# Ashenvale & Thousand Needles (levels 27–31) > A Polestar leveling guide for World of Warcraft: Forever, levels 27–31: 47 steps and 47 quests. Page: https://polestar.guide/guides/horde/07-ashenvale 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 > Ashenvale & Thousand Needles - Levels: 27–31 - For: Horde - Zones: Ashenvale, Thunder Bluff, Mulgore, The Barrens, Thousand Needles - 47 steps, 47 quests - Sets the hearth at Splintertree Post, then Freewind Post - Flight paths: Thunder Bluff, Freewind Post - Comes after: [Hillsbrad Foothills, Undercity & The Barrens](https://polestar.guide/guides/horde/06-hillsbrad-foothills.md) (levels 24–28) - Next: [Desolace & Hillsbrad Foothills](https://polestar.guide/guides/horde/30-40/01-desolace.md) (levels 30–33) - 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. Zoram'gar Outpost Where: 11.6, 34.3 on the Ashenvale map. Fly from Ratchet to Zoram'gar Outpost on the Ashenvale coast. - Fly to **Zoram'gar Outpost** - Turn in **Trouble in the Deeps** at Je'neu Sancrea - Accept **The Essence of Aku'Mai** from Je'neu Sancrea - Accept **Between a Rock and a Thistlefur** from Karang Amakkar - Accept **Troll Charm** from Mitsuwa - Accept **Vorsha the Lasher** from Muglash — Muglash: starts his escort at once ### 2. Vorsha the Lasher Where: 9.6, 27.6 on the Ashenvale map. Muglash walks north up the strand to a naga brazier. Put the brazier out, then guard him through the naga waves until Vorsha is dead. - Go to **Naga brazier** Ashenvale - Complete **Vorsha the Lasher** ### 3. Blackfathom Deeps ruins Where: 14.5, 14.2 on the Ashenvale map. The way to the Sapphires is through the sunken ruins at the north end of the strand: go down the stairs into the pit. - Go to **Blackfathom Deeps ruins** Ashenvale ### 4. Sapphires of Aku'Mai Where: 13.6, 13.1 on the Ashenvale map. The Sapphires are blue crystals on the walls of the tunnels leading to the Blackfathom Deeps portal, underground and outside the instance: swim down from the pit, under the wall, into the cave. The satyrs and naga in the tunnels are elite: grouping up is advised. The crystals respawn quickly, so there is no need to go deep. - Collect **Sapphire of Aku'Mai** ×20 for The Essence of Aku'Mai ### 5. Zoram'gar Outpost Where: 11.6, 34.3 on the Ashenvale map. - Turn in **The Essence of Aku'Mai** at Je'neu Sancrea - Turn in **Vorsha the Lasher** at Warsong Runner - Je'neu offers a Blackfathom Deeps quest next; leave it unless you have a group. ### 6. Thistlefur Village Where: 31.7, 38 on the Ashenvale map. East of Zoram'gar, the Thistlefur furbolgs fill the village and the hills around their hold. - Kill **Thistlefur Avenger** ×8 for Between a Rock and a Thistlefur - Kill **Thistlefur Shaman** ×8 for Between a Rock and a Thistlefur ### 7. Thistlefur Hold Where: 39.9, 34.2 on the Ashenvale map. Inside the hold, Troll Chests lie along the tunnels. Ruul Snowhoof is held deep inside: free him and protect him all the way out, then he runs home to Night Run. - Collect **Troll Charm** from **Troll Chest** ×8 for Troll Charm - Accept **Freedom to Ruul** from Ruul Snowhoof - Complete **Freedom to Ruul** ### 8. Zoram'gar Outpost Where: 11.9, 34.5 on the Ashenvale map. Back west to Zoram'gar before heading east for good. - Turn in **Between a Rock and a Thistlefur** at Karang Amakkar - Accept **King of the Foulweald** from Karang Amakkar - Turn in **Troll Charm** at Mitsuwa ### 9. Ursangous Where: 39.8, 65.2 on the Ashenvale map. Follow the main road east past Astranaar (Alliance: keep to the road). Ursangous, a big grizzly, roams the Ruins of