Zone · Eastern Kingdoms

The Hinterlands

Zone in Eastern Kingdoms · levels 43–51 by its quests · 45 quests · 102 NPCs · 22 subzones

Seen in Forever In Forever's client files, build 1.60.1.70532, read Oct 25, 2026

What we compared matches Classic: name, parent zone and map bounds. Not yet seen in play.

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Forever's client files against Classic Era's: matches Classic. In Forever's client files, build 1.60.1.70532, read Oct 25, 2026.Compared: name and parent zone.
Forever's client files against Classic Era's: matches Classic. In Forever's client files, build 1.60.1.70532, read Oct 25, 2026.Compared: name and map bounds.

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Quests (45)

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By quest level; click a heading to sort. The Chain column marks quests that start, continue or end a series, and names the quest that comes before.

Level from to


42	Grim Message		Horde	Nimboya
43	Gryphon Master Talonaxe	Continues after To The Hinterlands	Alliance	Falstad Wildhammer
43	Rhapsody Shindigger	Continues after Gryphon Master Talonaxe	Alliance	Gryphon Master Talonaxe
43	Rhapsody's Kalimdor Kocktail	Ends after Rhapsody Shindigger	Alliance	Rhapsody Shindigger
43	Rhapsody's Tale	Continues after Rhapsody's Kalimdor Kocktail	Alliance	Rhapsody Shindigger
43	Venom Bottles	Starts	Horde	Venom Bottle
44	Return to Fel'Zerul	Continues after The Atal'ai Exile	Horde	Atal'ai Exile
45	Consult Master Gadrin	Continues after Undamaged Venom Sac	Horde	Apothecary Lydon
45	Troll Necklace Bounty		Alliance	Fraggar Thundermantle
45	Troll Necklace Bounty	Ends after Troll Necklace Bounty	Alliance	Fraggar Thundermantle
45	Undamaged Venom Sac	Continues after Venom Bottles	Horde	Apothecary Lydon
45	Witherbark Cages	Starts	Alliance	Gryphon Master Talonaxe
47	Oran's Gratitude	Ends after Rin'ji's Secret	Horde	Oran Snakewrithe
47	Return to the Hinterlands	Continues after The Divination	Alliance	Thadius Grimshade
47	Rin'ji is Trapped!	Starts	Horde	Rin'ji
47	Rin'ji's Secret	Ends after Rin'ji is Trapped!	Horde	Rin'ji's Secret
47	Thadius Grimshade	Continues after The Altar of Zul	Alliance	Gryphon Master Talonaxe
47	The Divination	Continues after Nekrum's Medallion	Alliance	Thadius Grimshade
48	A Sticky Situation	Ends after Ripple Recovery	Horde	Gilveradin Sunchaser
48	Another Message to the Wildhammer	Continues after Message to the Wildhammer	Horde	Otho Moji'ko
48	Avenging the Fallen		Horde	Huntsman Markhor
48	Cannibalistic Cousins		Horde	Mystic Yayo'jin
48	Find OOX-09/HL!	Starts	Both	Item or event
48	Gammerita, Mon!	Ends after Snapjaws, Mon!	Horde	Katoom the Angler
48	Hunt the Savages		Horde	Huntsman Markhor
48	Message to the Wildhammer	Starts	Horde	Otho Moji'ko
48	Rescue OOX-09/HL!	Continues after Find OOX-09/HL!	Both	Homing Robot OOX-09/HL
48	Skulk Rock Clean-up		Alliance	Fraggar Thundermantle
48	Stalking the Stalkers		Horde	Huntsman Markhor
48	The Altar of Zul	Continues after Witherbark Cages	Alliance	Gryphon Master Talonaxe
48	Vilebranch Hooligans		Horde	Smith Slagtree
49	Lard Lost His Lunch		Horde	Lard
50	Dark Vessels		Horde	Primal Torntusk
50	Separation Anxiety		Horde	Huntsman Markhor
50	Snapjaws, Mon!		Horde	Katoom the Angler
50	The Ancient Egg	Continues after The Prophecy of Mosh'aru	Both	Yeh'kinya
50	The Final Message to the Wildhammer	Ends after Another Message to the Wildhammer	Horde	Otho Moji'ko
51	Job Opening: Guard Captain of Revantusk Village		Horde	Call to Arms!
51	Kidnapped Elder Torntusk!	Starts	Horde	Primal Torntusk
51	Recover the Key!	Continues after Kidnapped Elder Torntusk!	Horde	Elder Torntusk
51	Return to Primal Torntusk	Ends after Recover the Key!	Horde	Elder Torntusk
51	Wanted: Vile Priestess Hexx and Her Minions		Horde	Call to Arms!
53	Saving Sharpbeak	Ends after Return to the Hinterlands	Alliance	Gryphon Master Talonaxe
55	Summoning Shadra	Ends after The Spider God	Horde	Master Gadrin
55	Venom to the Undercity	Ends after Summoning Shadra	Horde	Apothecary Lydon

