# Eastern Plaguelands, Winterspring & Tanaris (levels 56–58) > A Polestar leveling guide for World of Warcraft: Forever, levels 56–58: 31 steps and 16 quests. Page: https://polestar.guide/guides/horde/50-60/05-eastern-plaguelands 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 50–60 > Eastern Plaguelands, Winterspring & Tanaris - Levels: 56–58 - For: Horde - Zones: Eastern Plaguelands, Thunder Bluff, Felwood, Moonglade, Winterspring, Tanaris, Feralas - 31 steps, 16 quests - Sets the hearth at Light's Hope Chapel, then Thunder Bluff - Comes after: [Azshara, The Barrens & Undercity](https://polestar.guide/guides/horde/50-60/04-azshara.md) (levels 55–57) - Next: [Silithus, Western Plaguelands & Eastern Plaguelands](https://polestar.guide/guides/horde/50-60/06-silithus.md) (levels 57–59) - Last changed 2026-10-14, in Polestar 0.2.1 ## 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. Fly to Light's Hope Chapel Where: 71.8, 48.5 on the Eastern Plaguelands map. The Undercity's flight master is in the Trade Quarter's west tower, outside the walls. - Fly to **Light's Hope Chapel** - Set your home to **Light's Hope Chapel** at Jessica Chambers ### 2. Light's Hope Chapel Where: 69.9, 53.7 on the Eastern Plaguelands map. - Accept **The Restless Souls** from Caretaker Alen - Turn in **Brother Carlin** at Carlin Redpath - Accept **Heroes of Darrowshire** from Carlin Redpath - Accept **Villains of Darrowshire** from Carlin Redpath - Heroes of Darrowshire's items lie in the later Plaguelands zones: keep it. ### 3. Lake Mereldar Where: 62.7, 69.8 on the Eastern Plaguelands map. Plaguehounds and their runts roam the shores of the lake south-west of the chapel. - Kill **Plaguehound Runt** ×20 for Demon Dogs - Kill **Plaguehound** ×20 for Demon Dogs ### 4. Sword of Marduk Where: 46.9, 55.4 on the Eastern Plaguelands map. The shattered sword lies on the ground north-west of the lake. - Collect **Shattered Sword of Marduk** for Villains of Darrowshire ### 5. The Pestilent Scar Where: 44.3, 41.2 on the Eastern Plaguelands map. The skull sits in the Pestilent Scar, among Blighted Horrors and Plague Monstrosities. - Collect **Skull of Horgus** from **Horgus' Skull** for Villains of Darrowshire ### 6. Hameya's scroll Where: 22.9, 73 on the Eastern Plaguelands map. A torn scroll lies at the entrance of the Undercroft, the crypt south of the Marris Stead. - Accept **Hameya's Plea** from Torn Scroll ### 7. Nathanos Blightcaller Where: 22.2, 63.5 on the Eastern Plaguelands map. The Banshee Queen's champion holds the Marris Stead farmhouse. - Accept **To Kill With Purpose** from Nathanos Blightcaller - Accept **Un-Life's Little Annoyances** from Nathanos Blightcaller - Accept **The Ranger Lord's Behest** from Nathanos Blightcaller ### 8. The western hills Where: 20.8, 60.5 on the Eastern Plaguelands map. Plaguehound Runts and Plaguebats roam the hills north of the Marris Stead, Carrion Grubs crawl among them; work north toward Terrordale. - Kill **Plaguehound Runt** ×20 for Demon Dogs - Kill **Plaguebat** ×30 for Blood Tinged Skies - Kill **Carrion Grub** or **Carrion Devourer** for **Slab of Carrion Worm Meat** ×15 for Carrion Grubbage ### 9. Egan Where: 11.4, 26.6 on the Eastern Plaguelands map. Egan the ghost stands by a hut in Terrordale, in the north-west corner. - Turn in **The Restless Souls** at Egan ### 10. Quel'Lithien Lodge Where: 45.3, 12.7 on the Eastern Plaguelands map. The high elf Rangers, Pathstriders and Woodsmen guard the lodge by Northpass Tower; the Registry lies inside. Rangers reach 60: pull one at a time. Noxious Plaguebats fly over the fields on the way. - Collect **Quel'Thalas Registry** for The Ranger Lord's Behest - Kill **Ranger** ×8 for The Ranger Lord's Behest - Kill **Pathstrider** ×8 for The Ranger Lord's Behest - Kill **Woodsman** ×8 for The Ranger Lord's Behest - Kill **Noxious Plaguebat** ×20 for Un-Life's Little Annoyances ### 11. Infiltrator Hameya Where: 62, 11.1 on the Eastern Plaguelands map. Hameya hides among the Mossflayer trolls of Zul'Mashar, in the north-east corner. - Kill **Infiltrator Hameya** for **Hameya's Key** for Hameya's Plea ### 12. Northdale Where: 59.3, 19.9 on the Eastern Plaguelands map. Frenzied Plaguehounds and Monstrous Plaguebats share the fields around Northdale and Eastwall Tower, south of Zul'Mashar. - Kill **Frenzied Plaguehound** ×5 for Demon Dogs - Kill **Monstrous Plaguebat** ×10 for Un-Life's Little Annoyances - Kill **Noxious Plaguebat** ×20 for Un-Life's Little Annoyances ### 13. Corin's Crossing Where: 50.7, 