Hillsbrad Foothills, Undercity & The Barrens

Levels 24–28Horde

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29 steps · 22 quests · Hillsbrad Foothills, Undercity, The Barrens, Thousand Needles

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The Horde leveling route for World of Warcraft: Forever, levels 24–28: 29 steps and 22 quests through Hillsbrad Foothills, Undercity, The Barrens and Thousand Needles.

Quests in order

22 quests
  1. The Rescue
  2. WANTED: Syndicate Personnel
  3. Dangerous!
  4. Battle of Hillsbrad ×5
  5. Elixir of Suffering ×2
  6. Elixir of Pain ×2
  7. Elixir of Agony ×3
  8. Hinott's AssistanceRogue onlyOptional
  9. Souvenirs of Death
  10. Scout Support
  11. Mahren Skyseer
  12. Call of WaterShaman only
  13. The Tear of the Moons
  14. Isha Awak
Hillsbrad Foothills, Undercity & The Barrens(24–28)

Steps

29 steps
  1. 1Tarren Mill11 goals
    • Set your home to Tarren Mill at Innkeeper ShayInnkeeper Shay: the last guide binds here, so this usually ticks at once
    • Turn in Journey to Hillsbrad Foothills at Apothecary Lydon
    • Turn in Time To Strike at High Executor Darthalia
    • Accept The Rescue from Krusk
    • Accept WANTED: Syndicate Personnel from WANTEDThe WANTED poster by the inn
    • Accept Dangerous! from Dangerous!The Dangerous! poster: its targets come up along the way
    • Accept Battle of Hillsbrad from High Executor Darthalia
    • Accept Elixir of Suffering from Apothecary Lydon
    • Accept Elixir of Pain from Apothecary Lydon
    • Accept Elixir of Agony from Apothecary Lydon
    • Collect Filled Red Waterskin from Spring Well for Call of WaterShaman onlyFill the Empty Red Waterskin at the Spring Well beside the inn

    Tarren Mill is your base for this guide: the hearth brings you back here twice. Everyone stands around the town square.

  2. 2Serge HinottRogue only5 goals
    • Turn in Hinott's Assistance at Serge HinottOptional
    • Accept Hinott's Assistance from Serge HinottOptional
    • Complete Hinott's AssistanceOptional
    • Turn in Hinott's Assistance at Serge HinottOptionalSerge Hinott: Poisons
    • No Gallywix yet? The Class guide Poisons (Horde) runs the chain from Shenthul again, with a group for Gallywix.

    Only if Gallywix fell in the Barrens (Mission: Possible But Not Probable): Serge Hinott stands in Tarren Mill. Wait beside him while he brews the cure, then take your reward: Poisons.

  3. 3Bears, creepers and lions3 goals
    • Collect Gray Bear Tongue ×10 for Elixir of Suffering
    • Collect Creeper Ichor for Elixir of Suffering
    • Collect Mountain Lion Blood ×10 for Elixir of Pain

    West of Tarren Mill, Gray Bears, Forest Moss Creepers and Starving Mountain Lions roam the hills on the way down to the farms. The creepers drop Creeper Ichor rarely; you need only one.

  4. 4Hillsbrad Fields5 goals
    • Kill Hillsbrad Farmhand ×6 for Battle of Hillsbrad
    • Kill Hillsbrad Farmer ×6 for Battle of Hillsbrad
    • Kill Farmer Ray for Battle of Hillsbrad
    • Kill Farmer Getz for Battle of Hillsbrad
    • Kill Farmer Kalaba for Dangerous!

    The farms east of Hillsbrad town. Farmer Ray works the field by the northern farmhouse, Farmer Getz the one further south-east; Farmhands and Farmers are everywhere. Farmer Kalaba tends the field south of the farms.

