Howling Fjord was a favorite on Northrend from the first time explorers reached the continent through the Daggercap Bay. The natural harbor provided an ideal launching point for expeditions throughout the continent. After the Lich King arrived, the Scourge swept across the continent, conquering most of its races and claiming many of the towns and citadels. During the Third War, Prince Arthas Menethil of Lordaeron arrived with his soldiers to destroy the dreadlord Mal’Ganis and punish him for the plague unleashed in his homeland.
Arthas and the dwarven noble Muradin Bronzebeard joined forces against Mal’Ganis, who they thought to be the Lich King’s lackey. When Arthas’s father summoned him home again, the prince responded by hiring mercenaries to burn his own ships, and blaming only them for the act of treachery, thus forcing his men to stay and fight. He searched for and obtained the cursed blade Frostmourne in the nearby region of Dragonblight, killing Muradin in the process. He used Frostmourne to defeat Mal’Ganis but lost his soul to the Lich King as a result.
Arthas staggered away alone after the battle, and his men were left behind, stranded on Northrend. These humans and dwarves founded Valgarde. They also built the fortifications that protect it to this day. As Valgarde grew, its residents forced the Drakkari and furbolgs back into the Grizzly Hills and beyond, making the region safe enough for brave farmers to till the land.
Map of Howling Fjord
Valgarde

Dragonflayer Battle Plans
Macalroy begins:
- 70. Hell Has Frozen Over…
- 70. If Valgarde Falls…
- 70. Rescuing the Rescuers
- 70. Prisoners of Wyrmskull
- 70. Dragonflayer Battle Plans
- 70. To Westguard Keep!

Rescuing the Rescuers
To The Clutches of Evil.
After Rescuing the Rescuers:
- 70. The Human League
- 70. Zedd’s Probably Dead
- 70. And Then There Were Two…
- 71. The Depths of Depravity
- 71. The Ring of Judgement
- 71. Stunning Defeat at the Ring
- 71. Return to Valgarde
To The Explorers’ League Outpost

Drop it then Rock it
After Rescuing the Rescuers:
- 71. The Path to Payback
- 71. Locating the Mechanism
- 71. Meet Lieutenant Icehammer…
- 71. Drop It then Rock It!
- 71. Harpoon Master Yavus
- 71. It Goes to 11…
- 71. Let’s Go Surfing Now

The Echo of Ymiron
After Rescuing the Rescuers:

Anguish of Nifflevar
After Rescuing the Rescuers:
- 71. Fresh Legs
After Rescuing the Rescuers:
- 71. The Shining Light
- 71. Guided by Honor
Harold Lagras, in Daggercap Bay, has:
- 71. Daggercap Divin’
Explorers’ League Outpost

The Explorers’ League Outpost
Donny, at Ivald’s Ruin, has:
After Return to Valgarde:

We Have the Technology
- 71. The Explorers’ League Outpost
- 71. Problems on the High Bluff
- 71. Tools to Get the Job Done
- 71. We Can Rebuild It
- 71. Iron Rune Constructs and You: Rocket Jumping
- 71. Iron Rune Constructs and You: Collecting Data
- 71. Iron Rune Constructs and You: The Bluff

Iron Rune Constructs and You: The Bluff

The Delicate Sound of Thunder
To The Clutches of Evil.
Hidalgo has:
- 71. Trust is Earned
- 71. The Ransacked Caravan
- 71. Falcon Versus Hawk
- 71. There Exists No Honor Among Birds
Westguard Keep

Two Wrongs…
Captain Adams has:
- 71. Mage-Lieutenant Malister
- 71. Two Wrongs…

Mission: Eternal Flame
- 71. Report to Scout Knowles
- 71. Mission: Eternal Flame
- 71. Mission: Package Retrieval
- 71. Mission: Forsaken Intel
- 71. Absholutely… Thish Will Work!
- 71. You Tell Him …Hic!
- 71. Mission: Plague This!
- 71. Operation: Skornful Wrath

