How to Begin the Quests for your Karazhan Key in World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade

You’re headed into Deadwind Pass, you’ve got some good gear on you and you’re ready to get raiding! Remember, Karazhan is a 10-person raid, so getting "keyed" by yourself isn’t the best way to go about it. Do you have some friends who are level 70 and don’t have Karazhan Keys? Bring them along for the quests.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

1. Ride down to the southern tip of Deadwind Pass. If you ride through a camp of Ogres, you’re on the right path. Don’t worry, they wont aggro unless you get really close.
2. Look for the ruined buildings. If you see a few burnt buildings and some ghosts in front of a mage and a large tower, you’re in the right place.
3. Talk to Archmage Alturus. He will give you two quests. One will be to collect Ghostly Essence and the other is to collect some underground water samples. Both can be done at the same time.
4. Turn around and look to your right after you talk to Alturus. There are two buildings that have stairs leading down into cellars. Choose one. It doesn’t matter which, you need to go into both of them anyway.
5. Attack any ghosts you see. If you aren’t level 70 yet, these ghosts provide some nice XP. Even if you are 70, you need their Ghostly Essence for the quest anyway.