Darkshore
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32 steps · 34 quests · Darkshore, Teldrassil, Darnassus, Moonglade
/polestar guide forever/alliance/03-darkshore-returnThe Alliance leveling route for World of Warcraft: Forever, levels 21–23: 32 steps and 34 quests through Darkshore, Teldrassil, Darnassus and Moonglade.
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Quests in order
34 quests
- Gathering the Cure
- The Absent Minded Prospector ×2
- WANTED: Murkdeep!
- A Lost Master ×2
- Trek to Ashenvale
- The Master's Glaive
- Therylune's Escape
- The Powers Below
- The Twilight Camp
- Return to Onu
- It's All Fun and Games Until...
- Beached Sea Creature ×3
- Beached Sea Turtle ×2
- Mathystra Relics
- Swelling Forces
- Holy Diver
- Unrequited Love
- Curing the Sick
- Gyromast's Retrieval
- Escape Through Force
- The Great Cat Spirit ×3
- Power over Poison
- The Great Windborne Cat Spirit ×2
- Blessings of the Great Cat Spirit
- Blessings of the Great Windborne Cat Spirit
- To Darnassus
Steps
32 steps1Auberdine7 goals
- Turn in Making Do at Thundris WindweaverThundris Windweaver, north end of the village: Baros Alexston's reply
- Accept Gathering the Cure from Alanndarian Nightsong
- Accept The Absent Minded Prospector from Archaeologist Hollee
- Sell and repair at a vendor
- Accept WANTED: Murkdeep! from WANTED: Murkdeep!The WANTED poster
- Accept A Lost Master from Terenthis
- Accept Trek to Ashenvale from Sentinel SelarinSentinel Selarin, beside Terenthis: for Raene Wolfrunner in Astranaar, in the next guide
From the dock, up to the north end of the village first (Thundris Windweaver, Alanndarian Nightsong by the moonwell, Archaeologist Hollee), then down the main street: the WANTED poster outside the inn, Terenthis at its east end, where the road leaves south. Sentinel Selarin stands beside Terenthis by the flight master; if she isn't there, she has been killed and respawns shortly: wait a moment.
2OnuWhile Grove of the Ancients is in your quest log1 goal
- Turn in Grove of the Ancients at Onu
3Onu2 goals
- Turn in Onu at Onu
- Accept The Master's Glaive from Onu
Onu is the ancient at the Grove; Arbal and Kerlonian Evershade sleep beside him.
4Lunar Fungus and EarthrootNight Elf, Druid only2 goals
- Collect Earthroot ×5 for Gathering the Cure
- Collect Lunar Fungus from Lunar Fungal Bloom ×12 for Gathering the Cure
The Lunar Fungal Blooms grow in the moonkin caves in the hills just east of Auberdine; the moonkin there are irritable. Earthroot needs Herbalism: herbalists pick it all over Darkshore, anyone else brings it from Stormwind (Maria Lumere) or the Auction House.
5The Grove of the Ancients2 goals
- Kill Grizzled Thistle Bear or Den Mother for Grizzled Scalp ×4 for Buzzbox 525Grizzled Scalps
- Turn in Buzzbox 525 at Buzzbox 525
Grizzled Thistle Bears roam the hills around the Grove; Buzzbox 525 stands west of it among them.
6The Master's Glaive11 goals
- Kill Moonstalker Matriarch or Moonstalker Sire for Fine Moonstalker Pelt ×5 for A Lost MasterFine Moonstalker Pelts
- Accept Therylune's Escape from Therylune
- Complete Therylune's EscapeEscort her out of the glaive; Therysil takes the turn-in in Ashenvale
- Accept The Powers Below from Book: The Powers BelowOnly if a Disciple or Thug dropped Book: The Powers Below: right-click it
- Complete The Master's Glaive
- Turn in The Master's Glaive at Scrying BowlThe Scrying Bowl
- Accept The Twilight Camp from Scrying Bowl
- Turn in The Twilight Camp at Twilight TomeThe Twilight Tome
- Accept Return to Onu from Twilight Tome
- Accept It's All Fun and Games Until... from Twilight TomeThe Twilight Tome, once it has The Twilight Camp
- Collect Peerless Eye for It's All Fun and Games Until...Peerless Eye: Twilight Disciples and Thugs
Moonstalker Sires prowl the woods around the glaive. The Twilight Tome sits at the bottom of the crater; Therylune stands on its north side. For Onu's quest, use the Phial of Scrying at the bottom of the crater: it makes the Scrying Bowl, and you hand the quest in to the bowl.
