Loch Modan, Redridge Mountains & Westfall
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64 steps · 48 quests · Darkshore, Wetlands, Loch Modan, Dun Morogh, Ironforge, Elwynn Forest, Redridge Mountains, Stormwind City, Westfall
/polestar guide forever/alliance/03-loch-modanThe Alliance leveling route for World of Warcraft: Forever, levels 17–21: 64 steps and 48 quests through Darkshore, Wetlands, Loch Modan, Dun Morogh, Ironforge, Elwynn Forest, Redridge Mountains, Stormwind City and Westfall.
Good to know
Quests in order
50 quests
- Filthy Paws
- A Dark Threat Looms ×2
- Silver of the Waves
- Ironband's Excavation
- Gathering Idols
- Excavation Progress Report
- Excavation Tools
- Twisting the Knife
- Crocolisk Hunting
- A Hunter's Boast
- A Hunter's Challenge
- Report to Ironforge
- Banner of the Fallen
- The Tome of Divinity ×2
- Encroaching Gnolls
- Show of Force
- Assessing the Threat
- Hilary's Necklace
- The Lost Tools
- Blackrock Menace
- Blackrock Blockade
- The Price of Shoes
- Messenger to Stormwind ×3
- Selling Fish
- The Defias Brotherhood ×5
- A Free Lunch
- Redridge Goulash
- Visit the Herbalist
- The Everstill Bridge
- Delivering Daffodils
- Murloc Poachers ×2
- Return to Verner
- The People's Militia
- Moonbrook Espionage
- The Coastal Menace
- Keeper of the Flame
- Explosive Consultation
- Underbelly Scales
- A Baying of Gnolls
- Alther's Mill
- Making Do
Steps
64 steps1Boat to Menethil Harbor2 goals
- Sell and repair at a vendor
- Go to Boat to Menethil Harbor Darkshore
Sell and repair in Auberdine first: the next stretch is a long one.
2Menethil Harbor1 goal
- Get the flight path at Menethil Harbor from Shellei Brondir
Off the boat, walk up the pier to the flight master by the inn. Nothing to take here yet: Menethil's quests are for your Wetlands visit at about 22.
3Into Loch Modan1 goal
- Go to Into Loch Modan Loch Modan
Follow the road east out of Menethil and south through the Dun Algaz pass. Keep to the road: the Wetlands crocolisks and raptors beside it are over your level.
4Algaz StationHuman, Night Elf, Skyborne only1 goal
- Accept Filthy Paws from Mountaineer Stormpike
Mountaineer Stormpike stands at the Algaz Station, at the south end of the pass.
5Mountaineer StormpikeWhile Stormpike's Delivery is in your quest log1 goal
- Turn in Stormpike's Delivery at Mountaineer StormpikeMountaineer Stormpike: Grimand Elmore's package
6Silver Stream MineHuman, Night Elf, Skyborne only1 goal
- Collect Miners' Gear from Miners' League Crates ×4 for Filthy PawsMiners' Gear, from the crates; below ground
East along the hills to the mine: the Miners' League crates sit in its tunnels among the Tunnel Rat kobolds.
7Back to the Algaz StationHuman, Night Elf, Skyborne only1 goal
- Turn in Filthy Paws at Mountaineer Stormpike
8Stonewrought Dam1 goal
- Accept A Dark Threat Looms from Chief Engineer Hinderweir VII
Chief Engineer Hinderweir stands on top of the dam, up the ramp at its west end.
9The Suspicious Barrel2 goals
- Turn in A Dark Threat Looms at Suspicious Barrel
- Accept A Dark Threat Looms from Suspicious Barrel
Walk east along the dam, down its eastern ramp, then back west along the foot of the dam on the land side: two Dark Iron Sappers guard the barrel. Kill them, then open the barrel: it ends this quest and starts the next.
10Stonewrought Dam1 goal
- Turn in A Dark Threat Looms at Chief Engineer Hinderweir VII
11The loch1 goal
- Accept Silver of the Waves from Discarded Fishing ToolboxDiscarded Fishing Toolbox; underwater
South along the west shore. The Discarded Fishing Toolbox lies on the loch bed at one of several places: east of Thelsamar (48.1,39.7), a little south-west of there (45.7,43.4), or at the south end of the loch (48.7,54.4 or 50.6,53.3). If it isn't at the arrow, try the next place. Click it for the quest; the Monogrammed Silver Hair Clip comes with it.
