Hillsbrad Foothills, Barrens and Stonetalon

Started at level 22
Finished at level 26

By now I had a few places with level 20 to 25 quests, but the ones from Taren Mill were the lowest, and involved the lowest mobs so I headed there first.

[22] Elixir of Pain
Objectives : Gather 10 vials of Mountain Lion Blood
Rewards : XP!

[22] Elixir of Suffering
Objectives : Gather 10 Gray Bear Tongues and 1 Creeper Ichor
Rewards : XP!

You can do the above two while running around as Lions, Bears and Spiders are all over the place. The Spider Ichor can, and often does have a painfully bad drop rate, but I got mine on my 6th kill so will shut up now. I suggest for good measure you kill every spider you see!

[22] The Rescue
Objectives : Free Drull and Tog'thar from Durnholde Keep
Rewards : Unless you like Strength and Spirit, just sellable loot and XP!

[22] Wanted : Syndicate Personnel
Objectives : Kill 10 Syndicate Rogues and 10 Watchmen
Rewards : XP!

[23] Blood of Innocents
Objectives : Collect 5 Vials of Innocent Blood
Rewards : XP!

The above three can all be done in the one area, Durnhold Keep. Both Tog'thar and Drull are being held captive in there, and you will be killing Watchmen and Rogues to find them. Helpfully, these mobs will also drop your Blood of Innocents, of which this quest actually comes from Thunder Bluff.

If you enter the compound, head across the bridge and up the path. When the path curves around, stick with it and about half way up you will see a fallen building. That is where Tog'thar is being kept, and if you're lucky you will also find Jailor Marigen in there who will drop the Burnished Gold key you need to free Tog'thar. If the jailor isn't in there, continue fighting up as he will most likely be at the top tower there.

After you have freed Tog'thar, you want to head into the area that's in the pit under the bridge you crossed. If you are standing on the bridge facing back out, I dropped down to my right and started killing. Drull will be in one of those three buildings there, and so will Jailor Eston, although not always in the same building. If the jailor isn't in either of those three, you need to clear the other side of the bridge and he should be in one of those. Jailor Eston will drop the Dull Iron key you need to free Drull.

Once you have freed both, collected your Blood and killed your count of Watchmen and Rogues, head back to Taren Mill. After handing those in I ran around killing Bears to complete Elixir of Suffering and Mountain Lions for Elixir of Pain as I had really bad drop rates with these...

When you hand in both the Elixirs, the second step of Elixir of pain sends you to Hillsbrad Fields which means you can complete Battle of Hillsbrad along with it.

[24] Elixir of Pain
Objectives : Feed the Elixir of Pain to Stanley.
Rewards : XP!

[24] Battle of Hillsbrad
Objectives : Kill 6 Hillsbrad Farmhands, 6 Farmers, Farmer Ray and Farmer Getz
Rewards : XP!

When you reach Hillsbrad Fields, Stanley can be found up the back to the west outside one of the houses there, be prepared after you give him the potion though, turns a bit rabid. For the battle, the Farmers and Farmhands can be found all over, Getz and Ray though can be a bit trickier.

Most of the time they are outside somewhere, however my luck saw that one was inside the barn, the other at the top of the house Stanley sits out the front of. If you can't locate either easily, use your eye to scout around. At level 23, you will want to be careful around this are though as you can die pretty quickly if ganged up on.

[25] Battle of Hillsbrad
Objectives : Kill 15 Hillsbrad Peasants
Rewards : XP!

[25] Souvenirs of Death
Objectives : Collect 30 Hillsbrad Human Skulls
Rewards : +3 Stamina, +3 Intellect Ring and XP!

Once again I headed back to Hillsbrad Fields, only this time I fought at the patch closest to the path. Because you need only 15 Peasants but 30 skulls, just kill anything that moves, you will probably end up there longer trying to get your skulls than you will your peasants. Word of warning with the peasants... when they run, they really run! I ensured I had Curse of Recklessness handy!

After I finished those two and handed in, time to head back to The Barrens to finish off a couple remaining quests there.