7Prospector Remtravel3 goals
- Turn in The Absent Minded Prospector at Prospector Remtravel
- Accept The Absent Minded Prospector from Prospector Remtravel
- Complete The Absent Minded Prospector
Remtravel's Excavation lies on the coast south of Murkdeep's beach. Protect the prospector while he searches for the fossil. Careful: Ambushers appear as he passes certain spots: a scout comes out from under the board ramp, and more scouts come out when he checks the tent.
8Murkdeep's beach5 goals
- Accept Beached Sea Creature from Beached Sea Creature
- Accept Beached Sea Turtle from Beached Sea Turtle
- Accept Beached Sea Turtle from Beached Sea Turtle
- Accept Beached Sea Creature from Beached Sea Creature
- Kill Murkdeep for WANTED: Murkdeep!
Murkdeep camps on the beach west of the glaive: kill the murlocs at the camp fire; he comes in the third wave with his hound. Four beached remains lie on the beaches west and south-west of Remtravel's Excavation: take them on the way north to his camp.
9The Grove of the Ancients2 goals
- Turn in Return to Onu at Onu
- Accept Mathystra Relics from Onu
10The Grove of the Ancients1 goal
- Accept Swelling Forces from Arbal
11The shore west of the GroveDwarf, Gnome, Human, Skyborne only1 goal
- Accept Beached Sea Creature from Beached Sea Creature
On the way north to Auberdine, the last Beached Sea Creature lies on the shore west of the Grove.
12Auberdine15 goals
- Turn in Beached Sea Turtle at Gwennyth Bly'Leggonde
- Turn in Beached Sea Creature at Gwennyth Bly'Leggonde
- Turn in Beached Sea Turtle at Gwennyth Bly'Leggonde
- Turn in Beached Sea Creature at Gwennyth Bly'Leggonde
- Turn in Beached Sea Creature at Gwennyth Bly'Leggonde
- Accept Holy Diver from Gwennyth Bly'LeggondeHoly Diver: Gwennyth offers it once all nine beached remains are handed in
- Turn in WANTED: Murkdeep! at Sentinel Glynda Nal'Shea
- Accept Unrequited Love from Archaeologist Hollee
- Turn in The Absent Minded Prospector at Archaeologist Hollee
- Turn in Gathering the Cure at Alanndarian Nightsong
- Accept Curing the Sick from Alanndarian NightsongShe gives you the Curative Animal Salve
- Turn in It's All Fun and Games Until... at Thundris Windweaver
- Turn in A Lost Master at Terenthis
- Accept A Lost Master from Terenthis
- Sell and repair at a vendor
Follow the road north.
13On the wayOn the way until step 142 goals
- Kill Stormscale Myrmidon ×12 for Swelling Forces
- Kill Stormscale Sorceress ×8 for Swelling Forces
14The naga3 goals
- Collect Mathystra Relic ×6 for Mathystra RelicsMathystra Relics
- Kill Stormscale Myrmidon ×12 for Swelling Forces
- Kill Stormscale Sorceress ×8 for Swelling Forces
Follow the coast north-east to the Ruins of Mathystra. Mathystra Relics lie among the ruins; Stormscale Myrmidons, Sorceresses and Warriors hold them, and Stormscale Beastmistresses walk the shore.
15The Ruins of Mathystra5 goals
- Accept Gyromast's Retrieval from Gelkak Gyromast
- Kill Giant Foreststrider for Top of Gelkak's Key for Gyromast's Retrieval
- Collect Bottom of Gelkak's Key for Gyromast's Retrieval
- Collect Middle of Gelkak's Key for Gyromast's RetrievalUnderwater
- Turn in Gyromast's Retrieval at Gelkak Gyromast
Gelkak Gyromast hides on the little island off the ruins. The key pieces drop from Giant Foreststriders (top), Greymist murlocs (middle) and Raging Reef Crawlers (bottom).
16Strange LockboxNight Elf, Druid only · while Trial of the Sea Lion is in your quest log1 goal
- Collect Half Pendant of Aquatic Agility from Strange LockboxHalf Pendant of Aquatic Agility: the Strange Lockbox under the water off the north coast, west of the ruins
17Mist's Edge: kill these as you meet them4 goals
- Kill Stormscale Myrmidon ×12 for Swelling Forces
- Kill Stormscale Sorceress ×8 for Swelling Forces
- Kill Stormscale Warrior ×6 for Swelling Forces
- Kill Stormscale Beastmistress for Rod of Deep Dominion for Holy DiverRod of Deep Dominion: Stormscale Beastmistress
18Back south3 goals
- Turn in Holy Diver at Gwennyth Bly'Leggonde
- Turn in Mathystra Relics at OnuOnu, at the Grove
- Turn in Swelling Forces at Arbal
19Volcor4 goals
- Turn in A Lost Master at VolcorVolcor, inside Blackwood Den
- Accept Escape Through Force from Volcor
- Complete Escape Through ForceHis walk ends at the road, where Grimclaw waits
- Cure Sickly Deer ×10 for Curing the SickSickly Deer: use the Curative Animal Salve on them; they roam all of Darkshore
Volcor hides in the hills east of the Master's Glaive. Help him back to the road; he fights on his way out. Terenthis takes the escort in Auberdine on the next visit there.
