Desolace storyline (Classic)

''This article is about the zone storyline before the Cataclysm. For the live version, see Desolace storyline.''

Desolace is questing zone (level range of 30-39) for both the Horde and Alliance. The main quest hub for the Alliance is located in Nijel's Point, whereas the Horde players can find quests both in Ghost Walker Post and Shadowprey Village. There are many neutral quests located in the zone as well, from greedy goblin business to centaur clan rivalry.

Alliance storyline

 * Centaur Bounty (Alliance)

Corporal Melkins sends the adventurer to collect 15 centaur ears from any clan in the region. According to him: "each has its own leader and agenda, but all the clans have one thing in common: cruelty".

Reclaimer's Inc

 * Reclaimers' Business in Desolace

Roetten Stonehammer, at the Hall of Explorers in Ironforge has word that Reclaimers Inc. work for someone, out in Desolace. He tells you to seek out Kreldig Ungor in Nijel's Point. Learning that Roetten sent you, Kreldig welcomes the adventurer and compliments his choice of employment.

This quest is also a prerequisite for  The Karnitol Shipwreck and Reagents for Reclaimers Inc. (quest), given by Kreldig.


 * Reagents for Reclaimers Inc. (quest)

Kreldig has a shopping list for Leftwitch, a gnome mage in Kharanos. First on the list are horns and claws from the hatefury satyrs.


 * Reagents for Reclaimers Inc. (2)

Second and third on Leftwitch's list are aged kodo hides, and scorpashi venom.


 * Reagents for Reclaimers Inc. (3)

Kreldig sends the adventurer out one more time. This time, you're to bring back yet more demon parts. And nothing neat and clean like claws and horns, either. Leftwitch wants brains, wings, and blood.


 * Reagents for Reclaimers Inc. (4)

Having done everything else to collect items for Leftwitch's order, Kreldig asks the adventurer to take the package back to Roetten Stonehammer in Ironforge.

The Karnitol Shipwreck

 * The Karnitol Shipwreck

One of Kreldig's tasks is to recover a chest for a Stormwind mage named Karnitol. Apparently, his ship was attacked by sea giants, and his belongings were lost.


 * The Karnitol Shipwreck (2)

After finding the empty chest at Ethel Rethor's coast, the adventurer returns to Kreldig for further instructions.


 * The Karnitol Shipwreck (3)

Kreldig suspects that Karnitol's satchel's might be in the ocean with a naga tribe, and he sends the adventurer to look for it there.

Vahlarriel's Search
Vahlarriel is a night elf who is investigating the disappearrence of two missing nobles of a Darnassian merchant family: Tyranis and Dalinda from House Malem.


 * Vahlarriel's Search

In his first quest, Vahlarriel asks the adventurer to investigate the whereabouts of Tyranis and Dalinda's wagon, that was last seen near the road to Stonetalon Mountains


 * Vahlarriel's Search (2)

After finding the destroyed wagon without any corpses, the adventurer returns to Vahlarriel to report his findings. Vahlarriel's suspects that the Burning Blade might have captured both to Thunder Axe Fortress.


 * Vahlarriel's Search (3)

Vahlarriel informs the adventurer that it is more important to find Dalinda, leaving hints of some suspicion on Tyranis intentions in coming to Desolace.


 * Search for Tyranis

Venturing into Thunder Axe Fortress the adventurer finds Dalinda alive, and she informs about the Burning Blade's plans to sacrife her for their demon masters. She them asks the adventurer to find her brother, who, according to her, had recently begun craving for arcane knowledge. The adventurer finds Tyranis in a corrupted state, alligned with other Burning Blade members, and kills him. In the end of the quest, the adventurer hands Tyranis' necklace to his sister and explains about his corruption.


 * Return to Vahlarriel

Finally, the adventurer escorts Dalinda out of Thunder Axe Fortress, and them returns to Vahlarriel to conclude his mission.

Other quests

 * Down the Scarlet Path

This quest is part of a chain that starts in Stormwind's Cathedral with Brother Crowley. Crowley sends the adventurer to meet Brother Anton, a member of the Scarlet Crusade situated in Nijel's Point to investigate the undead presence in the Valley of Bones. After killing some skeletons for Anton, the adventurer receives a recommendation letter and is sent to Southshore to continue his efforts against the undead.

Centaur quests

 * Khan Dez'hepah (quest)
 * Centaur Bounty (Horde)

Alliance relations
This quest chain starts in Orgrimmar, but is mainly done in Desolace.