Stardust south of the road, west of Mystral Lake. His paw starts the next hunt quest. - Kill **Ursangous** for **Ursangous's Paw** - Accept **Ursangous's Paw** from Ursangous's Paw ### 10. Ruins of Stardust fountain (Shaman only) Where: 33.5, 67.5 on the Ashenvale map. The fountain stands in the middle of the Ruins of Stardust: use the Empty Blue Waterskin there. - Collect **Filled Blue Waterskin** from **Ruins of Stardust Fountain** for Call of Water ### 11. Alonso Where: 42.4, 70 on the Ashenvale map. Alonso, a Forever addition, stands on the west shore of Mystral Lake with three quick Dragonslayer quests. - Go to **Alonso** Ashenvale - Accept **Dragonslayer's Helm** from Alonso (optional) — Alonso may not offer these to every class; if he doesn't, carry on. - Turn in **Dragonslayer's Helm** at Alonso - Accept **Dragonslayer's Shield** from Alonso (optional) - Turn in **Dragonslayer's Shield** at Alonso - Accept **Dragonslayer's Lance** from Alonso (optional) - Turn in **Dragonslayer's Lance** at Alonso ### 12. Tideress Where: 46, 70 on the Ashenvale map. Tideress, a corrupted water elemental, drifts in Mystral Lake. Her Befouled Water Globe starts a quest for Splintertree. - Kill **Tideress** for **Befouled Water Globe** - Accept **The Befouled Element** from Befouled Water Globe ### 13. King of the Foulweald Where: 56.4, 63.5 on the Ashenvale map. The Foulweald furbolgs hold the woods east of Mystral Lake, south of the road. Place Karang's Banner on the Foulweald Totem Mound and guard it: the furbolgs come to tear it down. Chief Murgut comes last; his totem drops in the basket. - Kill **Chief Murgut** for **Murgut's Totem** for King of the Foulweald ### 14. Torek's Assault Where: 68.3, 75.3 on the Ashenvale map. Keep east on the road. Torek waits south-west of the Warsong lumber camp. He and his grunts storm the Silverwing Outpost: let them take aggro and stay with Torek until Duriel Moonfire is dead. - Accept **Torek's Assault** from Torek - Complete **Torek's Assault** ### 15. Ashenvale Outrunners Where: 71.1, 68.1 on the Ashenvale map. Kuray'bin stands at the lumber camp. The night elf Outrunners stalk the woods south-east of it; they stealth, so watch for them. - Accept **Ashenvale Outrunners** from Kuray'bin - Kill **Ashenvale Outrunner** ×9 for Ashenvale Outrunners - Turn in **Ashenvale Outrunners** at Kuray'bin ### 16. Splintertree Post Where: 74, 60.7 on the Ashenvale map. North up the road to Splintertree Post and Night Run beside it. - Set your home to **Splintertree Post** at Innkeeper Kaylisk - Turn in **Torek's Assault** at Ertog Ragetusk - Turn in **Freedom to Ruul** at Yama Snowhoof - Turn in **Ursangous's Paw** at Senani Thunderheart - Turn in **The Befouled Element** at Mastok Wrilehiss - Accept **Je'neu of the Earthen Ring** from Mastok Wrilehiss - Accept **Stonetalon Standstill** from Mastok Wrilehiss - Accept **Satyr Horns** from Pixel - Accept **The Lost Pages** from Gurda Ragescar (optional) — Gurda Ragescar: only if you carry the manual pages - Turn in **The Lost Pages** at Gurda Ragescar (optional) - Sell and repair at a vendor ### 17. Sharptalon Where: 75, 70.1 on the Ashenvale map. Sharptalon, a big nightsaber, prowls the woods south-east of the Warsong lumber camp. Her claw starts the next hunt quest. - Kill **Sharptalon** for **Sharptalon's Claw** - Accept **Sharptalon's Claw** from Sharptalon's Claw ### 18. Felmusk satyrs Where: 66.7, 57.2 on the Ashenvale map. North-west of Splintertree, the Felmusk satyrs camp in the woods. Every satyr can drop horns. - Collect **Satyr Horns** ×16 for Satyr