Northern Barrens storyline

Northern Barrens is a zone for Horde players. Since the Cataclysm, the zone has been thrown into disarray with floods, earthquakes and a Quilboar invasion. Players travel around the zone trying to create stability and preserve the connection between Orgrimmar and Thunder Bluff.
The progress of the storyline is tracked in the achievement Northern Barrens Quests.
==Caravan Run==
After following one of three breadcrumb quests to the Northern Barrens, players find themselves at Far Watch Post where they are thrust into battle with the Razormane quilboar. Kargal Battlescar and Halga Bloodeye have players beat back the Quilboar and retrieve stolen supplies from their cave. After retrieving the supplies, Halga tasks players with escorting a vital supply caravan all the way to Crossroads in Crossroads Caravan Pickup.
After a difficult journey, the caravan stops for supplies at Grol'dom Farm where they are having their own problems with the Quilboar. The Orc Togrik has players capture one of the Quilboar for questioning in Drag it Out of Them. The captured Quilboar reveals that they are being led by a Quilboar named Tortusk. After eliminating Tortusk in The Tortusk Takedown, the remaining Quilboar scatter and the caravan can continue all the way to Crossroads.
==Crossroads==
In the Crossroads there are several quest chains that can be followed:
*The Sergra Darkthorn line, starting with The Zhevra
*The Oasis line, starting with The Forgotten Pools (quest)
*The Fungal Spores line, starting with Fungal Spores (quest)
The Sergra Darkthorn line has players doing quests for Sergra Darkthorn around Crossroads. To begin with, she has players test their mettle by hunting various beasts around the town before giving them a mission in The Purloined Payroll. A caravan with silver wages went missing on the road to Ratchet and she sends players to investigate. It is soon found that the caravan was attacked by Raptors who were attracted to the shiny metal. The silver is recovered in The Stolen Silver and delivered to Gazrog in Ratchet.
The Oasis line is started by the concerned Tauren druid Tonga Runetotem, who has felt a disturbance in the land. Additionally, the once-barren oases of the land are blooming with life again. He sends players to the Forgotten Pools to investigate where this power is coming from in The Forgotten Pools. Players discover that there are fissures in the ground from which power is emanating. Tonga then sends players to investigate the Stagnant Oasis before thanking them and continuing his research. While at these two oases, players can accept side quests which involve the Kolkar Centaurs who have grown in power recently. These quests involve taking down Kolkar warriors and leaders before eventually taking out Verog the Dervish in the quest of the same name and putting a large setback in the Centaur expansion.
The Fungal Spores line is started by the Fosaken Apothecary Helbrim who is trying to create a new biological weapon using the life energy of the oases. He has players use the power of the oases to create explosive spores that he tries to send back to Undercity. However before he can, the research is taken to Orgrimmar and players are warned to stay away from the Undead.
After spending some time in the zone and leveling up, another quest line opens up from Thork in Crossroads who sends players to Regthar Deathgate. Regthar is preparing to eliminate the Kolkar threat once and for all, starting by eliminating Hezrul Bloodmark. After this, the centaur are enraged and launch a full-scale attack on the Horde outpost in Counterattack! Players resist the attack and defeat Warlord Krom'zar, leader of the Kolkar, to end the Kolkar threat in the Northern Barrens once and for all.
==Ratchet==
The Sergra Darkthorn and Fungal Spores quest lines both lead players to Ratchet where more three short quest lines can be started.
The first quest chain is started by Gazlowe, who has players locate his lost treasure by speaking to the captured pirate Baron Longshore. After retrieving the treasure, Gazlowe sends the player to Nozzlepot's Outpost, up the river, to pay Nozzlepot for his help.
The second short quest line is also started by Gazlowe, who is annoyed at the constant interference of the Alliance in his city. He has players blow up the Alliance ships in his harbor to get them out.
