The Deadmines quests

Every quest for The Deadmines in our Classic Era guide, with who starts it, where you hand it in and what you need to bring back. Quest givers and bosses link to their own pages; hover or tap a link for a quick summary. Back to The Deadmines dungeon guide.

The Deadmines quest list (Classic Era baseline)

Sorted by quest level. The level in brackets is the minimum before the giver offers the quest. Every row is [Unconfirmed] for WoW Forever.

Quest	Level	Faction	Starts	Ends (turn in)	Bring back
Red Silk Bandanas	17 (req. 14)	Alliance	Scout Riell (Westfall)	Not listed in our guide [Unconfirmed]	Red Silk Bandana x 10
Collecting Memories	18 (req. 14)	Alliance	Wilder Thistlenettle (Stormwind City)	Wilder Thistlenettle (Stormwind City)	Miners' Union Card x 4
Oh Brother. . .	20 (req. 15)	Alliance	Wilder Thistlenettle (Stormwind City)	Wilder Thistlenettle (Stormwind City)	Thistlenettle's Badge
Underground Assault	20 (req. 15)	Alliance	Shoni the Shilent (Stormwind City)	Not listed in our guide [Unconfirmed]	Gnoam Sprecklesprocket
The Defias Brotherhood	22 (req. 14)	Alliance	Gryan Stoutmantle (Westfall)	Gryan Stoutmantle (Westfall)	Head of VanCleef
The Unsent Letter	22 (req. 16)	Alliance	An Unsent Letter (drops in the dungeon)	Baros Alexston (Stormwind City)	—

How to start and finish each quest

Red Silk Bandanas

• Level: 17 (req. 14) · Alliance (Classic Era baseline) [Unconfirmed]
• Start: Scout Riell (Westfall)
• Finish: Not listed in our guide [Unconfirmed]
• Bring back: Red Silk Bandana x 10

Collecting Memories

• Level: 18 (req. 14) · Alliance (Classic Era baseline) [Unconfirmed]
• Start: Wilder Thistlenettle (Stormwind City)
• Finish: Wilder Thistlenettle (Stormwind City)
• Bring back: Miners' Union Card x 4

Oh Brother. . .

• Level: 20 (req. 15) · Alliance (Classic Era baseline) [Unconfirmed]
• Start: Wilder Thistlenettle (Stormwind City)
• Finish: Wilder Thistlenettle (Stormwind City)
• Bring back: Thistlenettle's Badge

Underground Assault

• Level: 20 (req. 15) · Alliance (Classic Era baseline) [Unconfirmed]
• Start: Shoni the Shilent (Stormwind City)
• Finish: Not listed in our guide [Unconfirmed]
• Bring back: Gnoam Sprecklesprocket

The Defias Brotherhood

• Level: 22 (req. 14) · Alliance (Classic Era baseline) [Unconfirmed]
• Start: Gryan Stoutmantle (Westfall)
• Finish: Gryan Stoutmantle (Westfall)
• Bring back: Head of VanCleef
• Boss to kill: Edwin VanCleef

The Unsent Letter

• Level: 22 (req. 16) · Alliance (Classic Era baseline) [Unconfirmed]
• Start: An Unsent Letter (drops in the dungeon)
• Finish: Baros Alexston (Stormwind City)
• Bring back: nothing to collect, just deliver the letter

Plan your The Deadmines quest run (Classic Era baseline)

1. Before you queue, check the minimum level (in brackets) in the table. The giver won't offer the quest below it.
2. Collect quests from the givers in the zones listed. Most are offered outside the dungeon.
3. Use the "Bring back" column to see which items or kills you have to collect inside.
4. Check the "Ends (turn in)" column, so you know where to go after the run.
5. Expect rewards to differ from Classic: Blizzard has changed some Forever quest rewards (see below).

Where you hand in most often (Classic Era baseline)

What may change in Forever

Blizzard has re-examined dungeon rewards for Forever, but hasn't published a The Deadmines quest list. Blizzard's beta notes lowered various dungeon quest rewards from Rare to Uncommon and cut dungeon-quest bonus XP by 50%. Treat quest rewards, givers and level requirements as [Unconfirmed] for Forever until Blizzard lists them.

Quest run at a glance (Classic Era baseline)

The quest table lists 6 quests between levels 17 and 22, with the lowest pick-up requirement at level 14. All of them are Alliance quests.

One of them has no quest giver and starts from an item instead, so loot everything that drops a book, note or token:

• The Unsent Letter: starts from An Unsent Letter, which drops in The Deadmines, and ends with Baros Alexston in Stormwind City.

The busiest hand-in NPC is Wilder Thistlenettle, with 2 quests. Plan a single trip there to turn in several quests together.

How this page is checked

Quest names, levels, factions, givers, turn-ins and objectives come from our original Classic Era quest guide and are marked [Unconfirmed] until Blizzard confirms them for WoW Forever. Blizzard's Game Data API doesn't return Classic quest or NPC records (checked 9 Nov 2026), so these pages carry no Blizzard IDs yet. Forever reward and XP changes are from Blizzard's beta development notes. Checked 9 Nov 2026 (AEDT). The dungeon's level range is on the main guide.