Find Durkon!

Quest Giver: High Commander Halford Wyrmbane — Wintergarde Keep [79, 48], Dragonblight

Turn In: Cavalier Durkon — Wintergarde Crypt [79, 53], Dragonblight

Objective: Find Cavalier Durkon at the Wintergarde Crypt.

Quick Facts

• Faction: Alliance only
• Quest Level: 72
• Chain Position: Quest 8 of 9 in the Wintergarde Keep chain. Becomes available after completing Rescue from Town Square. Leads directly into The Noble’s Crypt.

Walkthrough

From Wyrmbane’s position at Wintergarde Keep, head south into the town square ruins. The crypt is on the western edge of the square at [79, 53].

The easiest path is to go behind the inn (pass the left side of the building, between the wall and the inn), follow the wall to its end, then head left and descend the ramp by the tower where two infantrymen stand guard.

Continue south into the ruins and you’ll find Cavalier Durkon standing in front of the crypt entrance.

If you’ve already been clearing the town square for Rescue from Town Square and The Fate of the Dead, you’ve likely passed right by this area. The crypt entrance is further south and slightly west of the main geist-infested buildings.

Tips

• If you still have The Fate of the Dead or Imprints on the Past incomplete, finish them on your way down to Durkon. The geists and scrying orbs are along the same path.
• Durkon is a 7th Legion soldier. He gives the next quest in the chain immediately upon arrival, so be ready to head underground.

Lore & Story Context

Wyrmbane’s briefing here is critical for understanding the full scope of Wintergarde’s crisis. He reveals the Scourge threat is coming from two fronts: the ruins above (which you’ve been clearing) and the town’s own crypt below. “

Amidst the chaos and confusion, the Scourge managed to get a necrolord inside the crypt,” he explains, meaning the enemy has been raising Wintergarde’s buried dead from underneath the Keep this entire time.

This is a pivotal moment in the chain. Everything up to this point has been about stabilizing Wintergarde from the surface. Now the story shifts underground, where you’ll discover the true source of the Scourge’s foothold: the Wintergarde Mausoleum and the lich Thel’zan the Duskbringer, who commands the siege from below.

Durkon’s greeting sets the tone for what’s ahead: “Oh brother, it’s a mess down there! I barely made it out last time.” He sizes you up and adds: “You got that crazy look in your eyes. Thankfully, you’re gonna need to be crazy to do what I’m about to ask of you.”

Easter Eggs

• Order of the Stick reference: “Durkon” matches the name of Durkon Thundershield, the stalwart dwarf cleric from Rich Burlew’s popular D&D webcomic The Order of the Stick (running since 2003). The name “Durkon” is distinctive enough that this is very likely intentional, especially given Blizzard’s well-documented history of D&D references throughout WotLK (see the Higher Learning achievement, which names books after D&D schools of magic).
• While Cavalier Durkon in WoW is a human soldier rather than a dwarf cleric, the name nod fits the pattern of Blizzard developers embedding gaming culture references throughout Northrend.

Explore Dragonblight’s hidden easter eggs, lore mysteries, and connections across Warcraft history in Vikstone’s Dragonblight Chronicles, along with the complete quest storyline.