Thousand Needles & Desolace

• Go to Zeppelin to Orgrimmar Tirisfal Glades

• Accept Alliance Relations from Craven DrokCraven Drok: offered from level 30
• Turn in Alliance Relations at Keldran
• Accept Alliance Relations from Keldranfor Takata Steelblade in Desolace, later in this guide

The zeppelin lands at the tower outside Orgrimmar's main gate. Craven Drok walks the Drag: if he isn't at the arrow, look along its streets to the south-west. Keldran stands in the Valley of Spirits on the west side of the city.

• Train at your trainer

Train while you are in the city.

• Accept Call of Air from Searn FirewarderSearn Firewarder: for Prate Cloudseer by Freewind Post, later in this guide

Searn Firewarder stands in the Valley of Wisdom.

• Accept Rig Wars from Nogg

Nogg's workshop is in the Valley of Honor. Rig Wars is Gnomeregan's last boss: great XP if you run it with a group. Run it whenever your group is ready; hand it in on a later Orgrimmar stop.

• Run Gnomeregan with a group when it suits you: Mekgineer Thermaplugg at the end drops his Safe Combination; open his safe behind the northern bomb pillar for the Rig Blueprints.

• Go to Orgrimmar flight master Orgrimmar

• Fly to Thunder Bluff
• Train at your trainer

Fly from Orgrimmar to Thunder Bluff and train with Turak Runetotem on Elder Rise; fly on to Freewind Post from there.

• Fly to Ratchet
• Turn in Call of Water at Islen WaterseerIslen Waterseer: Healing Stream Totem and your Water Totem

Fly from Orgrimmar to Ratchet. Islen Waterseer camps on the coast a short walk south of the town; fly on to Freewind Post from Ratchet.

• Go to Thunder Bluff flight master Thunder Bluff
• Fly to Freewind Post

• Go to Ratchet flight master The Barrens
• Fly to Freewind Post

• Fly to Freewind Post

• Turn in Call of Air at Prate CloudseerPrate Cloudseer: your Air Totem
• Prate also starts Elemental Aid (Razorfen Kraul), the 33–40 chain to The Tempest's Weapons: forever/class/shaman/call-of-air-horde.

Prate Cloudseer hides in a small cave in the canyon wall north-east of the post, on the way east.

• Turn in The Swarm Grows at Moktar Krin
• Accept The Swarm Grows from Moktar Krin

Take the lift down and follow the canyon east. Moktar Krin camps on the north-western edge of the salt flats.

• Accept Rocket Car Parts from Kravel Koalbeard
• Accept Hemet Nesingwary from Kravel KoalbeardKravel's crate for Hemet Nesingwary in Stranglethorn, later on the route
• Accept Salt Flat Venom from Fizzle Brassbolts
• Accept Hardened Shells from Wizzle Brassbolts
• Accept Load Lightening from Pozzik
• Accept A Bump in the Road from Trackmaster Zherin

The goblins and gnomes of the Mirage Raceway are neutral and give quests to both factions.

• Kill Saltstone Crystalhide ×10 for A Bump in the Road
• Kill Saltstone Gazer ×6 for A Bump in the Road

South of the raceway, the Saltstone Crystalhides (32–33) and Gazers (34–35) roam the far end of the flats.

• Kill Silithid Searcher ×5 for The Swarm Grows
• Kill Silithid Hive Drone ×5 for The Swarm Grows
• Kill Silithid Invader ×5 for The Swarm Grows
• Kill Silithid Searcher or Silithid Invader for Cracked Silithid Carapace
• Accept Parts of the Swarm from Cracked Silithid Carapace

West of them the silithid swarm the dig site. Searchers and Hive Drones walk among the mounds; the Invaders (34–35) stay inside the hive cave. The first silithid you kill drops a Cracked Silithid Carapace: open it. Careful: Hive Drones call for help when they fall to 20% health.

• Collect Silithid Heart for Parts of the Swarm
• Kill Silithid Searcher or Silithid Invader for Silithid Talon ×5 for Parts of the Swarm
• Kill Silithid Searcher or Silithid Invader for Intact Silithid Carapace ×3 for Parts of the Swarm

Keep killing silithid at the dig site for the heart, the talons and the carapaces.

• Turn in The Swarm Grows at Moktar Krin

North from the dig to Moktar Krin's camp on the western edge of the flats.

• Kill Saltstone Basilisk ×10 for A Bump in the Road
• Collect Hardened Tortoise Shell ×9 for Hardened Shells
• Kill Salt Flats Scavenger or Salt Flats Vulture for Hollow Vulture Bone ×10 for Load Lightening
• Collect Rocket Car Parts from Rocket Car Rubble ×30 for Rocket Car PartsRocket Car Rubble, all over the northern flats
• Collect Salty Scorpid Venom ×6 for Salt Flat VenomSalt Flat Venom, from the Scorpid Reavers of the north half

East onto the flats. The Saltstone Basilisks (30–31) sun themselves north-west of it; the Sparkleshell tortoises crowd round a half-buried ship in the north-east, and the Salt Flats Scavengers and Vultures circle the eastern flats. Every vulture drops a bone, about one tortoise in three a shell. Careful: Scavengers and Vultures use Execute when your health is low; the Snappers (34–35) hit hardest of the tortoises.