12Thelsamar2 goals
- Turn in Silver of the Waves at Khara Deepwater
- Accept Ironband's Excavation from Jern Hornhelm
Khara Deepwater stands on the shore north-east of town, Jern Hornhelm by the inn.
13Ironband's Excavation3 goals
- Turn in Ironband's Excavation at Magmar Fellhew
- Accept Gathering Idols from Magmar Fellhew
- Accept Excavation Progress Report from Prospector Ironband
Round the south end of the loch and head east to the dig. Magmar Fellhew and Prospector Ironband stand together at its west edge.
14The dig site4 goals
- Collect Excavation ToolsExcavation Tools: open a pile at the dig
- Accept Excavation Tools from Excavation ToolsRight-click the Excavation Tools
- Kill Stonesplinter Geomancer or Stonesplinter Digger for Carved Stone Idol ×8 for Gathering Idols
- Collect Excavation Tools ×6 for Excavation Tools
Stonesplinter Diggers, Geomancers and Berserk Troggs hold the dig east of Ironband; any of them can drop a Carved Stone Idol. Piles of Excavation Tools lie around the dig: open one and right-click the tools to start Excavation Tools, then gather six. Careful: Berserk Troggs (19–20) enrage below 40% health.
15Ironband's Excavation2 goals
- Turn in Gathering Idols at Magmar Fellhew
- Turn in Excavation Tools at Prospector Ironband
16The Farstrider Lodge3 goals
- Accept Twisting the Knife from Marek IronheartMarek Ironheart, inside
- Accept Crocolisk Hunting from Marek IronheartMarek Ironheart: the loch crocolisks below the lodge
- Accept A Hunter's Boast from Daryl the YounglingDaryl the Youngling: 15 minutes
North-east to the lodge on the hill. Marek Ironheart stands inside, Daryl the Youngling outside.
17Mountain Buzzards1 goal
- Kill Mountain Buzzard ×6 for A Hunter's Boast
Mountain Buzzards circle the hills west and south of the lodge, back toward the dig. A Hunter's Boast runs for 15 minutes.
18Daryl the Youngling2 goals
- Turn in A Hunter's Boast at Daryl the Youngling
- Accept A Hunter's Challenge from Daryl the Youngling12 minutes
19Elder Mountain Boars, Daggerfang and the loch crocolisks4 goals
- Kill Elder Mountain Boar ×5 for A Hunter's Challenge
- Kill Daggerfang for Marek's Croc-Hunting Knife for Twisting the KnifeMarek's Croc-Hunting Knife: Daggerfang
- Collect Crocolisk Meat ×5 for Crocolisk HuntingCrocolisk Meat: Loch Crocolisks
- Collect Crocolisk Skin ×6 for Crocolisk Hunting
The Elder Mountain Boars roam the hills north-west of the lodge, along the east shore: A Hunter's Challenge runs for 12 minutes, so the boars come first. Daggerfang, a crocolisk, patrols the shore below them among the Loch Crocolisks.
20The Farstrider Lodge3 goals
- Turn in A Hunter's Challenge at Daryl the Youngling
- Turn in Twisting the Knife at Marek IronheartMarek Ironheart, inside
- Turn in Crocolisk Hunting at Marek Ironheart
21Thelsamar3 goals
- Turn in Excavation Progress Report at Jern Hornhelm
- Accept Report to Ironforge from Jern HornhelmFor Prospector Stormpike in Ironforge
- Get the flight path at Thelsamar from Thorgrum Borrelson
Back west along the south shore to Thelsamar: Jern Hornhelm by the inn, then Thorgrum Borrelson with the gryphons on the west side of town, on the way south.
22Mountaineer Ylva2 goals
- Accept Banner of the Fallen from Mountaineer Ylva
- Kill Headsplitter for Banner of the Fallen
South of Thelsamar, Ylva lies dead in the mouth of a trogg cave. Take her banner, raise it beside her and hold the spot: troggs come in waves from both sides, then Headsplitter.
