Howling Fjord (Level 68-71)

At Stormwind, train your Cold Weather Flying at the Flight Master for 500g. That's a decent chunk of gold...or maybe not much at all if you've been following the Gold Guide. If you have been, you might be in the thousands of gold right now - and you'll be on track for the Epic Flying Mount coming up at level 70 with the cost of 5,000g.

Fly to Menethil Harbor, Wetlands. Then, take the boat on the northern pier to arrive at Valgarde Keep.

  1. At Valgarde Keep, get Hell Has Frozen Over..., then turn it in the nearby Vice Admiral Keller and get the follow-up If Valgarde Falls...

  2. Head just north of Valgarde and kill 12 Dragonflayer Invaders who continue spawning and charging the keep.

  3. Return to Valgarde and turn in If Valgarde Falls... and get the follow-up Rescuing the Rescuers.

  4. Head north past the river and pick up Ceremonial Dragonflayer Harpoons off the scouts. Rescue 8 Scouts.

  5. Head west to Scout Valory and get Fresh Legs.

  6. Return to Valgarde and turn in Rescuing the Rescuers. Get all the new quests:

    • Prisoners of Wyrmskull
    • The Human League
    • Into the World of Spirits
    • The Path to Payback

  7. Head northeast into the water and dive and meet Harold Lagras underwater. Get Daggercap Divin'.

    • Collect 10 Valgarde Supply Crates around the area.
    • Get the Reagent Pouch on the deck of the underwater wrecked ship, slightly northwest of Harold.
    • Then, turn in Daggercap Divin'.

  8. Return to Valgarde and turn in Into the World of Spirits and get the follow-up The Echo of Ymiron.

  1. Head north into Wyrmskull Village. Kill Dragonflayers until you have 3 Dragonflayer Cage Keys - open the cages around the area and Rescue 3 Capture Valgarde Prisoners.

  2. Go to Pulroy the Archaelogist inside a building to the east and turn in The Human League and get the follow-up Zedd's Probably Dead.

  3. Return to Valgarde and turn in Prisoners of Wyrmskull and get the follow-up Dragonflayer Battle Plans.

  4. Head into Wyrmskull Village again, and head down the slope into the pit on the northwest side. Clear the worgs and find Zedd, hanging. Complete in Zedd's Probably Dead and get the follow-up And Then There Were Two...

    Near Zedd along at the end of the path is a cave - go into it and loot the Dragonflayer Battle Plans hanging on a wall.

  5. Head out of the pit and take the bridge - cross it and enter the Utgarde Catacombs.

    • Go down to Glorenfeld and turn in And There Were Two... and get the follow-up The Depth of Depravity.

    • Head onwards and look for 10 Wyrmskull Tablets along the corridors. At the intersection, turn left and loot the Harpoon Operation Manual. Also, get The Shining Light from Ares the Oathbound.

    • Head back towards the intersection and head straight - then, go all the way down the stairs. Go straight through the ghouls - while the shield is on you, the ghouls will die when they hit you just once. Note: you can still die though! Recover some health after getting hit a bit. Loot the Sacred Artifact, then head back through the ghouls.

    • Then, return to Ares the Oathbound and turn in The Shining Light and get the follow-up Guided by Honor.

    • Return towards the entrance and turn in The Depths of Depravity and get the follow-up The Ring of Judgement.

    • Go back to the stairs and go down just one floor. Turn in The Ring of Judgement to the caged Daegarn and get the follow-up Stunning Defeat at the Ring. Fight the gladiator in the center as well as the next two gladiators, then loot the Ancient Cipher upon defeating all of them.

    • Return to the entrance and turn in Stunning Defeat at the Ring and get the follow-up Return to Valgarde.

  6. Return to Valgarde and turn in:

    • Dragonflayer Battle Plans and get the follow-up To Westguard Keep!
    • Guided by Honor
    • Return to Valgarde and get hte follow-up The Explorers' League Outpost
    • The Path to Payback and get the follow-up Locating the Mechanism

  1. Head north out of Valgarde into the village and head to the northeast big house near the river. Kill the Dragonflayer Harpooners outside to get a Harpoon Control Mechanism. Then, head into the house and use the Incense Burner and listen to the two Vrykuls' conversation. Then, right click off the spirit world buff to return to the physical world.

  2. Head northeast up the path by the river. At the end of the path, find Defender Mordun and turn in Fresh Legs and get the follow-ups:

    • Into Utgarde!
    • Disarmament

    These are the two quests for the Utgarde Keep instance. Try to find a group during your time in the Fjord to run it at least once. In addition to the normal instance experience, the quests give you an additional 60,500 Experience!