• Turn in Rocket Car Parts at Kravel Koalbeard
• Accept Wharfmaster Dizzywig from Kravel KoalbeardKravel Koalbeard: his parts order goes to Wharfmaster Dizzywig in Ratchet, later on the route
• Turn in Salt Flat Venom at Fizzle Brassbolts
• Turn in Hardened Shells at Wizzle Brassbolts
• Accept Martek the Exiled from Fizzle BrassboltsFizzle Brassbolts: his letter goes to Martek in the Badlands, at 39
• Turn in Load Lightening at Pozzik
• Accept Goblin Sponsorship from PozzikPozzik: for Gazlowe in Ratchet, later on the route
• Turn in A Bump in the Road at Trackmaster Zherin

South-west back to the raceway.

• Go to Sparkleshell Snappers Thousand Needles
• Reach level 32 (50%)grind on Sparkleshell Snapper

Desolace's quests are 33–38. Still below 32.5 after the raceway's hand-ins? Keep killing the Sparkleshell Snappers on the flats just north of the raceway until level 32.5. Or, with a group, run the Scarlet Monastery dungeon (Graveyard or Library) instead.

• Accept Family Tree from Cliffwatcher LonghornCliffwatcher Longhorn: for Nataka Longhorn in Desolace, next
• Sell and repair at a vendor

West back to Freewind Post. Cliffwatcher Longhorn stands in the middle of the post, on the way to the flight master.

• Go to Freewind Post flight master Thousand Needles
• Fly to Sun Rock Retreat

• Go to Scrabblescrew's Camp Desolace

• Accept Kodo Roundup from Smeed Scrabblescrew

Head south out of Stonetalon into Desolace and follow the road south to Smeed's camp.

• Accept Khan Dez'hepah from Felgur Twocuts
• Turn in Family Tree at Nataka LonghornNataka Longhorn, up on the rise
• Turn in Alliance Relations at Takata Steelblade
• Accept Alliance Relations from Takata Steelblade
• Accept Befouled by Satyr from Takata Steelblade
• Turn in Alliance Relations at Maurin Bonesplitter
• Accept The Burning of Spirits from Maurin Bonesplitter

Felgur stands in the post, Nataka Longhorn up on its rise; Takata Steelblade and Maurin Bonesplitter wait on the rise west of it, above the Kodo Graveyard.

• Kodo Kombobulatoron an Aged, Dying or Ancient Kodo in the graveyard; don't kill it
• Talk to Aged Kodothe tamed kodo, at Smeed's camp: talk to it, five times

Use Smeed's Kodo Kombobulator on an Aged, Dying or Ancient Kodo in the graveyard and walk the tamed kodo back to Smeed. At his camp, talk to the kodo: that counts it and lets you tame the next. Five kodos, one at a time.

• Turn in Kodo Roundup at Smeed Scrabblescrew

• Go to Scorpashi Lashers Desolace
• Reach level 33grind on Scorpashi Lasher

Shadowprey's Hand of Iruxos and the coast's naga want 33. Below that? The Scorpashi Lashers on the slopes north of Smeed's camp are on your way west: kill them until level 33. Or, with a group, run the Scarlet Monastery dungeon (Library) instead.

• Accept Hate the Hatefury from Aka'raiOptionalAka'rai: the Hatefury satyrs of Sargeron, later in this guide
• Accept Hand of Iruxos from Taiga Wisemane
• Set your home to Shadowprey Village at Innkeeper Sikewa
• Accept Hunting in Stranglethorn from Roon WildmaneRoon Wildmane: for Hemet Nesingwary in Stranglethorn, next guide
• Accept Other Fish to Fry from Drulzegar Skraghook
• Accept Clam Bait from Mai'Lahii
• Get the flight path at Shadowprey Village from ThalonThalon, at the village's south-west end

Head west to the troll village on the coast, keeping clear of the Gelkis Village on the way. Aka'rai stands on the path just north of the village. Aka'rai may not be here on Forever: if Aka'rai doesn't offer Hate the Hatefury, skip it.

• Accept Sceptre of Light from Azore Aldamort

Head north along the coast, then inland to the ruined tower of Ethel Rethor: Azore Aldamort waits inside. The coast's clams and naga come after Thunder Axe Fortress, on one walk north to Ranazjar Isle.

• Collect Infused Burning Gem ×15 for The Burning of Spirits
• Kill Burning Blade Seer for Sceptre of Light for Sceptre of LightOn the top floor
• Use Demon Pick for Hand of IruxosDemon Pick, on the Hand of Iruxos Crystal
• Kill Demon Spirit for Demon Box for Hand of Iruxos
• Collect Flayed Demon SkinOptional
• Accept The Corrupter from Flayed Demon SkinOptional

Head east to Thunder Axe Fortress. Beat a Burning Blade cultist down, then use the Burning Gem on it before it dies to fill one Infused Burning Gem. The Burning Blade Seer stands on the fortress's top floor with the Sceptre. The cultists also drop a Flayed Demon Skin now and then (1–5%); if one drops, read it. Hand of Iruxos: clear the middle of the largest building, then use the Demon Pick on the red Hand of Iruxos Crystal there. A Demon Spirit (37) comes out: kill it for the Demon Box.

