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The Barrens

[Established Lore] What the game has always held to be true.

Level 10-25 - Kalimdor

Region: Kalimdor

Level Range: 10-25

Control: Horde

Overview

The Barrens is a huge, dry plain at the center of Kalimdor. It is the Horde's second home, with the Crossroads at its heart. Lions, raptors, zhevra, and a lot of dust fill it. [Game · Zone: The Barrens]

The Crossroads

The Crossroads is the main Horde outpost. Thork leads it. Orcs, tauren and trolls pass through on the way to Ashenvale, Stonetalon or Thousand Needles. [Game · Quest: Crossroads Conscription] [Game · Quest: Journey to the Crossroads]

Durotar Supply and Logistics runs a trade hub near the Crossroads. [New in Forever] [Game · Quest: Shipping Label]

Camp Taurajo

Camp Taurajo is the tauren camp in the south. Grunt Logmar and tauren elders guard it. [Game · Quest: Tribes at War]

Alliance soldiers have crossed the Dustwallow border, and the Horde wants them out. [New in Forever] [Game · Quest: Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected]

Ratchet

Ratchet is a goblin port on the east coast, run by Gazlowe. It is neutral. Sailors, smugglers and pirates stop here. [Game · Quest: The Missing Shipment] [Game · Quest: Weapons of Choice]

Wrenix the Wretched needs parts from the pirate camp south of Ratchet, and Gazlowe wants Bruuz's fin. [New in Forever] [Game · Quest: Parts and Pieces] [Game · Quest: WANTED: Bruuz]

Northwatch Hold

Northwatch Hold is a Kul Tiran fortress in the north, still held. The Horde calls it a threat. [Game · Quest: The Guns of Northwatch]

The Wailing Caverns and the Oases

Wailing Caverns lies at Lushwater Oasis. Its druids were corrupted by the Nightmare. [Game · Quest: Altered Beings] [Game · Quest: The Barrens Oases] [Game · Quest: The Stagnant Oasis]

The Kolkar and the Harpies

The Kolkar centaur raid across the plain, and harpies hold the oases. [Game · Quest: Kolkar Leaders] [Game · Quest: Harpy Raiders] [Game · Quest: Verog the Dervish]

What's New in Forever

  • Savannah lions and a hermit tanner on the ridge overlooking the Dry Hills. [New in Forever] [Game · Quest: Bruised Pride and Lion Hides] [Game · Quest: The Hermit Tanner]
  • Traps and game for Vrang. [New in Forever] [Game · Quest: Vrang's Game]
  • Chol'aruk the Ravener. [New in Forever] [Game · Quest: Chol'aruk the Ravener]
  • Stormhide lizards and Hecklefang Stalkers in the south. [New in Forever] [Game · Quest: Field to Clear]

Playing in the Barrens

  • The Barrens is the Horde's frontier. Everyone is passing through.
  • Water is power. Oases matter.
  • Ratchet is neutral. A Horde character and an Alliance one can share a drink.

More to come soon.

Ratchet

[Established Lore] · Its own page

At a Glance

  • Region: The Barrens, Kalimdor
  • Control: Steamwheedle Cartel (neutral)
  • Known for: the docks and the Booty Bay boat
  • Rival: the Southsea Freebooters

About

Ratchet is a small Cartel port, a place of crates, cranes and rope. Goblins run it, and Alliance and Horde both pass through. The Barrens end at its docks. [WoW Classic · The Barrens]

It is the northern end of the Booty Bay run.

Quests and Rumors

Pirates and smugglers cause trouble on the coast. [Game · Quest: Southsea Freebooters] [Game · Quest: Stolen Booty] [Game · Quest: WANTED: Baron Longshore]

The docks always need hands. [Game · Quest: Down at the Docks] [Game · Quest: Trouble at the Docks] [Game · Quest: The Missing Shipment]

Playing in Ratchet

  • Ratchet is neutral. The guards will not ignore a fight.
  • A Ratchet goblin is a salesman. They are friendly and the bill is coming.
  • Boats are a good place for a scene.

More to come soon.

Sources: WoW Classic: The Barrens quests

The Crossroads

[Established Lore] · Its own page

At a Glance

  • Region: The Barrens, Kalimdor
  • Control: Horde
  • Known for: the junction and the Warchief's patience
  • Neighbors: Camp Taurajo and Ratchet

About

The Crossroads is the center of the Barrens. It is a Horde fortress of wood and bone, ringed by plainstriders and centaurs. Orcs, tauren and trolls pass through it every hour. [WoW Classic · The Barrens]

Alliance soldiers have crossed the border into the Barrens, and Grunt Logmar at Camp Taurajo wants them out. [New in Forever]

Quests and Rumors

The Horde recruits here. [Game · Quest: Crossroads Conscription] [Game · Quest: Plainstrider Menace] [Game · Quest: Harpy Raiders] [Game · Quest: Egg Hunt] [Game · Quest: Raptor Thieves]

The centaur are the main enemy. [Game · Quest: Disrupt the Attacks] [Game · Quest: Kolkar Leaders] [Game · Quest: Verog the Dervish] [Game · Quest: Hezrul Bloodmark]

Playing in The Crossroads

  • A Crossroads character is a Horde recruit, a scout or a trader.
  • The Barrens are open and dry. Water matters.
  • Do not make the town a city. It is a camp.

More to come soon.

Sources: WoW Classic: The Barrens quests

Also about The Barrens

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