  3. Return to Valgarde and turn in your quests:

    • The Echo of Ymiron and get the follow-up Anguish of Nifflevar
    • Locating the Mechanism and get the follow-up Meet Lieutenant Icehammer...

    Then, talk to Captain Zorek again and ask him to fly you to Lieutenant Icehammer.

  1. Land in front of Lieutenant Icehammer. Turn in Meet Lieutenant Icehammer and get the follow-up Drop It then Rock It!

  2. Head north to the Baleheim Bonfire and use the Alliance Banner. Kill the Vrykul who come to attack the banner.

  3. Return to Lieutenant Icehammer and turn in Drop It then Rock It! and get the follow-up Harpoon Master Yavus.

  4. Head south to Nifflevar and clear your way to the southwest house on the top of the hill with harpoon pointing towards the river. Kill Harpoon Master Yavus.

  5. Use the Incense Burner outside the house and go to the middle of Nifflevar. Stand next to King Ymiron and listen to the speech.

  6. Ride southeast (you can do so while under the effects of the Incense Burner to avoid mobs) to the Explorers' League Outpost. Turn in The Explorers' League Outpost and get the follow-up Problems on the High Bluff.

    Turn in that quest and get the new quests:

    • Tools to Get the Job Done
    • Trust is Earned

    Complete Trust is Earned by clicking on a Loose Rock nearby the camp and get a Fjord Grub, then clicking the Rock Falcon cage to feed a falcon. Get the follow-up The Ransacked Caravan.

  7. Ride far northeast to Donny. Get Out of My Element? from him.

    • Head into the pit. Kill 10 Rune Destroyer, 5 Iron Rune Laborer, and 2 Iron Rune Sage while looking for the Building Tools. The tools are on top of the wooden platform.

    • Then, go back to Donny and turn in Out of My Element?

  8. Return to the Explorers' League Outpost and turn in Tools to Get the Job Done and get the follow-ups

    • We Can Rebuild It
    • We Have the Technology

  1. Head southwest and kill any Shoveltusk until you get a Pristine Shoveltusk Hide.

  2. Head further west to the crossroads. Pick up 5 Fjord Grubs from the rocks and then target Fjord Turkeys, then use your Trained Rock Falcon. Fetch 5 Fjord Turkeys.

  3. Ride north to Lieutenant Icehammer and turn in Harpoon Master Yavus and get the follow-up It Goes to 11...

  4. Ride north to Baleheim and loot the Industrial Strength Rope.

  5. Ride southeast to Nifflevar and loot the Large Barrel which is close to the northern entrance (near a building to the east right at the entrance)

  6. Head further south along the cliffs to the hut with harpoons facing the river. Use the Harpoon Control Mechanism to enter the vehicle.

    Aim at the roof of the three buildings, then use Ability #1 to fire and destroy them. When they are destroyed, Flying Defenders will come - target them and use Ability #2 to kill them. If you need to kill more defenders after destroying all the buildings, aim at the buildings again to spawn more defenders.

    • Then, leave the vehicle and return north to Lieutenant Icehammer.

  1. Return to Lieutenant Icehammer and turn in It Goes to 11... and get the follow-up Let's Go Surfing Now.

  2. Head south to Nifflevar - go back to the harpoon hut. Clear your way through the Dragonflayers and make sure to obtain a Steel Ribbing.

    The harpoon hut you fire off of this time is further southeast than the other hut with the two harpoons. If you don't see a glowing lever, go southeast to the next hut.

  3. Use the Large Harpoon Lever and surf back to Valgarde. Turn in your quests:

    • Anguish of Nifflevar
    • Let's Go Surfing Now

    And then head towards the docks and talk to McGoyver. Select "Walt sent me to pick up some dark iron ingots" and then select "Yarp" to be flown to the Explorers' League Outpost.

  1. At the outpost, turn in your quests:

    • The Ransacked Caravan and get the follow-up Falcon Versus Hawk
    • We Can Rebuild It
    • We Have the Technology and get the follow-up Iron Rune Constructs and You: Rocket Jumping

      • Click the Work Bench next to Walt to get suited into your robot suit. The next steps teach you how to use the robot suit.

        • Look around the camp for a Teleport Rune, step on it, then use the Rocket Jump ability.

      • Then, return to Walt and turn in Iron Rune Constructs and You: Rocket Jumping and get the follow-up Iron Rune Constructs and You: Collecting Data.

