Memories of Valor is a readable book in World of Warcraft: Forever, and on its own it does nothing: it is not a crafting material, not one of the library books, and its tooltip shows no sell price. What it is for is the story. Sirra Von’Indi in Darkshire gives it to you for finishing “The Valor Family,” a new Duskwood quest, and its entries on the Valor family of Raven Hill tell you where the family’s ghosts linger in the quests that follow.
Below we cover the quest that gives the book, what the book says, how its entries line up with the four Valor weapons, and whether you should keep it, as of November 13, nine days after launch.
What Memories of Valor Is
Its tooltip reads: Binds when picked up, Unique, and “Right Click to Read.” It is a poor-quality (grey) item, which is why it can look like junk in your bags, but grey here does not mean vendor trash. It is a copy of a lost history of Raven Hill, and you right-click it to open the pages.
Because it is Unique, you can hold only one. Because it binds when picked up, you cannot trade it, mail it or sell it on the Auction House.
The Quest That Gives It
“The Valor Family” is an Alliance quest in Duskwood that you can take from level 18, aimed at characters in their low 20s.
- Find Sirra Von’Indi, the Historian of Darkshire, in Darkshire Town Hall, at about 72.6, 47.5 on the Duskwood map.
- Accept “The Valor Family.” Sirra wants anything about the people who died at Raven Hill, since the village’s “history was wiped out along with its people.”
- Travel to Raven Hill, the ruined village in western Duskwood. The objective reads “Search Raven Hill for anything of interest,” and the item you are after is the Raven Hill Tome.
- Bring the tome back to Sirra. Sirra keeps the original and says, “I’ll make you a copy of the tome.” That copy is Memories of Valor.
Raven Hill is a long run from Darkshire through a zone full of worgs, spiders and undead, so learn the Darkshire flight path first; our flight paths guide explains how they work, and our Hearthstone guide shows how to bind yourself to the Darkshire inn.
What the Book Says
The book is titled “A Recount of the Valor Family and Their Service to Raven Hill,” and its writer says it is meant “to set the record straight.” It has an entry for each member of the family:
| Family member | Title in the book | What the entry stresses |
|---|---|---|
| Merrick Valor | Watcher of Darkshire | The youngest son, an archer who kept the roads safe |
| Silvia Valor | Raven Hill Guard | A guard who fought bandits and would “never abandon the farmsteads” |
| Ira Valor | Forest Stalker | A ranger who lived in the woods, said to show lost travelers the way out |
| Lord Grant Valor | Sire of the Valor Family | The father, who patrolled the cemeteries against the undead |
| Lady Cassandra Valor | Loving mother and wife | The mother, remembered for her love of her family |
Several entries end with a hint that the person is still out there: Ira “is still in the woods,” and Silvia would not abandon Duskwood’s homes, “and perhaps not even then.”
Why the Entries Matter: The Valor Weapons
Those hints are the point. The follow-up quests in Duskwood are about the family’s restless spirits, and each of four family members leaves a weapon behind that starts its own quest, handed in to Sirra. The quest text for each weapon matches the book:
| Weapon | Whose it is | Where their spirit lingers | What the quest asks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ira’s Dagger | Ira, the ranger | Wandering the woods | Clear out the Black Ravager worgs |
| Merrick’s Bow | Merrick, the Watcher | Wandering the roads | Defeat the Splinter Fist ogres |
| Silvia’s Sword | Silvia, the guard | Visiting the farmsteads | Rout the Defias at Addle’s Stead |
| Grant’s Shield | Grant, the father | Battling the undead | Find Grant’s Mace on a skeleton in Raven Hill Cemetery |
So if you are hunting for the ghosts, read the book: it tells you whose spirit belongs to which part of Duskwood.
After the weapons, a second quest also named “The Valor Family” sends you back to Raven Hill. Sirra’s text explains that the ghost attacks have not stopped, that the family “all went missing at the same time,” and that “Our only clue is where you found the book,” with a suggestion to bring the family’s weapons along.
Should You Keep Memories of Valor?
You do not hand the book back to anyone in the quest text, and nothing else in the game uses it. Still, we would keep it until you finish the Valor family quests. It takes a single bag slot, it is Unique so there is never more than one, and it holds the clues for the ghost hunt. Once the story is done, it is a keepsake: keep it for the lore or destroy it to free the slot.
If bag space is the problem, our guide to bag slots explains how much room you can have, and our guide to where to get bags covers the cheap early upgrades. Do not confuse it with library books, which are a separate collection you turn in for rewards; our guide on where to turn in books covers those.
More for Duskwood
Duskwood is one of the Alliance’s level 20 zones, alongside Wetlands and Redridge Mountains; our zone level ranges guide shows where to go next. A quest addon makes the Valor quests easier to track, and our Questie guide covers setting one up.
Every other WoW Forever guide is on our World of Warcraft hub.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Memories of Valor for in WoW Forever? It is a readable lore book with no crafting or vendor use. Its entries on the Valor family point to where each family member’s ghost lingers in the Duskwood quests that follow.
How do you get Memories of Valor? Finish “The Valor Family” for Sirra Von’Indi in Darkshire Town Hall by bringing back the Raven Hill Tome from Raven Hill. Sirra gives you a copy, Memories of Valor, as the reward.
Can you sell Memories of Valor? No. It binds when picked up, so it cannot go on the Auction House, and its tooltip shows no sell price.
Is Memories of Valor a library book? No. It is not one of the library books you turn in to the librarians in Stormwind and Undercity.
Can Horde players get Memories of Valor? The first quest, “The Valor Family,” is an Alliance quest from Sirra in Darkshire.
Should I delete Memories of Valor? Not until you finish the Valor family quests. It only takes one bag slot and holds the clues for the ghost hunt.