# The Barrens (levels 11–17) > A Polestar leveling guide for World of Warcraft: Forever, levels 11–17: 38 steps and 34 quests. Page: https://polestar.guide/guides/horde/orc-troll/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: 11–17 - For: Horde, Orc and Troll - Zones: The Barrens, Durotar - 38 steps, 34 quests - Sets the hearth at Ratchet, then The Crossroads - Flight paths: Ratchet - Comes after: [Durotar](https://polestar.guide/guides/horde/orc-troll/01-durotar.md) (levels 1–12) - Next: [The Barrens](https://polestar.guide/guides/horde/02-the-barrens.md) (levels 12–17) - 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: 52.2, 31 on the The Barrens map. You arrive from Far Watch Post. Sergra stands by the inn; Thork and Darsok on the tower platform; Helbrim and Gazrog by the north gate; Tonga at the south gate. - Turn in **Crossroads Conscription** at Sergra Darkthorn - Accept **Plainstrider Menace** from Sergra Darkthorn - 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 - Accept **The Forgotten Pools** from Tonga Runetotem ### 2. Plainstriders and raptors Where: 53, 23.7 on the The Barrens map. Plainstriders and Sunscale raptors roam the plains all around the Crossroads. - 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. Sergra Darkthorn Where: 52.2, 31 on the The Barrens map. - Turn in **Plainstrider Menace** at Sergra Darkthorn - Accept **The Zhevra** from Sergra Darkthorn ### 4. Zhevra and raptors Where: 50.8, 34.1 on the The Barrens map. Zhevra Runners graze on the same plains; finish the raptor heads as you go. - Collect **Zhevra Hooves** ×4 for The Zhevra - Kill **Sunscale Lashtail** or **Sunscale Screecher** for **Raptor Head** ×12 for Raptor Thieves ### 5. The Crossroads Where: 51.9, 30.3 on the The Barrens map. - Turn in **Raptor Thieves** at Gazrog - Turn in **The Zhevra** at Sergra Darkthorn - Accept **Prowlers of the Barrens** from Sergra Darkthorn - Accept **Harpy Raiders** from Darsok Swiftdagger — Darsok Swiftdagger, on the tower platform: needs level 12 ### 6. Thun'grim Firegaze (Warrior only) Where: 57.2, 30.3 on the The Barrens map. Thun'grim camps beside the road east toward Ratchet. - Turn in **Thun'grim Firegaze** at Thun'grim Firegaze - Accept **Forged Steel** from Thun'grim Firegaze ### 7. Kranal Fiss (Shaman only) Where: 56, 19.9 on the The Barrens map. Kranal Fiss stands on the ridge north of the Razormane camp, east of the Crossroads. - Turn in **Call of Fire** at Kranal Fiss - Accept **Call of Fire** from Kranal Fiss ### 8. Telf Joolam (Shaman only) Where: 65.4, 27.9 on the The Barrens map. Telf waits on the Durotar bank of the Southfury River, east of the Razormane camp. - Turn in **Call of Fire** at Telf Joolam - Accept **Call of Fire** from Telf Joolam ### 9. Dustwind Gulch cultists (Shaman only) Where: 72.6, 11.1 on the The Barrens map. Burning Blade Cultists hold Dustwind Gulch in northern Durotar, by Drygulch Ravine; they drop the Reagent Pouch. - Kill **Burning Blade Cultist** for **Reagent Pouch** for Call of Fire ### 10. Razormane camp Where: 54.6, 25.9 on the The Barrens map. Water Seekers, Thornweavers and Hunters hold the camp east of the Crossroads. The supply crates sit at its eastern end. Warriors: the Stolen Iron Chest stands in the camp. Shamans: the quilboar drop the Fire Tar. Kill Savannah Prowlers you pass for their claws. - 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 - Collect **Forged Steel Bars** from **Stolen Iron Chest** for Forged Steel (Warrior only) - Kill **Razormane Water Seeker** or **Razormane Thornweaver** for **Fire Tar** for Call of Fire (Shaman only) - Kill **Savannah Prowler** for **Prowler Claws** ×7 for Prowlers of the Barrens (optional) ### 11. Telf Joolam (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 ### 12. Kranal Fiss (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 ### 13. Thun'grim Firegaze (Warrior only) Where: 57.2, 30.3 on the The Barrens map. - 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 - Set your home to **Ratchet** at Innkeeper Wiley - Accept **Samophlange** from Sputtervalve - 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 along the beach south of Ratchet. The piles of complicated parts lie in and around their camp. - 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 to the pirate camp: the boots are in the crate marked Drizzlik's Emporium at the camp's south end, the lens in the Fragile crate just east of it. - Collect **Shipment of Boots** from **Drizzlik's Emporium** for Stolen Booty - Collect **Telescopic Lens** from **Fragile - Do Not Drop** for Stolen Booty ### 18. Gazlowe Where: 62.7, 36.2 on the The Barrens map. - Turn in **Stolen Booty** at Gazlowe ### 19. Back to the Crossroads Where: 59.7, 34.4 on the The Barrens map. Walk back up the road to the Crossroads. Savannah Prowlers hunt along it and on the plains west of town: finish the claws before you hand them in. - Kill **Savannah Prowler** for **Prowler Claws** ×7 for Prowlers of the Barrens (optional) - Turn in **Prowlers of the Barrens** at Sergra Darkthorn - 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. Regthar