NPCs (102)

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Quest givers (33)


Innkeeper Thulfram	Innkeeper
Kerr Ironsight
Homing Robot OOX-09/HL
Katoom the Angler	Fishing Trainer & Supplies
Claira Kindfeather
Gryphon Master Talonaxe
Rhapsody Shindigger
Atal'ai Exile
Doran Steelwing
Gilveradin Sunchaser
Howin Kindfeather
Huntsman Markhor	Stable Master
Rin'ji	Witherbark Troll
Agnar Beastamer
Smith Slagtree	Blacksmithing Supplies
Elder Torntusk
Lard	Innkeeper


Mystic Yayo'jin	Reagent Vendor
Otho Moji'ko	Cooking Supplier
Harggan	Blacksmithing Supplies
Jalinde Summerdrake
Falstad Wildhammer	High Thane
Nioma	Leatherworking Supplies
Truk Wildbeard	Bartender
Gigget Zipcoil	Trade Supplies
Ruppo Zipcoil	Engineering Supplies
Drakk Stonehand	Master Leatherworking Trainer
Gorkas	Wind Rider Master
Guthrum Thunderfist	Gryphon Master
Wildhammer Sentry
Elder Highpeak
Fraggar Thundermantle
Primal Torntusk

Vendors, trainers and services (2)


Killium Bouldertoe	Stable Master
Renn'az	Ammunition Vendor

Rares, elites and bosses (31)


Old Cliff Jumper	42 · Rare
Zul'arek Hatefowler	43 · Rare
Razortalon	44 · Rare
Vilebranch Warrior	45–46 · Elite
Witherheart the Stalker	45 · Rare
Emerald Ooze	46–47 · Elite
Vilebranch Headhunter	46–47 · Elite
Jade Sludge	47–48 · Elite
Vilebranch Berserker	47–48 · Elite
Vilebranch Shadowcaster	47–48 · Elite
Gammerita	48 · Elite
Retherokk the Berserker	48 · Rare
Vilebranch Hideskinner	48–49 · Elite
Vilebranch Shadow Hunter	48–49 · Elite
The Reak	49 · Rare
Vilebranch Blood Drinker	49–50 · Elite


Vilebranch Soul Eater	49–50 · Elite
Grimungous	50 · Rare elite
Morta'gya the Keeper	50 · Elite
Qiaga the Keeper	50 · Elite
Vilebranch Aman'zasi Guard	50–51 · Elite
Vilebranch Raiding Wolf	50–51 · Elite
Hitah'ya the Keeper	51 · Elite
Ironback	51 · Rare
Vile Priestess Hexx	51 · Elite
Mith'rethis the Enchanter	52 · Rare elite
Verdantine Tree Warder	60 · Elite
Verdantine Oracle	61 · Elite
Dreamtracker	62 · Elite
Rothos	62 · Elite
Verdantine Boughguard	62 · Elite

Everything else, by level (36)