[22] Egg Hunt
Objectives : Collect 12 Silithid Eggs
Rewards : +2 Intellect, +6 Spirit Cloth Robe or Mail Chest plus XP!

Heading south out from Camp Taurajo, you will come to an area that has lootable termite mounds on either side of the road. Although the mobs for this are in the low 20's, they have level 1 swarmers that can make it really difficult if you are not careful. Also be careful when looting the eggs, as some will spawn a crab protector who although starts out friendly, but turns hostile.

[24] Weapons of Choice
Objectives : Collect a Razormane Backstabber, a Charred Razormane Wand and a Razormane War Shield
Rewards : Sellable loot plus XP!

[25] Betrayal from Within
Objectives : Kill Nak, Kuz, and Lok Orcbane and collect their skulls
Rewards : SP!

Moving down further south, you will come across Blackthorn Ridge, and this is where you will find the the mobs you need. The Backstabber will drop from the Razormane Stalkers, the Charred Wand from the seers and the War Shield drops from the Warriors. Amongst those mobs you will find Nak, usually wandering the south part of the camp, Kuz who wanders the north and Lok, who is actually tucked away. To find Lok, head to the back part of the camp, and if you are facing the back wall, there will be a slope on your left that leads up to a single hut, Lok will be inside.

[23] Gann's Reclamation
Objectives : Kill 15 Bael'dun Excavators, 5 Bael'dun Foremen and collect Khazgorm's Journal
Rewards : XP!

You pick this up from Gann Stonespire who you will find wandering the Southern Gold Road. If you follow the road further south you should start to see the excavation site called Bael Modan up on your left. For this first step you need to head down into the pit, the Excavators are easily picked off from the pit walls, the Foremen wander around, and you will find Prospector Khazgorm drops the journal.

[26] Revenge of Gann
Objectives : Collect 6 vials of Nitroglycerin, 6 bundles of Wood Pulp, and 6 samples of Sodium Nitrate.
Rewards : XP

After you hand in the first step, this second one requires you to collect Nitroglycerin, Wood Pulp, and Sodium Nitrate. For these, head back to Bael Modan, but instead of heading down into the pit, you want to head just to the left of it, into the building that overlooks it. All the mobs both inside and out drop one or more of the items you need.

[26] Revenge of Gann
Objectives : Destroy the flying machine
Rewards : +3 Intellect, +3 Spirit Ring and XP!

The third and final step is very easy, you need to blow up the helicopter at the Bael Modan. It is located atop a tower on the right side of the pit, opposite side to where you were just fighting. A couple of mobs guard the base, but over all very easy.

Once I had done those, head back to Camp Taurajo and the Crossroads to hand in. Voila! The Barrens is done! From the Barrens I made my way back to Stonetalon to finish off the quests there.


[27] Further Instructions
Objectives : Bring the new orders to Ziz Fizziks
Rewards : XP!

After landing at Sun Rock Retreat, I made my way south to Windshear Crag and to Ziz Fizziks to hand in the above quest. After seeing him and collecting the next step, I headed out to the main area.

[23] The Flying Machine Airport
Objectives : Place the Toxic Fogger at the Venture Co. sky port
Rewards : XP!

This one comes from Thunderbluff, and if you will find the tower you need just south of the lake mentioned below. You can place the barrel at the base of the tower, you do not need to climb it.

[23] Shredding Machines
Objectives : Kill the shredders XT:4 and XT:9
Rewards : XP!

[27] Gerenzo Wrenchwhistle
Objectives : Retrieve Gerenzo Wrenchwhistle's Mechanical Arm
Rewards : +5 Stamina, +2 Intellect Cloth Boots or Leather Boots plus XP!

If you look at your map, you want to head to the north side of the lake area there to find Gerenzo, and while running keep your eyes out fot XT:4 and XT:9. If you are facing the lake on the south shore, you should be able to see a path leading up starting from the right, find where that begins and make your way up.