Horns ### 19. Shadumbra Where: 57.5, 56.1 on the Ashenvale map. Shadumbra, a shadow panther, stalks the woods around Raynewood Retreat, west of the Felmusk camp. Her head starts the next hunt quest. - Kill **Shadumbra** for **Shadumbra's Head** - Accept **Shadumbra's Head** from Shadumbra's Head ### 20. Mystral Lake Where: 50.9, 67.4 on the Ashenvale map. Back south-west to Mystral Lake. Befouled Water Elementals drift around its shores; the gazebo stands on the island, overlooking the Alliance outpost. - Kill **Befouled Water Elemental** ×12 for Stonetalon Standstill - Go to **Gazebo** Ashenvale - Complete **Stonetalon Standstill** ### 21. Splintertree Post Where: 73.7, 60 on the Ashenvale map. - Hearth to **Splintertree Post** - Turn in **Stonetalon Standstill** at Mastok Wrilehiss - Turn in **Satyr Horns** at Pixel - Turn in **Sharptalon's Claw** at Senani Thunderheart - Turn in **Shadumbra's Head** at Senani Thunderheart - Accept **The Hunt Completed** from Senani Thunderheart - Turn in **The Hunt Completed** at Senani Thunderheart ### 22. Zoram'gar Outpost Where: 11.9, 34.5 on the Ashenvale map. - Fly to **Zoram'gar Outpost** - Turn in **King of the Foulweald** at Karang Amakkar - Turn in **Je'neu of the Earthen Ring** at Je'neu Sancrea ### 23. Thunder Bluff Fly to Thunder Bluff if you know the flight path. If not, fly to Camp Taurajo, head west into Mulgore past Bloodhoof Village to Thunder Bluff and take its flight path from Tal on the central rise. - Get the flight path at **Thunder Bluff** from Tal - Kill **Cairne Bloodhoof** for Exploring the Horde (Skyborne only, optional) — Speak with Cairne Bloodhoof, in Thunder Bluff: Exploring the Horde ### 24. The Earthen Ring Take a lift down from Thunder Bluff. The Earthen Ring camp stands north of the bluffs: Mazu'kon, Yorn Grimtotem and Muln Earthfury. - Accept **Talkin' bout Toxins, Mon** from Mazu'kon - Accept **Stronger than Steel** from Yorn Grimtotem - Accept **Defending the Dead** from Muln Earthfury ### 25. Gloomrise North of the camp, spiders overrun the burial ground at Gloomrise. Use Mazu'kon's Toxin Extractor on the Gnawed Corpses; the Spinners drop the Crystalline Silk. Broodmother Valraxx sits at the north end: her Bloody Parchment starts A Darker Truth. - Kill **Gnawed Corpse** for **Gloomrise Toxin Sample** ×5 for Talkin' bout Toxins, Mon — Gloomrise Toxin Samples, from the Gnawed Corpses - Kill **Gloomrise Spinner** for **Crystalline Silk** ×3 for Stronger than Steel — Crystalline Silk, from Gloomrise Spinners - Kill **Gloomrise Soldier** ×5 for Defending the Dead - Kill **Gloomrise Hatchling** ×10 for Defending the Dead - Kill **Broodmother Valraxx** for **Bloody Parchment** — Bloody Parchment, from Broodmother Valraxx - Accept **A Darker Truth** from Bloody Parchment ### 26. The Earthen Ring Back south to the camp, then up into Thunder Bluff for the flight to Camp Taurajo. - Turn in **Talkin' bout Toxins, Mon** at Mazu'kon - Turn in **Stronger than Steel** at Yorn Grimtotem - Turn in **Defending the Dead** at Muln Earthfury - Turn in **A Darker Truth** at Muln Earthfury ### 27. Brine (Shaman only) Fly from Thunder Bluff to Camp Taurajo. Brine's hut stands on the ridge above the quilboar watering hole south of the camp, on the road to the Great Lift. - Fly to **Camp Taurajo** - Turn in **Call of Water** at Brine - Accept **Call of Water** from Brine — for Islen Waterseer, south of Ratchet: next guide ### 28. The Great Lift Fly from Thunder Bluff to Camp Taurajo and take the road south to the Great Lift at the bottom of the Barrens. - Fly to **Camp Taurajo** - Go