        • Get suited up, and look around the camp for an Iron Dwarf Relic on top of the cart by Gwendolyn and use the Collect Data ability on it. (It looks like a blue crystal, and you have to use the ability while practically standing right on top of it.)

      • Then, return to Walt and turn in Iron Rune Constructs and You: Collecting Data and get the follow-up Iron Rune Constructs and You: The Bluff.
        • Get suited up, and walk on Lebronski's Rug. Then, use the Bluff ability.

      • Then, return to Walt and turn in Iron Rune Constructs and You: The Bluff and get the follow-up quests:

        • Lightning Infused Relics
        • The Delicate Sound of Thunder

  2. Get suited up, then walk southwest to Baelgun's Excavation Site. Make sure to use the Bluff ability whenever a dwarf questions you. Go to the platform with three teleport runes on it - take the middle one, Golem Transport - Level 2 and use the Rocket Jump ability.

    • Head west into the cave and look around for Iron Dwarf Relics and use the ability Collect Data on them. Head to the end of the cave and listen to Loken the titan's speech until you get credit for quest completion.

    • Continue down the cave to the other side. Exit the cave and walk up the platforms all the way to the top, making sure to finish gathering 15 Iron Rune Data. At the top, exit the suit.

  3. To find Fjord Hawks, visit the rocks - they are perched on them in pairs, and they are also flying in the sky. Whenever you use the trained rock falcon on one of them, the other one aggros and chases you. There are a lot in the sky which may be pulled solo so they are the fastest ones to get - throughout the next steps, keep an eye on the sky.

    Mount up and ride northwest to the first pair of falcons. Pick up Fjord Grub from the rocks along the way. Keep your eye on the sky for Fjord Hawks - if you see any, use the Trained Rock Falcon to capture it. Capture the falcons perched on this rock.

  4. Head a little to the east and capture these hawks.

  5. Head northeast and capture these hawks.

  6. Head back to the Explorers' League Outpost and capture the hawks perched nearby. If you still need more, head back west to position 3 and 4 for them to respawn.

    Turn in your quests:

    • Lightning Infused Relics
    • The Delicate Sound of Thunder and get the follow-up News From the East
    • Falcon Versus Hawk and get the follow-up There Exists No Honor Among Birds

  7. Head east - when you reach Stonewall Lift look to the south for the Vrykul Hawk Roost. Use your falcon to gain control of the hawk.

    Tip: hug the cliffside, because the enemy hawks generally patrol the sky. Look straight down and look for Fjord Hawk Eggs.

    • Head down, using Soar (Ability 2) on cooldown to speed up and get right next to an egg. Use Scavenge (Ability 1) to pick up eggs.
    • Use Escape (Ability 3) to confuse a Hawk Matriarch if you aggro one, then fly away.

    Once you gather 8 Fjord Hawk Eggs, right click the buff that you're controlling the bird to return to your character.

    • Then, return to the Explorers' League Outpost and turn in There Exists No Honor Among Birds.

    • Talk to Walt and let him fly you to Westguard Keep.


  1. Enter the keep at Westguard Keep and turn in:

    • To Westguard Keep!
    • News From the East

    and get The Clutches of Evil.

  2. Head west to the zeppelin platform and get Break the Blockade. Wait for the Zeppelin, then get on it.

    Stand at the front side of the zeppelin and use Petrov's Cluster Bombs on the cannons and pirates when they're in range until Break the Blockade is complete. Turn it in.

  3. Head east to Cannoneer Ely and get One Size Does Not Fit All.

  4. Head east and gather 10 Westguard Cannonballs and kill Shoveltusks for 6 Shoveltusk Meat.

  5. Head southeast into Ember Clutch. Clear your way to the Ember Clutch Ancient and get Root Causes.

    Kill 15 Proto-Whelps and destroy 15 Proto-Drake Eggs.

  6. Head further southeast. Kill 5 Dragonflayer Handlers and Skeld Drakeson, inside the building.

  7. Return to the Ember Clutch Ancient and turn in Root Causes.

  8. Return to Cannoneer Ely and turn in One Size Does Not Fit All.

  9. Return to Westguard Keep. Turn in:

    • Shoveltusk Soup Again?
    • The Clutches of Evil and get the follow-up Mage-Lieutenant Malister. Turn that in and get the follow-up Two Wrongs...

  1. Head southeast to Ember Clutch. Look for Proto-Drakes in the sky and use Malister's Frost Wand to pull them. Kill 3 of them.