  5. 5Tarren Mill8 goals
    • Turn in Elixir of Suffering at Apothecary Lydon
    • Accept Elixir of Suffering from Apothecary Lydon
    • Turn in Elixir of Suffering at UmpiUmpi, next to Lydon
    • Turn in Elixir of Pain at Apothecary Lydon
    • Accept Elixir of Pain from Apothecary Lydon
    • Turn in Battle of Hillsbrad at High Executor Darthalia
    • Accept Battle of Hillsbrad from High Executor Darthalia
    • Accept Souvenirs of Death from Deathguard Samsa
  6. 6Stanley1 goal
    • Turn in Elixir of Pain at Stanley

    Stanley is Farmer Ray's dog, at the northern farmhouse in Hillsbrad Fields.

  7. 7Peasants and skulls2 goals
    • Kill Hillsbrad Peasant ×15 for Battle of Hillsbrad
    • Collect Hillsbrad Human Skull ×30 for Souvenirs of DeathHillsbrad Human Skull: the Peasants in the fields

    The Peasants work the fields south of the farmhouses. Every Hillsbrad human drops skulls; the Peasants drop them most often.

  8. 8Tarren Mill4 goals
    • Turn in Battle of Hillsbrad at High Executor Darthalia
    • Accept Battle of Hillsbrad from High Executor Darthalia
    • Turn in Souvenirs of Death at Deathguard Samsa
    • Accept Scout Support from High Executor DarthaliaHigh Executor Darthalia: orders for Deathstalker Masoj, on the way to Durnholde
  9. 9Syndicate camps2 goals
    • Kill Syndicate Rogue ×10 for WANTED: Syndicate Personnel
    • Kill Syndicate Watchman ×10 for WANTED: Syndicate Personnel

    From Tarren Mill go south-east into the hills on the way to Durnholde Keep. Rogues and Watchmen hold the camps along the way.

  10. 10Durnholde Keep2 goals
    • Click Locked ball and chain for The RescueDrull's ball and chain
    • Click Locked ball and chain for The RescueTog'thar's ball and chain

    Drull and Tog'thar are chained inside Durnholde Keep's courtyard buildings; open both locks.

  11. 11Deathstalker Masoj1 goal
    • Turn in Scout Support at Deathstalker Masoj

    Masoj hides on the hillside above Dun Garok, south of Durnholde, on the way down to the blossoms.

  12. 12Mudsnout Blossoms1 goal
    • Collect Mudsnout Blossoms from Mudsnout Blossom ×6 for Elixir of Agony

    South-west of Durnholde, the Mudsnout Blossoms grow on the hillsides above the river.

  13. 13Tarren Mill5 goals
    • Hearth to Tarren Mill
    • Turn in WANTED: Syndicate Personnel at High Executor Darthalia
    • Turn in The Rescue at Krusk
    • Turn in Elixir of Agony at Apothecary Lydon
    • Accept Elixir of Agony from Apothecary LydonMaster Apothecary Faranell, in the Undercity
  14. 14The smithy4 goals
    • Kill Blacksmith Verringtan for Battle of Hillsbrad
    • Kill Hillsbrad Apprentice Blacksmith ×4 for Battle of Hillsbrad
    • Collect Shipment of Iron for Battle of Hillsbrad
    • Kill Citizen Wilkes for Dangerous!

    The smithy stands in the middle of Hillsbrad town. Blacksmith Verringtan and his apprentices work at the forge; the Shipment of Iron is stacked beside it. Citizen Wilkes walks the street north of it.

  15. 15Tarren Mill2 goals
    • Turn in Battle of Hillsbrad at High Executor Darthalia
    • Accept Battle of Hillsbrad from High Executor Darthalia
  16. 16Town hall5 goals
    • Kill Magistrate Burnside for Battle of Hillsbrad
    • Kill Hillsbrad Councilman ×5 for Battle of Hillsbrad
    • Collect Hillsbrad Town Registry for Battle of Hillsbrad
    • Click Hillsbrad Proclamation for Battle of Hillsbrad
    • Kill Clerk Horrace Whitesteed for Dangerous!