to **Great Lift** The Barrens - Accept **Message to Freewind Post** from Brave Moonhorn — Brave Moonhorn, at the top of the lift ### 29. Freewind Post Ride the lift down, then follow the road east through the canyons to Freewind Post, a Tauren village on top of the mesas. Its lift is on the north side. - Get the flight path at **Freewind Post** from Nyse - Set your home to **Freewind Post** at Innkeeper Abeqwa - Turn in **Message to Freewind Post** at Cliffwatcher Longhorn - Accept **Pacify the Centaur** from Cliffwatcher Longhorn - Accept **Alien Egg** from Hagar Lightninghoof - Accept **Wind Rider** from Elu — Elu, by the wind rider master - Accept **Stop the Screeching** from Jandia — Jandia, the trade supplies vendor: the Screeching harpies of Roguefeather Den - Accept **WANTED: Arnak Grimtotem** from Wanted Poster - Arnak Grimtotem — The Wanted poster beside Cliffwatcher ### 30. Alien Egg Take the lift down. The egg lies in a nest on the canyon floor in one of three spots: south-east of the mesas (52.3,55.2), east (56.4,50.4) or south-west (37.6,56.1). - Collect **Alien Egg** for Alien Egg ### 31. Freewind Post - Turn in **Alien Egg** at Hagar Lightninghoof - Accept **Serpent Wild** from Hagar Lightninghoof ### 32. Galak centaurs The Galak camps fill the canyon north of Freewind; Scouts, Wranglers and Windchasers share every camp. A lone Galak Messenger walks between the camps: kill him when you meet him, his note starts a quest for Whitereach Post. - Kill **Galak Scout** ×12 for Pacify the Centaur - Kill **Galak Wrangler** ×10 for Pacify the Centaur - Kill **Galak Windchaser** ×6 for Pacify the Centaur - Kill **Galak Messenger** for **Assassination Note** - Accept **Assassination Plot** from Assassination Note ### 33. Dorn Plainstalker Dorn Plainstalker stands on a mesa top east of the Galak camps. For the Test of Faith, walk off the end of the planks beside him: you land safely. - Accept **Test of Faith** from Dorn Plainstalker - Complete **Test of Faith** - Turn in **Test of Faith** at Dorn Plainstalker - Accept **Test of Endurance** from Dorn Plainstalker ### 34. Freewind Post - Turn in **Pacify the Centaur** at Cliffwatcher Longhorn - Accept **Grimtotem Spying** from Cliffwatcher Longhorn ### 35. Grimtotem camps West of Freewind, the Grimtotem camps below Darkcloud Pinnacle. The Secret Notes are in Document Chests at the south-east, south-west and north-west camps. - Click **Document Chest** for Grimtotem Spying — Document Chest, south-east camp - Click **Document Chest** for Grimtotem Spying — Document Chest, south-west camp - Click **Document Chest** for Grimtotem Spying — Document Chest, north-west camp ### 36. Lakota Windsong Climb the path to the top of Darkcloud Pinnacle. Lakota Windsong is held captive beside Arnak Grimtotem (29): clear the guards and Arnak first, then free her and protect her on the walk down; Grimtotem ambushers come at you on the way. - Kill **Arnak Grimtotem** for **Arnak's Hoof** for WANTED: Arnak Grimtotem - Accept **Free at Last** from Lakota Windsong - Complete **Free at Last** ### 37. Whitereach Post Follow the canyon west to Whitereach Post. - Turn in **Serpent Wild** at Motega Firemane - Motega's next quest, Sacred Fire, ends in Thunder Bluff, off this route. Skip it. - Turn in **Assassination Plot** at Kanati Greycloud - Accept **Protect Kanati Greycloud** from Kanati Greycloud - Complete **Protect Kanati Greycloud** — Kill the Galak Assassin that comes for Kanati - Turn in **Protect Kanati Greycloud** at Kanati Greycloud ### 38. Highperch West of Whitereach the wyverns nest