Side quest:
:A Captain's Vengeance
The final short quest line in Ratchet is started by Wharfmaster Dizzywig who is dealing with Southsea Freebooters on Fray Island. He supports Tony Two-Tusk with weapons and money (with players' help of course) and in return, Tony takes out Alicia Cuthbert and takes over the pirates himself. With Tony in charge, the attacks on Ratchet stop.
Side quests:
:Southsea Freebooters (quest)
:WANTED: Cap'n Garvey
Another quest available in Ratchet has players killing King Reaperclaw for his horn.
It's Gotta be the Horn
==Nozzlepot's Outpost==
Nozzlepot's Outpost is the final questing location in the Northern Barrens. In the Outpost players help Sputtervalve steal a machine from the nearby Venture Co. camp known as the Samophlange. After retrieving it, the Goblins of the outpost work together to put it back together (with the help of the player) and it explodes triumphantly.
A side quest in the Venture Co. camp has players steal a shredder to bring back to Nozzlepot's Outpost.
A couple of sidequests are also given by Nozzlepot himself.
:Sludge Investigation
:Hyena Extermination
:Sludge Beast!
Also at Nozzlepot's Outpost, Sputtervalve gives players the option to take his new invention back to Crossroads. Needless to say, it goes badly and players end up near the Forgotten Pools where Darsok Swiftdagger is dealing with the Witchwing Harpies. He enlists players to help take down the Harpies and eventually their leader Serena Bloodfeather.
Finally, once the player deals with the harpies, they are directed back to Crossroads for one final questline that eventually leads to Ashenvale.
==Full Quest List==
Quest Name 	Start 	End 	XP 	Reputation 	Reward 	Description
Preserving the Barrens 	Gotura Fourwinds 	Kargal Battlescar 	1,075	+75 Orgrimmar 	 	Report to Kargal Battlescar in the Northern Barrens to preserve the vital territory.
[10] Warchief's Command:Northern Barrens!	Warchief's Command Board 	Kargal Battlescar 	85 	+10 Orgrimmar 	-- 	Travel to the Northern Barrens where Centaur and Quilboar are harrying the Horde.
In Defense of Far Watch 	Kargal Battlescar 	Kargal Battlescar 	910 	+250 Orgrimmar 	-- 	Defend Far Watch Post by driving back the Razormane Quilboar back from the river.
Through Fire and Flames 	Dorak 	Dorak 	880 	-- 	Flame Retardant Sheet or Wolf Tender's Boots 	Free the wolves trapped in a burning barn.
The Far Watch Offensive 	Kargal Battlescar 	Kargal Battlescar 	910 	+250 Orgrimmar 	Thornweaver Leggings or Pigman Belt or Kargal's Breastplate 	Launch a tactical strike on Kreenig Snarlsnout, who is leading the Quilboar incursions on Far Watch Post.
Plainstrider Menace 	Halga Bloodeye 	Halga Bloodeye 	910 	+250 Orgrimmar 	 	Clear out the plainstriders that get in the way of caravans crossing the Barrens.
Supplies for the Crossroads 	Halga Bloodeye 	Halga Bloodeye 	910 	+250 Orgrimmar 	 	Retrieve the shipment of supplies meant for the Crossroads from the Quilboar camp.
Crossroads Caravan Pickup 	Halga Bloodeye 	Kranal Fiss 	910 	+250 Orgrimmar 	Bloodeye Belt or Kranal's Vest or Caravan Escort's Gloves 	Escort the caravan as it travels from Far Watch Post to Grol'dom Farm, defending it from Quilboar attackers.
Drag it Out of Them 	Togrik 	Togrik 	910 	-- 	 	Capture a Quilboar in a net and bring him back to Togrik.
By Hook Or By Crook 	Togrik 	Togrik 	680 	-- 	 	Question the captured Quilboar to see what he reveals about the Quilboar attacks.
The Tortusk Takedown 	Togrik 	Togrik 	1,150	-- 	Wand of Separation or Boar Hunter's Boots or Togrik's Legguards 	Slay Tortusk, the Quilboar who has united the Razormane and coordinated their assault against Horde caravans and stop the attacks forever.