  2. Return to Westguard Keep and turn in Two Wrongs... and get the new quests which open up:

    • Report to Scout Knowles
    • Danger! Explosives!
    • Send Them Packing

  3. Head out of the keep and a bit south to Lunk-tusk and get his quest: Orfus of Kamagua.

  4. Ride southeast along the road to Scout Knowles. Turn in Report to Scout Knowles and get the follow-up Mission: Eternal Flame.

  5. Head northeast to the Southwest Plague Tank. Use the Ever-Burning Torch next to it to burn it.

  6. Head north (don't head into the valley - head around the top) to the Northwest Plague Tank and burn it.

  7. Head east, again, around the top of the valley, to the Northeast Plague Tank and burn it.

  8. Head south to the Southeast Plague Tank and burn it.

  9. Return to Scout Knowles and turn in Mission: Eternal Flame and get the follow-up Mission: Package Retrieval.

  10. Head back, this time to the bottom of Halgrind. At the northeastern area of the pond, get the Apothecary's Package next to the Slain Apothecary.

  11. Return to Scout Knowles and turn in Mission: Package Retrieval and get the follow-up Mission: Forsaken Intel.

  1. Head southwest to Orfus of Kamagua. Turn in Orfus of Kamagua and get the follow-up The Dead Rise!

  2. Ride a ways southeast along the road to Shield Hill. First, loot the Mound of Debris inside the pit and get Fengir's Clue.

  3. Head east to another pit and get Rodin's Clue from the Unlocked Chest .

  4. Head south and get Isuldof's Clue from the Long Tail Feather.

  5. Head east and get Windan's Clue from the Cannonball.

  6. Return to Orfus and turn in The Dead Rise! and get the follow-up Elder Atuik and Kamagua.
    Then, wait for a lift and take it down to the Isle of Spears.

  1. Ride north to Kamagua and Get the new flight path. Turn in Elder Atuik and Kamagua and get the quests:

    • Grezzix Spindlesnap
    • Feeding the Survivors

  2. Head southeast and kill Shoveltusks for 6 Island Shoveltusk Meat.

    • Then, return to Kamagua and turn in Feeding the Survivors and get the follow-up Arming Kamagua.

  3. Head south and kill Frostwing Chimaeras for 3 Chimaera Horns.

    • Then, return to Kamagua and turn in Arming Kamagua and get the follow-up Avenge Iskaal.

  4. Head southwest and turn in Grezzix Spindlesnap and get the follow-up Street "Cred". Talk to Lou the Cabin Boy and have him sail you to Scalawag Isle.

  1. At Scalawag Point, turn in Street "Cred" to "Silvermoon" Harry inside the tent. Get the follow-up "Scoodles".
    Also, get the quest Forgotten Treasure from Handsome Terry.

  2. Head southeast onto the pirate ship and get the quest Swabbin' Soap from Scuttle Frostprow.

  3. Use your Fish Bladder so you can breathe underwater.
    Dive and swim southeast to the wrecked ships. Around this area is "Scoodles". Kill it for the Sin'dorei Scrying Crystal.
    Dive down to the ocean floor to the first ship and loot the Eagle Figurine.

  4. Swim southwest to the other wrecked ship and loot the Amani Vase.

  5. Return to Scalawag Point.

  1. At Scalawag Point, turn in:

    • Forgotten Treasure and get the follow-up The Fragrance of Money
    • "Scoodles" and get the follow-ups:
      • The Ancient Armor of the Kvaldir
      • The Frozen Heart of Isuldof
      • The Lost Shield of the Aesirites
      • The Staff of Storm's Fury

    2. Get the new quest Gambling Debt as well from Taruk. Time to collect some debts:

    • Go to "Silvermoon" Harry and talk to him, then defeat him for his debt.

      • Then, return to Taruk and turn in Gambling Debt get the follow-up Jack Likes His Drink.

    • Go to the tavern. Talk to Olga, the Scalawag Wench and give her 1 gold to get Jack Adams drunk. Get the debt from the passed out Jack Adams.

      • Then, return to Taruk and turn in Jack Likes His Drink and get the follow-up Dead Man's Debt.

  2. Head north and kill Rabid Brown Bears for 4 Bear Musk.

  3. Head west to Big Roy at the northwest shore of the island. Loot Big Roy's Blubber.

  4. Return to Scalawag Point.

  1. At Scalawag Point, turn in:

    • The Fragrance of Money and get the follow-up A Traitor Among Us. Turn that quest in and get the follow-up Zeh'gehn Sez. Next, turn that in and get the follow-up A Carver and a Croaker.