on the Highperch cliffs; the eggs lie in the nests. Pao'ka Swiftmountain waits on the east side of the nesting grounds: free him and keep him alive on the walk back to Whitereach Post. - Collect **Highperch Wyvern Egg** ×10 for Wind Rider - Accept **Homeward Bound** from Pao'ka Swiftmountain - Complete **Homeward Bound** ### 39. Whitereach Post - Turn in **Homeward Bound** at Motega Firemane ### 40. Roguefeather Den South of Darkcloud, the harpies of Roguefeather Den. Grenka Bloodscreech (31) walks among them: thin out the harpies around her before you pull her. The Screeching Harpies, Roguefeathers and Windcallers there are Jandia's. - Kill **Grenka Bloodscreech** for **Grenka's Claw** for Test of Endurance - Kill **Screeching Harpy** ×5 for Stop the Screeching - Kill **Screeching Roguefeather** ×5 for Stop the Screeching - Kill **Screeching Windcaller** ×5 for Stop the Screeching ### 41. Freewind Post - Turn in **Grimtotem Spying** at Cliffwatcher Longhorn - Turn in **WANTED: Arnak Grimtotem** at Cliffwatcher Longhorn - Turn in **Free at Last** at Thalia Amberhide - Turn in **Wind Rider** at Elu - Turn in **Stop the Screeching** at Jandia - Sell and repair at a vendor ### 42. Test of Endurance - Turn in **Test of Endurance** at Dorn Plainstalker - Accept **Test of Strength** from Dorn Plainstalker (optional) ### 43. Rok'Alim the Pounder Rok'Alim, a hard-hitting rock elemental, walks the cliffs of Highperch. Rok'Alim the Pounder is elite: grouping up is advised. - Kill **Rok'Alim the Pounder** for **Fragments of Rok'Alim** for Test of Strength (optional) - Turn in **Test of Strength** at Dorn Plainstalker (optional) ### 44. Mirage Raceway Follow the canyon east out of the mesas onto the salt flats. The goblins and gnomes of the Mirage Raceway are neutral and give quests to both factions. - Accept **Rocket Car Parts** from Kravel Koalbeard - Accept **Hemet Nesingwary** from Kravel Koalbeard — His crate is for Stranglethorn, later on the route - Accept **Salt Flat Venom** from Fizzle Brassbolts - Accept **Hardened Shells** from Wizzle Brassbolts - Accept **A Bump in the Road** from Trackmaster Zherin - Accept **Load Lightening** from Pozzik ### 45. The salt flats Rocket Car Rubble lies all over the flats north of the raceway. Scorpid Reavers and Sparkleshell Tortoises roam the north half, Salt Flats Scavengers circle overhead, and Saltstone Basilisks graze west of the track. The Crystalhides roam the middle of the flats and the Gazers (34–35, five levels above you: one at a time) the far south. - Collect **Rocket Car Parts** from **Rocket Car Rubble** ×30 for Rocket Car Parts - Collect **Salty Scorpid Venom** ×6 for Salt Flat Venom - Collect **Hardened Tortoise Shell** ×9 for Hardened Shells - Kill **Salt Flats Scavenger** or **Salt Flats Vulture** for **Hollow Vulture Bone** ×10 for Load Lightening - Kill **Saltstone Basilisk** ×10 for A Bump in the Road - Kill **Saltstone Crystalhide** ×10 for A Bump in the Road - Kill **Saltstone Gazer** ×6 for A Bump in the Road ### 46. Mirage Raceway - Turn in **A Bump in the Road** at Trackmaster Zherin - Turn in **Load Lightening** at Pozzik - Turn in **Rocket Car Parts** at Kravel Koalbeard - Turn in **Salt Flat Venom** at Fizzle Brassbolts - Turn in **Hardened Shells** at Wizzle Brassbolts - Accept **Martek the Exiled** from Fizzle Brassbolts — Fizzle Brassbolts: his letter goes to Martek in the Badlands, around level 38 ### 47. Freewind Post - Hearth to **Freewind Post** - The next guide flies on from here to Orgrimmar. --- Index for language models: https://polestar.guide/llms.txt