When you get to the top you should see a series of planks and platforms, you want to make your way down these till you come across Gerenzo, who is level 27 but solo'able, which I did at 25. Once you have his arm, head back down (you can jump if you pick the right area) and look for the remaining XT models if you haven't gotten both yet.

[23] Cycle of Rebirth
Objectives : Gather 10 Gaea seeds
Rewards : XP!

After I handed in the arm to Ziz and was done with Windshear Crag, I made my way north, and along the way I stopped at Mirkfallon Lake. Along the shores and at the base of the tree's that surround this lake, you will find large acorn looking things that are the seeds. I did one lap of the lake and collected all the seeds I needed.

[25] Cenarius Legacy
Objectives : Kill 4 Sons of Cenarius, 4 Daughters, and 4 Botanists
Rewards : XP!

[26] Jin'Zil's Forest Magic
Objectives : Gather 5 portions of Stonetalon Sap, 5 Twilight Whiskers, 30 Courser Eyes and a Fey Dragon Scale
Rewards : +4 Stamina, +5 Spirit Cloth Shoulders and Mail Bracers and XP!

After collecting my seeds I continued my way north, right up to Stonetalon Peak. Here you will find Cenarius son's, daughters and botanists for Cenarius Legacy. And around the edges, the Twilight Runners to collect whiskers off of, Sap Beasts for the sap and fluttering around will be a few Fey Dragon's to help you with the scale.

I actually killed my Antlered Courses (deers) on the way in and as they drop 2 eyes each time, every time, I had my quota for those. I did have a dastardly time with the whiskers and sap though. When you are fighting in there too, be mindful of the Alliance outpost there and don't get too close.

By now my bags were full so I headed back to Sun Rock Retreat to hand in. Be sure to hand in Cycle of Rebirth as the next step is done where we are heading.

[25] Elemental War
Objectives : Gather 10 Incendrites
Rewards : XP!

[25] New Life
Objectives : Plant 10 Gaea Seeds in Gaea Dirt Mounds
Rewards : +6 Spirit Cloth Boots or Mail Hands and XP!

[26] Harpies Threaten
Objectives : Kill 7 Bloodfury Harpies, 7 Ambushers, 7 Slayers and 7 Roguefeathers.
Rewards : XP!

After selling up I headed into the one area of Stonetalon that I loath, I really hate it, The Charred Vale. If you are at Sun Rock Retreat, cross the little bridge over the water there and you should see a path leading up in to the mountains, the path is quite steep. Head up that path as it will take you straight into The Charred Vale, but first, just as you're going up you should see it veer off to the left a little, in there you will find a large Water Elemental who will give you the "Elemental War".

As you enter The Charred Vale, you should be able to pick out the red winged harpies, those will be Roguefeathers and Slayers. From there I headed across to the west side of the vale, taking the route around the top edge. Over on the west you will find normal harpies which will also be red winged, and Ambushers which are white like the others.

While running around, keep your eye open for little mounds of dirt, that is where you plant the seeds. You will most likely find out very quickly why I hate this section of the zone, not only are the mobs really close together, none of them stand still. It was not uncommon for me to be fighting off 2, 3 or even 4 mobs at a time, and I died more in this area that night than I had in my previous 26 levels.

If you look at your map, you will see the path that joins The Charred Vale back up to the main path in Stonetalon, and it's along that joining path that I found all my Fire Elementals, they drop the Incendrites you need. I did one lap up and back to get all mine as each elemental drops on Incendrite each, so you only need to kill 10.

Things to watch out for when running around the Charred Vale:

• Fire Elementals are immune to fire, so no Immolate or fire wand (which I had grr)
• The tree mobs can and will root you
• The basalisks can and will put you to sleep
• The Stormwitches cast storm clouds that can inflict a bit of damage if struck by the lightning bolts
• The Roguefeathers cast Curse of Recklessness, but not really a big deal
• Ambushers nuke

I really hate this area!

But thankfully, after that, I was done! I ran around handing in my quests, and for the ones at the Barrens/Stontalon border and the one at Malaka'jin, it's quicker to take a flight back to the Crossroads and run that way, than it is to run all the way down the zone.

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