The Mourning Rise questline in World of Warcraft: The War Within is one of the biggest requirements to unlocking the Earthen Allied Race. It’s also tied to the Sojourner of Isle of Dorn achievement. Because it’s a key part of several elements in the WoW expansion, Blizzard has made certain that completely it is no easy task.
That’s okay though; we know how to start (and complete) the tricky quest.
How to start the Mourning Rise questline in The War Within
Start the Mourning Rise questline in The War Within by speaking with Korgran (who you can find east of Dornogal at the coordinates 57 and 43) to accept the Before I Depart quest. This is the first of 16 quests in the WoW questline.
All 16 quests in Mourning Rise questline are as follows:
- Before I Depart
- Honor their Memories
- You No Take Plunder!
- Laws Apply to All
- The Great Collapse
- Cutting the Wick
- Who Runs This Fine Establishment?
- One More Tradition
- The Forging of Memories
- The Last Journey
- The Lost Earthen
- A Change of Tradition
- Tools of Declaration
- Cleansing Ashes
- As He Departs
- The Weight of Duty
Like most questlines, as soon as one quest finishes, you’ll pick up the next. If you’re struggling with any of these WoW quests, I’ve included everything you need to know about how to start and complete every quest in this quest chain below.
How to complete the Mourning Rise questline in WoW The War Within
1) Before I Depart
To start the Before I Depart, find Korgran, east of Dornogal at the coordinates 57 and 43.
| Quest objective | How to complete |
|---|---|
| Meet Urtago at the Mourning Rise memorial site. | Follow the quest marker and fly over to the memorial site. Urtago is at the top of the stairs at the coordinates 61 and 41. |
2) Honor their Memories
You can start the Honor their Memories quest by speaking with Urtago at the top of the stairs of the memorial site at the coordinates 61 and 41.
| Quest objective | How to complete |
|---|---|
| Eliminate the kobolds and place gifts near the shut-down past caretakers. | Kill the kobolds in the quest area until you reach 100 percent progress. Place the Deck of Cards, Earthen Ifurine, and Precious Gem on the ground before the designated statues—these are marked by a gold dot on your mini-map. |
3) You No Take Plunder!
To start the You No Take Plunder! quest, speak with Urtago again. You can also accept the next quest at the same time.
| Quest objective | How to complete |
|---|---|
| Recvoer earthen belongings from piles of plunder. | -Go to the three circle areas on your mini-map and collect the earthen belongings in the room. Be careful, as there are kobolds at every location. |
4) Laws Apply to All
You can begin the “Laws apply to all” quest by speaking with Urtago.
| Quest objective | How to complete |
|---|---|
| Kill the kobold invaders in the Mourning Rise. | In the quest zone, kill as many kobolds as possible and fill up the progress bar to 100 percent. I found killing kobolds outside the marked area didn’t count, so be sure to kill only those within the marked quest area. |
5) The Great Collapse
You can pick up The Great Collapse quest from Urtago in the Mourning Rise at coordinates 63 and 42. You can also accept the next quest at the same time.
| Quest objective | How to complete |
|---|---|
| Use the explosive sticks to destroy the Kobold tunnels. | Use the quest item to destroy the three Kobold tunnels. These tunnels have ladders coming from them; they sparkle when you’re close. |
6) Cutting the Wick
You can also get this quest, Cutting the Wick, from Urtago at coordinates 63 and 42.
| Quest objective | How to complete |
|---|---|
| Kill the kobold workmasters. | Find and kill Hairless the Menance, Workmaster Earwax, and Workmaster Nast. You’ll find see them as the gold dots on your mini-map when you’re close to them. |
7) Who Runs this Fine Establishment?