The Grol'dom Militia 	Una Wolfclaw 	Una Wolfclaw 	910 	-- 	 	Defend Grol'dom Farm from Quilboar attacks until help can arrive.
Consumed by Hatred 	Mankrik 	Mankrik 	910 	+250 Orgrimmar 	Mankrik's Old Wedding Garments or Quilboar Skin Gloves or Mankrik's Boar Slicer 	Slay droves of Quilboar to ease Mankrik's pain after they murdered his wife and destroyed his home.
Grol'dom's Missing Kodo 	Kranal Fiss 	Grol'dom Kodo 	680 	-- 	-- 	Find the missing Kodo belonging to Grol'dom Farm.
Animal Services 	Grol'dom Kodo 	Grol'dom Kodo 	910 	-- 	-- 	Use grain to restore strength to the missing Kodo so it can return to the farm.
The Kodo's Return 	Grol'dom Kodo 	Kranal Fiss 	225 	-- 	Far Watch Musket or Imported Bracers 	Check with Kranal Fiss to make sure the Kodo returned to the farm.
Crossroads Caravan Delivery 	Rocco Whipshank 	Thork 	910 	-- 	 	Finish the journey to the Crossroads, defending the caravan from any Quilboar attacks along the way.
The Forgotten Pools (quest) 	Tonga Runetotem 	Tonga Runetotem 	680 	+150 Thunder Bluff 	-- 	Head to the Forgotten Pools and find the source of the mysterious change in the natural energy of the Barrens.
Kolkar Leaders 	Telar Highstrider 	Telar Highstrider 	980 	+150 Orgrimmar 	Tangled Thread Gloves or Belt of the Forgotten Pool or Highstrider Boots 	Slay Barak Kodobane, one of the Kolkar Centaurs who had rallied the others behind him.
A Little Diversion 	Ta'jari 	Ta'jari 	910 	-- 	 	Slay Kolkar centaur so Ta'jari can escape from the Forgotten Pools.
A Growing Problem 	Tonga Runetotem 	Jerrik Highmountain 	910 	-- 	 	Travel south through the Stagnant Oasis with Tonga's eagle aide and find Jerrik Highmountain.
The Stagnant Oasis (quest) 	Jerrik Highmountain 	Tonga Runetotem 	1,150	+250 Thunder Bluff 	-- 	Experiment with the life energy emanating from the oases by planting dry seeds in the Stagnant Oasis.
Altered Beings 	Tonga Runetotem 	Tonga Runetotem 	980 	+250 Thunder Bluff 	 	Investigate the altered animals of the oases of the Northern Barrens.
King of Centaur Mountain 	Gorgal Angerscar 	Shoe 	980 	-- 	 	Slay the strongest Centaur warrior in the Stangant Oasis, Kurak.
Flushing Out Verog 	Shoe 	Shoe 	1,050	-- 	 	Search for clues as to who Verog the Dervish could be.
Verog the Dervish (quest) 	Shoe 	Shoe 	880 	+150 Orgrimmar 	Robe of Shame or Murderous Bracers 	Lure Verog the Dervish out by killing his mate, then slay him as well to disrupt the Kolkar in the Stagnant Oasis.
The Zhevra 	Sergra Darkthorn 	Sergra Darkthorn 	910 	+250 Orgrimmar 	 	Prove your strength to Sergra by hunting the Zhevra of the plains.
Hunting the Huntress 	Sergra Darkthorn 	Sergra Darkthorn 	910 	+250 Orgrimmar 	 	Take it a step forward by hunting the Savannah Huntresses that terrorize the plains.
Echeyakee (quest) 	Sergra Darkthorn 	Sergra Darkthorn 	1,150	+350 Orgrimmar 	-- 	Take the ultimate challenge by hunting the Savannah king Echeyakee.
Into the Raptor's Den 	Sergra Darkthorn 	Sergra Darkthorn 	980 	+250 Orgrimmar 	Sunscale Cloak or Darkthorn Piercer 	Hunt the Sunscale raptors at their nests South of the Crossroads.
