# Winterspring & Eastern Plaguelands (levels 53–55) > A Polestar leveling guide for World of Warcraft: Forever, levels 53–55: 32 steps and 31 quests. Page: https://polestar.guide/guides/alliance/50-60/03-winterspring Polestar is a free, open-source (GPL-3.0) leveling guide addon for World of Warcraft: Forever. Every guide here ships inside the addon: in game, `/polestar guides` opens the guide menu, and the guide window shows the steps with a waypoint arrow. ## At a glance - Category: Leveling; in game: Leveling > Alliance 50–60 > Winterspring & Eastern Plaguelands - Levels: 53–55 - For: Alliance - Zones: Winterspring, Western Plaguelands, Eastern Plaguelands - 32 steps, 31 quests - Sets the hearth at Everlook, then Light's Hope Chapel - Flight paths: Chillwind Camp, Light's Hope Chapel - Comes after: [Felwood](https://polestar.guide/guides/alliance/50-60/02-felwood.md) (levels 52–54) - Next: [Western Plaguelands, Eastern Plaguelands & Feralas](https://polestar.guide/guides/alliance/50-60/04-western-plaguelands.md) (levels 54–57) - Last changed 2026-10-17, in Polestar 0.2.5 ## Steps The steps as the guide window shows them, in order. Goals marked with a race or class are only for that race or class. ### 1. Everlook Where: 61.4, 38.8 on the Winterspring map. - Set your home to **Everlook** at Innkeeper Vizzie — Innkeeper Vizzie: the last guide binds here, so this usually ticks at once - Accept **Sister Pamela** from Jessica Redpath — Jessica Redpath: keep it for Darrowshire - Accept **The Everlook Report** from Gregor Greystone — Gregor Greystone: keep both for the Plaguelands - Accept **Duke Nicholas Zverenhoff** from Gregor Greystone - Turn in **Felnok Steelspring** at Felnok Steelspring - Accept **Chillwind Horns** from Felnok Steelspring - Accept **Are We There, Yeti?** from Umi Rumplesnicker - Accept **Trouble in Winterspring!** from Meggi Peppinrocker ### 2. Starfall Village Where: 52, 30.4 on the Winterspring map. Ride west along the road to the night elf village. - Accept **The Ruins of Kel'Theril** from Wynd Nightchaser - Turn in **The Ruins of Kel'Theril** at Jaron Stoneshaper - Accept **Troubled Spirits of Kel'Theril** from Jaron Stoneshaper ### 3. The Ruins of Kel'Theril Where: 55.1, 43 on the Winterspring map. The ruins lie around the frozen lake south of Starfall Village. Pick up the four relic fragments lying in the ruins and the Moontouched Feathers on the ground where the wildkin roam. - Collect **First Relic Fragment** from **Highborne Relic Fragment** for Troubled Spirits of Kel'Theril - Collect **Second Relic Fragment** from **Highborne Relic Fragment** for Troubled Spirits of Kel'Theril - Collect **Third Relic Fragment** from **Highborne Relic Fragment** for Troubled Spirits of Kel'Theril - Collect **Fourth Relic Fragment** from **Highborne Relic Fragment** for Troubled Spirits of Kel'Theril - Collect **Moontouched Feather** ×10 for Moontouched Wildkin ### 4. Donova Snowden Where: 31.3, 45.2 on the Winterspring map. Follow the road west to Donova's camp beside the hot springs. - Turn in **The New Springs** at Donova Snowden - Turn in **It's a Secret to Everybody** at Donova Snowden - Accept **The Videre Elixir** from Donova Snowden — Keep it: Gregan in Feralas brews the elixir later - Turn in **Trouble in Winterspring!** at Donova Snowden - Accept **Strange Sources** from Donova Snowden - Accept **Threat of the Winterfall** from Donova Snowden ### 5. Salfa Where: 27.7, 34.5 on the Winterspring map. Salfa guards the mouth of Timbermaw Hold, north-west of Donova. - Turn in **Speak to Salfa** at Salfa - Accept **Winterfall Activity** from Salfa ### 6. The Winterfall camp Where: 30, 35.6 on the Winterspring map. The western Winterfall camp sits in the hills between Salfa and Donova. Any furbolg here can drop an Empty Firewater Flask (about one in ten) and, rarely, a Winterfall Ritual Totem: right-click whichever drops. Keep the Runecloth the furbolgs drop for Meilosh. - Kill **Winterfall Pathfinder** ×8 for Threat of the Winterfall - Kill **Winterfall Den Watcher** ×8 for Threat of the Winterfall - Kill **Winterfall Totemic** ×8 for Threat of the Winterfall - Collect **Empty Firewater Flask** (optional) — Empty Firewater Flask, a rare drop - Accept **Winterfall Firewater** from Empty Firewater Flask (optional) - Collect **Winterfall Ritual Totem** (optional) — Winterfall Ritual Totem, a rare drop - Accept **Winterfall Ritual Totem** from Winterfall Ritual Totem (optional) — For Kernda in Timbermaw Hold: keep it - Collect **Runecloth** ×30 for Runecloth (optional) — Runecloth, for Meilosh later ### 7. Donova Snowden Where: 31.3, 45.2 on the Winterspring map. - Turn in **Threat of the Winterfall** at Donova Snowden - Turn in **Winterfall Firewater** at Donova Snowden (optional) - Accept **Falling to Corruption** from Donova Snowden (optional) — The Deadwood cauldron in Felwood: keep it ### 8. Winterfall Village Where: 67.5, 39.8 on the Winterspring map. The Winterfall furbolg village lies east of Everlook: Shaman (56–57), Den Watchers (55–56) and Ursa (57–58), all above you. Kill the Shaman first, they heal, and pull from the edge. High Chief Winterfall in the cave at the back is elite: stay out. - Hearth to **Everlook** - Kill **Winterfall Shaman** ×8 for Winterfall Activity - Kill **Winterfall Den Watcher** ×8 for Winterfall Activity - Kill **Winterfall Ursa** ×8 for Winterfall Activity ### 9. The Ice Thistle Hills Where: 65.3, 39.6 on the Winterspring map. Ice Thistle yetis live in the hills south of Winterfall Village, Chillwind Chimaeras in the valley toward Everlook. - Collect **Thick Yeti Fur** ×10 for Are We There, Yeti? - Collect **Uncracked Chillwind Horn** ×8 for Chillwind Horns ### 10. Everlook Where: 60.9, 37.6 on the Winterspring map. - Turn in **Are We There, Yeti?** at Umi Rumplesnicker - Accept **Are We There, Yeti?** from Umi Rumplesnicker - Turn in **Chillwind Horns** at Felnok Steelspring ### 11. Optional: Sunken Temple - Short of level 54 after the yetis? Running the Sunken Temple (50–54) instead of grinding gets you there faster in a group. Come back to Everlook afterwards. ### 12. Pristine Yeti Horns Where: 64.7, 40.6 on the Winterspring map. Back to the hills: only the Ice Thistle Matriarchs and Patriarchs carry the horns. Keep killing yetis until level 54: Harlo's wildkin quests are red before that. - Collect **Pristine Yeti Horn** ×2 for Are We There, Yeti? - Reach level **54** — grind on Ice Thistle Patriarch at the Ice Thistle Hills, Winterspring ### 13. Everlook Where: 60.9, 37.6 on the Winterspring map. - Turn in **Are We There, Yeti?** at Umi Rumplesnicker - Accept **Are We There, Yeti?** from Umi Rumplesnicker - Umi's Mechanical Yeti — On Legacki, by the inn - Kill **Legacki** for Are We There, Yeti? — Legacki: Sprinkle and Quixxil come later - Accept **Enraged Wildkin** from Harlo Wigglesworth ### 14. Starfall Village Where: 52.1, 30.4 on the Winterspring map. Ride west along the road to Jaron. - Turn in **Enraged Wildkin** at Jaron Stoneshaper - Accept **Enraged Wildkin** from Jaron Stoneshaper ### 15. Jaron's camp Where: 59, 59.8 on the Winterspring map. Ride south-east down the valley to Jaron's damaged crate in the snow at Mazthoril, with his wrecked wagon just east of it. - Turn in **Enraged Wildkin** at Damaged Crate - Accept **Enraged Wildkin** from Damaged Crate - Turn in **Enraged Wildkin** at Jaron's Wagon - Accept **Enraged Wildkin** from Jaron's Wagon ### 16. Jaron's supplies Where: 61.4, 60.7 on the Winterspring map. Pick up the supplies around the wagon and take Jaron's amulet back from the owlbeasts nearby. - Collect **Jaron's Supplies** for Enraged Wildkin - Kill **Crazed Owlbeast** or **Moontouched Owlbeast** for **Blue-feathered Amulet** for Enraged Wildkin ### 17. Darkwhisper Gorge Where: 59.8, 74.2 on the Winterspring map. Follow Donova's directions to the mouth of Darkwhisper Gorge, past the Frostmaul giants: pass them one at a time. - Go to **Darkwhisper Gorge** Winterspring - Complete **Strange Sources** ### 18. Starfall Village Where: 