ALLIANCE / DUNGEON FIELD GUIDE

A little preparation.
A better dungeon run.

Pick up your quests, follow the chains and head in together. Your guide to five early dungeons in World of Warcraft: Forever.

Last researched · Alliance, neutral and class quests

01 / Forever beta

Ruins of Lordaeron

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The following four entries are documented for Alliance. All are Fact — Medium as records; pickup availability remains incompletely verified. Source

Forever beta

Abominable Creatures

Min. level
16
Where to get it
Starting NPC/location unconfirmed. Captain Truman is named as the recipient.
Objective, turn-in and chain
Obtain the Head of the Baron; return to Captain Truman. His location and any prerequisites remain unknown.
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Forever beta

Bloodied Insignia

Min. level
16
Where to get it
Use a Bloodied Insignia found in the dungeon; specific drop source unverified.
Objective, turn-in and chain
Collect 10; deliver to General Marcus Jonathan, Stormwind. No prerequisite established.
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Forever beta

Remember That I Love You

Min. level
15
Where to get it
Blood-Stained Letter inside the dungeon.
Objective, turn-in and chain
Take it to Orphan Matron Nightingale, Stormwind. A follow-up continues the story; see below.
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Forever beta

Crest of Lordaeron

Min. level
16
Where to get it
Crest of Lordaeron item inside the dungeon.
Objective, turn-in and chain
Alliance turn-in: Lady Dena Kennedy, Stormwind. Exact spawn and NPC coordinates unverified.
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Preparation, chains & follow-ups

For Remember That I Love You, a firsthand player report places the letter in the dungeon graveyard and describes the next step: Nightingale outside Stormwind Cathedral → Avette Fellwood in Darkshire, Duskwood. Fact — Low for that reported route; not independently playthrough-verified. Player report and quest text

Do not use the Horde version of Crest of Lordaeron, which sends you to Undercity. The same beta guide assigns Light’s Justice, The Wrath of Rath’mael, The New Plague, A Frightened Request and Unending Torment to Horde; they are excluded from this Alliance checklist.

02 / Forever beta

Hall of Thanes

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Forever beta

The Restless Dead

Where to get it
Afadra Dunwall, Old Ironforge approach, above the dungeon entrance; reported Ironforge coordinates 33.8, 47.9.
Objective / chain
Defeat 15 Enraged Apparitions, 10 Tormented Souls and Anvilmar’s spirit.
Evidence and confidence
Fact — Medium. Location, objectives
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Forever beta

Important Heirlooms

Where to get it
Thom Filch, bridge/vault entrance on the approach.
Objective / chain
Gather 8 Dwarven Heirlooms; return to Thom.
Evidence and confidence
Fact — Medium. Pickup guide
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Forever beta

Old Ironforge Incursion

Where to get it
Earthseer Farsen, hill above Gol’Bolar Quarry, Dun Morogh, after Underground Map.
Objective / chain
Retrieve Durgen Dirgehammer’s Head; deliver to King Magni Bronzebeard, Ironforge.
Evidence and confidence
Fact — Medium. Beta guide
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Forever beta

An Ancient Grudge

Where to get it
Ghostly Attendant, inside the dungeon.
Objective / chain
Defeat Faldrim Anvilmar. No preceding quest documented.
Evidence and confidence
Fact — Medium. Beta guide
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Forever beta

Treaty of Understanding

Where to get it
Treaty tablet, inside the vault near Aurora Starcaller.
Objective / chain
Take the treaty to King Magni Bronzebeard. Interact with the tablet; Aurora is not established as the giver.
Evidence and confidence
Fact — Medium. Beta guide
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Preparation, chains & follow-ups

Old Ironforge Incursion preparation: Beldin Steelgrill at Steelgrill’s Depot, Dun Morogh offers A Visitor to Dun Morogh, leading to Earthseer Farsen. Player reports describe Farsen’s Watch → Nip ’Em in the Bud, then a Dark Iron Map from the spy captain inside a house in the spy area. The item starts Underground Map; return it to Farsen for the dungeon quest. Reports differ about the exact intermediate sequence and whether the earlier steps are mandatory: the map turn-in is the documented immediate prerequisite. Fact — Medium for the map link; Low for the complete reported sequence. Firsthand beta comments

03 / Classic reference + beta notes

Deadmines

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The first six quests are Fact — High for Classic, with Medium confidence that their routes remain unchanged in Forever. Classic quest guide

Classic reference

The Defias Brotherhood

Where to get it
Gryan Stoutmantle, Sentinel Hill, Westfall.
Preparation / objective
Finish the investigation and escort chain below; collect VanCleef’s head.
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Classic reference

Red Silk Bandanas

Where to get it
Scout Riell, Sentinel Hill tower.
Preparation / objective
Unlock alongside the final Defias quest; gather 10 bandanas.
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Classic reference

Collecting Memories

Where to get it
Wilder Thistlenettle, Stormwind’s Dwarven District.
Preparation / objective
Four Miners’ Union Cards from undead in the uninstanced mine approach.
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Classic reference

Oh Brother…

Where to get it
Wilder Thistlenettle, same location.
Preparation / objective
Foreman Thistlenettle’s badge, also outside the instance.
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Classic reference

Underground Assault

Where to get it
Shoni the Shilent, Stormwind’s Dwarven District.
Preparation / objective
Sneed’s Shredder supplies the Gnoam Sprecklesprocket. Classic’s Speak with Shoni breadcrumb is optional.
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The Unsent Letter

Where to get it
An Unsent Letter, looted from Edwin VanCleef.
Preparation / objective
Deliver to Baros Alexston, Cathedral Square, Stormwind; begins a subsequent Stockades-related chain.
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Forever beta

