Thorium Point and Searing Gorge quests: the WANTED board, Velarok Windblade and Dorius (Classic Era baseline)
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Thorium Point is the Thorium Brotherhood's camp on the north-west rim of the Searing Gorge. It's the only real quest hub in the zone, and everything it offers is open to both factions. Its quests send you down into the Cauldron and the Slag Pit to fight the Dark Iron dwarves. Around it sit a few other quest lines: a dragonkin called Velarok Windblade in the middle of the gorge, a goblin locked in an outhouse in the east, and a short Alliance chain for the archaeologist Dorius. This page covers every Classic Era quest in the zone, with levels, XP, rewards and coordinates). Reputation turn-ins are on our Thorium Brotherhood reputation guide. Forever changes have their own section.
Quick facts
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| Main hub | Thorium Point (both factions). WANTED board 37.6, 26.6, Hansel Heavyhands 38.4, 27.8, Master Smith Burninate 38.6, 28.4, Taskmaster Scrange 38.8, 27.6 |
| Other givers | Velarok Windblade 39, 39 (both), Wooden Outhouse 65.5, 62.2 (both), Dorius Stonetender 63.8, 60.8 (Alliance), Zamael Lunthistle 29.4, 26.4 (Alliance) |
| Level range | 45 (Caught!) to 55 (Dwarven Justice). Most quests need level 40 or 45 |
| Reputation | Each Thorium Point quest gives 100 Thorium Brotherhood reputation |
| Elite quests | WANTED: Overseer Maltorius, Look at the Size of It!, The Flame's Casing, Set Them Ablaze!, Release Them, Rise, Obsidion! and The Horn of the Beast |
| Flight masters | See our Searing Gorge zone guide |
About "Kalaran's quests"
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Our backlog called the dragon chain "Kalaran's quests". The NPC is real, but his name is the catch. Both and the listed database name NPC 8479 Velarok Windblade. The Forever database's text for Divine Retribution says "Listen as Kalaran Windblade tells his story" and calls the objective "Kalaran Story". The Classic page says Velarok in both places. So the Forever quest text uses the newer name Kalaran. Which name his nameplate shows in WoW Forever is. He also isn't at Thorium Point. He stands at 39, 39 in the middle of the gorge, well south of the camp. We use "Velarok" below because that's how both databases label the NPC.
Thorium Point quests (both factions)
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Three quests start from the WANTED/Missing/Lost & Found board at 37.6, 26.6. The rest come from the smiths who stand around it. All of them need level 45, and every one gives 100 Thorium Brotherhood reputation.
| Quest | Level / req | From → to | What you do | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STOLEN: Smithing Tuyere and Lookout's Spyglass | 48 / 45 | Board → Taskmaster Scrange | Recover both stolen tools from the Dark Irons | 4,400 XP, 1g 40s, choice of Slagplate Leggings or Everwarm Handwraps |
| JOB OPPORTUNITY: Culling the Competition | 48 / 45 | Board → Scrange | Kill 15 Dark Iron Taskmasters and 15 Dark Iron Slavers | 4,400 XP, 2g 10s |
| Curse These Fat Fingers | 49 / 45 | Hansel Heavyhands → Hansel | Kill 20 Heavy War Golems around the Cauldron | 4,550 XP, 70s, Slagplate Gauntlets |
| Fiery Menace! | 49 / 45 | Hansel → Hansel | Kill 20 Greater Lava Spiders on the plateaus and lava pools | 4,550 XP, 70s, Seared Mail Girdle |
| Incendosaurs? Whateverosaur is More Like It | 49 / 45 | Hansel → Hansel | Kill 20 Incendosaurs in the Slag Pit lava pools | 4,550 XP, 70s, Luffa |
| What the Flux? | 50 / 45 | Master Smith Burninate → Burninate | Find the Secret Plans: Fiery Flux in the Slag Pit | 4,700 XP, 75s |
| WANTED: Overseer Maltorius (Elite) | 50 / 45 | Board → Lookout Captain Lolo Longstriker | Kill Overseer Maltorius in the Slag Pit and bring his head | 4,700 XP, choice of Seared Mail Vest or Charred Leather Tunic |
| Look at the Size of It! (Elite) | 50 / 45 | Starts from Chambermaid Pillaclencher's Pillow → Evonice Sootsmoker | Hand the pillow to Evonice | 4,700 XP, Evonice's Landin' Pilla |
The STOLEN quest only tells you the tools "were definitely stolen by Dark Iron dwarves". Where each one drops is in our data, so check the page before you go. Look at the Size of It! Is odd: lists no starting NPC and shows its side as "None". The pillow starts it, and where the pillow drops is. Our reputation guide covers the reputation turn-ins that follow.
