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“We wrested this ancient Drakkari temple from a swarm of invading Scourge. Not more than one-hundred paces from where we stand is the ruined city of Jintha’kalar. Scourge necromancers run amok, turning the living Drakkari trolls that remain into servants of the Lich King.
All are now lost to the Light. All must be purged.
<Valus looks upon you sternly.>
All.”
Crusader Valus at Light’s Trust in Dragonblight has asked you to slay 15 Jintha’kalar Scourge.
You will be able to choose one of these rewards:
You will also receive: (if completed at level 90)
Upon completion of this quest you will gain:
Quest Giver: Crusader Valus — Light’s Trust, Dragonblight [84, 27]
Objective: Slay 15 Jintha’kalar Scourge.
Quick Facts
Walkthrough
Head northeast from Light’s Trust into the ruins of Jintha’kalar [88, 19]. The Scourge mobs are concentrated around the base of the stairs leading up to Zul’Drak, spreading out to both sides around [87, 23] and [90, 25].
Kill any 15 of the eligible targets. The quest tracker doesn’t display individual mob names; anything flagged as “Jintha’kalar Scourge” counts.
Eligible targets include: Decrepit Necromancers, Hulking Atrocities, Reanimated Drakkari Tribesmen, Battered Drakkari Berserkers, and Tormented Drakkari. Despite the Drakkari Berserkers and Tormented Drakkari being classified as humanoids rather than undead, they still count toward the kill requirement.
Efficiency Tips
Reward Notes
Lore Context
Crusader Valus’s quest text captures one of WotLK’s bleaker moments: “Scourge necromancers run amok, turning the living Drakkari trolls that remain into servants of the Lich King. All are now lost to the Light. All must be purged.”
The Argent Crusade considers even the surviving Drakkari trolls beyond saving, a grim pragmatism that pervades the war against the Lich King. The completion dialogue pivots towards hope, as Valus recruits you into the Argent Crusade’s cause: “To battle and die at the side of the Ashbringer.”
This reference to Tirion Fordring and the legendary blade foreshadows the Argent Crusade’s central role in the Icecrown campaign.
The follow-up quest, Into the Breach!, sends you northeast into Zul’Drak proper, where the devastation Valus described becomes fully visible. Note that Into the Breach is exclusive with Reallocating Resources from Grizzly Hills; only one of these breadcrumbs to Light’s Breach can be completed.
Explore Dragonblight’s hidden easter eggs, lore mysteries, and connections across Warcraft history in Vikstone’s Dragonblight Chronicles, along with the complete quest storyline.
Vikstone's War Journal“We wrested this ancient Drakkari temple from a swarm of invading Scourge.” Valus gestured toward the ruins rising beyond Light’s Trust. “Not more than one-hundred paces from where we stand is the ruined city of Jintha’kalar. Scourge necromancers run amok, turning the living Drakkari trolls that remain into servants of the Lich King.”
He fixed me with a stern gaze.
“All are now lost to the Light. All must be purged. All.”
Jintha’kalar was a charnel house. Battered Drakkari Berserkers stumbled through the ruins, their bodies broken but still fighting on instinct. Tormented Drakkari howled with voices that weren’t entirely their own and decrepit Necromancers worked their craft on fresh corpses while Hulking Atrocities patrolled the perimeter. And everywhere, the newly Reanimated, still wearing the faces of who they’d been hours ago.
My axe didn’t discriminate and I couldn’t afford to leave anything for the Lich King to resurrect.
When I returned, Valus was lost in contemplation. “As you can see, the Scourge war machine presses onward, yet the armies of the Horde and the Alliance remain divided, making for easy prey. It is for this reason that we must remain united.”
He studied me with renewed interest.
“The Argent Crusade has use for a man like you. Perhaps you would be interested in joining our cause? To battle and die at the side of the Ashbringer?”
The Ashbringer. Tirion Fordring’s blade, a legend offering me a place in his war.
I’d think about it.
Valus offered a place at the side of the Ashbringer and the road to that war runs northeast, and the first step out of Dragonblight is Into the Breach!