      • In the nearby area, look for a Scalawag Frog. Right click it to pick it up.
      • Also, go to "Silvermoon" Harry and buy a Shiny Knife.

      • Then, turn in A Carver and a Croaker. Get the follow-up "Crowleg" Dan.

  2. Head south to the ship. Talk to "Crowleg" Dan, then kill him.

    • Then, return to Handsome Terry and turn in "Crowleg" Dan and get the follow-up Meet Number Two. Go into the tavern's second floor and turn in that quest and get the follow-up The Jig is Up.

  3. Get on Scuttle Frostprow's ship and turn in Swabbin' Soap.

  4. Swim northeast to an island with the NPC Juniper on it. Wait for the boat to come.

    • On the boat, turn in The Lost Shield of the Aesirites and get the follow-up Mutiny on the Mercy.

    • Go down to the bottom of the ship and kill the pirates for 5 Barrel of Blasting Powder.

    • Then, head back to the top of the boat and turn in Mutiny on the Mercy and get the follow-up Sorlof's Booty.

    • Head to the back of the ship (still on the top floor) to The Big Gun. When the ship starts attacking Sorlof, keep using The Big Gun to kill Sorlof. Once he's dead, jump off and loot Sorlof's Booty.

  5. Swim northwest to the ship and wait for Abdul the Insane to path away from the entrance to the ship's hold. Sneak past him into the hold and loot The Staff of Storm's Fury.

  6. Head northwest and use your Horn of Kamagua to summon a Tuskarr to help. Kill 8 Crazed Northsea Slaver.

  7. Head further northwest and find the bridge. Cross it and loot the Dirt Mound. This spawns Black Conrad's Ghost and two other ghosts. Kill them for Black Conrad's Treasure.

  8. Ride northwest to Kamagua.

  1. At Kamagua, turn in Avenge Iskaal. Get the new quests The Way to His Heart and Travel to Moa'ki Harbor.

  2. Ride south to the southern coast of the island and head west for the fish. Use Anuniaq's Net to collect about 10 Tasty Reef Fish.

  3. Head south and, from maximum range, use the fish on a Reef Bull.

  4. Repeat "pulling" the Reef Bull north until the Reef Bull reaches the Reef Cow.

  5. Ride southeast and into the cave. Despite the group quest label, it can be solo'd.

    • The first portion is easy - don't blow any cooldowns on it. Bring "Mad" Jonah Sterling down to near death and he will escape and jump through a hole in the wall to Hozzer.

    • Follow him down and use your cooldowns. Kite and stun Hozzer as best you can, as he hits fairly hard. Loot Jonah Sterling's Spyglass off of its corpse.

    • Behind Hozzer at the end of the cave, loot The Frozen Heart of Isuldof.

  6. Return to Scalawag Point.

  1. At Scalawag Point, turn in The Jig is Up and A Dead Man's Debt.

    • Head south to the docks and talk to Alanya next to the flying machine and take the flight.

    • Go down to the ship's hold on the island and loot The Ancient Armor of the Kvaldir.

    • Use the flying machine to return to Scalawag Point.

  2. Swim northeast to the island again and wait for the boat to arrive. Turn in Sorlof's Booty and get the follow-up The Shield of the Aesirites.

  3. Swim northeast to the Westwind Lift and take the lift up.

  1. Head northwest to Orfus of Kamagua and turn in your quests:

    • The Ancient Armor of the Kvaldir
    • The Frozen Heart of Isuldof
    • The Shield of the Aesirites
    • The Staff of Storm's Fury

    and get the follow-up A Return to Resting.

  2. Ride southeast to Shield Hill. We're going back to the same locations as before when first getting the clues.
    Go southeast and use the Bundle of Vrykul Artifacts at Fengir.

  3. Head east and use the bundle at Rodin.

  4. Head south and use the bundle at Isuldof.

  5. Head east and use the bundle at Windan.

  6. Return to Orfus and turn in A Return to Resting and get the follow-up Return to Atuik.

    • Then, take the lift down to Kamagua. Turn in Return to Atuik and The Way to His Heart.

  1. Fly to Westguard Keep and go to the inn. Turn in Mission: Forsaken Intel and get the follow-up Absholutely... Thish Will Work!

    • Go to the jail in the keep and use Peppy's Special Mix on the Dragonflayer Vrykul Prisoner.

    • Return to the inn and turn in Absholutely... Thish Will Work! and get the follow-up You Tell Him ...Hic!

