# The Barrens (levels 12–17) > A Polestar leveling guide for World of Warcraft: Forever, levels 12–17: 41 steps and 38 quests. Page: https://polestar.guide/guides/horde/02-the-barrens 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 > Horde 1–30 > The Barrens - Levels: 12–17 - For: Horde - Zones: The Barrens, Durotar - 41 steps, 38 quests - Sets the hearth at The Crossroads - Flight paths: Crossroads, Ratchet - Comes after: [The Barrens](https://polestar.guide/guides/horde/orc-troll/02-the-barrens.md) (levels 11–17), [Zephras Isle](https://polestar.guide/guides/horde/skyborne/01-zephras-isle.md) (levels 1–15), [Mulgore](https://polestar.guide/guides/horde/tauren/01-mulgore.md) (levels 1–12), [Tirisfal Glades](https://polestar.guide/guides/horde/undead/01-tirisfal-glades.md) (levels 1–13) - Next: [Silverpine Forest & Orgrimmar](https://polestar.guide/guides/horde/03-silverpine-forest.md) (levels 16–20) - Last changed 2026-10-19, in Polestar 0.2.6 ## 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. The Crossroads Where: 51.5, 30.3 on the The Barrens map. The Crossroads is your base for this guide. Everyone you need stands within a few steps of the inn. - Get the flight path at **Crossroads** from Devrak — Devrak, the wind rider master - Set your home to **The Crossroads** at Innkeeper Boorand Plainswind - Accept **The Forgotten Pools** from Tonga Runetotem - Accept **Plainstrider Menace** from Sergra Darkthorn - Accept **Harpy Raiders** from Darsok Swiftdagger — Darsok Swiftdagger: the harpies come later, in the Dry Hills - Accept **Disrupt the Attacks** from Thork - Accept **Supplies for the Crossroads** from Thork - Accept **Fungal Spores** from Apothecary Helbrim - Accept **Wharfmaster Dizzywig** from Apothecary Helbrim - Accept **Raptor Thieves** from Gazrog ### 2. Plainstriders and raptors Where: 53, 23.7 on the The Barrens map. Plainstriders and Sunscale raptors roam the plains all around the Crossroads, thickest to the north. - Kill **Greater Plainstrider** or **Ornery Plainstrider** for **Plainstrider Beak** ×7 for Plainstrider Menace - Kill **Sunscale Lashtail** or **Sunscale Screecher** for **Raptor Head** ×12 for Raptor Thieves ### 3. The Crossroads Where: 52.2, 31 on the The Barrens map. - Turn in **Plainstrider Menace** at Sergra Darkthorn - Accept **The Zhevra** from Sergra Darkthorn - Turn in **Raptor Thieves** at Gazrog ### 4. The Zhevra Where: 52.5, 27.5 on the The Barrens map. Zhevra Runners graze north and east of town. - Go to **Zhevra** The Barrens - Collect **Zhevra Hooves** ×4 for The Zhevra ### 5. The Crossroads Where: 52.2, 31 on the The Barrens map. - Turn in **The Zhevra** at Sergra Darkthorn - Accept **Prowlers of the Barrens** from Sergra Darkthorn ### 6. Razormane camp Where: 55, 26 on the The Barrens map. The Savannah Prowlers hunt the plains between town and the Razormane camp to the east. In the camp, Water Seekers and Thornweavers hold the western half, Hunters the middle; the supply crates sit at its eastern end. - Go to **Razormane camp** The Barrens - Kill **Savannah Prowler** for **Prowler Claws** ×7 for Prowlers of the Barrens - Kill **Razormane Water Seeker** ×8 for Disrupt the Attacks - Kill **Razormane Thornweaver** ×8 for Disrupt the Attacks - Kill **Razormane Hunter** ×3 for Disrupt the Attacks - Collect **Crossroads' Supply Crates** for Supplies for the Crossroads ### 7. Kranal Fiss (Tauren, Shaman only) Where: 56, 19.9 on the The Barrens map. Kranal Fiss stands on the ridge north of the Razormane camp. - Turn in **Call of Fire** at