The Hinterlands are a level 30-35 contested zone. Both Alliance and Horde players arrive here from a tunnel in the Arathi Highlands, but after that, their directions diverge. At first, the factions deal with the rivalry between the Wildhammer clan and Revantusk tribe; eventually, they discover a cult of spider-worshiping Vilebranch trolls in Jintha'Alor and summon and defeat their deity, Shadra the Venom Queen.
The progress for the storyline is tracked in the achievement [Hinterlands Quests].
Alliance[]
Aerie Peak[]
- [10-30] Hero's Call: The Hinterlands!
- [10-30] Razorbeak Friends & [10-30] A Mangy Threat
- [10-30] Out to the Front
Stormfeather Outpost[]
- [10-30] The Wicked Revantusk & [10-30] Gan'dranda
- Optional quests: [10-30] Snapjaws, Lad! & [10-30] 99 Bottles of Booze on the Beach
- [10-30] Skulk Rock Clean-Up & [10-30] Skulk Rock Supplies
- Optional quest: [10-30] Prime Slime
- [10-30] Down with the Vilebranch
Jintha'Alor[]
- Complete all of the following:
- [10-30] Faces of Evil
- [10-30] All That Skitters
- [10-30] Summit of Fate
- [10-30] Vilebranch Scum & [10-30] Heads Up
- [10-30] Death to the Vilebranch & [10-30] Ongo'longo's Revenge
- [10-30] It's Ours Now & [10-30] Hunt the Keeper [10-30] Venomous Secrets
- [10-30] Quel'Danil Lodge
Quel'Danil Lodge[]
- [10-30] In Defense of Quel'Danil & [10-30] The Highvale Documents
Proceeding to the common conclusion for both factions: the Shadra quest chain with [10-30] The Eye of Shadra.
Horde[]
Revantusk Village[]
- [10-30] Revantusk Village or [10-30] Warchief's Command: The Hinterlands!
- [10-30] Gammerita, Mon! & [10-30] Lard Lost His Lunch
- Optional quests: [10-30] Snapjaws, Mon! & [10-30] Pupellyverbos Port
- [10-30] Stalking the Stalkers
- [10-30] Hunt the Savages
- [10-30] Stomp To My Beat
- [10-30] The Savage Dwarves & [10-30] Thornar Thunderclash
- [10-30] Skulk Rock Clean-Up & [10-30] Skulk Rock Supplies
- Optional quest: [10-30] Prime Slime
- [10-30] The Fall of Jintha'Alor
Jintha'Alor[]
- [10-30] Dark Vessels
- Complete all of the following:
- [10-30] Faces of Evil
- [10-30] All That Skitters
- [10-30] Summit of Fate
- [10-30] Start Taking Back & [10-30] Heads Up
- [10-30] Death to the Vilebranch & [10-30] Ongo'longo's Revenge
- [10-30] It's Ours Now & [10-30] Hunt the Keeper & [10-30] Venomous Secrets
- [10-30] Darkcleric Marnal
Proceeding to the common conclusion for both factions: the Shadra quest chain with [10-30] The Eye of Shadra
Shadra quest chain (common conclusion)[]
- [10-30] The Eye of Shadra
- Optional chain:
- [10-30] Can't Make An Omelette Without...
- [10-30] Starvation Diet
- [10-30] The Fang of Shadra
- [10-30] The Shell of Shadra
- [10-30] Summoning Shadra
- [10-30] Shadra the Venom Queen