23The tunnel post1 goal
- Turn in Banner of the Fallen at Captain Rugelfuss
West to the dwarven post at the tunnel to Dun Morogh.
24Fly to IronforgeDwarf, Gnome only2 goals
- Go to Thelsamar flight master Loch Modan
- Fly to Ironforge
You have the Ironforge flight path from Dun Morogh: back north to Thelsamar's gryphons, quicker than walking through the tunnel and across Dun Morogh.
25Into Dun MoroghHuman, Night Elf, Skyborne only · outside Ironforge1 goal
- Go to Into Dun Morogh Dun Morogh
Through the South Gate tunnel and west along the road to Ironforge. Know the Ironforge flight path already? Fly from Thelsamar instead: these two waypoints drop once you are in the city.
26Into IronforgeHuman, Night Elf, Skyborne only · outside Ironforge1 goal
- Go to Into Ironforge Ironforge
27Ironforge4 goals
- Get the flight path at Ironforge from Gryth ThurdenGryth Thurden, in the Great Forge
- Train at your trainer
- Sell and repair at a vendor
- Turn in Report to Ironforge at Prospector StormpikeProspector Stormpike, Hall of Explorers
Gryth Thurden keeps the gryphons in the Great Forge; Prospector Stormpike is in the Hall of Explorers, north-east of it, on the way to the tram in Tinker Town.
28Tram to Stormwind1 goal
- Go to Tram to Stormwind Ironforge
29Elwynn Forest1 goal
- Go to The road east to Redridge Elwynn Forest
From the tram, leave Stormwind by the main gate and follow the road through Goldshire and east through Elwynn to Redridge.
30Guard ThomasNight Elf only · while Further Concerns is in your quest log1 goal
- Turn in Further Concerns at Guard ThomasGuard Thomas, on the bridge
Guard Thomas guards the bridge on this road east, past the Tower of Azora: Marshal Dughan's Further Concerns, from your walk through Goldshire, goes to him.
31Henze FaulkHuman, Paladin only · while The Tome of Divinity or The Tome of Divinity is in your quest log4 goals
- Use Symbol of Life for The Tome of DivinityUse the Symbol of Life on Henze Faulk
- Turn in The Tome of Divinity at Henze Faulk
- Accept The Tome of Divinity from Henze Faulk
- Kill Defias Bodyguard or Defias Rogue Wizard for Defias Script for The Tome of DivinityDefias Script: Defias Rogue Wizards
From the bridge, head north to Stone Cairn Lake. Henze Faulk lies south of the lake: use the Symbol of Life on him. The Defias Rogue Wizards around him carry the Defias Script.
32Three Corners1 goal
- Accept Encroaching Gnolls from Guard ParkerGuard Parker walks around Three Corners: look inside the circle on the map
The road crosses into Redridge at Three Corners. Guard Parker walks around the crossroads.
33Lakeridge Highway4 goals
- Get the flight path at Lakeshire from Ariena Stormfeather
- Turn in Encroaching Gnolls at Deputy Feldon
- Accept Show of Force from Deputy Feldon
- Accept Assessing the Threat from Deputy Feldon
Follow the road along the south shore of Lake Everstill to the gryphon master. Deputy Feldon stands by the road next to her.
34Lakeshire11 goals
- Accept Hilary's Necklace from Shawn
- Accept The Lost Tools from Foreman Oslow
- Accept Blackrock Menace from Marshal MarrisMarshal Marris: the Blackrock camps are for your next Redridge visit, at about 24
- Accept Blackrock Blockade from Marshal Marris
- Accept The Price of Shoes from Verner OsgoodVerner Osgood: for Smith Argus in Goldshire
- Accept Messenger to Stormwind from Magistrate SolomonMagistrate Solomon, in the town hall: for General Marcus Jonathan in Stormwind
- Accept Selling Fish from Dockmaster Baren
- Turn in The Defias Brotherhood at Wiley the BlackWiley the Black, in the inn; upstairs
- Accept The Defias Brotherhood from Wiley the Black
- Accept A Free Lunch from DarcyDarcy, inside
- Accept Redridge Goulash from Chef BreannaChef Breanna, inside
Cross the long bridge north into town: Shawn and Hilary play by the shore at its north end, Foreman Oslow and Marshal Marris stand there too, Verner Osgood by the smithy, Magistrate Solomon in the town hall, Dockmaster Baren on the docks, Wiley the Black upstairs in the inn and Darcy and Chef Breanna inside it.