    • Go to the keep to Captain Adams and turn in You Tell Him ...Hic! and get the follow-up Mission: Plague This!

    • Go to Greer Orehammer next to the gryphon master and go on the bombing mission. Bomb 5 Plague Tanks with Orehammer's Precision Bombs.

    • Return to Captain Adams and turn in Mission: Plague This! and get the follow-up Operation: Skornful Wrath. Also, get the new quest Everything Must Be Ready outside the keep.

  2. Ride north to Steel Gate and get the quests:

    • Scare the Guano Out of Them!
    • See to the Operations
    • The Cleansing
    • Where is Explorer Jaren?

    Go to the flying machine and turn in See to the Operations to the Steel Gate Archaeologist and get the follow-up I've Got a Flying Machine!

    • Enter the flying machine and fly it to the sacks and land it near them, then use the Grappling Hook ability.

    • Fly up to the top to a platform (marked with a red arrow pointing at them). Land on them to drop off a sack of relics. Repeat until you've delivered 3 Sacks of Relics.

    • Turn in I've Got a Flying Machine! and get the follow-up Steel Gate Patrol.

    • Enter the flying machine again and use your abilities - Rockets (Ability 2) on cooldown and Machine Gun (Ability 1) to kill 8 Gjaelerbron Gargoyles.

    • Turn in Steel Gate Patrol.

  3. Head southeast down the slope to Whisper Gulch.

    Clear your way west, then south across the bridge, then continue west - you'll need to make a small drop as you continue west. Emote /raise next to 10 Abandoned Pack Mules and use Steelring's Foolproof Dynamite on the ore to split them into fragments. Gather 18 Whisper Gulch Gem and 6 Whisper Gulch Fragments as you head down the path.

  4. Follow the path to Explorer Jaren.

  1. At Explorer Jaren, turn in Where is Explorer Jaren? and get the follow-up And You Thought Murlocs Smelled Bad!

  2. Head northwest and kill all the undead until you get a Scourge Device. Get the quest It's a Scourge Device from it.

  3. Return to Explorer Jaren and turn in It's a Scourge Device and get the follow-up Bring Down Those Shields.

  4. Return to the undead camp and use the Scourging Crystal Controller next to the crystal, then destroy it.

  5. Head north to the next crystal and destroy it.

  6. Head north to the next crystal and destroy it.

  7. Swim west to Old Icefin.

  1. At Old Icefin, get Trident of the Son.

  2. Head all the way south and kill Rotgill for Rotgill's Trident. Also, finish killing 15 Scourge if you haven't already.

  3. Return to Explorer Jaren and turn in:

    • And You Thought Murlocs Smelled Bad!
    • Bring Down Those Shields

  4. Return to Old Icefin and turn in Trident of the Son.

Once done, Hearth to Westguard Keep.

  1. After hearthing to Westguard Keep, turn in your quests:

    • Send Them Packing
    • Danger! Explosives! and get the follow-up Leader of the Deranged

  2. Ride northeast along the road to Fort Wildervar. Reach Christopher Sloan at the pier and get I'll Try Anything!

  3. Dive into the lake and gather 5 Northern Barbfish from the Water Plants. The plants often spawn random enemies as well.

  4. Return to Fort Wildervar. Turn in I'll Try Anything! and get the follow-up The One That Got Away.

    Turn in Everything Must Be Ready further up in town. Make sure to gather all the quests in town, they're a bit scattered:

    • Preying Upon the Weak
    • The Enigmatic Frost Nymphs
    • Down to the Wire
    • The Book of Runes
    • The Yeti Next Door
    • March of the Giants (Group)

    (Optional: if you find someone else interested in the quest, your group can hunt down Runed Stone Giants at Giants' Run to the east. They are fairly tough and hit hard. Once done with this, you can do the follow-up group quest The Lodestone as well in the northern area of Giants' Run.)

  1. Dive into the lake again and near the Sunken Boat, use the Fresh Barbfish Bait to lure Frostfin, then kill it.

  2. Head southwest out of the lake to the Frozen Glade. Turn in The Enigmatic Frost Nymphs and get the follow-up Spirits of the Ice.

    During all the following next steps, gather 10 Spotted Hippogryph Down and 8 Trapped Prey scattered around the area. There's no need to finish gathering all of them immediately, just accumulate them over the next steps - you'll easily have your 10 by the end of all the Fort Wildervar quests.

