Razorfen Kraul

Razorfen Kraul is a maze of giant thorny vines at the southern edge of The Barrens, home to the boar-like quilboar and their spirit-callers. The dungeon is built for characters around level 29 to 38 and is open to both factions. Its winding paths through the brambles lead to Charlga Razorflank, a quilboar crone who has begun dealing with the forces of undeath.

Background

Quilboar legend says that ten thousand years ago, during the War of the Ancients, the boar demigod Agamaggan fought the demons of the Burning Legion and fell. Where his blood soaked the ground, huge masses of thorny vines grew. The quilboar treat these thickets as sacred and have built their homes inside the largest of them, the Razorfen.

The Kraul is the warren where most quilboar live, packed into tunnels cut through the brambles. Its sister site, Razorfen Downs, lies farther south in Thousand Needles and holds the tribe's burial grounds. In the time of World of Warcraft, the quilboar of the Kraul are led by Charlga Razorflank, an old priestess known as the Crone. She shaped much of the thorn dome over the Downs and has made a pact with the Death's Head, quilboar who have taken up necromancy. Their master is the lich Amnennar the Coldbringer, an agent of The Scourge.

Bosses

Overlord Ramtusk's two-handed axe, [Corpsemaker], is one of the most sought-after warrior weapons in the low 30s. The Blind Hunter is a rare bat that sometimes spawns in a side cave, and Earthcaller Halmgar is a rare quilboar shaman.

Quests

• The Crone of the Kraul (Alliance) and A Vengeful Fate (Horde): kill Charlga Razorflank and bring her medallion to Falfindel Waywarder at Thalanaar in Feralas, or her heart to Auld Stonespire in Thunder Bluff. Both offer [Marbled Buckler], [Berylline Pads] or [Stonefist Girdle].
• Willix the Importer: escort Willix the Importer, a captured goblin trader, out of the Kraul. Rewards include [Monkey Ring] and [Snake Hoop].
• Mortality Wanes: find the remains of Heralath Fallowbrook and return a pendant to his widow in Darnassus. Alliance only. Rewards: [Mourning Shawl] or [Lancer Boots].
• Blueleaf Tubers: Mebok Mizzyrix in Ratchet gives players a gopher and a command stick. The gopher sniffs out Blueleaf Tubers buried inside the dungeon.
• Going, Going, Guano!: Master Apothecary Faranell in the Undercity wants Kraul Guano from the bats. It leads to Hearts of Zeal, which sends Horde players on to Scarlet Monastery.

Strategy notes

The dungeon winds up and down through the brambles, with narrow paths and many open ledges where wandering patrols join fights.

• Quilboar geomancers and Death's Head necromancers support their melee. Kill them first.
• Roogug and Aggem Thorncurse each fight beside smaller quilboar. Aggem is a healer; interrupt him.
• Death Speaker Jargba casts Dominate Mind on a player, turning them against the group for a short time.
• Overlord Ramtusk stands with guards on a raised platform.
• Agathelos the Raging is a giant boar in a pen who hits hard and enrages.
• Charlga Razorflank is a caster who heals herself and casts Chain Bolt, which jumps between players. Interrupt her heals.

History

Razorfen Kraul was part of World of Warcraft at launch in November 2004. Cataclysm (patch 4.0.3a) split the Barrens in two, which put the Kraul in the new Southern Barrens zone.

Later history

Warlords of Draenor's patch 6.0.2 updated the Kraul with a new layout and bosses. The original version returned with World of Warcraft Classic in 2019.

Sources

• Razorfen Kraul (Classic), Warcraft Wiki
• Razorfen Kraul, Warcraft Wiki
• Charlga Razorflank, Warcraft Wiki
• WoWDB quest and loot data for patch 1.12