Elwynn Forest Leveling Guide (WoW: Forever): Northshire to Westfall, Quest Order 1–12

Elwynn Forest is still the classic Human starting zone in World of Warcraft: Forever – Northshire Abbey, Goldshire, Hogger and all – but it's no longer the same zone you remember. Forever keeps the original quests and adds a few dozen new ones: book quests for Brother Paxton, a murloc and fishing chain at Crystal Lake, new hubs in the east, the first camping quests and new named elites. Here's an efficient route from level 1 to about 12.

This guide is for Alliance characters starting in Northshire (Humans, plus anyone who walks over from Dun Morogh or Teldrassil). It's checked against World of Warcraft: Forever as live on November 10, 2026.

Quick overview

Flight path: Elwynn has none of its own – the nearest flight master is in Stormwind City, just north of Goldshire. Next zone: Westfall (Sentinel Hill) at 10–12, or Loch Modan.

Northshire Valley (1–5)

1. A Threat Within. Talk to Deputy Willem outside the abbey (/way 48.2 42.9Copy), then Marshal McBride inside (/way 48.9 41.6Copy).
2. Kobold Camp Cleanup and Investigate Echo Ridge from McBride, plus Wolves Across the Border from Eagan Peltskinner near the abbey. Kill wolves and kobolds together north of the abbey.
3. Brother Paxton's new book quests. Forever adds a short chain from Brother Paxton (/way 49.6 40.4Copy) – Nibbled-On Book, Book Inventory, Rascally Rodents and Mining Consultant. Do them while you're in the area.
4. Brotherhood of Thieves and Milly Osworth → Milly's Harvest → Grape Manifest. The Defias thieves and the vineyard are east of the abbey. Grape Manifest sends you up to Brother Neals in the bell tower.
5. Skirmish at Echo Ridge (inside the mine) and Bounty on Garrick Padfoot – Garrick's shack is at the east end of the valley (/way 57.5 48.3Copy).
6. Report to Goldshire. Take the road south out of the valley.

Goldshire and Crystal Lake (5–8)

1. Report to Marshal Dughan in Goldshire (/way 42.1 65.9 Marshal DughanCopy). Pick up The Fargodeep Mine, Shhh! We're Hunting Kobolds (new) and the other kobold quests, plus Kobold Candles and Collecting Kelp from William Pestle and Gold Dust Exchange from Remy "Two Times".
2. Set your hearthstone at Innkeeper Farley in the Lion's Pride Inn.
3. Camping. Sam Sarsaparilla outside Goldshire (/way 44.9 63.4Copy) starts The Great Outdoors and Camping 101: Cooking – Forever's new camping system. Stuck on the campfire step? See our Great Outdoors guide.
4. Crystal Lake (new). Jason Mathers at the lake (/way 47.5 62.2Copy) has a new run of murloc and fishing quests – A Net Disaster, Slimy Menace, Bottles and Baubles, A Man About a Murloc, An Enticing Offer and Baited for Success. Great XP close to town.
5. Book Return (elite). Dughan's level 6 elite quest sends you into Fargodeep Mine for 6 Lost Books. It rewards a 6-slot Book Bag – worth it if you have a friend.

Stonefield and Maclure (6–9)

South of Goldshire, the two feuding farms have the classic quests: Young Lovers and Speak with Gramma, Princess Must Die! (Princess the pig), Lost Necklace, Pie for Billy, Back to Billy and Goldtooth (the kobold in Fargodeep Mine). Ma Stonefield is at /way 34.7 84.5Copy and Billy Maclure at /way 43.1 85.7Copy.

East Elwynn (8–11)

1. Head east to the Brackwell Pumpkin Patch and Eastvale Logging Camp. Classic quests: Further Concerns, The Jasperlode Mine, Find the Lost Guards, Discover Rolf's Fate, Protect the Frontier, Bounty on Murlocs, Red Linen Goods, A Bundle of Trouble and Deliver Thomas' Report. Guard Thomas is at the bridge (/way 74.0 72.2Copy).
2. New Forever quests in the east include Good Steel, Delicate Instruments, Stolen Enchanting Supplies, Downstream and the elite Rare Books near the Jasperlode Mine.
3. New elites. Croaky, a level 11 elite murloc south-west of Eastvale, and Elmpaw, a level 12 elite north of Stone Cairn Lake, both drop heads that start a quest. Group up or skip.

West Elwynn (10–12)

Finish at Westbrook Garrison (Deputy Rainer, /way 24.2 74.5Copy): Westbrook Garrison Needs Help!, Riverpaw Gnoll Bounty, Wanted: "Hogger" (a level 11 elite – bring friends) and Manhunt. Then pick up Report to Gryan Stoutmantle and head into Westfall.

Quests to skip or group for

• Elites: Hogger, Book Return, Croaky, Elmpaw and Rare Books. Fine in a group, slow solo.
• Furlbrow's Deed: a rare drop – don't farm for it.
• Anything you'd have to walk back for at 12. Westfall has far better XP by then.

Tips

• Combine quests by area. Northshire wolves and kobolds overlap, as do the Fargodeep and Goldtooth quests.
• Do the camping quests early. Camp buffs help the whole leveling journey.
• Pick up Stormwind's flight path when you visit the city for class training.

Ready for Westfall? Our Defias Brotherhood guide covers the zone's big chain. Every guide is on our WoW: Forever quests page.