35Guard Parker2 goals
- Turn in A Free Lunch at Guard ParkerGuard Parker walks around Three Corners: look inside the circle on the map
- Accept Visit the Herbalist from Guard Parker
West along the road to Three Corners first; the gnolls are on the way back east.
36Lakeridge Highway: kill these as you meet them6 goals
- Kill Redridge Thrasher for Spiked Collar ×5 for Show of ForceSpiked Collar: Redridge Thrashers
- Kill Redridge Mongrel ×10 for Assessing the Threat
- Kill Redridge Poacher ×6 for Assessing the Threat
- Kill Great Goretusk or Bellygrub for Great Goretusk Snout ×5 for Redridge Goulash
- Kill Dire Condor for Tough Condor Meat ×5 for Redridge Goulash
- Collect Crisp Spider Meat ×5 for Redridge GoulashCrisp Spider Meat: Tarantulas
Redridge Mongrels and Thrashers hold the hills east of Three Corners, north of the road; Poachers camp south of the road. Great Goretusks root around the same hills and Dire Condors circle south of the lake; Tarantulas crawl round Three Corners.
37Deputy Feldon2 goals
- Turn in Assessing the Threat at Deputy Feldon
- Turn in Show of Force at Deputy Feldon
East along the road to the gryphon master; Deputy Feldon stands beside her.
38Sunken Chest2 goals
- Collect Oslow's Toolbox from Sunken Chest for The Lost ToolsOslow's Toolbox; underwater
- Collect Spotted Sunfish ×10 for Selling Fish
Back toward town, swim east from the bridge into Lake Everstill; the chest lies on the lake bed beside a sunken boat. Murloc Flesheaters and Tidecallers line the south shore around it: any of them can carry a Spotted Sunfish.
39Hilary's Necklace1 goal
- Collect Hilary's Necklace from Glinting Mud for Hilary's NecklaceHilary's Necklace; underwater
Then west under the bridge: a Glinting Mud mound on the lake bed beside town holds the necklace. Only one mound shows at a time, anywhere from under the dock to past the bridge.
40Lakeshire8 goals
- Turn in Hilary's Necklace at Hilary
- Turn in The Lost Tools at Foreman Oslow
- Accept The Everstill Bridge from Foreman OslowIts pikes and rivets come from the gnolls north of the lake, on the loop after Westfall
- Turn in Selling Fish at Dockmaster Baren
- Turn in Visit the Herbalist at Martie Jainrose
- Accept Delivering Daffodils from Martie Jainrose
- Turn in Delivering Daffodils at DarcyDarcy, inside
- Turn in Redridge Goulash at Chef BreannaChef Breanna, inside
Through town east to west: Hilary and Foreman Oslow at the north end of the bridge, Dockmaster Baren on the docks, then Martie's garden at the west end; Darcy and Chef Breanna are in the inn.
41Dockmaster BarenFrom level 201 goal
- Accept Murloc Poachers from Dockmaster BarenDockmaster Baren, on the docks
From level 20 Dockmaster Baren gives Murloc Poachers: take it now if he offers it (otherwise on the last Lakeshire stop). Its murlocs are for your next Redridge visit, at about 24.
42Goldshire1 goal
- Go to Goldshire Elwynn Forest
West out of Redridge by Three Corners and along the road through Elwynn to Goldshire.
43Smith Argus2 goals
- Turn in The Price of Shoes at Smith Argus
- Accept Return to Verner from Smith Argus
Smith Argus works at the Goldshire smithy.
44Stormwind's gateUntil The Defias Brotherhood is turned in3 goals
- Turn in Messenger to Stormwind at General Marcus JonathanGeneral Marcus Jonathan, outside the main gate
- Accept Messenger to Stormwind from General Marcus Jonathan
- Fly to Lakeshire
No Defias Brotherhood from Wiley (it starts with Gryan Stoutmantle's letter in Westfall): skip Westfall. North along the road from Goldshire to Stormwind: General Marcus Jonathan sits on his horse at the far end of the bridge outside the main gate. Then the gryphons in the Trade District, back to Lakeshire.