Kranal Fiss - Accept **Call of Fire** from Kranal Fiss ### 8. Far Watch Post (Tauren, Warrior only) Where: 61.4, 21.1 on the The Barrens map. Follow the road east to the outpost above the Southfury River. - Turn in **Veteran Uzzek** at Uzzek - Accept **Path of Defense** from Uzzek ### 9. Thunder lizards across the river (Tauren, Warrior only) Where: 66, 12.4 on the The Barrens map. Thunder Lizards and Lightning Hides graze just across the bridge below Far Watch Post. - Kill **Thunder Lizard** or **Lightning Hide** for **Singed Scale** ×5 for Path of Defense ### 10. Uzzek (Tauren, Warrior only) Where: 61.4, 21.1 on the The Barrens map. - Turn in **Path of Defense** at Uzzek - Accept **Thun'grim Firegaze** from Uzzek ### 11. Telf Joolam (Tauren, Shaman only) Where: 65.4, 27.9 on the The Barrens map. Telf waits on the riverbank south of Far Watch Post, across the bridge. - Turn in **Call of Fire** at Telf Joolam - Accept **Call of Fire** from Telf Joolam ### 12. Dustwind Gulch cultists (Tauren, Shaman only) Where: 72.6, 11.1 on the The Barrens map. Burning Blade Cultists hold Dustwind Gulch in northern Durotar; they drop the Reagent Pouch. The Fire Tar comes from the Razormane on your next visit to their camp. - Kill **Burning Blade Cultist** for **Reagent Pouch** for Call of Fire ### 13. Thun'grim Firegaze (Tauren, Warrior only) Where: 57.2, 30.3 on the The Barrens map. Thun'grim camps beside the road from the Crossroads to Ratchet. The Stolen Iron Chest sits in the south of the Razormane camp just north of him. - Turn in **Thun'grim Firegaze** at Thun'grim Firegaze - Accept **Forged Steel** from Thun'grim Firegaze - Collect **Forged Steel Bars** from **Stolen Iron Chest** for Forged Steel - Turn in **Forged Steel** at Thun'grim Firegaze ### 14. Ratchet Where: 63.1, 37.2 on the The Barrens map. Follow the road south-east to Ratchet on the coast. - Get the flight path at **Ratchet** from Bragok - Accept **Samophlange** from Sputtervalve — Sputtervalve: the console is in the Sludge Fen, later - Accept **Parts and Pieces** from Wrenix the Wretched - Accept **Southsea Freebooters** from Gazlowe - Turn in **Wharfmaster Dizzywig** at Wharfmaster Dizzywig — Wharfmaster Dizzywig, on the dock ### 15. Southsea beach Where: 63.6, 43.4 on the The Barrens map. The pirates camp on the beach south of Ratchet. The piles of complicated parts lie in the sand among them. - Kill **Southsea Brigand** ×12 for Southsea Freebooters - Kill **Southsea Cannoneer** ×6 for Southsea Freebooters - Collect **Handful of Complicated Parts** from **Pile of Complicated Parts** ×5 for Parts and Pieces ### 16. Ratchet Where: 63.1, 36.3 on the The Barrens map. - Turn in **Parts and Pieces** at Wrenix the Wretched - Turn in **Southsea Freebooters** at Gazlowe - Accept **The Missing Shipment** from Gazlowe - Turn in **The Missing Shipment** at Wharfmaster Dizzywig - Accept **The Missing Shipment** from Wharfmaster Dizzywig - Turn in **The Missing Shipment** at Gazlowe - Accept **Stolen Booty** from Gazlowe ### 17. Stolen Booty Where: 62.6, 49.6 on the The Barrens map. Back down the beach, past the pirate camp: the crate of boots and the fragile crate with the lens sit at its south end. - Collect **Shipment of Boots** from **Drizzlik's Emporium** for Stolen Booty - Collect **Telescopic Lens** from **Fragile - Do Not Drop** for Stolen Booty ### 18. Ratchet Where: 62.7, 36.2 on the The Barrens map. - Turn in **Stolen Booty** at Gazlowe ### 19. The Crossroads Where: 52.2, 31 on the The Barrens map. Walk back west along the