The Purloined Payroll 	Sergra Darkthorn 	Gazrog 	540 	-- 	-- 	Find Gazrog in Ratchet and help investigate the case of the missing silver.
Investigate the Wreckage 	Gazrog 	Automatic 	800 	-- 	-- 	Go find the caravan crash site somewhere along the road from the Crossroads to Ratchet.
To Track a Thief 	Automatic 	Automatic 	270 	-- 	-- 	Find the source of the animal tracks around the crash site.
The Stolen Silver 	Automatic 	Gazrog 	1,350	-- 	Silver-Edged Blade or Silver-Trim Leggings 	Teach the raptors a lesson for stealing the Horde's silver.
Waptor Twapping 	Kala'ma 	Kala'ma 	1,150	-- 	Waptor Thwapper or Waptor Skin Boots or Waptor Scale Bweastpwate 	Help Kala'ma set up his waptor twaps so that he can twap the waptors for the Horde.
It's Gotta be the Horn 	Mebok Mizzyrix 	Mebok Mizzyrix 	1,350	+250 Ratchet 	Raptor Punch x5 and Sharp Poker or Smart Shoes or Shrewd Crossbow 	Find the smartest raptor in the Barrens, King Reaperclaw, and bring back his horn for Mebok.
Fungal Spores (quest) 	Apothecary Helbrim 	Apothecary Helbrim 	1,050	+250 Undercity 	 	Travel to the Forgotten Pools and collect fungal spores from the mushrooms that grow there.
In Fungus We Trust 	Apothecary Helbrim 	Apothecary Helbrim 	980 	-- 	Fuzzy Gloves or Ointment-Coated Bracers 	Plant a fungal culture in the Stagnant Oasis to test it out for Apothecary Helbrim.
Who's Shroomin' Who? 	Apothecary Helbrim 	Sashya 	980 	-- 	 	Stealthily deliver the results of Apothecary Helbrim's research to Sashya in Ratchet, so she can bring them to Undercity.
Club Foote 	Gazlowe 	Gazlowe 	580 	-- 	 	Get Chief Engineer Foote's ship schematics from him in a bar fight.
Love it or Limpet 	Gazlowe 	Automatic 	1,150	-- 	 	Plant a limpet mine in the Bellipotent, an Alliance vessel, and set it off.
Ammo Kerblammo 	Automatic 	Gazlowe 	1,150	-- 	Gouging Staff or Bellipotent Gloves 	Burn Theramore's supply caches all around Ratchet.
A Captain's Vengeance 	Captain Thalo'thas Brightsun	Captain Thalo'thas Brightsun	1,050	+250 Ratchet 	-- 	Get revenge on the Alliance pillagers by executing their marines and deckhands.
Take it up with Tony 	Wharfmaster Dizzywig 	Tony Two-Tusk 	880 	-- 	-- 	Help Tony Two-Tusk overthrow Cap'n Garvey to stop his attacks on Wharfmaster Dizzywig's ships.
Glomp is Sitting On It 	Tony Two-Tusk 	Tony Two-Tusk 	1,150	-- 	 	Kill Glomp and grap Glomp's Booty to fund the revolt.
Guns. We Need Guns. 	Tony Two-Tusk 	Tony Two-Tusk 	1,150	-- 	-- 	Steal guns from Cap'n Garvey's special cache.
Mutiny, Mon! 	Tony Two-Tusk 	Wharfmaster Dizzywig 	1,600	-- 	Bachelor's Dagger or Conspirator's Slippers or Uninsured Bracers or Mutineer's Cloak	Capture the flagship Maiden's Dagger to complete the mutiny, then report back to Wharfmaster Dizzywig.
Southsea Freebooters (quest) 	Wharfmaster Dizzywig 	Wharfmaster Dizzywig 	1,150	+150 Ratchet 	 	Clear out the Southsea Freebooters from Frey Island so they can't do any more harm.