    Kill Ice Elementals for 15 Icy Cores around the area, then turn in Spirits of the Ice and get the follow-ups:

    • The Fallen Sisters
    • Wild Vines

  3. Head southwest to the Vibrant Glade and kill 8 Scarlet Ivy and use Lurielle's Pendant on 7 Chill Nymphs after you've weakened them.

  4. Return to the Frozen Glade and turn in:

    • The Fallen Sisters
    • Wild Vines

    and get the follow-ups:

    • Spawn of the Twisted Glade
    • Seeds of the Blacksouled Keepers

  5. Head east and kill Iron Rune Stonecallers & Binders for Book of Runes Chapters 1, 2, and 3. Combine it into The Book of Runes.

  6. Return to Fort Wildervar.


  1. At Fort Wildervar, turn in your quests:

    • The One That Got Away
    • The Book of Runes and get the follow-up Mastering the Runes

  2. Ride northwest to the Twisted Glade and kill 10 Thornvine Creepers and 8 Spores. Use the Enchanted Ice Core on the spore corpses.

  3. Return southeast to the Frozen Glade and turn in:

    • Spawn of the Twisted Glade
    • Seeds of the Blacksouled Keepers

    and get the follow-up Keeper Witherleaf

  4. Head east and loot the Iron Rune Carving Tools under a canopy building.

  5. Ride northwest to the Twisted Glade and kill Keeper Witherleaf.

  6. Ride northeast along a long path, killing rams for 4 Tough Ram Meat on the way up. Click the Frostblade Shrine at the top to spawn Your Inner Turmoil. Kill it and you will gain a levitation buff.

  7. With your levitation buff, you can just float down from the mountain south into Fort Wildervar. Aim for the western area. Head down the west path and enter the mine. Combine your 4 Tough Ram Meat into a Giant Yeti Meal and use it next to Shatterhorn to wake him up. Then, kill him.

  8. Return to Fort Wildervar.


  1. At Fort Wildervar, turn in your quests:

    • The Yeti Next Door
    • Mastering the Runes and get the follow-up The Rune of Command

  2. Head south to the Frozen Glade and turn in Keeper Witherleaf.

    If you haven't finished gathering 10 Spotted Hippogryph Down and 8 Trapped Prey, this is the last opportunity to gather them, so keep an eye out for them during the next steps!

  3. Ride east and look in the nearby area for a neutral non-aggressive Stone Giant and use the Rune of Command on it to gain control of it.

    Then, head to Binder Murdis and kill him.

  4. Return to Fort Wildervar and turn in your quests:

    • The Rune of Command - don't get the follow-up quest
    • Preying Upon the Weak
    • Down to the Wire and get the follow-up They Call Him Steelfeather

    Type /target Steelfeather to be able to find Steelfeather, flying above. Use the Feathered Charm next to Gil Grisert to watch Steelfeather. Wait for the hippogryph to go back to her nest of eggs to receive the completion credit, then turn in They Call Him Steelfeather.

  1. Fly to Westguard Keep.

  2. Ride north to Steel Gate and turn in The Cleansing and get the follow-up In Worg's Clothing.

  3. Head north into Rivenwood. Look around and above for Darkclaw Bats hanging in trees. Use your Feknut's Firecrackers targeting the ground by the tree under the bats to get them to drop Darkclaw Guano and attack you. Gather 10 Darkclaw Guano as you continue heading north.

  4. Once the cave with worgs by it is in sight, use the Worg Disguise and go into the cave to Ulfang. Turn in In Worg's Clothing and get the follow-up Brother Betrayers.

  5. Ride southwest to Bjomolf who wanders around a bit. Search for him and kill him around the worg area.

  6. Head southeast to Varg who also wanders around a little, and kill him.

  7. Return all the way back to Ulfang in the cave. Use the disguise, enter the cave, and turn in Brother Betrayers and get the follow-up Eyes of the Eagle.

  8. Ride southeast along the path to Skorn. Use your Westguard Command Insignia to summon a Westguard Sergeant. Turn in Operation: Skornful Wrath and get the quests from him:

    • Towers of Certain Doom
    • Gruesome, But Necessary
    • Burn Skorn, Burn!

    In Skorn and in the next steps, kill all Vrykul in the way and use The Sergeant's Machete on their corpse. If your sergeant dies, summon a new one to help.