Destruction in Deadmines — Forever

Where to get it
Prepare through Alba Fairmoon’s Westfall chain, below; carry the Extra-Destructive Explosives.
Preparation / objective
Plant explosives at the hidden forge; meet Alba at the rear exit, in the hills behind Moonbrook. Fact — Medium. Quest record
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Classic reference

The Test of Righteousness — Paladin only

Where to get it
Jordan Stilwell, outside Ironforge’s main gates, after the level-20 Paladin chain below.
Preparation / objective
Collect Whitestone Oak Lumber from Goblin Woodcarvers. Also requires items from other locations. Classic reference — Medium for Forever. Class quest
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Preparation, chains & follow-ups

Defias preparation route: Gryan at Sentinel Hill → Wiley the Black, upstairs in Lakeshire inn, Redridge → Gryan → Master Mathias Shaw, SI:7 in Stormwind’s Old Town → Gryan → intercept the Defias Messenger in Westfall → Gryan → escort the Defias Traitor from Sentinel Hill to the hideout → Gryan’s VanCleef quest. These stages reuse the same quest title. Fact — High for Classic; Medium for Forever. Original dungeon guide, chain record

New explosives chain: Testing the Wells → Murloc Gills → The State of the Mines → Moonbrook Espionage → Explosive Consultation → A Dynamite Plan → Detonation at a Distance → Detonation at a Distance (second stage) → Explosive Consultation (return stage) → Destruction in Deadmines → Destruction in Deadmines (follow-up). Fact — Medium, from the beta quest progression recorded by Warcraft Wiki. Chain

Alba Fairmoon is documented in Westfall, but her initial pickup coordinates were not established by the sources retrieved. NPC record The chain starts by sampling the Jansen Stead and Molsen Farm wells; those are objectives, not verified Alba locations. First quest Some databases show the dungeon stage as item-started, while the wiki names Alba as giver. Complete her chain and obtain the explosives before travelling to the dungeon; do not assume they are a random dungeon drop.

04 / Classic reference + beta notes

Wailing Caverns

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These are Fact — High for Classic, with Medium confidence in unchanged Forever routes. No additional Forever-specific Alliance quest was verified. Classic quest guide

Classic reference

Deviate Hides

Where to get it
Nalpak, small cave above the main Wailing Caverns entrance, outside the instance.
Objective / chain
Gather 20 Deviate Hides. No preceding chain.
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Classic reference

Deviate Eradication

Where to get it
Ebru, same upper cave.
Objective / chain
Kill seven each of Deviate Ravagers, Vipers, Shamblers and Dreadfangs. No preceding chain.
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Classic reference

Smart Drinks

Where to get it
Mebok Mizzyrix, Ratchet, Barrens.
Objective / chain
Complete Raptor Horns from Mebok first; then collect six Wailing Essences.
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Classic reference

Trouble at the Docks

Where to get it
Crane Operator Bigglefuzz, Ratchet docks.
Objective / chain
Recover the port from Mad Magglish, stealthed in the uninstanced entrance caves.
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Classic reference

The Glowing Shard

Where to get it
Loot Glowing Shard from Mutanus the Devourer after the Naralex event.
Objective / chain
Starts the post-run route below.
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Preparation, chains & follow-ups

Shard follow-up: use the shard → speak to Sputtervalve in RatchetFalla Sagewind, hut on the mountain above Wailing Caverns → accept In NightmaresMathrengyl Bearwalker in Darnassus for the Alliance completion. This is a continuation, not another dungeon pickup. Fact — High for Classic; Medium for Forever. Route, quest relationships

Leaders of the Fang and Serpentbloom are Horde quests in Classic. Their presence in a Forever database with a blank faction field does not establish Alliance access. They are excluded pending an in-game confirmation of a change.

05 / Classic reference + beta notes

Shadowfang Keep

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No general Alliance quest has been verified. These two class quests are Fact — High for Classic; Medium for unchanged Forever availability. Quest guide

Classic reference

The Test of Righteousness — Paladin, level 20+

Where to get it
Jordan Stilwell, outside Ironforge, following The Tome of Valor.
Objective / chain
Loot Jordan’s Smithing Hammer in the stables off the first courtyard. Same collection quest as Deadmines, not a second quest.
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Classic reference

The Orb of Soran’ruk — Warlock, level 20+

Where to get it
Doan Karhan, camp in the Barrens between Camp Taurajo and Northwatch Hold.
Objective / chain
One Large Soran’ruk Fragment from Shadowfang Darksouls; also three smaller fragments from Twilight Acolytes in Blackfathom Deeps. Return to Doan. No preceding chain documented.
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Preparation, chains & follow-ups

Doan’s location and the two-dungeon collection are also documented in the original dungeon guide.

Paladin preparation for both Deadmines and Shadowfang Keep: at level 20, follow The Tome of Valor through Duthorian Rall in Stormwind Cathedral → Daphne Stilwell in Westfall, defend Daphne, return to Rall, then visit Jordan Stilwell outside Ironforge for The Test of Righteousness. Fact — High for Classic; Medium for Forever. Quest-chain record

In addition to the lumber and hammer, Jordan needs his Refined Ore Shipment from the Loch Modan branch and a Purified Kor Gem from the Blackfathom-related branch. Finish all four collection objectives and return to Jordan for Verigan’s Fist. Classic class quest details

The Book of Ur, Deathstalkers in Shadowfang and Arugal Must Die are excluded: their established quest givers are Horde, and no reliable evidence of an Alliance conversion was found.