Western Plaguelands (Classic)

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The Western Plaguelands are located in northern Lordaeron, wedged between Tirisfal Glades to the west, the Eastern Plaguelands to the east, and the Alterac Mountains to the south. It is filled with a smoky gray mist, and the creatures here are blighted and sick, angrily attacking anyone who wanders too close with surprising ferocity. The land is also home to countless undead who infest the ruins of Andorhal, the four cauldron fields, and Sorrow Hill. The Scarlet Crusade has a significant holding in and around Hearthglen to the north, and the Alliance has settled in the small Chillwind Camp to the south.

Characteristics

Zone Name Faction Races Level Range Location Western Plaguelands Alliance Horde Template:Race Icon Human Male SmallTemplate:Race Icon Human Female Small Human Template:Race Icon Undead Male SmallTemplate:Race Icon Undead Female Small Undead 51-58 Northern Lordaeron

History

The area now called the Western Plaguelands was a beautiful forested farmland to the east of the Capital City of Lordaeron. The town of Hearthglen was the seat of the regional administration, while the town of Andorhal was the center of the Kingdom of Lordaeron's grain distribution.

Knowing that the quickest way to spread the Plague of Undeath would be via the grain exported from Andorhal, the necromancer Kel'Thuzad and his Cult of the Damned infected the grain with the Plague, and set up four massive plague cauldrons in the fields of the area's four largest farmsteads. As Lordaeron collapsed, the farmlands and the forests began to die. The trees in the Plaguelands pulsate with tumor-like growths, and the needles of the pines are a sickly brown. With the Kingdom collapsed, the Scarlet Crusade attempted to salvage what little of their lands remained, taking possession of Mardenholde Keep in Hearthglen as a regional headquarters. The Argent Dawn also has a presence here, setting up a camp near the overcrowded cemetery at Sorrow Hill for the Alliance, and aiding the Forsaken in reinforcing their bulwark on the eastern border of Tirisfal, and sending soldiers of the Horde into battle against the Scourge.

Despite being where the Plague took hold in Lordaeron, the Western Plaguelands are in surprisingly better condition (though still quite dead) than the Eastern Plaguelands. It is clear that the land is trying to resist the Plague with what little it has left.

Geography

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The plaguewoods of Western Plaguelands still contain a weak green aura

Maps

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Western Plaguelands Map

Topographic map of Western Plaguelands

Sub-Regions

Uther's Tomb

The Bulwark	Caer Darrow	Chillwind Camp	Crypt
Dalson's Tears	Darrowmere Lake	Felstone Field	Gahrron's Withering
Hearthglen	Mardenholde Keep	Northridge Lumber Camp	Ruins of Andorhal
Sorrow Hill	Thondroril River	Uther's Tomb	The Weeping Cavern
The Writhing Haunt	Cinderhome (RPG)	Hearthglen Hills(WC3)

Dungeons

• Scholomance

Raid Dungeons

None

Half-Dungeons/Elite Areas

• Hearthglen

Battlegrounds

None

Travel Hubs

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Chillwind Camp

Flight paths from Chillwind Camp

• Ironforge
• Southshore, Hillsbrad Foothills
• Aerie Peak, the Hinterlands
• Light's Hope Chapel, Eastern Plaguelands

Regions Adjacent to Western Plaguelands

Zone Name Faction Level Range Direction Access Tirisfal Glades 1-10 West By foot only Alterac Mountains 30-40 Southwest By foot only The Hinterlands 40-50 Southeast By foot or Alliance flightpath from Chillwind Point to Aerie Peak Eastern Plaguelands 53-60 East By foot or Alliance flightpath from Chillwind Point to Light's Hope Chapel

Notable Characters

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Caer Darrow

The Western Plaguelands are home to several characters of note. At Chillwind Camp, Commander Ashlam Valorfist seeks aid in the battle against the Scourge. At Caer Darrow, Eva Sarkhoff attempts to rid the Scholomance of its most powerful evils. And at Andorhal, the bronze dragon Chronormu sends bold adventurers into the ruins in search of temporal anomalies.

For a complete list of characters, see List of Western Plaguelands NPCs.

Quests

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Ruins of Andorhal

Alliance Quests

In Zone

•  [50] A Call to Arms: The Plaguelands (Alliance) - From any of the capitals
  •  [52] Clear the Way
    •  [53] The Scourge Cauldrons
      •  [53] Target: Felstone Field
        •  [53] Return to Chillwind Camp
          •  [0] Felstone Field Cauldron - Repeatable. 6x  [Osseous Agitator] 4x  [Runecloth] 1x  [Arcane Quickener]
          •  [55] Target: Dalson's Tears
            •  [55] Return to Chillwind Camp (2)
              •  [0] Dalson's Tears Cauldron - Repeatable. 5x  [Somatic Intensifier] 4x  [Runecloth] 1x  [Arcane Quickener]
              •  [55] Target: Writhing Haunt
                •  [55] Return to Chillwind Camp (3)
                  •  [0] Writhing Haunt Cauldron - Repeatable. 5x  [Somatic Intensifier] 4x  [Runecloth] 1x  [Arcane Quickener]
                  •  [58] Target: Gahrron's Withering
                    •  [58] Return to Chillwind Camp (4)
                      •  [0] Gahrron's Withering Cauldron - Repeatable. 4x  [Ectoplasmic Resonator] 4x  [Runecloth] 1x  [Arcane Quickener]
•  [55] A Plague Upon Thee (Alliance)
  •  [55] A Plague Upon Thee (Alliance) (2)
    •  [55] A Plague Upon Thee (Alliance) (3)
•  [56E] All Along the Watchtowers (Alliance) - Mark each of the four towers in Andorhal with the  [Beacon Torch]
  •  [60E] Alas, Andorhal (Alliance)
  •  [55] Scholomance (Alliance)
    •  [57] Skeletal Fragments - Collect 15x  [Skeletal Fragments] from Andorhal
      •  [57] Mold Rhymes With... - Bring 15g to Krinkle Goodsteel in Gadgetzan
        •  [57] Fire Plume Forged - Bring 2x  [Thorium Bar] to Fire Plume Ridge in Un'goro Crater
          •  [60] Araj's Scarab - Kill Araj the Summoner in Andorhal and loot  [Araj's Scarab]
•  [58] The Mark of the Lightbringer
  •  [58] Tomb of the Lightbringer

