Chillwind Camp and The Bulwark quests: Sorrow Hill, Andorhal and the Scholomance key (Classic Era baseline)

Chillwind Camp is the Alliance base in the far south of the Western Plaguelands, and The Bulwark is the Horde fort on the Tirisfal Glades border. Each side gets nearly the same quests: a first job near camp, a tower-marking run through Andorhal, the group kill on Araj the Summoner, the long Scholomance key chain and the Argent Dawn turn-ins. This page covers the kill and Andorhal quests from both camps, plus the neutral givers you pass on the way. The four cauldrons have their own page, The Scourge Cauldrons. Every level, XP figure, reward and coordinate is the Classic Era baseline). Forever changes have their own section.

Quick facts

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Premise check: where The Bulwark is, and the "kill quest"

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We set out to write "Chillwind Camp and the Bulwark kill and Andorhal quests". Two parts of that needed correcting:

• PREMISE CORRECTED: only the Alliance gets a straight kill quest at the start. Valorfist's Clear the Way is a kill-count quest. Derrington's first job, Scarlet Diversions, has you burn a tent and plant a banner instead. After that the two chains match: both factions get All Along the Watchtowers and Alas, Andorhal.

Getting there: A Call to Arms

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Both factions get a level 50 breadcrumb from their capitals, which gives 470 XP and +10 reputation.

Faction	Quest IDs	Givers	Ends at
Alliance	5066, 5090, 5091	Crier Goodman, Courier Hammerfall or Herald Moonstalker	Valorfist, Chillwind Camp
Horde	5093, 5094, 5095	Warcaller Gorlach, Harbinger Balthazad or Bluff Runner Windstrider	Derrington, The Bulwark

You only need one of each set. They're the same quest from different givers.

The kill and Andorhal quests (Classic Era baseline)

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Level shows the quest level, with the minimum level in brackets. Money is shown as gold (g) and silver (s).

Quest	Level (min)	Side	What you do	Reward
Clear the Way	52 (50)	Alliance	Kill 10 Skeletal Flayers and 10 Slavering Ghouls in Sorrow Hill	5,100 XP, 75s, +100 Stormwind. Sharable
Scarlet Diversions	53 (50)	Horde	At the Scarlet Crusade camp between Felstone Field and Dalson's Tears, burn the command tent with the Flame in a Bottle and plant the Scourge banner	5,250 XP, 80s, +100 Undercity. Not sharable
All Along the Watchtowers	56 (50)	Alliance	Use the Beacon Torch while standing in the doorway of each of Andorhal's four towers	5,800 XP, 85s, +100 Stormwind. Not sharable
All Along the Watchtowers	56 (50), Elite	Horde	Same four towers, back to Derrington	5,800 XP, 85s, +100 Undercity. Not sharable
Alas, Andorhal	60 (50), Elite	Alliance	Bring Araj's Phylactery Shard from Araj the Summoner	8,300 XP, Mark of Resolution, +150 Alliance faction, +150 Argent Dawn. Sharable
Alas, Andorhal	60 (50), Elite	Horde	Same shard, back to Derrington	8,300 XP, Mark of Resolution, +150 Horde faction, +150 Argent Dawn. Sharable

Sorrow Hill is the graveyard area south-east of Andorhal. There are 72 Skeletal Flayer spawns (levels 50–51) and 35 Slavering Ghoul spawns (levels 50–52), both thickest around 50, 79. That's a short ride north-east of Chillwind, so Clear the Way is the natural first quest for Alliance players arriving at 50.

The Flame in a Bottle isn't handed to you. It is listed as coming from a Box of Incendiaries in the Scarlet camp itself, so loot the box first, then burn the tent.

The watchtowers are marked by standing in each doorway, not by touching the tower from outside. The Horde version is tagged as Elite and the Alliance version as normal, even though the objective is the same. Either way, Andorhal's outer ruins are full of normal-level skeletons, so a careful solo player can usually do it.

Araj the Summoner is a level 61 Elite at 45.4, 69.2, in the middle of Andorhal. He's surrounded by Elite Skeletal Warlords and Flesh Golems, so bring a group. He also drops Araj's Scarab for the Scholomance key chain (below). If you're on that chain, have both quests in your log before the kill.

Chromie's quests in the Andorhal Inn (Classic Era baseline)

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Chromie (level 63) stands in the Andorhal Inn at 39.4, 66.8, on the western edge of the ruins. Her quests are open to both factions and need level 53, so they fit into the same trip as the towers.

The Scholomance key chain (Classic Era baseline)

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This is the longest chain from either camp. It ends with the Skeleton Key that opens Scholomance. Every step needs level 55. The Alliance gets it from Arbington and the Horde from Dithers, and the steps are the same.

1. Scholomance (5533 Alliance, 838 Horde): your commander sends you to the alchemist. 560 XP.
2. Mold Rhymes With... (5538 / 5514): take the Imbued Skeletal Fragments and 15 gold to Krinkle Goodsteel in Gadgetzan. 600 XP.
3. Fire Plume Forged (5801 / 5802): take the Skeleton Key Mold and 2 Thorium Bars to the top of Fire Plume Ridge in Un'Goro Crater, use the mold by the lava lake, and bring the Unfinished Skeleton Key back to the Plaguelands. 4,500 XP.
4. Araj's Scarab (5803 / 5804), level 60 Elite: kill Araj the Summoner and bring back his scarab. 4,950 XP.