20AuberdineDruid only1 goal
- Turn in Escape Through Force at Terenthis
21Auberdine flight masterDruid only1 goal
- Go to Auberdine flight master Darkshore
22The Great Cat SpiritDruid only3 goals
- Fly to Rut'theran Village
- Get the flight path at Rut'theran Village from Vesprystus
- Reach level 20
Night Elves fly from Auberdine to Rut'theran Village; Skyborne take the boat from the Auberdine dock and learn the Rut'theran flight path there. Take the portal up to Mathrengyl Bearwalker in the Cenarion Enclave.
23DarnassusNight Elf, Skyborne, Druid only1 goal
- Go to Mathrengyl Bearwalker Darnassus
24The Great Cat SpiritDruid only1 goal
- Accept The Great Cat Spirit from Mathrengyl Bearwalker
25MoongladeNight Elf, Skyborne, Druid only1 goal
- Go to Cast Teleport: Moonglade Moonglade
26Dendrite StarblazeDruid only5 goals
- Turn in The Great Cat Spirit at Dendrite Starblaze
- Accept The Great Cat Spirit from Dendrite Starblaze
- Turn in Curing the Sick at Dendrite Starblaze
- Accept Power over Poison from Dendrite Starblaze
- Accept The Great Windborne Cat Spirit from Dendrite Starblaze
Cast Teleport: Moonglade. Dendrite Starblaze stands upstairs in his building in Nighthaven: go up inside, the arrow cannot tell the floors apart. Learn the flight path there if you do not have it.
27Dendrite StarblazeDruid only · while Moonglade is in your quest log1 goal
- Turn in Moonglade at Dendrite StarblazeDendrite Starblaze: the welcome from Sheldras
Dendrite Starblaze stands upstairs in his building in Nighthaven: go up inside, the arrow cannot tell the floors apart.
28Dendrite StarblazeDruid only1 goal
- Get the flight path at Moonglade from Sindrayl
29The relics of the Barrow DensDruid only14 goals
- Turn in The Great Cat Spirit at Great Cat Spirit
- Accept The Great Cat Spirit from Great Cat Spirit
- Turn in The Great Windborne Cat Spirit at Avatar of Saeyleenan
- Accept The Great Windborne Cat Spirit from Avatar of Saeyleenan
- Collect Relic of the Fang for The Great Cat Spirit
- Collect Relic of the Claw for The Great Cat Spirit
- Collect Relic of the Silent Shadow for The Great Cat Spirit
- Collect Relic of the Fang for The Great Windborne Cat Spirit
- Collect Relic of the Claw for The Great Windborne Cat Spirit
- Collect Relic of the Silent Shadow for The Great Windborne Cat Spirit
- Turn in The Great Cat Spirit at Great Cat Spirit
- Accept Blessings of the Great Cat Spirit from Great Cat Spirit
- Turn in The Great Windborne Cat Spirit at Avatar of Saeyleenan
- Accept Blessings of the Great Windborne Cat Spirit from Avatar of Saeyleenan
The Great Cat Spirit (Night Elves) and the Avatar of Saeyleenan (Skyborne) wait in southern Moonglade. The three relics lie in the Stormrage Barrow Dens, east of them. Reports from the first weeks say a relic gives no loot while another player is looting it: wait a moment and try again.
30Back to DendriteDruid only5 goals
- Turn in Blessings of the Great Cat Spirit at Dendrite Starblaze
- Turn in Blessings of the Great Windborne Cat Spirit at Dendrite Starblaze
- Reach level 20
- Accept To Darnassus from Dendrite Starblaze
- Fly to Rut'theran Village
Back to Dendrite Starblaze in Nighthaven, then Silva Fil'naveth there flies Druids straight to Rut'theran Village. Dendrite stands upstairs in his building: go up inside, the arrow cannot tell the floors apart.
31DarnassusNight Elf, Skyborne, Druid only1 goal
- Go to Mathrengyl Bearwalker Darnassus
32To DarnassusDruid only3 goals
- Turn in To Darnassus at Mathrengyl BearwalkerMathrengyl Bearwalker: Cat Form
- Turn in Power over Poison at Mathrengyl BearwalkerMathrengyl Bearwalker: Cure Poison
- Fly to Auberdine
Take the portal up to Mathrengyl, then fly back to Auberdine for the road south to Ashenvale.