45WestfallOnce The Defias Brotherhood is turned in1 goal
- Go to Sentinel Hill Westfall
West through Westbrook into Westfall.
46Sentinel HillOnce The Defias Brotherhood is turned in4 goals
- Turn in The Defias Brotherhood at Gryan Stoutmantle
- Accept The Defias Brotherhood from Gryan StoutmantleFor Master Mathias Shaw in Stormwind
- Accept The People's Militia from Gryan Stoutmantle
- Accept Moonbrook Espionage from Alba Fairmoon
Down the road to Sentinel Hill. Gryan Stoutmantle stands at the top of the stone tower.
47Fly to StormwindOnce The Defias Brotherhood is turned in2 goals
- Go to Sentinel Hill flight master Westfall
- Fly to Stormwind
48StormwindOnce The Defias Brotherhood is turned in5 goals
- Turn in The Defias Brotherhood at Master Mathias ShawMaster Mathias Shaw, SI:7; upstairs
- Accept The Defias Brotherhood from Master Mathias Shaw
- Turn in Messenger to Stormwind at General Marcus JonathanGeneral Marcus Jonathan, outside the main gate
- Accept Messenger to Stormwind from General Marcus Jonathan
- Fly to Sentinel Hill
Master Mathias Shaw is upstairs in the SI:7 building in Old Town: the stairs are hard to see at first. General Marcus Jonathan sits on his horse at the far end of the bridge outside the main gate, then back to the gryphons in the Trade District.
49Sentinel HillOnce The Defias Brotherhood is turned in2 goals
- Turn in The Defias Brotherhood at Gryan StoutmantleGryan Stoutmantle, at the top of the tower
- Accept The Defias Brotherhood from Gryan Stoutmantle
50Moonbrook and the Defias hillsOnce The Defias Brotherhood is turned in4 goals
- Kill Defias Pathstalker ×5 for The People's Militia
- Kill Defias Knuckleduster ×5 for The People's Militia
- Kill Defias Highwayman ×15 for The People's Militia
- Collect Suspicious Industrial Supplies from Suspicious Crate ×8 for Moonbrook EspionageSuspicious Industrial Supplies, from the crates around Moonbrook
Defias Pathstalkers and Knuckledusters walk Moonbrook; Highwaymen (level 17) patrol the hills south and east of it in pairs: pull them apart. The Deadmines entrance in the smithy is a group dungeon. Careful: The camps in the hills hold mixed groups of Defias, so it is easy to pull more than one at a time if you are low level.
51The Defias MessengerOnce The Defias Brotherhood is turned in1 goal
- Kill Defias Messenger for A Mysterious Message for The Defias BrotherhoodA Mysterious Message: the Defias Messenger
South along the road to Moonbrook. The Defias Messenger starts in front of the Moonbrook smithy and walks north to the Gold Coast Quarry and the back of the Jangolode Mine, then back: look along his road. Slow him when he runs at 30% health.
52Westfall LighthouseOnce The Defias Brotherhood is turned in3 goals
- Accept The Coastal Menace from Captain Grayson
- Kill Old Murk-Eye for Scale of Old Murk-Eye for The Coastal MenaceScale of Old Murk-Eye: Old Murk-Eye, on the beach north-east of the lighthouse
- Turn in The Coastal Menace at Captain Grayson
South-west from Moonbrook to the lighthouse on the point: Captain Grayson waits on its steps. Old Murk-Eye walks the beach and the shallows north-east of it among the murlocs: pull him away from the Oracles.
53Captain GraysonOnce The Defias Brotherhood is turned in and with 5 Flask of Oil in your bags2 goals
- Accept Keeper of the Flame from Captain Grayson
- Turn in Keeper of the Flame at Captain Grayson
Kept five Flasks of Oil from Westfall's Harvest Watchers? Captain Grayson takes them for his lighthouse fire.