  1. Clear your way through to the Northwest Longhouse. Use your Sergeant's Torch inside to burn it.

  2. Clear your way south to the Northwest Tower. Use the Sergeant's Flare near it.

  3. Clear your way northeast to the Northeast Longhouse. Use your Sergeant's Torch inside to burn it.

  4. Clear your way south to the Barracks. Use your Sergeant's Torch inside to burn it.

  5. Clear your way south to the East Tower. Use the Sergeant's Flare near it.

  6. Clear your way south to the Southeast Tower. Use the Sergeant's Flare near it.

  7. Head northwest to The Thane's Pyre and finish Dismembering 20 Vrykul. Keep killing them if you haven't received the Vrykul Scroll of Ascension yet, a random drop. Get the quest Stop the Ascension! from it.

    Use the Vrykul Scroll of Ascension next to the pyre and kill Halfdan the Ice-Hearted.

  8. Clear your way southwest, past the bonfire, to the Southwest Tower. Use the Sergeant's Flare near it.

    Turn in your quests to the summoned Westguard Sergeant:

    • Towers of Certain Doom
    • Gruesome, But Necessary
    • Burn Skorn, Burn!

    and get the follow-up All Hail the Conqueror of Skorn!

  1. Head west, hopping down the cliffside slowly - take intermediate jumps, don't fall the entire distance in jump. There are small ledges to fall on as you make your way down. You should see a waterfall soon - at the bottom of the waterfall is a nest. Open an egg to get Talonshrike to attack you. Kill him for the Eyes of the Eagle.

  2. Return to Westguard Keep and turn in:

    • Stop the Ascension!
    • All Hail the Conqueror of Skorn

    and get the follow-ups. Note: Don't get Of Traitors and Treason yet!

    • Dealing with Gjalerbron
    • Of Keys and Cage

  3. Ride north to Gjalrebron. Kill all the vrykuls until you've:

    • Freed 10 Gjalerbron Prisoners
    • Killed 15 Gjalerbron Warrior, 8 Gjalebron Rune-Caster, and 8 Gjalerbron Sleep-Watcher
    • Found the Gjalerbron Attack Plans - a random drop, and started the quest Gjalerbron Attack Plans.

  4. Ride northwest to the worg cave. Put on the costume, go inside and talk to Ulfang and turn in Eyes of the Eagle and get the follow-up Alpha Worg.

  5. Head southwest and look for Garwal who wanders around a large amount of territory. Search for him and kill him.

  6. Head south to Steel Gate and turn in your quests:

    • Scare the Guano Out of Them!
    • Alpha Worg

  7. Ride back to Westguard Keep. Again, Note: Don't get Of Traitors and Treason yet! Turn in:

    • Dealing with Gjalerbron and get the follow-up Necro-Overlord Mezhen
    • Of Keys and Cage and get the follow-up In Service to the Light
    • Gjalerbron Attack Plans and get the follow-up The Frost Wyrm and its Master

    and get the new quest, Sleeping Giants.

  1. Ride back to Gjalerbron. Enter the building at the entrance and go down into The Walking Halls. Kill Necrolords for 5 Awakening Rods and use them on the Dormant Vrykuls, and kill 4 Fearsome Horrors.

  2. Head northeast to the top "floor" of Gjalerbron. At the top, go east up the platform and kill all Deathless Watchers and Putrid Wights. Then, kill Necro Overlord Mezhen and loot Mezhen's Writings, which starts the quest The Slumbering King. Then, go back to the top "floor".

  3. Head northeast into the building. Go around the ritual to the back side, and pull and kill Queen Angerboda. Then, exit the building.

  4. Head west to the platform and kill all Deathless Watchers and Putrid Wights. Then, kill the Wyrmcaller Vile to get Wyrmcaller's Horn. Use the horn to summon Glacion. It is soloable.

    Finish killing 10 Deathless Watchers and 2 Putrid Wights - if you need more, on the platform down the stairs, there's also two branches to the east and west with the mobs on them.

  5. Ride south and go down the slope to Whisper Gulch, and clear your way west into the cave and kill Squeeg Idolhunter.

  6. Ride back to Westguard Keep and turn in your quests:

    • Leader of the Deranged
    • In Service to the Light
    • Necro Overlord Mezhen
    • Sleeping Giants
    • The Frost Wyrm and its Master

    Again, Note: Don't get Of Traitors and Treason yet!

That concludes the Howling Fjord for now. Fly back to Valgarde, then take the boat back to Menethil Harbor.

Fly to Stormwind, and Train Your Skills. Also, check the auction house for an Overcharged Capacitator and buy it. And while you're in Stormwind, check to see if you have 5,000 gold for your Epic Flying Mount. If so, continue on to buy your Epic Flying Mount as explained on the next page.