All eight quests are sharable except Look at the Size of It!, so one player can share the board quests with the group.
Velarok Windblade's chain: the Torch of Retribution (both factions)
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Velarok Windblade runs nine quests at 39, 39. Every one is open to both factions and needs only level 40. Squire Maltrake stands next to him.
| Step | Quest | Level | What you do | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Divine Retribution | 48 | Listen to Velarok's story | 440 XP |
| 2 | The Flawless Flame | 48 | Bring 4 Hearts of Flame and 4 Golem Oil | 4,400 XP, 1g 40s |
| 3 | Forging the Shaft | 48 | Bring 8 Thorium Plated Daggers | 4,400 XP, 1g 40s |
| 4 | The Flame's Casing (Elite) | 50 | Bring a Symbol of Ragnaros | 4,700 XP, 75s |
| 5 | The Torch of Retribution | 50 | Wait while Velarok makes the torch | 470 XP |
| 6 | The Torch of Retribution | 50 | Take the torch (an object at 39, 39.1) | 4,700 XP |
| 7 | Squire Maltrake | 50 | Speak with Maltrake | 470 XP |
| 8 | Set Them Ablaze! (Elite) | 52 | Use the torch inside the North, South, East and West Sentry Towers | 7,600 XP, 2g 30s, choice of three rewards |
| 9 | Trinkets... | 50 | Open the Hoard of the Black Dragonflight chest at 39, 38.9 | 470 XP, Hoard of the Black Dragonflight |
The hoard from step 9 is the usual way to get the Black Dragonflight Molt for Burning Steppes' A Taste of Flame. Our A Taste of Flame guide has the drop odds and the next steps, so we won't repeat them here. Step 5 and step 8 aren't sharable.
| Set Them Ablaze! reward | Slot | Stats |
|---|---|---|
| Dragonflight Leggings | Legs, cloth | 58 Armor, +6 Str, +13 Agi, +14 Spi |
| Drakefire Headguard | Head, mail | 226 Armor, +5 Str, +9 Int, +15 Spi |
| Axe of the Ebon Drake | One-hand axe | Stats not printed because they aren't confirmed for Forever yet |
The outhouse chain (both factions)
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At 65.5, 62.2 in the east of the gorge there's a Wooden Outhouse with someone locked inside. These three quests are open to both factions and need level 43.
| Quest | Level / req | From → to | What you do | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caught! | 45 / 43 | Outhouse → Outhouse | Kill 8 Dark Iron Geologists and bring 15 Silk Cloth | 3,900 XP |
| Ledger from Tanaris | 46 / 43 | Outhouse → Krinkle Goodsteel (Tanaris) | Take Goodsteel's Ledger, then bring 20 Solid Crystal Leg Shafts, the Overdue Package and Goodsteel's Balanced Flameberge | 5,050 XP, 150 Gadgetzan rep, choice of Charged Lightning Rod or Girdle of Reprisal |
| The Key to Freedom | 47 / 43 | Starts from the Grimesilt Outhouse Key → Outhouse | Find a use for the key | 5,250 XP |
Caught! is the only sharable one. Where the Grimesilt Outhouse Key drops is in our data.
