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Eversong Woods

Introduction

The beautiful Eversong Woods is the ancient home of the blood elves. The destruction of the Sunwell, nearly decimated the blood elf population. A dark scar littered with the remnants of that undead invasion still mars the peaceful landscape of the woods, as well as splits the blood elves capital city of Silvermoon into the thriving side and the ruined side. Lynxes and the dragonhawks share the forest. Evidence of the blood elves' tie to all things magical is evident around every turn.

Silvermoon City is the blood elves' capital city and lies within the confines of Eversong Woods. One portion of it is ruined, and holds only minimal amenities. The other side is a thriving city and center of trade for the beleagured blood elf race.

The least you need to know

World of Warcraft is a game designed to give you plenty of freedom in how you choose to progress your character. That doesn’t necessarily mean that all options are viable and speedy. The quickest way to get through Eversong Woods is to complete all of the available quests within the zone. This takes about five-seven hours and lands you to at least level ten, ready to head to the neighbouring zone of the Ghostlands. Grinding away enemies (basically slaying the same group of enemies over and over) is always an option, but with the lack of skills and decent gear it just will be much slower then doing quests.

The progression of the zone is to first complete all of the quests in Sunstrider Isle. This leads to the ruins of Silvermoon, where you have several quests that involve combating the local wretched nestled within the walls of the city. From there, you will need to move on to Fairbreeze Village within Eversong Woods. You will combat undead pirates, murlocs, and discipline wayward apprentices. From there, on to Farstrider Retreat where you will look after a troll incursion and deactivate some dangerous power sources. After that’s all taken care of, you’ll be headed off on much more daring adventures in distance (or nearby) lands.

If you plan on crafting then it’s best to pick up a gathering trade as fast as possible. If you plan to do Alchemy, then pick up Herbalism. If you want to take up Blacksmithing, Jewelcrafting or Engineering then you’ll want to take up mining. If you plan on working the Leatherworking trade then pick up skinning. If you don’t really want to craft then pick up two gathering trades! Extra income is always welcome while you progress through the world.

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Walkthrough

Starting out in Sunstrider Isle

After a brief cutscene, you will find yourself standing outside the Sunspire. Now would be a great time to adjust your settings using your interface options from the main menu. You should also get comfortable with movement. Directly in front of where you start is Magistrix Erona.

Walk up to Magistrix Erona and right-click on her (notice the golden ! above her head, this means she has a quest for you). She'll give you the quest Reclaiming Sunstrider Isle. You can find the mana worms just beyond the pillars behind you.

After you have killed the required 8 mana wyrms, head back to Magistrix Erona and turn in the quest. Notice that she now has a yellow ? above her head. This means that you have fulfilled the requirements for a quest that you can turn in to her. If you have problems finding her, look on your mini map. She will be represented by a small yellow dot on the minimap.

By now you should be level 2, congratulations! You are eligible for more quests now. Take the next two quests from Magistrix Erona (Unfortunate Measures and a class-specific quest). Head inside the Sunspire to turn in your class-specific quest at the trainer. You can also see what skills are available. You gain money by selling the loot that drops from the creatures you kill. There is a vendor inside the Sunspire as well. You can pick up the quest Well Watcher Solanian from your class trainer.

A short distance from the trainers inside the Sunspire is a ramp that leads upstairs. You will find Well Watcher Solanian at the top of the ramp. Turn in the quest Well Watcher Solanian (you will be rewarded for speaking with him with a new 4 slot bag) and pick up the two quests Solanian's Belongings and The Shrine of Dath'Remar. Afterwards, head back down the ramp and out of the Sunspire. To your right is a small building. You can pick up a few more quests there.

Arcanist Ithanas will give you the quest A Fistful of Slivers. On the other side of the building, Arcanist Helion will give you the quest Thirst Undending.

You should now have 5 quests in your quest log. You can check your quest log at any time either by hitting the "L" button or by clicking on the quest log icon in your taskbar. Head west from the building that the arcanists are in and you will come across some mana wyrms and a few lynxes. You can kill the mana wyrms to gain the arcane slivers needed. Use mana tap on these when possible to complete the Thirst Unending quest as well. The lynxes are called Springpaws and you need to collect collars from them for the quest Unfortunate Measures. The quest items (arcane slivers and lynx collars) may not drop off of every kill. Keep trying until you get all that you need.

Once you have finished the three quests to collect arcane slivers return to the arcanists to turn in the two quests there, then return to Magistrix Erona and turn in the lynx collars. You can pick up the quest Report to Lanthan Perilon from her now. You might want to sell any extra items you have picked up now as well.

South of the Sunspire, you will find a platform with a large evil-looking glowing crystal floating above it. Right-click on Solanian's Journal on the floor of the platform near the crystal. This is the first of three belongings you need for the quest Solanian's Belongings. Head west from that platform until you come across a set of stairs. At the top of those steps you will find Lanthon Perilon. From him, you can pick up the quest Aggression.

West of Lanthan, you will see another platform, this one with a water-fountain on it. It is surrounded by the tenders and feral tenders you need for the quest Aggression.

On the floor of the platform, you will find the green glowing Scroll of Scourge Magic. The shrine of Dath'Remar lies just Northwest of this platform. You will need to go click on the plaque on the shrine to fulfill one of your quests.

You will find a small pond southeast of the water fountain platform. The last requirement for Solanian's Belongings is on the platform at this pond. It is a red orb on top of a pedestal. You will now have completed the three quests in your quest log. Head north back to Lanthan to turn in your quest.

Lanthan will give you the quest Felendren the Banished. Since you should be level 4 by now, I suggest heading back to the Sunspire to turn in your quests to Well Watcher Solanian, empty your bags and pick up your next set of skills.

After you finish up at the Sunspire, head southwest to reach the Faltherian Academy. It is there you will find the creatures to fulfill your last quest. Felendren can be found at the very peak of the academy. While there, you may loot a tainted arcane sliver. This begins the quest Tainted Arcane Sliver.

After you finish up the quest at the Academy, head back Lanthan, turn in the quest and pick up the quest Aiding the Outrunners. After speaking with Lanthan, head back to Arcanist Helion near the Sunspire and turn in the tainted sliver quest.

You are now finished with the quests on Sunstrider Isle and should head towards the ruins of Silvermoon and Eversong Woods to the south.