WANTED: Cap'n Garvey 	WANTED 	Gazlowe 	1,150	+250 Ratchet 	Proof of Death or Seaworthy Leggings or Gazlowe's Gloves or Retainer Vest 	Collect the bounty placed on Cap'n Garvey's head for his piracy.
Find Baron Longshore 	Gazlowe 	Baron Longshore 	880 	-- 	-- 	Speak to the captured Baron Longshore to find where he hid his stolen booty.
The Baron's Demands 	Baron Longshore 	Baron Longshore 	290 	-- 	-- 	Free Baron Longshore from his bindings so he will reveal where he hid his booty.
A Most Unusual Map 	Baron Longshore 	Gazlowe 	880 	-- 	-- 	Get Baron Longshore's map from the head of his first mate, which is hung up in the camp.
Gazlowe's Fortune 	Gazlowe 	Gazlowe 	1,150	-- 	Bling Cane or Vest of Fortune or Dividend Leggings 	Collect Gazlowe's treasure, dealing with anyone in the way.
Raging River Ride 	Gazlowe 	Nozzlepot 	580 	+75 Bilgewater Cartel 	 	Deliver a cut of Gazlowe's treasure to Nozzlepot, up the river at Nozzlepot's Outpost.
Hyena Extermination 	Nozzlepot 	Nozzlepot 	1,150	-- 	 	Thin out the number of hyenas around Nozzlepot's Outpost.
Sludge Investigation 	Nozzlepot 	Nozzlepot 	1,150	-- 	 	Investigate the mysterious tracks coming from the Sludge Fen to try to find their source.
Sludge Beast! 	Nozzlepot 	Nozzlepot 	1,150	-- 	Nozzlepot's Vest or Sludge Fen Cloak 	Find the creature creating the tracks and slay it.
Samophlange (quest) 	Sputtervalve 	Control Console 	880 	+150 Bilgewater Cartel	-- 	Access the Venture Co. Outpost Control Console to steal the Samophlange.
Samophlange (2) 	Control Console 	Control Console 	580 	+75 Bilgewater Cartel 	-- 	Disengage the three valves to shut down the Samophlange.
Samophlange (3) 	Control Console 	Control Console 	880 	+150 Bilgewater Cartel	-- 	Acquire the console key from Tinkerer Sniggles.
Samophlange (4) 	Control Console 	Sputtervalve 	1,150	+250 Bilgewater Cartel	Painstakingly Crafted Belt or Clean Room Boots 	Remove the Samophlange and bring it back to Sputtervalve for "study".
Samophlange Repair 	Sputtervalve 	Brak Blusterpipe 	115 	-- 	-- 	Head over to Brak Blusterpipe with the Broken Samophlange for repairs.
Wenikee Boltbucket (quest) 	Brak Blusterpipe 	Wenikee Boltbucket 	580 	+75 Bilgewater Cartel 	-- 	Port to Wenikee Boltbucket to see if she can fix the increasingly-broken Samophlange.
Nugget Slugs 	Wenikee Boltbucket 	Wenikee Boltbucket 	1,150	+250 Bilgewater Cartel	-- 	Search the Burning Blade farm for 17.5 gauge nugget slugs to repair the Samophlange.
A Burning Threat 	Brogor 	Brogor 	1,150	-- 	 	Clear out the Burning Blade members gaining power in the Northern Barrens while the Horde is distracted.
Return to Samophlanger 	Wenikee Boltbucket 	Sputtervalve 	580 	-- 	-- 	Port back to Nozzlepot's Outpost and show Sputtervalve the destroyed Samophlange.
Read the Manual 	Sputtervalve 	Sputtervalve 	1,450	+350 Bilgewater Cartel	Out-of-Date Manual or Scrap Metal Shield 	"Retrieve" the Samophlange Manual from Boss Copperplug and fix up the Samophlange.
Miner's Fortune 	Brak Blusterpipe 	Brak Blusterpipe 	1,450	-- 	Bargain Gloves or Irregular Belt or Misshapen Boots 	Steal the Cat's Eye Emerald from the Venture Co. to make a small fortune.