Budget the 15 gold and two Thorium Bars before you start. Steps 3 and 4 send you to Kalimdor, so do them when you're already heading to Tanaris or Un'Goro. The dungeon itself is covered in our Scholomance guide and Scholomance quests.

Argent Dawn turn-ins at both camps (Classic Era baseline)

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• Argent Dawn Commission (5401 Alliance, Pureheart; 5405 Horde, Garush): level 55 (min 50). 560 XP, +10 Argent Dawn and the Argent Dawn Commission trinket, which lets you loot Scourgestones.
• Scourgestone hand-ins (Alliance 5402, 5403, 5404; Horde 5408, 5407, 5406): repeatable Minion's, Invader's and Corruptor's Scourgestone turn-ins for Argent Dawn Valor Tokens.
• Mantles of the Dawn (5507 Alliance, Lightspark; 5504 Horde, Hasana): 10 Valor Tokens. 6,600 XP. Needs Argent Dawn reputation.
• Chromatic Mantle of the Dawn (5521 / 5524): 25 Valor Tokens. 8,300 XP. Needs higher Argent Dawn reputation.

For which reputation level each needs, see the Argent Dawn reputation guide.

Other quests you'll pick up from the camps (Classic Era baseline)

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Quest	Level (min)	Side	Giver	Notes
A Plague Upon Thee	55 (48)	Alliance	Nathaniel Dumah	100 Plagueland Termites from mounds in Eastern Plaguelands (5,650 XP, 85s), then plant the barrel at Northridge Lumber Mill (5904, 2,800 XP) and report back (6389, 5,650 XP, 85s)
A Plague Upon Thee	55 (48)	Horde	Mickey Levine	Same termite and barrel steps (5902, 6390)
Unfinished Business	56 (50)	Both	Kirsta Deepshadow, 52, 28	Kill 2 each of Scarlet Medics, Hunters, Mages and Knights (5,800 XP, 65s). Then Huntsman Radley and Cavalier Durgen (6,000 XP, 65s), then the Elite Hearthglen overlook (6,200 XP, 1g 75s)
The Last Barov	60 (52), PvP	Horde	Alexi Barov	Kill Weldon Barov inside Chillwind Camp. 8,300 XP, 1g 80s, Barov Peasant Caller
The Last Barov	60 (52), PvP	Alliance	Weldon Barov	Kill Alexi Barov at The Bulwark. Barov Peasant Caller
Barov Family Fortune	60 (52), Dungeon	Alliance	Weldon Barov	Collect the four Barov deeds in Scholomance
Flint Shadowmore	60 (56), Elite	Alliance	Master Mathias Shaw, Stormwind	Meet the SI:7 agent Flint Shadowmore at Chillwind (43.6, 84.4). Then The Eastern Plagues (8,300 XP) and The Blightcaller Cometh (6,600 XP, ends with Bolvar)

The Last Barov is a PvP quest: Weldon and Alexi are Elite and stand among their faction's guards. Treat it as a raid-group objective, not something to try on the way past.

Map: Chillwind Camp, Sorrow Hill and Andorhal (Classic Era baseline)

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Map pins: coordinates. The outline is decorative.

A sensible order

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1. Arrive at 50 with A Call to Arms and hand it in to your commander.
2. Alliance: Clear the Way in Sorrow Hill. Horde: Scarlet Diversions at the Scarlet camp.
3. Pick up the Scourge Cauldrons chain and start Felstone Field. Its turn-ins run alongside everything below.
4. Around 53, take All Along the Watchtowers and Chromie's two quests into Andorhal together.
5. At 55, start the Scholomance key chain and the Argent Dawn Commission. Collect Skeletal Fragments while you clear Andorhal.
6. When you have a group, do Alas, Andorhal and Araj's Scarab in one kill.
7. Save Unfinished Business for when you're working the Hearthglen side of the zone.

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. Everything on this page requires level 48 or higher, so none of it is reachable in the current beta. whether quest levels, XP or rewards will change when the cap rises.

FAQ

Where is The Bulwark? On the Tirisfal Glades side of the border with the Western Plaguelands. Its NPCs Tirisfal coordinates, around 83, 69. [Unconfirmed]

Is there a kill quest for the Horde like Clear the Way? Not at the start. The Horde's first Bulwark job is Scarlet Diversions, which is a burn-and-plant task. Unfinished Business, from Kirsta Deepshadow, is a kill quest for both factions.

Can I do Alas, Andorhal solo? It isn't designed for solo play. It is tagged Elite, and Araj is a level 61 Elite with Elite guards. [Unconfirmed]

Do Alas, Andorhal and Araj's Scarab need separate kills? Both need Araj killed, so take both quests before the fight.

Where are the cauldron quests? On The Scourge Cauldrons.

Related

• Western Plaguelands zone guide
• The Scourge Cauldrons
• Argent Dawn reputation
• Tirion Fordring chain
• Scholomance quests
• Eastern Plaguelands: Light's Hope & Darrowshire
• Elite quests 30–60

How we checked this: quest, NPC 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.

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