53.5 on the Eastern Plaguelands map. Living Rot spoils within ten minutes: kill the town's Scourge quickly and grind the seven pieces with the Mortar and Pestle at once. - Kill **Gibbering Ghoul** or **Hate Shrieker** for **Living Rot** ×7 - Complete **To Kill With Purpose** ### 14. Nathanos Blightcaller Where: 22.2, 63.5 on the Eastern Plaguelands map. Ride west to the Marris Stead. - Turn in **To Kill With Purpose** at Nathanos Blightcaller - Turn in **Un-Life's Little Annoyances** at Nathanos Blightcaller - Turn in **The Ranger Lord's Behest** at Nathanos Blightcaller ### 15. Hameya's mound Where: 23.6, 73.8 on the Eastern Plaguelands map. The Mound of Dirt is just behind the Undercroft. - Turn in **Hameya's Plea** at Mound of Dirt ### 16. Carlin Redpath Where: 71.7, 50 on the Eastern Plaguelands map. - Hearth to **Light's Hope Chapel** - Turn in **Villains of Darrowshire** at Carlin Redpath ### 17. Fly to Thunder Bluff Fly to the Undercity, take the zeppelin to Orgrimmar and fly on to Thunder Bluff. - Fly to **Thunder Bluff** - Set your home to **Thunder Bluff** at Innkeeper Pala - Train at your trainer (Paladin, Druid only) — Turak Runetotem on Elder Rise; Alodan the Hopeful ### 18. Rumstag Proudstrider On Hunter Rise. Have the Wool, Silk and Mageweave in your bags. - Turn in **A Donation of Wool** at Rumstag Proudstrider - Turn in **A Donation of Silk** at Rumstag Proudstrider - Turn in **A Donation of Mageweave** at Rumstag Proudstrider ### 19. Trull Failbane - Fly to **Bloodvenom Post** - Turn in **Wild Guardians** at Trull Failbane - Accept **Wild Guardians** from Trull Failbane ### 20. Deadwood Cauldron Only if you found a Winterfall Firewater flask in Winterspring: ride north up the road. The cauldron stands in Felpaw Village, just south-west of Timbermaw Hold; the Deadwood furbolgs there are hostile. - Turn in **Falling to Corruption** at Deadwood Cauldron (optional) - Accept **Mystery Goo** from Deadwood Cauldron (optional) ### 21. Kernda Only if a Winterfall Ritual Totem dropped for you: Kernda waits at the Felwood entrance of Timbermaw Hold, and speaks to you only at Neutral with the Timbermaw. - Turn in **Winterfall Ritual Totem** at Kernda (optional) ### 22. Rabine Saturna Go through Timbermaw Hold and take the Moonglade branch of the tunnel. Rabine is in Nighthaven. - Accept **A Reliquary of Purity** from Rabine Saturna - Turn in **Rabine Saturna** at Rabine Saturna - Accept **Wasteland** from Rabine Saturna - Both quests lead to Silithus: keep them. ### 23. Donova Snowden Back through the tunnel and take the Winterspring exit, then ride south to Frostfire Hot Springs. - Turn in **Mystery Goo** at Donova Snowden (optional) - Accept **Toxic Horrors** from Donova Snowden (optional) - Turn in **The Videre Elixir** at Donova Snowden - Accept **Meet at the Grave** from Donova Snowden - Toxic Horrors are in Felwood, on a later trip: keep it if you have it. ### 24. Moontouched Owlbeasts Ride east to Everlook and north out of it; the Moontouched Owlbeasts roam the hills of Frostsaber Rock's southern slopes. Pull them one at a time. - Kill **Moontouched Owlbeast** ×13 for Wild Guardians ### 25. Back to Thunder Bluff - Hearth to **Thunder Bluff** ### 26. Gadgetzan - Fly to **Gadgetzan** - Accept **The Super Egg-O-Matic** from Egg-O-Matic — The Egg-O-Matic machine ### 27. Sprinkle Use Umi's Mechanical Yeti on Sprinkle, the goblin girl in Gadgetzan. Quixxil and Legacki are scared later in the route. - Kill **Sprinkle** for Are We There, Yeti? ### 28. Gaeriyan Gaeriyan is a ghost at the graveyard just north of Gadgetzan; the Conspicuous Gravestone is south of it, outside the town wall. - Turn in **Meet at the Grave** at Gaeriyan - Accept **A Grave Situation** from Gaeriyan - Turn in **A Grave Situation** at A Conspicuous Gravestone - Accept **Linken's Sword** from A Conspicuous Gravestone - Linken's Sword goes back to Linken in Un'Goro: keep it. ### 29. Marvon Rivetseeker Marvon camps by the Lost Rigger Cove road, south of Gadgetzan. - Turn in **The Stone Circle** at Marvon Rivetseeker ### 30. Hippogryph eggs Fly to Camp Mojache. The hippogryph nests are in the south of Feralas; each holds an egg for the Egg-O-Matic. - Fly to **Camp Mojache** - Collect **Hippogryph Egg** for The Super Egg-O-Matic ### 31. On to Silithus Fly to Marshal's Refuge, then ride south-west through Un'Goro to the pass into Silithus. The next guide opens at Valor's Rest, where the pass comes out. - Fly to **Marshal's Refuge** --- Index for language models: https://polestar.guide/llms.txt