You can begin the “Who runs this fine establishment?” quest by speaking with Urtago at the coordinates 63 and 42.
| Quest objective | How to complete |
|---|---|
| Kill Grand-Hesiter Bokk. | Find Grand-Heister Bokk in a cave at coordinates 62 and 38. Then, speak to Urtago outside of the cave. Meet her back at the outpost at the coordinates 57 and 42. |
8) One More Tradition
To accept the One More Tradition quest, speak to Korgran in the Fallside Outpost, roughly at the coordinates 57 and 42.
| Quest objective | How to complete |
|---|---|
| Gather five ore and five charged cores. | Mine the five ores from the sparkling mine deposits in the quest area. You’ll need to kill the Stormfangs in the quest area to get the charged cores. I had the best drops from the Great Stormfangs. |
9) The Forging of Memories
To accept The Forging of Memories quest, speak with Korgran at the Fallside Outpost, roughly at the coordinates 57 and 42.
| Quest objective | How to complete |
|---|---|
| Help Korgran forge his lantern. | Korgran will call out which material you need to collect. As he does, go to one of the three designated areas and interact with the item. Repeat this process until he’s finished making the lantern. |
10) The Last Journey
You can also accept The Last Journey quest from Korgran at the Fallside Outpost, roughly at the coordinates 57 and 42.
| Quest objective | How to complete |
|---|---|
| Wait for Korgran and then regroup with Urtago outside of the Fallside Outpost. | Wait for Korgran and Urtago’s interaction then meet up with Urtago outside the building in the quest area. |
11) The Lost Earthen
You can start The Lost Earthen quest by speaking once again with Urtago at the Fallside Outpost at the coordinates 57 and 42.
| Quest objective | How to complete |
|---|---|
| Help Urtago find Korgran. | Head to the quest area and interact with the lantern under the tree, roughly at coordinates 61 and 43. Speak to Korgran and choose the quest dialogue options. |
12) A Change of Tradition
You can start the A Change of Tradition quest by speaking to Urtago next to the tree stump at the coordinates 60 and 43.
| Quest objective | How to complete |
|---|---|
| Meet Korgran and Urtago by the shore. | Navigate to the Restless Estuary area near the Cinderbrew Meadery of the Isle of Dorn and find the two by the shore at coordinates 69 and 56. |
13) Tools of Declaration
Speak with Urtago at the coordinates 69 and 56 to accept the Tools of Declaration quest. You can also accept the next quest as well.
| Quest objective | How to complete |
|---|---|
| Collect four Pristine Horns near Restless Estuary. | On the hill to the east, you’ll find Shalehorn Impalers. You must slay these animals to get the Pristine Horns. I found the drop rate to be around one horn per two Impalers. So, you’ll need to kill at least eight to get the required horns to complete this quest. |
14) Cleansing Ashes
You can also speak with Urtago again to accept the Cleansing Ashes quest.
| Quest objective | How to complete |
|---|---|
| Collect six ashenfold flowers near Restless Estuary. | On the hill to the east, you can find ashenfold flowers along the edge of the hills and around bushes, rocks, and trees. They’re easy to spot because they’re white and will sparkle. |
15) As He Departs
Talk to Urtago once again to accept the As He Departs quest.
| Quest objective | How to complete |
|---|---|
| Help Urtago and Korgran perform the ceremony. | Place the incense on the ground by Korgran’s feet. To do this, you need to interact with the outlined incense object on the ground. Speak to Korgran and choose the quest dialogue option to give him the horn. Wait for the ceremony to play out. |
16) The Weight of Duty
Speak with Urtago at the coordinates 69 and 57 to accept the The Weight of Duty quest.
| Quest objective | How to complete |
|---|---|
| Meet Urtago at Fallside Outpost to help her take on her new role. | Return to the Fallside Outpost near Dornogal. Collect the placard in the wooden crate to the right of the stairs inside the outpost. Use the tongs by the forge to heat the placard. Place the placard into the bucket of water outside of the outpost. Interact with the placard icon on the table to carve it. |
As soon as you’ve finished Weight of Duty, you’ll have finished the Mourning Rise requirement for unlocking the Earthen Allied Race and have completed the Remember Me, Earthen questline needed for the Sojourner of Isle of Dorn achievement.
This questline does take a bit of time to complete, but it’s worth it if you’d like to become one of the titan-forged, or if you simply like earning achievements in WoW.
And, if you still need to complete the Merrix and Steelvein requirement to actually unlock the Earthen race, follow this guide to complete them.