52.1, 30.4 on the Winterspring map. Ride north-west back to the village. - Turn in **Enraged Wildkin** at Jaron Stoneshaper ### 19. Donova Snowden Where: 31.3, 45.2 on the Winterspring map. - Turn in **Strange Sources** at Donova Snowden ### 20. Salfa Where: 27.7, 34.5 on the Winterspring map. - Turn in **Winterfall Activity** at Salfa - Accept **Beads for Salfa** from Salfa ### 21. Winterfall Spirit Beads Where: 27.9, 34.5 on the Winterspring map. The western Winterfall furbolgs drop the beads. - Collect **Winterfall Spirit Beads** ×5 for Beads for Salfa ### 22. Salfa Where: 27.7, 34.5 on the Winterspring map. - Turn in **Beads for Salfa** at Salfa ### 23. Chillwind Camp Walk through Timbermaw Hold to Felwood and fly on to the Eastern Kingdoms (Auberdine, the boat to Menethil Harbor). Fly to Southshore and ride north up the road through Alterac to Chillwind Camp. - Get the flight path at **Chillwind Camp** from Bibilfaz Featherwhistle - Turn in **The Everlook Report** at Argent Officer Pureheart ### 24. Pamela Redpath Follow the southern road east into the Eastern Plaguelands; the ruins of Darrowshire lie south of it. Pamela's ghost plays by the ruined house at the south end. - Turn in **Sister Pamela** at Pamela Redpath - Accept **Pamela's Doll** from Pamela Redpath ### 25. Pamela's doll The three pieces of the doll lie in the ruined houses of Darrowshire; picking one up can call out ghosts. Combine them into the doll. - Collect **Pamela's Doll's Head** (optional) - Collect **Pamela's Doll's Left Side** (optional) - Collect **Pamela's Doll's Right Side** (optional) - Complete **Pamela's Doll** ### 26. Pamela Redpath - Turn in **Pamela's Doll** at Pamela Redpath - Accept **Auntie Marlene** from Pamela Redpath — Auntie Marlene, in the Western Plaguelands: keep it - Accept **Uncle Carlin** from Pamela Redpath ### 27. Light's Hope Chapel Follow the road east across the zone to the chapel. - Get the flight path at **Light's Hope Chapel** from Khaelyn Steelwing - Set your home to **Light's Hope Chapel** at Jessica Chambers - Turn in **Uncle Carlin** at Carlin Redpath - Accept **Defenders of Darrowshire** from Carlin Redpath - Turn in **Duke Nicholas Zverenhoff** at Duke Nicholas Zverenhoff - Accept **Argent Dawn Commission** from Duke Nicholas Zverenhoff - Turn in **Argent Dawn Commission** at Duke Nicholas Zverenhoff - Accept **Invader's Scourgestones** from Duke Nicholas Zverenhoff - Accept **Minion's Scourgestones** from Duke Nicholas Zverenhoff - Accept **Zaeldarr the Outcast** from Caretaker Alen (optional) — Caretaker Alen: Zaeldarr is a level 54 elite ### 28. Corin's Crossing The Scourge around Corin's Crossing, west of the chapel, drop both kinds of Scourgestone; Darrowshire Spirits rise from them: talk to each one to free it. - Free Darrowshire Spirits: talk to them ×15 for Defenders of Darrowshire - Collect **Invader's Scourgestone** ×10 for Invader's Scourgestones - Collect **Minion's Scourgestone** ×20 for Minion's Scourgestones ### 29. Light's Hope Chapel - Turn in **Defenders of Darrowshire** at Carlin Redpath - Turn in **Invader's Scourgestones** at Duke Nicholas Zverenhoff - Turn in **Minion's Scourgestones** at Duke Nicholas Zverenhoff ### 30. The Undercroft Zaeldarr is elite: grouping up is advised. He waits at the bottom of the Undercroft, the crypt in the south-west of the zone. - Kill **Zaeldarr the Outcast** for **Zaeldarr's Head** for Zaeldarr the Outcast (optional) ### 31. Augustus the Touched Ride north to Terrordale. Augustus lives in the ruined hut, and his receipt book lies in the ruined inn nearby. - Accept **Augustus' Receipt Book** from Augustus the Touched - Collect **Augustus' Receipt Book** for Augustus' Receipt Book - Turn in **Augustus' Receipt Book** at Augustus the Touched ### 32. Light's Hope Chapel - Hearth to **Light's Hope Chapel** - Turn in **Zaeldarr the Outcast** at Caretaker Alen (optional) - The next guide starts here and flies to Chillwind Camp. --- Index for language models: https://polestar.guide/llms.txt