New in Forever · The ruined city of Lordaeron

Ruins of Lordaeron

Level band15–20
Group Finder15
Doorunlisted
Bosses8
Quests10

The ruined capital above Undercity, now a 15–20 dungeon with faction-specific quests: the Forsaken reclaiming Lordaeron on one side and the Alliance recovering what the Scourge left on the other. The Baron drops the Abomination Bones and Leftover Abomination Skin chest pieces.

Ruins of Lordaeron in World of Warcraft: Forever
Before you zone in
  • Both factions have their own Crest of Lordaeron quest with separate IDs; check the faction tag before you share.
  • Remember That I Love You and Bloodied Insignia are Alliance; Unending Torment, A Frightened Request, Light's Justice and The New Plague are Horde.

Quests (10)

Abominable CreaturesAllianceNewLevel 21

Collect the Head of the Baron in the Ruins of Lordaeron and bring it back to Captain Truman.

Pick up: Not recorded · Starting NPC is not established. · Turn in: Captain Truman
Objectives: Head of the Baron
Item Level 23
Binds when picked up
Two-HandTwo-Handed Swords
52 – 78 DamageSpeed 3.30
(19.74 damage per second)
+9 Stamina
+10 Attack Power
Sell Price: 33s 43c
Item Level 23
Binds when picked up
BackCloaks
20 Armor
+3 Strength
+2 Agility
+5 Stamina
Sell Price: 7s 28c
Binds when picked up
FingerRings
+5 Stamina
+2 Defense
Sell Price: 9s 78c
Also: XP 1,650
Unending TormentHordeNewLevel 21

Deliver the Abominable Head to someone within the Undercity.

Pick up: Item start · Abominable Head · Turn in: Master Apothecary Faranell
Objectives: Abominable Head
Also: XP 1,650
A Frightened RequestHordeNewLevel 22

Investigate the disappearance of Edward Heartweaver in the Ruins of Lordaeron.

Pick up: Tabitha Heartweaver · The Sepulcher, Silverpine Forest · Turn in: Tabitha Heartweaver
Objectives: Investigate the disappearance of Edward Heartweaver in the Ruins of Lordaeron.
Item Level 24
Binds when picked up
One-HandDaggers
17 – 33 DamageSpeed 1.60
(15.83 damage per second)
+4 Agility
+4 Stamina
Sell Price: 27s 43c
Item Level 24
Binds when picked up
WristCloth Armor
18 Armor
+3 Stamina
+6 Intellect
Sell Price: 5s 50c
Also: XP 2,200 · Undercity +150
Bloodied InsigniaAllianceNewLevel 22

Collect 10 Bloodied Insignias and take them to General Marcus Jonathan in Stormwind City.

Pick up: Item start · Bloodied Insignia · Turn in: General Marcus Jonathan
Objectives: Bloodied Insignia ×10
Item Level 24
Binds when picked up
LegsLeather Armor
81 Armor
+6 Agility
+9 Stamina
+12 Attack Power
Sell Price: 13s 88c
Item Level 24
Binds when picked up
ChestMail Armor
198 Armor
+4 Strength
+10 Stamina
+4 Spirit
Sell Price: 16s 72c
Also: XP 2,600 · 45s
Crest of LordaeronAllianceNewLevel 22

Return the Crest of Lordaeron to Lady Dena Kennedy in Stormwind City.

Pick up: Item start · Crest of Lordaeron · Turn in: Lady Dena Kennedy
Objectives: Crest of Lordaeron
Item Level 1
Binds when picked up
Also: XP 2,600
Crest of LordaeronHordeNewLevel 22

Bring the Crest of Lordaeron to Oran Snakewrithe in Undercity.

Pick up: Item start · Crest of Lordaeron · Turn in: Oran Snakewrithe
Objectives: Crest of Lordaeron
Item Level 1
Binds when picked up
Also: XP 2,600
Light's JusticeHordeNewLevel 22

Collect 25 Intact Limbs within The Ruins of Lordaeron for Morbin Lightbane in the Undercity.

Pick up: Morbin Lightbane · Royal Quarters, Undercity · Turn in: Morbin Lightbane
Objectives: Intact Limbs ×25
Item Level 24
Binds when picked up
Main HandOne-Handed Maces
26 – 49 DamageSpeed 2.40
(15.72 damage per second)
+6 Stamina
Sell Price: 28s 39c
Item Level 24
Binds when picked up
WristLeather Armor
40 Armor
+3 Agility
+5 Stamina
+3 Spirit
Sell Price: 7s 37c
Also: XP 2,200 · 45s · Undercity +150
Remember That I Love YouAllianceNewLevel 22

Bring the Blood-Stained Letter to Orphan Matron Nightingale in Stormwind City.

Pick up: Item start · Blood-Stained Letter · Turn in: Orphan Matron Nightingale
Objectives: Blood-Stained Letter
Also: XP 2,600 · Undercity +150
The New PlagueHordeNewLevel 22

Collect the Highly Toxic Strain from Witherfang in Ruins of Lordaeron for Theodore Griffs in Undercity.

Pick up: Theodore Griffs · Apothecarium, Undercity · Turn in: Theodore Griffs
Objectives: Highly Toxic Strain
Item Level 24
Binds when picked up
One-HandOne-Handed Swords
23 – 43 DamageSpeed 2.10
(15.75 damage per second)
Sell Price: 29s 37c
Item Level 24
Binds when picked up
HandsCloth Armor
26 Armor
+7 Intellect
+5 Spirit
+3 Nature Resistance
Sell Price: 5s 89c
Also: XP 2,600
The Wrath of Rath'maelHordeNewLevel 22

Kill Rath'mael in the Ruins of Lordaeron for Deathguard Kristof in Brill.