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Sharpbeak	5
Granistad	40
Kurdros	40
Soaring Razorbeak	40–42
Trained Razorbeak	40–42
Wild Gryphon	40
Witherbark Scalper	40–41
Mangy Silvermane	41–42
Witherbark Zealot	41–42
Vicious Owlbeast	42–43
Witherbark Hideskinner	42–43
Highvale Outrunner	43–44
Razorbeak Gryphon	43–45
Silvermane Wolf	43–44
Witherbark Venomblood	43
Highvale Scout	44–45
Primitive Owlbeast	44–45
Witherbark Broodguard	44–45


Witherbark Sadist	44–45
Highvale Marksman	45–46
Silvermane Howler	45–46
Vilebranch Axe Thrower	45–46
Witherbark Caller	45–46
Green Sludge	46–47
Highvale Ranger	46–47
Razorbeak Skylord	46–48
Savage Owlbeast	46–47
Vilebranch Scalper	46–47
Vilebranch Soothsayer	46–47
Vilebranch Witch Doctor	46–47
Vilebranch Wolf Pup	46–47
Jade Ooze	47–48
Silvermane Stalker	47–48
Saltwater Snapjaw	49–50
Revantusk Drummer	50
Revantusk Watcher	55

Gathering nodes (11)

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Every spawn point the original game had for each node, with the skill it needs. Nodes were pooled, so only some points are up at once; the count is the number of points. Seen marks a node our own play gathered here in the beta.

Mining (3 node types, 333 points)


Show Gold Vein on the map Gold Vein	Mining 155 · 111 points
Show Mithril Deposit on the map Mithril Deposit	Mining 175 · 111 points
Show Truesilver Deposit on the map Truesilver Deposit	Mining 230 · 111 points

Herbalism (8 node types, 322 points)


Show Liferoot on the map Liferoot	Herbalism 150 · 13 points
Show Fadeleaf on the map Fadeleaf	Herbalism 160 · 30 points
Show Goldthorn on the map Goldthorn	Herbalism 170 · 59 points
Show Khadgar's Whisker on the map Khadgar's Whisker	Herbalism 185 · 29 points
Show Purple Lotus on the map Purple Lotus	Herbalism 210 · 47 points
Show Sungrass on the map Sungrass	Herbalism 230 · 90 points
Show Ghost Mushroom on the map Ghost Mushroom	Herbalism 245 · 22 points
Show Golden Sansam on the map Golden Sansam	Herbalism 260 · 32 points

Objects (33)

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Chests, quest objects and fixtures placed in the zone, with how many points each has.

Chest (13)


Ancient Egg	×1
Food Crate	×29
Gryphon Egg	×29
Horde Supply Crate	×10
Pile of Bones	×1
Pile of Skulls	×1
Pupellyverbos Port	×49


Sack of Rye	×1
Slagtree's Lost Tools	×5
Solid Chest	×46
Vessel of Tainted Blood	×69
Violet Tragan	×6
Wildkin Feather	×92

Mailbox (2)


Mailbox	×1
Mailbox	×1

Quest object (18)


Call to Arms!	×1
Cortello's Treasure	×1
Featherbeard's Journal	×1
Featherbeard's Remains	×1
Rin'ji's Secret	×1
Venom Bottle	×1
Venom Bottle	×1
Venom Bottle	×1
Venom Bottle	×1


Venom Bottle	×1
Venom Bottle	×1
Venom Bottle	×1
Venom Bottle	×1
Venom Bottle	×1
Venom Bottle	×1
Venom Bottle	×1
Venom Bottle	×1
Venom Bottle	×1

Fishing (19)

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From the original game's fishing tables, the chance per catch; click a heading to sort. 2 spots have a table of their own below the zone's.

The Hinterlands, open water (15)


Raw Nightfin Snapper	18%
Raw Sunscale Salmon	18%
Oily Blackmouth	10%
Raw Mithril Head Trout	10%
	7%
Superior Healing Potion	0.30%
Greater Mana Potion	0.30%
	0.30%
	0.30%
	0.20%
	0.10%
	<0.1%
	<0.1%
	<0.1%
Raw Redgill	—