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The Crossroads

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

The Horde's main town in the Barrens, a fortified camp where the roads north, south, east and west meet.

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

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