Deathgate Where: 45.3, 28.4 on the The Barrens map. Regthar stands at the Kolkar watch post just west of the Crossroads. - Accept **Centaur Bracers** from Regthar Deathgate ### 21. Kolkar camps and the Forgotten Pools Where: 45.9, 25.4 on the The Barrens map. The Kolkar camps spread north-west of Regthar; every Kolkar can drop Centaur Bracers. The Forgotten Pools lie in their middle, with Laden Mushrooms around the water. Savannah Prowlers roam the same plains. - Collect **Centaur Bracers** ×15 for Centaur Bracers - Go to **Forgotten Pools** The Barrens — Wade into the pools to explore them - Complete **The Forgotten Pools** - Collect **Fungal Spores** from **Laden Mushroom** ×4 for Fungal Spores ### 22. Regthar Deathgate Where: 45.3, 28.4 on the The Barrens map. - Turn in **Centaur Bracers** at Regthar Deathgate ### 23. Witchwing harpies Where: 41.9, 19.3 on the The Barrens map. The harpies nest in the Dry Hills north-west of the Forgotten Pools; any of them can drop a talon. - Collect **Witchwing Talon** ×8 for Harpy Raiders ### 24. The Sludge Fen Where: 52.4, 11.7 on the The Barrens map. Head east to the Venture Co. research site west of the Sludge Fen. Use the Control Console, close the three valves around the drill, use the console again, then take the Console Key from Tinkerer Sniggles. - Turn in **Samophlange** at Control Console - Accept **Samophlange** from Control Console - Click **Fuel Control Valve** for Samophlange - Click **Regulator Valve** for Samophlange - Click **Main 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 ### 25. Echeyakee Where: 55.9, 17.2 on the The Barrens map. Echeyakee's lair lies south of the Sludge Fen, north-east of the Crossroads. Use the horn Sergra gave you there to call the white lion out. Then hearth to Ratchet. - Kill **Echeyakee** for **Echeyakee's Hide** for Echeyakee - Hearth to **Ratchet** ### 26. Sputtervalve Where: 63, 37.2 on the The Barrens map. - Turn in **Samophlange** at Sputtervalve - Accept **Wenikee Boltbucket** from Sputtervalve ### 27. The Disruption Ends Where: 59.1, 25.1 on the The Barrens map. On the way back to the Crossroads, the Razormane camp again: 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 ### 28. The Crossroads Where: 51.5, 30.9 on the The Barrens map. - Turn in **The Disruption Ends** at Thork - Turn in **Harpy Raiders** at Darsok Swiftdagger - Accept **Harpy Lieutenants** from Darsok Swiftdagger - Turn in **Echeyakee** at Sergra Darkthorn - Accept **The Angry Scytheclaws** from Sergra Darkthorn - Turn in **Fungal Spores** at Apothecary Helbrim - Turn in **The Forgotten Pools** at Tonga Runetotem - Accept **The Stagnant Oasis** from Tonga Runetotem ### 29. The Stagnant Oasis Where: 55.6, 42.8 on the The Barrens map. The oasis lies south-east of the Crossroads. Test the seeds at the bubbling fissure in the middle of the water. - Click **Bubbling Fissure** for The Stagnant Oasis ### 30. Raptor Grounds Where: 52.5, 46.6 on the The Barrens map. The Raptor Grounds lie south-west of the oasis. Sunscale Scytheclaws drop the feathers you use on the three nests. - Click **Red Raptor Nest** for The Angry Scytheclaws - Click **Blue Raptor Nest** for The Angry Scytheclaws - Click **Yellow Raptor Nest** for The Angry Scytheclaws ### 31. The Crossroads Where: 52.2, 31 on the The Barrens map. - Turn in **The Angry Scytheclaws** at Sergra Darkthorn - Turn in **The Stagnant Oasis** at Tonga Runetotem - Accept **Altered Beings** from Tonga Runetotem ### 32. Lushwater Oasis Where: 48.1, 39.9 on the The Barrens map. Oasis Snapjaws crowd the water of Lushwater Oasis, south-west of the Crossroads. - Kill **Oasis Snapjaw** for **Altered Snapjaw Shell** ×8 for Altered Beings ### 33. Tonga Runetotem Where: 52.3, 31.9 on the The Barrens map. - Turn in **Altered Beings** at Tonga Runetotem - Accept **Mura Runetotem** from Tonga Runetotem ### 34. Wenikee Boltbucket Where: 49.1, 11.2 on the The Barrens map. Follow the road north to the Mor'shan Rampart; Wenikee stands just south of it. - Turn in **Wenikee Boltbucket** at Wenikee Boltbucket - Accept **Nugget Slugs** from Wenikee Boltbucket ### 35. Nugget Slugs Where: 55.6, 8.8 on the The Barrens map. The Tool Buckets sit around the Venture Co. camp in the Sludge Fen, east of Wenikee. - Collect **Nugget Slug** from **Tool Bucket** ×15 for Nugget Slugs ### 36. Wenikee Boltbucket Where: 49.1, 11.2 on the The Barrens map. - Turn in **Nugget Slugs** at Wenikee Boltbucket ### 37. Witchwing Slayers Where: 39.9, 11.9 on the The Barrens map. The Slayers hold the western end of the Dry Hills, past the harpies you fought before; they drop the rings. - Kill **Witchwing Slayer** for **Harpy Lieutenant Ring** ×6 for Harpy Lieutenants - Reach level **16** — grind on Witchwing Slayers at the Dry Hills, The Barrens ### 38. The Crossroads Where: 51.6, 30.9 on the The Barrens map. Back to the Crossroads; the next guide starts here. - Turn in **Harpy Lieutenants** at Darsok Swiftdagger - Set your home to **The Crossroads** at Innkeeper Boorand Plainswind --- Index for language models: https://polestar.guide/llms.txt