road to the Crossroads. - Turn in **Prowlers of the Barrens** at Sergra Darkthorn - Turn in **Crossroads Conscription** at Sergra Darkthorn (Orc, Troll only) - Accept **Echeyakee** from Sergra Darkthorn - Turn in **Disrupt the Attacks** at Thork - Turn in **Supplies for the Crossroads** at Thork - Accept **The Disruption Ends** from Thork ### 20. The Disruption Ends Where: 56.8, 25.4 on the The Barrens map. Back to the Razormane camp. Geomancers and Defenders hold its eastern half; Kreenig Snarlsnout walks among them. - Kill **Razormane Geomancer** ×8 for The Disruption Ends - Kill **Razormane Defender** ×8 for The Disruption Ends - Kill **Kreenig Snarlsnout** for **Kreenig Snarlsnout's Tusk** for The Disruption Ends - Kill **Razormane Water Seeker** or **Razormane Thornweaver** for **Fire Tar** for Call of Fire (Tauren, Shaman only) ### 21. Telf Joolam (Tauren, Shaman only) Where: 65.4, 27.9 on the The Barrens map. Telf makes Fire Sapta from the tar and pouch. Use it by the brazier next to him to reveal the Minor Manifestation of Fire, kill it for the Glowing Ember, then place the ember in the brazier. - Turn in **Call of Fire** at Telf Joolam - Accept **Call of Fire** from Telf Joolam - Kill **Minor Manifestation of Fire** for **Glowing Ember** for Call of Fire - Turn in **Call of Fire** at Brazier of the Dormant Flame - Accept **Call of Fire** from Brazier of the Dormant Flame ### 22. Kranal Fiss (Tauren, Shaman only) Where: 56, 19.9 on the The Barrens map. - Turn in **Call of Fire** at Kranal Fiss — Kranal Fiss: Searing Totem, your Fire Totem and the Totem of Charged Flames ### 23. Echeyakee Where: 55.9, 17.2 on the The Barrens map. Echeyakee, a white lion, prowls the plains north of the Razormane camp. - Kill **Echeyakee** for **Echeyakee's Hide** for Echeyakee ### 24. Samophlange Where: 52.4, 11.7 on the The Barrens map. The Control Console stands at the Venture Co. research site west of the Sludge Fen. Close the three valves around the drill, use the console again, then take the Console Key from Tinkerer Sniggles beside it. - Turn in **Samophlange** at Control Console - Accept **Samophlange** from Control Console - Click **Main Control Valve** for Samophlange - Click **Regulator Valve** for Samophlange - Click **Fuel Control Valve** for Samophlange - Turn in **Samophlange** at Control Console - Accept **Samophlange** from Control Console - Kill **Tinkerer Sniggles** for **Console Key** for Samophlange - Turn in **Samophlange** at Control Console - Accept **Samophlange** from Control Console — Sputtervalve in Ratchet: later, on the way ### 25. The Dry Hills Where: 41.9, 14.7 on the The Barrens map. West to the Dry Hills. The Witchwing harpies nest all over them; any of them can drop a talon. Chen's Empty Keg lies in their hills. - Collect **Witchwing Talon** ×8 for Harpy Raiders - Collect **Chen's Empty Keg** - Accept **Chen's Empty Keg** from Chen's Empty Keg ### 26. Regthar Deathgate Where: 45.3, 28.4 on the The Barrens map. South to Regthar's watch post on the Kolkar border. - Accept **Centaur Bracers** from Regthar Deathgate ### 27. The Forgotten Pools Where: 45.3, 22.8 on the The Barrens map. The pools lie just north of Regthar. Walk into the water to explore them; the Laden Mushrooms for Helbrim grow around them. Kill every Kolkar you pass for bracers. - Complete **The Forgotten Pools** - Collect **Fungal Spores** from **Laden Mushroom** ×4 for Fungal Spores - Collect **Centaur Bracers** ×15 for Centaur Bracers ### 28. Kolkar camps Where: 46.5, 31.5 on the The Barrens