Kargath and Badlands quests: Lotwil, Broken Alliances and the Uldaman lead-ins (Classic Era baseline)

Kargath is the Horde outpost cut into the cliffs on the far western edge of the Badlands. Its givers send you across the whole zone, from the coyote plains to the Seal of the Earth in the far east. Around it sit neutral quest givers who serve both factions: Lotwil Veriatus and his assistant at their elemental camp, Rigglefuzz and Martek the Exiled in the middle of the zone, and Theldurin the Lost in the south. This page goes through all of them, plus the quests that lead into Uldaman. Every level, XP figure, reward and coordinate is the Classic Era baseline). Forever changes have their own section.

Quick facts

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About the "Dustbelcher chain"

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Our backlog described a "Dustbelcher chain" in the Badlands. We couldn't find one. None of the 85 quests in the Badlands quest list we checked mention the Dustbelcher ogres in their name or text. The ogre story here is Broken Alliances for the Horde (and its Alliance twin, Tremors of the Earth). Gorn says Kargath hired "Tho'grun and his band of ogre mercenaries", who then betrayed the Horde. It does not say whether Tho'grun's band are Dustbelchers, so we treat that as. The Dustbelcher ogres themselves (Wyrmhunters, Maulers, Shamans, Ogre Mages and Lords, levels 40 to 45) are logged in the south-west of the zone, roughly 6 to 11, 71 to 91.

Kargath's Horde quests

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Neeka's Coyote Thieves is the middle of a bridge from Stonard. Helgrum the Swift in the Swamp of Sorrows sends you to Neeka, and Neeka sends you back with Report to Helgrum. See our Stonard and Swamp of Sorrows quests guide. Jarkal's other quests, the Shattered Necklace chain, have their own page: The Shattered Necklace. So does the Kargath escort Grark Lorkrub.

The two Reagent Run quests also have Alliance versions with the same names, from Ghak Healtouch in Thelsamar, Loch Modan.

Broken Alliances: finding Tho'grun

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The quest text says Camp Boff is "to the southeast of Kargath". Over a thousand spawn points for Boss Tho'grun (level 41–42, not elite) are across the zone, because he patrols. Commenters put Camp Boff at about 62, 72. They say he walks with a group of five or six and trails at the back with one lower-level ogre. Pull him from behind and usually only he and that ogre come. The top-rated comment says it's easier to wait at the camp for him to come back than to look for him.

Part 2 is level 50 and tagged Elite. The Scorched Guardians around Lethlor Ravine are level 43–45 elites, so bring a group. Your reward choice:

Lotwil Veriatus's elemental chain (both factions)

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Lotwil Veriatus (level 36) and his assistant Lucien Tosselwrench work side by side at 25.8, 45. Lotwil is building "shackles of elemental binding". Every quest here is open to both factions and almost all are sharable.

Frost Oil, the Gyrochronatom, both potions and the Patterned Bronze Bracers are player-made items, not drops. Ask a crafter or check the auction house before you ride out. The Lesser Stoneshield recipe needs Alchemy 215, and the potion adds 1,000 armor for 1.5 minutes.

Rigglefuzz and Martek (both factions)

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Rigglefuzz (42.4, 52.8, Booty Bay faction) and Martek the Exiled (42.2, 52.4) stand almost next to each other in the middle of the zone.

We haven't printed stats for the Flash Rifle, Flash Wand and Fizzle's Zippy Lighter because they aren't confirmed for Forever yet. The Flash Bomb makes all beasts within 5 yards run away for 10 seconds. The Gnomish Mechanic's Gloves are leather with 66 Armor, +8 Strength and +7 Intellect. Martek's text says true indurium ore has to be mined deep inside Uldaman. The follow-up quest from Fizzle is here.

The Uldaman lead-ins

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Four quests you can pick up in the Badlands are finished inside Uldaman: Jarkal's Uldaman Reagent Run, Rigglefuzz's Power Stones, Theldurin's Solution to Doom and, for Alliance, Prospector Ryedol's A Sign of Hope (721, 2,750 XP) at 53.4, 43.2. Solution to Doom (level 40, Dungeon) asks for the Tablet of Ryun'eh and rewards 3,150 XP and the Doomsayer's Robe (cloth chest, −10 Stamina, +20 Spirit). Our Uldaman quests guide covers where each item drops.

Theldurin the Lost (both factions)

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Theldurin (level 30) hides at 51.4, 76.4 in the south. Lists two starts for Theldurin the Lost (level 40, 1,550 XP): Gerrig Bonegrip in Ironforge and Zaruk in the Arathi Highlands. He then gives The Lost Fragments (level 41, three scroll fragments near 52.4, 78.4, 3,300 XP). The Horde route for his digest is To the Undercity for Yagyin's Digest, above. Both sides finish with Forbidden Knowledge (2,350 XP, Skull of Impending Doom). The level 50 elite Summoning the Princess (7,100 XP) ends at the Shards of Myzrael in the Arathi Highlands.

Where the givers are

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Map pins: coordinates. The outline is decorative. The full zone map is on our Badlands zone guide.

A sensible order (Horde)

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1. At 37 to 39, fly into Kargath. Take Coyote Thieves and Badlands Reagent Run and do them together, since both need coyotes.
2. Ride to Lotwil's camp and start Study of the Elements. The rock elementals also drop the Rock Elemental Shards for Jarkal.
3. Pick up Rigglefuzz's and Martek's quests in the middle of the zone, and Theldurin's in the south.
4. At 41 to 43, kill Boss Tho'grun for Broken Alliances and finish Lotwil's bracers from the Greater Rock Elementals.
5. Run Uldaman with Uldaman Reagent Run, Power Stones and Solution to Doom in your log. Save Broken Alliances part 2 and Reagent Run II for a group.

WoW Forever notes

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• Level cap: Blizzard's 26 Oct development notes say players can now level up to a maximum of level 30. The lowest requirement on this page is level 26 (Martek the Exiled), but the quests themselves are level 35 to 50, so most of the Badlands is above the current beta cap. whether quest levels or XP will change when the cap rises.

FAQ

Is there a Horde flight path in the Badlands? Yes. Gorrik is the Wind Rider Master in Kargath, at 4, 44.8.

Is Lotwil's chain Alliance or Horde? Both. Every Lotwil and Lucien quest for both factions. [Unconfirmed]

Do I need a group for Boss Tho'grun? Usually not. He isn't elite, and commenters say you can pull him from the back of his patrol. Part 2 is elite and needs a group.

Is there a Dustbelcher quest chain? Not in the Badlands data we checked [Unconfirmed]. See the note near the top of this page.

Related

• Badlands zone guide
• Stonard and Swamp of Sorrows quests
• The Shattered Necklace
• Grark Lorkrub escort
• Uldaman quests
• Elite quests 30–60

How we checked this: quest, NPC, object and item data comes read on 3 Nov 2026 (AEDT). Forever quest names were checked against the listed tooltips. The Forever level cap is from Blizzard's 26 Oct development notes. Tips marked as commenter reports come from player reports, not official sources.

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