    The town hall is on the west side of Hillsbrad. Magistrate Burnside (30) and Clerk Horrace Whitesteed are inside with the Town Registry; the Proclamation is pinned up beside it. Councilmen walk the town.

  17. 17Tarren Mill3 goals
    • Hearth to Tarren Mill
    • Turn in Battle of Hillsbrad at High Executor Darthalia
    • Accept Battle of Hillsbrad from High Executor Darthalia
  18. 18Azurelode Mine3 goals
    • Kill Hillsbrad Miner ×10 for Battle of Hillsbrad
    • Kill Foreman Bonds for Battle of Hillsbrad
    • Kill Miner Hackett for Dangerous!

    The Azurelode Mine lies south of Hillsbrad town. Miners work the tunnels; Foreman Bonds (30) and Miner Hackett (29) are deep inside.

  19. 19Tarren Mill2 goals
    • Turn in Battle of Hillsbrad at High Executor Darthalia
    • Turn in Dangerous! at High Executor Darthalia
  20. 20Master Apothecary Faranell5 goals
    • Fly to Undercity
    • Turn in Elixir of Agony at Master Apothecary FaranellMaster Apothecary Faranell, in the Apothecarium
    • Accept Elixir of Agony from Master Apothecary FaranellKeep it: the Hillsbrad coast, later on the route
    • Train at your trainerWarrior, Paladin, Rogue, Priest, Mage, Warlock only
    • Sell and repair at a vendor
  21. 21OrgrimmarHunter, Shaman only1 goal
    • Train at your trainer

    Take the zeppelin from the towers outside the Undercity to Orgrimmar and train before you fly on.

  22. 22Thunder BluffDruid only2 goals
    • Fly to Thunder Bluff
    • Train at your trainer

    From Orgrimmar (zeppelin from the towers outside the Undercity) fly to Thunder Bluff and train on Elder Rise, then fly on to Camp Taurajo.

  23. 23Camp Taurajo3 goals
    • Fly to Camp Taurajo
    • Set your home to Camp Taurajo at Innkeeper Byula
    • Accept Mahren Skyseer from Jorn Skyseer

    From Orgrimmar (zeppelin from the towers outside the Undercity) fly to Camp Taurajo.

  24. 24BrineShaman only2 goals
    • Turn in Call of Water at BrineBrine: the red waterskin from Tarren Mill
    • Accept Call of Water from BrineBrine: the blue waterskin is filled in Ashenvale, next guide

    Brine's hut stands on the ridge above the quilboar watering hole, south of Camp Taurajo, on the way to Bael Modan.

  25. 25Tear of the Moons3 goals
    • Accept The Tear of the Moons from Feegly the Exiled
    • Collect Tear of the Moons from General Twinbraid's Strongbox for The Tear of the Moons
    • Turn in The Tear of the Moons at Feegly the Exiled

    Follow the road south to the dwarf dig site at Bael Modan. Feegly the Exiled hides at the south edge of the dig; General Twinbraid's Strongbox sits at the bottom of the excavation.

  26. 26Great Lift1 goal
    • Turn in Calling in the Reserves at Grish Longrunner

    South-west of Bael Modan, Grish Longrunner waits at the top of the Great Lift.

  27. 27Merchant Coast4 goals
    • Hearth to Camp Taurajo
    • Fly to Ratchet
    • Turn in Mahren Skyseer at Mahren Skyseer
    • Accept Isha Awak from Mahren Skyseer

    Hearth to Camp Taurajo and fly to Ratchet. Mahren Skyseer camps on the shore north of Ratchet.

  28. 28Isha Awak1 goal
    • Kill Isha Awak for Heart of Isha Awak for Isha Awak

    Isha Awak, a big threshadon, swims in the shallows off the Merchant Coast, east of Mahren.

  29. 29Ratchet3 goals
    • Turn in Isha Awak at Mahren Skyseer
    • Turn in Further Instructions at SputtervalveSputtervalve, by the docks in Ratchet
    • Sell and repair at a vendor