Pick up: Deathguard Kristof · Leatherworking camp southeast of Brill, Tirisfal Glades · Turn in: Deathguard Kristof
Objectives: Rath'mael
Item Level 24
Binds when picked up
Two-HandTwo-Handed Axes
49 – 74 DamageSpeed 3.00
(20.53 damage per second)
+8 Strength
+4 Stamina
Sell Price: 36s 29c
Binds when picked up
Two-HandStaves
45 – 69 DamageSpeed 2.80
(20.51 damage per second)
+10 Intellect
Sell Price: 36s 42c
Also: Undercity +150

Bosses and loot

Client-cache names and the beta loot log are different rosters. Counts are not added together.

Witherfang · Forever beta loot log · 3
Item Level 20
Binds when picked up
WaistMail Armor
104 Armor
+5 Strength
+5 Stamina
Requires Level 15
Sell Price: 5s 5c
Item Level 20
Binds when picked up
WristLeather Armor
37 Armor
+4 Agility
+3 Intellect
+3 Spirit
Requires Level 15
Sell Price: 4s 26c
Binds when picked up
Two-HandStaves
50 – 76 DamageSpeed 3.60
(17.60 damage per second)
+5 Strength
+9 Agility
Requires Level 15
Sell Price: 21s 23c
The Abandoned · Forever beta loot log · 3
Item Level 22
Binds when picked up
LegsCloth Armor
35 Armor
+5 Stamina
+8 Intellect
+5 Spirit
Requires Level 17
Sell Price: 9s 11c
Item Level 22
Binds when picked up
HandsMail Armor
119 Armor
+5 Strength
+4 Agility
+5 Stamina
Requires Level 17
Sell Price: 6s 86c
Binds when picked up
Main HandOne-Handed Maces
26 – 50 DamageSpeed 2.60
(14.76 damage per second)
+5 Strength
Requires Level 17
Sell Price: 21s 88c
The Butcher · Client-named

No recorded drops for this name yet.

Rath'mael · Forever beta loot log · 3
Item Level 24
Binds when picked up
Off HandShields
547 Armor
+4 Strength
+4 Stamina
+3 Intellect
Requires Level 19
Sell Price: 17s 68c
Item Level 24
Binds when picked up
FeetCloth Armor
29 Armor
+7 Stamina
+4 Intellect
+4 Spirit
Requires Level 19
Sell Price: 8s 31c
Item Level 24
Binds when picked up
Two-HandStaves
58 – 88 DamageSpeed 3.60
(20.42 damage per second)
+13 Spirit
Requires Level 19
Sell Price: 34s 79c
Lordaeron Captain · Client-named

No recorded drops for this name yet.

Viktor the Vile · Forever beta loot log · 3
Item Level 22
Binds when picked up
One-HandOne-Handed Swords
26 – 50 DamageSpeed 2.60
(14.76 damage per second)
+4 Strength
+2 Agility
Requires Level 17
Sell Price: 22s 4c
Bjork · Forever beta loot log · 3
Item Level 21
Binds when picked up
LegsMail Armor
164 Armor
+7 Strength
+6 Agility
+3 Spirit
Requires Level 16
Sell Price: 11s 98c
Item Level 21
Binds when picked up
WaistCloth Armor
22 Armor
+5 Stamina
+5 Intellect
Requires Level 16
Sell Price: 4s
Item Level 21
Binds when picked up
Two-HandTwo-Handed Axes
52 – 79 DamageSpeed 3.60
(18.32 damage per second)
+11 Strength
Requires Level 16
Sell Price: 23s 87c
The Baron · Beta loot-log name · 3
Item Level 20
Binds when picked up
One-HandDaggers
17 – 32 DamageSpeed 1.80
(13.63 damage per second)
+4 Agility
+3 Stamina
Requires Level 15
Sell Price: 17s 5c
Item Level 20
Binds when picked up
ChestMail Armor
184 Armor
+9 Strength
+4 Agility
+2 Stamina
Requires Level 15
Sell Price: 10s 27c
Binds when picked up
ChestCloth Armor
37 Armor
+7 Spirit
+8 Spell Power
Requires Level 15
Sell Price: 6s 87c

Client table names: Witherfang, The Abandoned, The Butcher, Rath'mael, Lordaeron Captain, Viktor the Vile, Bjork.

Questions players ask

What level is Ruins of Lordaeron in WoW Forever?
15–20 is the recommended band; Group Finder lists it from level 15. The band is a planning figure, not an entry lock.
Where is Ruins of Lordaeron?
The ruined city of Lordaeron. The ruined capital above Undercity, now a 15–20 dungeon with faction-specific quests: the Forsaken reclaiming Lordaeron on one side and the Alliance recovering what the Scourge left on the other. The Baron drops the Abomination Bones and Leftover Abomination Skin chest pieces.
Which quests should I pick up before Ruins of Lordaeron?
Abominable Creatures, Unending Torment (Item start), A Frightened Request (Tabitha Heartweaver), Bloodied Insignia (Item start), Crest of Lordaeron (Item start), Crest of Lordaeron (Item start), Light's Justice (Morbin Lightbane), Remember That I Love You (Item start), The New Plague (Theodore Griffs), The Wrath of Rath'mael (Deathguard Kristof). Full details in the quests section above.
Sources for this record

Drops are community loot records and client tables checked against Wowhead Forever tooltips, not an official drop table. Updated 2026-10-24.