Ignition 	Wizzlecrank's Shredder 	Wizzlecrank's Shredder 	1,350	+250 Ratchet 	-- 	Take the Shredder's Ignition Key from Supervisor Lugwizzle.
The Escape (Horde) 	Wizzlecrank's Shredder 	Sputtervalve 	1,700	+350 Ratchet 	Sputtervalve Gun or Bracers of Angry Mutterings or Nozzlepot Leggings 	Return the Shredder back to Nozzlepot's Outpost, hopefully in one piece.
Competition Schmompetition 	Sputtervalve 	Sputtervalve 	-- 	-- 	-- 	Retrieve Sputtervalve's stolen blueprints from the Venture Co. soldiers in the Sludge Fen.
The Short Way Home 	Sputtervalve 	Darsok Swiftdagger 	-- 	-- 	Test Pilot Britches or Emergency Hatchet 	Ride Sputtervalve's Silver Bullet X-831 back to Crossroads...or not.
Harpy Raiders 	Darsok Swiftdagger 	Darsok Swiftdagger 	1,250	+250 Orgrimmar 	 	Take out Witchwing Harpies and collect their talons.
Harpy Lieutenants 	Darsok Swiftdagger 	Darsok Swiftdagger 	1,150	+250 Orgrimmar 	 	Take out the Harpy Lieutenants, the Witchwing Slayers, to send a message to the harpies.
Serena Bloodfeather (quest) 	Darsok Swiftdagger 	Darsok Swiftdagger 	1,700	+350 Orgrimmar 	Cutthroat Band or Bloodfeather Ring or Darsok's Ring 	Slay the Witchwing matron Serena Bloodfeather to stop any further attacks on the Horde.
Report to Thork 	Darsok Swiftdagger 	Thork 	1,150	-- 	 	Return to the Crossroads and speak to Thork, who has been looking for you.
Mor'shan Caravan Pick-Up 	Thork 	Nagala Whipshank 	1,250	-- 	 	Guard a caravan filled with vital supplies as it travels to the Mor'shan Ramparts in Ashenvale.
Mor'shan Caravan Rescue 	Nagala Whipshank 	Balgor Whipshank 	-- 	-- 	-- 	Rescue the kidnapped Balgor Whipshank from the Burning Blade cultists.
Demon Seed (quest) 	Balgor Whipshank 	Nagala Whipshank 	1,250	-- 	Sacrificial Blade 	Before leaving, steal the Demon Seed to disrupt the Burning Blade's plan to attack the Horde.
Mor'shan Caravan Delivery 	Nagala Whipshank 	Kadrak 	1,250	-- 	Mor'shan Caravaneer's Leggings or Wild Rider's Gloves or Kadrak's Axe 	Finish the journey to Ashenvale and defend the caravan against Burning Blade attackers.
Deathgate's Reinforcements 	Thork 	Regthar Deathgate 	680 	-- 	-- 	Find Regthar Deathgate's outpost and help him fight against the Kolkar Centaur.
Centaur Bracers (quest) 	Regthar Deathgate 	Regthar Deathgate 	1,350	+250 Orgrimmar 	Marauding Belt or Foolhardy Bracers 	Slay elite centaur warriors to disrupt the formations and unity of the centaurs, and eventually defeat them.
Hezrul Bloodmark (quest) 	Regthar Deathgate 	Regthar Deathgate 	1,450	+150 Orgrimmar 	Lushwater Cloak or Gloves of Unfocused Rage or Fractured Belt 	Slay Hezrul Bloodmark to cause chaos throughout the ranks of the Kolkar.
Counterattack! 	Regthar Deathgate 	Regthar Deathgate 	1,950	+350 Orgrimmar 	Shield of the Barrens or Suppressor's Wand or Deathgate Shield 	Resist the Kolkar counterattack and defend the Northern Barrens from their onslaught, then slay the warlord Krom'zar.
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