From Other Zones

•  [52] The Everlook Report (Alliance) - From Everlook in Winterspring
•  [60] The First and the Last
  •  [60] Honor the Dead
    •  [60] Flint Shadowmore
      •  [60] The Eastern Plagues
        •  [60] The Blightcaller Cometh
          •  [60R] Order Must Be Restored

Horde Quests

In Zone

•  [50] A Call to Arms: The Plaguelands (Horde) - From any of the capitals
  •  [53] Scarlet Diversions
    •  [53] The Scourge Cauldrons
      •  [53] Target: Felstone Field
        •  [53] Return to the Bulwark
          •  [0] Felstone Field Cauldron - Repeatable. 6x  [Osseous Agitator] 4x  [Runecloth] 1x  [Arcane Quickener]
          •  [55] Target: Dalson's Tears
            •  [55] Return to the Bulwark (2)
              •  [0] Dalson's Tears Cauldron - Repeatable. 5x  [Somatic Intensifier] 4x  [Runecloth] 1x  [Arcane Quickener]
              •  [55] Target: Writhing Haunt
                •  [55] Return to the Bulwark (3)
                  •  [0] Writhing Haunt Cauldron - Repeatable. 5x  [Somatic Intensifier] 4x  [Runecloth] 1x  [Arcane Quickener]
                  •  [58] Target: Gahrron's Withering
                    •  [58] Return to the Bulwark (4)
                      •  [0] Gahrron's Withering Cauldron - Repeatable. 4x  [Ectoplasmic Resonator] 4x  [Runecloth] 1x  [Arcane Quickener]
•  [55] A Plague Upon Thee (Horde)
  •  [55] A Plague Upon Thee (Horde) (2)
    •  [55] A Plague Upon Thee (Horde) (3)
•  [56E] All Along the Watchtowers (Horde) - Mark each of the four towers in Andorhal with the  [Beacon Torch]
  •  [60E] Alas, Andorhal (Horde)
  •  [55] Scholomance (Horde)
    •  [57] Skeletal Fragments - Collect 15x  [Skeletal Fragments] from Andorhal
      •  [57] Mold Rhymes With... - Bring 15g to Krinkle Goodsteel in Gadgetzan
        •  [57] Fire Plume Forged - Bring 2x  [Thorium Bar] to Fire Plume Ridge in Un'goro Crater
          •  [60] Araj's Scarab - Kill Araj the Summoner in Andorhal and loot  [Araj's Scarab]
•  [58] The So-Called Mark of the Lightbringer
  •  [58] Defiling Uther's Tomb

From Other Zones

•  [52] The Everlook Report (Horde) - From Everlook in Winterspring

Neutral Quests

•  [52] Better Late Than Never (Alliance) /  [52] Better Late Than Never (Horde)
  •  [52] Good Natured Emma /  [52] The Jeremiah Blues
    •  [52] Good Luck Charm
      •  [54] Two Halves Become One
•  [54] The Wildlife Suffers Too
  •  [58] The Wildlife Suffers Too
    •  [56] Glyphed Oaken Branch (Alliance) /  [56] Glyphed Oaken Branch (Horde)
•  [56] Unfinished Business
  •  [57] Unfinished Business (2)
    •  [58E] Unfinished Business (3)
•  [56] A Matter of Time - Kill 15 Temporal Parasites
•  [56] Counting Out Time - Collect 5x  [Andorhal Watch]. Repeatable.

Resources

Mardenholde Keep

• Herbs
  •  [Arthas' Tears] (One of the few regions where you can gather it)
  •  [Sungrass]
  •  [Dreamfoil]
  •  [Mountain Silversage]
  • Plaguebloom (One of the few regions where you can gather it)
• Leather
  •  [Warbear Leather] (Skinning level 50-55 bears)
• Ore
  • Silver Vein
  • Iron Deposit
  • Gold Vein
  • Mithril Deposit
  • Truesilver Deposit
  • Small Thorium Vein
  • Rich Thorium Vein

Wild Creatures

Gahrron's Withering

• Abominations
• Bears
• Bog Beasts
• Carrion Birds
• Ghosts
• Ghouls
• Liches
• Oozes
• Shades
• Skeletons
• Spiders
• Wolves
• Wraiths
• Zombies

Notes, Tips, & Additional Info

• Western Plaguelands often sees the inadvertent death of curious newbies who venture too far east from Tirisfal and get murdered by one of the high-level beasts near the zone border.