54Sentinel HillOnce The Defias Brotherhood is turned in5 goals
- Turn in The Defias Brotherhood at Gryan Stoutmantle
- Accept The Defias Brotherhood from The Defias Traitor
- Turn in The People's Militia at Gryan Stoutmantle
- Turn in Moonbrook Espionage at Alba Fairmoon
- Accept Explosive Consultation from Alba Fairmoon
Back north up the road to Sentinel Hill. The Defias Traitor waits at the foot of the tower ramp; if he is missing, someone is escorting him and he is back within minutes.
55The Defias TraitorOnce The Defias Brotherhood is turned in1 goal
- Complete The Defias BrotherhoodThe Defias Traitor, at the foot of the tower ramp
Stay with the traitor as he walks south to Moonbrook; he does not stop for fights, so clear what follows him. His walk ends at the Defias hideout below Moonbrook.
56Sentinel HillOnce The Defias Brotherhood is turned in2 goals
- Turn in The Defias Brotherhood at Gryan Stoutmantle
- Fly to Lakeshire
Back north to Gryan Stoutmantle and the gryphons.
57Lakeshire4 goals
- Turn in Return to Verner at Verner Osgood
- Accept Underbelly Scales from Verner Osgood
- Accept A Baying of Gnolls from Verner Osgood
- Turn in Messenger to Stormwind at Magistrate SolomonMagistrate Solomon, in the town hall
From the gryphons, over the bridge into town: Verner Osgood by the smithy, Magistrate Solomon in the town hall.
58Redridge Canyons5 goals
- Kill Redridge Brute ×10 for A Baying of Gnolls
- Kill Redridge Mystic ×8 for A Baying of Gnolls
- Kill Redridge Brute or Redridge Mystic for Iron Pike ×5 for The Everstill Bridge
- Kill Redridge Brute or Redridge Mystic for Iron Rivet ×5 for The Everstill Bridge
- Kill Black Dragon Whelp or Snarlflare for Underbelly Whelp Scale ×6 for Underbelly ScalesUnderbelly Whelp Scale: Black Dragon Whelps
Redridge Brutes and Mystics hold the hills north and north-west of town; both carry the Iron Pikes and Rivets. Black Dragon Whelps nest in the same hills. Careful: The whelps cast Fireball from range, and the gnolls run for help at low health.
59Lakeshire5 goals
- Turn in A Baying of Gnolls at Verner Osgood
- Turn in Underbelly Scales at Verner Osgood
- Turn in The Everstill Bridge at Foreman Oslow
- Accept Alther's Mill from Foreman OslowForeman Oslow: Alther's Mill, for your next Redridge visit
- Accept Murloc Poachers from Dockmaster BarenDockmaster Baren, on the docks: the murlocs are for your next Redridge visit
Back down into town: Verner Osgood by the smithy, Foreman Oslow at the north end of the bridge, Dockmaster Baren on the docks.
60Fly to Stormwind2 goals
- Go to Lakeshire flight master Redridge Mountains
- Fly to Stormwind
Back to Auberdine for Darkshore's southern loops: the gryphon to Stormwind, then the boat from the harbour.
61Sprite JumpsprocketWhile Explosive Consultation is in your quest log1 goal
- Turn in Explosive Consultation at Sprite JumpsprocketSprite Jumpsprocket, Dwarven District
62Baros AlexstonWhile Expanding Horizons is in your quest log2 goals
- Turn in Expanding Horizons at Baros AlexstonBaros Alexston: Thundris' letter from Auberdine
- Accept Making Do from Baros AlexstonFor Thundris Windweaver, where the boat lands
Baros Alexston stands at the east side of Cathedral Square, on the way from the Dwarven District to the harbour.
63Gazin TenormHuman, Paladin only · while The Tome of Divinity or The Tome of Divinity is in your quest log4 goals
- Go to Cathedral of Light Stormwind City
- Turn in The Tome of Divinity at Gazin Tenorm
- Accept The Tome of Divinity from Gazin Tenorm
- Turn in The Tome of Divinity at Duthorian RallDuthorian Rall: Redemption
Gazin Tenorm and Duthorian Rall are in the Cathedral of Light, on Cathedral Square, on the way to the harbour.
64Boat to Auberdine1 goal
- Go to Boat to Auberdine Stormwind City