation of words being spoken in much the same manner one does when conversing with a colleague. And yet this was more.
I felt the words as much as heard them. The thoughts entered my consciousness and conveyed their meaning to my entire being.

What words did it offer? It spoke images. Riddles. Prophecies. And as they reverberated through my very core, I remembered my conversations with Irik-tu and the thousand truths they told me of.
Then it struck me. The oracles spoke in both one truth and a thousand. Not as separate thoughts, but as one in the same instant.
And if the oracles, entities left behind to oversee a workshop, could think in such terms, how much more complex must the minds of their makers be?

Long have I scoffed at what I learned of titans, or the void lords, or demons of the Nether. I held Death's pantheon in higher regard, but now I know that they are just as limited. Truth lies not in one direction or another, but in their intersection.
The First Ones had parceled out their gifts, but gave no child all of them. No wonder these offspring bickered with such incessant jealousy. Their very nature was one of denial.

At this realization I lost consciousness, for I had once again transcended into a new plane of thought.

Firim in Exile, Part 7

"Ponder the revelations and you will know fear"

Every new discovery in Zereth Mortis drew me back to the mysteries of the First Ones. I sought to understand their nature, yet each time I believed I was nearing an answer, I found myself drifting further away.
I considered again their design. The pattern. Lines and curves, arcs and angles.
And turns. Oh, so many turns.

The six forces that pointed toward a seventh, and yet denied it. For a long while I considered this seeming contradiction no more than another variable. An unknown waiting to be solved.
But the song of the oracle continued to reverberate in my consciousness. And as I allowed my focus to soften, my grip upon the tangible to loosen, the geometry took shape in my mind.

And it was both six AND seven. The six were one, and the seventh the other.
Did they desire union? The song seemed to say otherwise. Both were, yet only one could be.
The melody shifted. I shuddered at the shape it took.
This was not a variable to be solved. It was a solution awaiting its opportunity.

The song must not be allowed to end. Do the First Ones still sing it? Truly, I do not know. But if they do not...
If they do not...
Who will?

Firim in Exile, Epilogue

"Addendum: Ruminations upon the fragility of all things"

Though the Jailer has been defeated and the Shadowlands made whole again, I find myself unable to celebrate these victories.
For I have studied the inner workings of the Sepulcher. Seen the powers with which the Jailer sought to remake reality. And these observations fill me with a fear that shakes the very core of my being.

It is clear to me now that there must be a Zereth for each force of the cosmos, and within them, an inner sanctum akin to the Sepulcher.
And if that is true, then these sanctums must be connected on some fundamental level; a connection that the Jailer sought to exploit.

What he began in the Sepulcher was meant to cascade outward from one Zereth to the next, until all were dominated by his power. The heart of the Shadowlands acting as a doorway to the heart of each cosmic force in turn, one after another bound to his will.
But if his scheme was thwarted, then why is my mind so ill at ease?

Because I have seen how fragile the pattern is. How delicate the scales that keep the six forces in balance.
And if the Jailer, in his act of malevolence, left behind but the most imperceptible of cracks in that pattern, then I fear what is tiny now will only grow, until the balance itself is prone to be shattered by another force applying relentless pressure.

I pray that the First Ones anticipated such an eventuality. That they would leave measures in place to preserve their grand design.
Unless...
Unless their design was never meant to endure.
And that... that is the possibility that haunts me.

Comment by Dahlius

How are you supposed to do this without a guide?

Comment by SYKONUT

There was no big song and dance about getting the flight.I thought I missed the book then I went outside and off to the skies I took....cheers to all the notes with this flow of quests.

Comment by vignetlp

scroll # 1-2-4-6 doesn't appear for me (stayed 1 hours at each location) and with the new patch
I also lost all progression , but luckily I didn't sold the scroll I had (still in my bag) but the achievement
is all grayed out.

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	Firim in Exile, Part 1 (1)
	Firim in Exile, Part 3 (1)
	Firim in Exile, Part 5 (1)
	Firim in Exile, Part 7 (1)

	Firim in Exile, Part 2 (1)
	Firim in Exile, Part 4 (1)
	Firim in Exile, Part 6 (1)

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