 * Alliance Relations


 * Alliance Relations (2)
 * Alliance Relations (3)
 * The Burning of Spirits
 * Befouled by Satyr
 * Alliance Relations (4)

The corrupter
This chain can be started by acquiring a Flayed Demon Skin, dropped in Thunder Axe Fortress.


 * The Corrupter

The adventurer can retrieve the demon skin to Maurin Bonesplitter in Ghost Walker Post to uncover the nature of some mysterious red markings in it. Maurin explains that it is a demonic language similar to the Eredun language, and he recognizes a demon signature from Lord Azrethoc. Apparently, this is the main demon guiding the Burning Blade's activity in the area.


 * The Corrupter (2)

Maurin requests a scalp from a specific type of satyr in Desolace: the hatefury shadowstalker. He explains that it will work as a reagent to find Lord Azrethoc.


 * The Corrupter (3)

Afterwards, Maurin requests the next reagent: a Oracle Crystal from the local Desolace naga. At the end of the quest, Maurin is able to summon a vision of a Burning Blade warlock (Jugkar Grim'rod) and his master: Lord Azrethoc.


 * The Corrupter (4)

Maurin instructs the adventurer to talk to Takata Steelblade, an orc blademaster in Ghost Walker Post, in order to prepare for the confrontation against the demon.


 * The Corrupter (5)

In the final part of this chain, Lord Azrethoc and Jugkar Grim'rod are defeated in Mannoroc Coven.

Shadowprey Village

 * Hunting in Stranglethorn
 * Clam Bait
 * Other Fish to Fry
 * Hand of Iruxos (quest)
 * Portals of the Legion (Horde)

Goblin quests

 * Desolace caravan quests.jpg Roundup (quest)

The goblin Smeed is interested in taming some kodos with his kodo kombulator: a device that rejuvenates and tames aged kodo.


 * Bodyguard for Hire & Gizelton Caravan (quest)

The Gizelton brothers are goblins caravan travelers that roam through Desolace. In two distinct spots, they offer a quest for adventurer's willing to aid the protection of their kodo caravan.


 * Ghost-o-plasm Round Up

The goblin Hornizz Brimbuzzle is looking for adventures willing to collect some ghost energy with his ghost-o-plasm magnet. For this purpose, he directs the adventurer to the Valley of Bones, where Magram ghosts reside.


 * Bone Collector

Apparently kodo bones are valuable trade items, and Bibbly F'utzbuckle needs some help collecting them. She wants to sell them to a caravan that often resell them at Shadowprey Village.


 * Get Me Out of Here!

Melizza Brimbuzzle can be found trapped by the Maraudine centaur in the Valley of Spears. She came to do business with them, but they were more interested in cooking her. The adventurer can free her and grab a reward with her brother, Hornizz Brimbuzzle.

Azore Aldamort

 * Sceptre of Light (quest)

Azore Aldamort is a Argent Dawn archmage interested in recovering artifacts in Desolace. In his first quest, he asks the adventurer to venture the Burning Blade's Thunder Axe Fortress to recover a naga magical weapon: the Sceptre of Light.


 * Book of the Ancients (quest)

On his second quest, Aldamort trusts the adventurer the posession of the Gem of the Serpent] to summon the naga who is protecting the Book of the Ancients, a tome that he wants to pass over to the Argent Dawn's council protection.

Ulysses Rackmore

 * Claim Rackmore's Treasure!

The adventurer can find Ulysses Rackmore's logbook along the coast of Ethel Rethor, in which we will describe how to open his chest in Ranazjar Isle. In order to do so, it is required a golden and a silver key, which can be dropped from local makrura and naga.

Centaur quests
The adventurer can decide which centaur clan he will be alligned to in Desolace: the Gelkis (Strange Alliance & Gelkis Alliance) or the Magram (Brutal Politics & Magram Alliance). Starting those quests, in either Nijel's Point or Ghost Walker Post, adventurer's will unlock more quests to gain more reputation with their preffered clan.

Magram

 * Broken Tears (quest)
 * Gizmo for Warug
 * Khan Shaka (quest)
 * Khan Hratha (Magram)

Gelkis

 * Raid on the Kolkar

After hearing whispers of the adventurer's name, the Uthek requests ten crude charm from the Kolkar Clan.


 * Stealing Supplies

In his next mission, Uthek wants to steal some supplies from the Magram Clan.


 * Ongeku (quest)

Afterwards, Uthek requests the adventurer to travel to the Swamp of Sorrows in the Eastern Kingdoms in order to retrieve a draenethyst crystal from a broken draenei called Ongeku.


 * Khan Jehn (quest)
 * Khan Hratha (Gelkis)

Mauraudon

 * The Pariah's Instructions (quest)