That’s What Friends Are For…

Objective: Find Crusader Dargath, Gerk, and Burr in Thrym’s End, northwest of the Crusader Forward Camp.

Quick Facts

• Level: 76
• Chain: Crusader Forward Camp → That’s What Friends Are For…

Walkthrough

• Head northwest from the Crusader Forward Camp into Thrym’s End, a Vargul-infested area. All three crusaders need to be found; you just need to get close to each one for credit. The order doesn’t matter, but visiting Gerk first is recommended (see Do Alongside below).
• Gerk [17, 57]: The only survivor, barely. He’s dying and can be spoken to. Talk to him first to pick up Light Won’t Grant Me Vengeance before moving on, which tasks you with killing 15 Vargul in the area. You’ll be killing them anyway while searching for the other two.
• Burr [16, 59]: Gerk’s twin brother. Found lying dead on a table southwest of Gerk, laid out for Vargul experimentation. You do NOT need to interact with him; just approach the body for credit. He can be slightly tricky to spot behind a nearby tree.
• Crusader Dargath [25, 51]: Found northeast of the other two, at a location called Dargath’s Demise. This is a cross-shaped stone platform where he made his last stand against Algar, leader of the local Vargul. Dargath is now undead. If you have difficulty locating him, Paladins can use Sense Undead to track him on the minimap.

Do Alongside

• Light Won’t Grant Me Vengeance: Accept from Gerk at [17, 57]. Kill 15 Vargul while searching for Burr and Dargath. Turns in to Gerk. Awards +350 Argent Crusade reputation.
• Making Something Out Of Nothing: From Engineer Reed at the Crusader Forward Camp. Collect scrap metal from the area. Grab this before heading out if you haven’t already.

Lore Context

MacKellar’s quest description tells the full story. When Prince Navarius attacked the camp, Dargath ordered Engineer Reed to cut the tank’s engine, looked MacKellar in the eyes, and charged out with the twins to buy the others time. His exact words: “If somebody doesn’t get out of this tank, they’ll kill us all.”

Gerk’s dialogue is some of the most emotionally raw writing in the zone. He tells you the Vargul slaughtered his twin brother Burr “like he was some sort of animal” and laid him out on a table for experiments. Dargath fell making his last stand against Algar the Chosen, the Vargul leader. Gerk himself is dying and knows he’s “turning” into Scourge. His final request isn’t for rescue; it’s for vengeance.

The vargul are undead vrykul who failed the Lich King’s worthiness trials at Jotunheim. Unlike mindless Scourge, they retain enough intelligence to resent their fate. Gerk’s dying observation about them is chilling: “They say these Vargul are the ones that weren’t found worthy by the Lich King. Can you imagine it? Just think how powerful the worthy must be…”

MacKellar’s completion text is restrained: “It was a great sacrifice that those three made and it won’t soon be forgotten. Their passing will not be in vain. We will be victorious!” This sets the tone for the Forward Camp’s ultimate payoff: riding Gymer to destroy Navarius and Thrym in The Storm King’s Vengeance.

Easter Eggs

• “That’s What Friends Are For” (1985): The quest title references the Dionne Warwick hit song, originally recorded for a benefit album and famously re-released with Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder. It also references the 1982 hit (the original Rod Stewart/Three Amigos recording predates the more famous 1985 version).
• Cross-shaped platform: Dargath’s Demise, when viewed from above, resembles a cross with trees growing from each point. Whether intentional or coincidental, it fits the Argent Crusade’s Light-based symbolism and the theme of sacrifice.