map. Kolkar Wranglers and Stormers hold the camps south of Regthar. - Go to **Kolkar camps** The Barrens - Collect **Centaur Bracers** ×15 for Centaur Bracers ### 29. Regthar Deathgate Where: 45.3, 28.4 on the The Barrens map. - Turn in **Centaur Bracers** at Regthar Deathgate ### 30. The Crossroads Where: 52.3, 31.9 on the The Barrens map. - Turn in **The Forgotten Pools** at Tonga Runetotem - Accept **The Stagnant Oasis** from Tonga Runetotem - Turn in **Echeyakee** at Sergra Darkthorn - Accept **The Angry Scytheclaws** from Sergra Darkthorn - Turn in **The Disruption Ends** at Thork - Turn in **Fungal Spores** at Apothecary Helbrim - Turn in **Harpy Raiders** at Darsok Swiftdagger - Accept **Harpy Lieutenants** from Darsok Swiftdagger ### 31. The Stagnant Oasis Where: 55.6, 42.8 on the The Barrens map. South-east of the Crossroads. Test the seeds at the bubbling fissure on the oasis' east bank. - Click **Bubbling Fissure** for The Stagnant Oasis ### 32. Raptor nests Where: 52.5, 46.6 on the The Barrens map. The three nests sit together in the Raptor Grounds south-west of the oasis; Sunscale Scytheclaws guard them. - Click **Red Raptor Nest** for The Angry Scytheclaws - Click **Blue Raptor Nest** for The Angry Scytheclaws - Click **Yellow Raptor Nest** for The Angry Scytheclaws ### 33. Ratchet Where: 63, 37.2 on the The Barrens map. East to Ratchet, on the coast. - Turn in **Samophlange** at Sputtervalve - Accept **Wenikee Boltbucket** from Sputtervalve - Turn in **Chen's Empty Keg** at Brewmaster Drohn - Sell and repair at a vendor ### 34. The Crossroads Where: 52.3, 31.9 on the The Barrens map. Back west along the road. - Turn in **The Stagnant Oasis** at Tonga Runetotem - Accept **Altered Beings** from Tonga Runetotem - Turn in **The Angry Scytheclaws** at Sergra Darkthorn ### 35. Lushwater Oasis Where: 48.1, 39.9 on the The Barrens map. Oasis Snapjaws crawl around Lushwater Oasis, south-west of the Crossroads, and around the Stagnant Oasis. - Kill **Oasis Snapjaw** for **Altered Snapjaw Shell** ×8 for Altered Beings ### 36. The Crossroads Where: 52.3, 31.9 on the The Barrens map. - Turn in **Altered Beings** at Tonga Runetotem - Accept **Mura Runetotem** from Tonga Runetotem — Mura Runetotem: the Sepulcher in Silverpine Forest, next guide ### 37. Harpy Lieutenants Where: 40.2, 16 on the The Barrens map. The Witchwing Slayers hold the western Dry Hills; they wear the rings. - Kill **Witchwing Slayer** for **Harpy Lieutenant Ring** ×6 for Harpy Lieutenants ### 38. Wenikee Boltbucket Where: 49.1, 11.2 on the The Barrens map. East to the Mor'shan Rampart; Wenikee stands at the camp just south of it. - Turn in **Wenikee Boltbucket** at Wenikee Boltbucket - Accept **Nugget Slugs** from Wenikee Boltbucket ### 39. Nugget Slugs Where: 55.6, 8.8 on the The Barrens map. The tool buckets with the slugs lie around the Venture Co. drill site in the Sludge Fen, east of Wenikee. - Collect **Nugget Slug** from **Tool Bucket** ×15 for Nugget Slugs ### 40. Wenikee Boltbucket Where: 49.1, 11.2 on the The Barrens map. - Turn in **Nugget Slugs** at Wenikee Boltbucket - Accept **Rilli Greasygob** from Wenikee Boltbucket — Keep it: Rilli Greasygob stands outside Orgrimmar; a later guide hands it in ### 41. The Crossroads Where: 51.6, 30.9 on the The Barrens map. Walk back south to the Crossroads. The next guide starts here and takes you to Orgrimmar and the zeppelin to Tirisfal Glades. - Turn in **Harpy Lieutenants** at Darsok Swiftdagger --- Index for language models: https://polestar.guide/llms.txt