Alliance only: Dorius, Suntara and Zamael
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| Quest | Level / req | From → to | What you do | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suntara Stones | 48 / 40 | Dorius Stonetender (63.8, 60.8) → Singed Letter (74.5, 19.4) | Escort Dorius | 4,400 XP, 100 Ironforge rep |
| Suntara Stones | 48 / 40 | Singed Letter → Curator Thorius (Ironforge) | Take the letter to the Hall of Explorers | 4,400 XP, 1g 40s, 100 Ironforge rep |
| Dwarven Justice | 55 / 40 | Thorius → Dying Archaeologist (41.2, 25.6) | Find Dorius's archaeology unit | 5,650 XP, 100 Ironforge rep |
| Release Them (Elite) | 52 / 40 | Dying Archaeologist → Altar of Suntara | Take the Mysterious Artifact from the Twilight's Hammer Idolaters in the north-west | 5,100 XP, 100 Ironforge rep |
| Rise, Obsidion! (Elite) | 52 / 40 | Dying Archaeologist → Thorius | Kill Lathoric the Black and Obsidion | 7,600 XP, 1g 55s, 200 Ironforge rep, choice of Centurion Legplates, Lordrec Helmet or Ring of Fortitude |
| Prayer to Elune | 50 / 40 | Zamael Lunthistle (29.4, 26.4) → Zamael | Hear his story | 470 XP |
| Prayer to Elune | 50 / 40 | Zamael → Astarii Starseeker (Darnassus) | Find the Prayer to Elune | 5,900 XP, 1g 45s, 150 Darnassus rep, choice of Kaylari Shoulders or Runesteel Vambraces |
| The Horn of the Beast (Elite) | 48 / 40 | Starts from Margol's Gigantic Horn → Mountaineer Pebblebitty (Loch Modan) | Take the horn to Pebblebitty | 5,450 XP, 150 Ironforge rep |
No Horde-only Classic Era quests for the Searing Gorge that we could confirm. Horde players get Thorium Point, Velarok and the outhouse.
Elite and group notes
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- Overseer Maltorius is the elite target in the Slag Pit, and his quest is tagged Elite. Our zone guide covers the Slag Pit. Take What the Flux? and the Incendosaur kills at the same time, since they're in the same place.
- Set Them Ablaze! isn't sharable. Each player has to finish Velarok's chain up to step 7 to get it, so plan the chain together.
- The Flame's Casing needs a Symbol of Ragnaros. Where it drops is in our data.
- Rise, Obsidion! and Release Them are Alliance elites in the north-west. See elite quests 30–60 for how they compare.
Where the givers are
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Map pins: coordinates. The outline is decorative. The full zone map is on our Searing Gorge zone guide.
A sensible order
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- At 43 to 45: do Caught! at the outhouse first, since it's the lowest level in the zone. Pick up Ledger from Tanaris and keep it for your next trip south.
- At 45 to 48: fly to Thorium Point and take everything from the board, Hansel and Burninate. Start Velarok's chain on the way down into the gorge, and bring Thorium Plated Daggers with you.
- At 48 to 50: do the golems, spiders, Dark Iron kills and STOLEN tools around the Cauldron. Collect Hearts of Flame and Golem Oil for Velarok as you go.
- At 50 or above, in a group: go into the Slag Pit for the Incendosaurs, the Fiery Flux plans and Maltorius in one trip. Then finish Set Them Ablaze! together.
- Alliance: fit the Dorius escort and Zamael's Prayer to Elune around steps 2 and 3, and save Rise, Obsidion! 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. Every quest on this page needs level 40 or more, so none of them can be done during the current beta. whether levels, XP or reputation values will change when the cap rises.
FAQ
Is Thorium Point Alliance or Horde? Both. Every Thorium Point quest is open to both factions. [Unconfirmed]
Who is Kalaran Windblade? It's the name the Forever database's quest text uses for the NPC that other reports call Velarok Windblade (NPC 8479), at 39, 39. See the note near the top. [Unconfirmed]
How much Thorium Brotherhood reputation do the quests give? 100 per Thorium Point quest, 800 in total for all eight. After that you need turn-ins, covered on our reputation guide.
Can I solo Overseer Maltorius? His quest Elite at level 50, so plan on a group. [Unconfirmed]
Does Velarok's chain lead anywhere? Yes. The Hoard of the Black Dragonflight from Trinkets... is the usual source of the Black Dragonflight Molt for A Taste of Flame in the Burning Steppes.
Related
- Searing Gorge zone guide
- Thorium Brotherhood reputation guide
- A Taste of Flame
- Burning Steppes: Morgan's Vigil and Flame Crest
- Blackrock Depths quests
- Gadgetzan and Tanaris quests
- Elite quests 30–60
How we checked this: quest, NPC, object and item data comes read on 3 Nov 2026 (AEDT), including the start and end coordinates on each quest's map. The Kalaran/Velarok names were read for 8479 and 3441. The Forever level cap is from Blizzard's 26 Oct development notes.
Sources
- Blizzard — WoW Forever Beta Development Notes (Updated October 26)