Towers of Certain Doom
Complete these three quests for the Westguard Sergeant:
- 71. Burn Skorn, Burn!
- 71. Gruesome, But Necessary
- 71. Towers of Certain Doom
- 72. All Hail the Conqueror of Skorn!
While attacking Skorn, find a drop that begins:

Of Keys and Cages
- 71. Sleeping Giants
After All Hail the Conqueror of Skorn!:
While Dealing With Gjalerbron, find a drop that begins:

Operation: Skornful Wrath
After Two Wrongs…
- 71. Danger! Explosives!
- 71. Send Them Packing (Optional)
- 71. Leader of the Deranged

Leader of the Deranged
To My Daughter.
Chef Kettleblack has:
Cannoneer Ely has:
Bombardier Petrov has:
- 71 Daily. Break the Blockade
Steel Gate/Chillmere Coast

Steel Gate Patrol
Old Man Stonemantle, in Westguard Keep, begins:
- 71. My Daughter (Optional)
- 71. See to the Operations
- 71. I’ve Got a Flying Machine!
- 71 Daily. Steel Gate Patrol
Overseer Irena Stonemantle begins:
- 71. Where is Explorer Jaren? (Optional)
- 71. And You Thought Murlocs Smelled Bad!
While killing Scourge, receive a drop that begins:
Engineer Feknut has:

In Worg’s Clothing
Watcher Moonleaf has:
- 71. The Cleansing
- 71. In Worg’s Clothing
- 71. Brother Betrayers
- 71. Eyes of the Eagle
- 71. Alpha Worg
Fort Wildervar

We Call Him Steelfeather
After All Hail the Conqueror of Skorn!:
- 70. Everything Must Be Ready (Optional)
- 71. Down to the Wire
- 70. We Call Him Steelfeather
Christopher Sloan has:

Demolishing Megalith
After I’ll Try Anything!:
- 71. The Book of Runes
- 71. Mastering the Runes
- 71. The Rune of Command
After I’ll Try Anything!:
- 72G2. March of the Giants
- 72G3. The Lodestone
- 72G3. Demolishing Megalith

Preying Upon the Weak
Trapper Jethan has:
Foreman Colbey has:
Ember Clutch

Ember Clutch
Ember Clutch Ancient has:
- 71. Root Causes
Kamagua/Northsea

Kamagua
Lunk-tusk, just south of Westguard Keep, has:
- 71. Orfus of Kamagua (Optional)
- 71. The Dead Rise!
- 71. Elder Atuik and Kamagua
- 71. Grezzix Spindlesnap
- 71. Street “Cred”
- 71. “Scoodles”

The Staff of Storm’s Fury
- 71. The Lost Shield of the Aesirites
- 71. Mutiny on the Mercy
- 71. Sorlof’s Booty
- 71. The Shield of the Aesirites
- 71. A Return to Resting
- 71. Return to Atuik

A Carver and a Croaker
Elder Atuik, at Kamagua, has:
- 71. Feeding the Survivors
- 71. Arming Kamagua
- 71. Avenge Iskaal
After Street “Cred”:
- 71. Forgotten Treasure
- 71. The Fragrance of Money
- 71. A Traitor Among Us
- 71. Zeh’gehn Sez

The Jig is Up
- 71. “Crowleg” Dan
- 71. Meet Number Two
- 71G3. The Jig is Up
After Forgotten Treasure:
- 71. Gambling Debt
- 71. Jack Likes His Drink
- 71. Dead Man’s Debt
Scuttle Frostprow, at Scalawag Point, begins:
- 71. Swabbin’ Soap
- 71 Daily. The Way to His Heart…
Frozen Glade

Spawn of the Twisted Glade
- 70. The Enigmatic Frost Nymphs (Optional)
- 71. Spirits of the Ice
- 71. Wild Vines

Keeper Witherleaf
- 71. Seeds of the Blacksouled Keepers (Optional)
Chillmere Coast

Spirits of the Ice
Old Icefin, on an island just off the coast, has:
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