• Turn in Sceptre of Light at Azore Aldamort
• Accept Book of the Ancients from Azore Aldamort

Back west to Azore.

• Accept Claim Rackmore's Treasure! from Rackmore's Log

Rackmore's Log lies on the ground just south-west of Azore's tower, on the way down to the shore: read it. Its two keys drop only while you have the quest.

• Click Giant Softshell Clam for Clam BaitGiant Softshell Clams, on the sea floor
• Use Soft-shelled Clam for Clam BaitSoft-shelled Clam: open it in your bags
• Kill Enraged Reef Crawler for Soft-shelled Clam Meat ×10 for Clam BaitUnderwater
• Collect Rackmore's Silver Key for Claim Rackmore's Treasure!Rackmore's Silver Key, from the Drysnap crabs

West to the shore. Giant Softshell Clams lie in the shallows and the Enraged Reef Crawlers walk the beach: each clam you open on the sea floor, and some crawlers, give a Soft-shelled Clam. Open each one in your bags for its meat. The Drysnap Crawlers and Pincers on the same beach carry Rackmore's Silver Key, about one in seven.

• Kill Slitherblade Myrmidon ×7 for Other Fish to Fry
• Kill Slitherblade Naga ×7 for Other Fish to Fry
• Kill Slitherblade Sorceress ×5 for Other Fish to Fry
• Kill Accursed Slitherblade (rare) for Rackmore's Golden Key for Claim Rackmore's Treasure!Rackmore's Golden Key, from the Slitherblade naga

Keep north to Sar'theris Strand. The Slitherblade Myrmidons, Naga and Sorceresses hold the beach; pull them one at a time. Any Slitherblade can drop Rackmore's Golden Key.

• Use Gem of the Serpent for Book of the AncientsGem of the Serpent, on the Serpent Statue
• Kill Lord Kragaru for Book of the Ancients for Book of the Ancients
• Turn in Claim Rackmore's Treasure! at Rackmore's Chest

Swim out to Ranazjar Isle off the far northern tip and use the Gem of the Serpent on the Serpent Statue: Lord Kragaru (38) rises; kill him for the Book of the Ancients. He is well above you: rest to full first. Rackmore's Chest stands on the shore beside the statue: open it with both keys.

• Turn in Book of the Ancients at Azore Aldamort

Back south to Azore's tower.

• Kill Hatefury Rogue ×7 for Befouled by Satyr
• Kill Hatefury Felsworn ×7 for Befouled by Satyr
• Kill Hatefury Betrayer ×7 for Befouled by Satyr
• Kill Hatefury Hellcaller ×7 for Befouled by Satyr
• Kill Hatefury Shadowstalker ×2 for Hate the HatefuryOptional
• Kill Hatefury Hellcaller ×2 for Hate the HatefuryOptional
• Kill Hatefury Trickster ×2 for Hate the HatefuryOptionalHatefury Trickster, on the way south
• Kill Hatefury Felsworn ×2 for Hate the HatefuryOptional
• Kill Hatefury Rogue ×2 for Hate the HatefuryOptional

Head east past Thunder Axe Fortress and along the northern hills to the satyrs' ruins of Sargeron. Kill every kind you meet for Aka'rai; the Shadowstalkers walk unseen. Careful: Hatefury Rogues use Hide when they spawn, so they are stealthed until you find them.

• Kill Khan Dez'hepah for Khan Dez'hepah's Head for Khan Dez'hepah

South to Kolkar Village. Khan Dez'hepah (35) walks among the tents on the east side with a Battle Lord or two (32–33): clear around him, then pull him alone at full health. Careful: Kolkar Battle Lords call nearby allies within 30 yd once they fall to 20% health.

• Turn in Befouled by Satyr at Takata Steelblade
• Turn in The Burning of Spirits at Maurin Bonesplitter
• Turn in The Corrupter at Maurin BonesplitterOptional
• Accept Alliance Relations from Takata SteelbladeTakata Steelblade: for Keldran in Orgrimmar, next guide
• Takata's next errand sends you after a demon lord with an elite guard: skip it.
• Turn in Khan Dez'hepah at Felgur Twocuts
• Accept Centaur Bounty from Felgur Twocutsfor the second Desolace visit, in forever/horde/30–40/04-dustwallow-marsh

South-west down the road to the post.

• Turn in Hate the Hatefury at Aka'raiOptionalAka'rai, on the path just north of the village
• Turn in Hand of Iruxos at Taiga Wisemane
• Turn in Clam Bait at Mai'Lahii
• Turn in Other Fish to Fry at Drulzegar Skraghook
• Taiga's Portals of the Legion and Desolace's other 38–40 quests wait for the second visit, at 38: the next guides fly to Orgrimmar and take the zeppelin to Stranglethorn Vale.

West to Shadowprey: your hearthstone is bound there.