WoW Forever Rogue Class Quest: The Horn of Xelthos and Shadowfang Keep

World of Warcraft: Forever is Blizzard’s permanent level 1–60 branch alongside modern WoW and Classic. For Rogues, The Horn of Xelthos is the Shadowfang Keep class job: solo-only, started from a Dead Drop near Pyrewood Village, finished inside SFK, then paid out back at the same cache. This guide covers the Rogue quest end-to-end, then a standard group Shadowfang Keep clear: bosses, Horde dungeon quests, and the Black Tome hand-in path. For a general 1–20 start (presets, rulesets, camping, early new dungeons), see our WoW Forever levels 1–20 start guide.

Watch the full run below:

Prep for The Horn of Xelthos

• Class / mode: Rogue only. The job must be done solo, with no group.
• Where it starts: Dead Drop object around 47.1, 71.1 in Silverpine Forest, in a house just outside Pyrewood Village (south of the SFK entrance).
• Level band: Practical clear is around level 23–26. Waiting for level 22 unlocks Distract and Vanish, which make the solo pockets far more forgiving than a raw level-20 attempt. Bring Master of Deception (rank 3 is the usual ask if you push it earlier) and Flash Powder for Vanish.
• Bag slot: Leave a free bag slot before opening the Ornamented Chest. A full bag can consume the Twin Key without giving the Horn.
• Optional gearing: Leather and Agility pieces help, but stealth and timing matter more.

Step 1: Read C’s Dead Drop

Open the Dead Drop near Pyrewood and accept The Horn of Xelthos. The note from C sends you into Shadowfang Keep alone for the Horn, and points you at a Stonetalon contact named Veenix for help past the courtyard gate.

Step 2: Breaching Charge from Veenix

1. Travel to Windshear Crag, Stonetalon Mountains (east Stonetalon; Horde often fly Sun Rock Retreat, Alliance Stonetalon Peak).
2. Talk to Veenix (goblin friendly to both factions).
3. Pickpocket or loot a Venture Co. Work Order from Venture Co. enemies in the area (Loggers are a common source).
4. Turn the Work Order in to Veenix for a Breaching Charge.

You will use the charge on the courtyard door inside SFK after Rethilgore’s wing. Alternatively, free the prisoner after Rethilgore so he opens the courtyard. You may die while he works, but the door can stay open once it is done. Prefer the Breaching Charge if you want a clean, planned open.

Step 3: Solo Shadowfang Keep for the Horn

Enter SFK alone. Clear to the courtyard gate, then use the Breaching Charge (or the prisoner open) to reach the courtyard.

Sister’s Half-Key: Gemela

• Location: dining hall where Baron Silverlaine stands (just inside from the kitchen side of that hall).
• Pickpocket Gemela for the Sister’s Half-Key.
• These pickpocket targets are part of the solo Rogue job. Do not expect them on a normal group clear.

Brother’s Half-Key: Gefell

• From Silverlaine’s area, go up the stairs and take the right path (not the usual left dungeon route).
• Pickpocket Gefell in the first room around that corner for the Brother’s Half-Key.
• This is the riskier pocket. Master of Deception and Vanish (with Flash Powder ready) matter here; wait out patrols rather than forcing a bad window.

Combine → Horn

1. Find a safe corner and combine the two half-keys into the Twin Key (combining breaks stealth).
2. Return to the courtyard stables.
3. Use the Twin Key on the Ornamented Chest for the Horn of Xelthos.
4. Stay clear of nearby elites while you open it.

Step 4: Turn-in and mailbox payment

1. Return the Horn to the same Dead Drop near Pyrewood.
2. Payment is delayed. Visit a capital mailbox. C sends follow-up mail saying payment is ready.
3. Go back to the Dead Drop a second time for the final hand-in and the Pyrewood Signet Ring.
4. Do not re-clear the dungeon just because the ring is not offered immediately.

Group Shadowfang Keep overview

Once the Rogue job is done, a normal five-player SFK run is separate content. Recommended band is roughly 22–30. The portal sits in Silverpine Forest north of Pyrewood. Horde reach it easily from the Sepulcher; Alliance have a longer trek through Hillsbrad / Silverpine.

Horde dungeon quests to grab first

Class quests that also touch SFK (not Rogue): Warlock The Orb of Soran’ruk, Alliance Paladin The Test of Righteousness (and related Forever Paladin chains). Skip those unless you are that class.

Boss notes (group)

Trash callouts: Shadowfang Moonwalkers take an Anti-Magic Shield (bring melee), and Wailing Guardsmen silence in a short radius (casters stay out).

Black Tome to Tome of Dalaran

In Arugal’s room, loot the Black Tome. Take it to Ambermill town hall, link it to the Leyline focus, and create the Tome of Dalaran, required to summon an extra boss in the City of Dalaran dungeon. Every group member should loot the tome.

Checklist

Rogue class job

• Accept The Horn of Xelthos at the Pyrewood Dead Drop
• Get Breaching Charge from Veenix (Venture Co. Work Order)
• Enter SFK solo; open courtyard
• Pickpocket Gemela for Sister’s Half-Key
• Pickpocket Gefell for Brother’s Half-Key
• Combine Twin Key; open stables Ornamented Chest for the Horn
• Turn in at Dead Drop; check capital mail; return for Pyrewood Signet Ring

Group SFK

• Grab Horde dungeon quests (Book of Ur, Deathstalkers, Arugal Must Die)
• Clear bosses through Arugal
• Loot Black Tome; convert at Ambermill for Tome of Dalaran

Related guides

• WoW Forever levels 1–20 start guide
• WoW Forever Enhance Shaman leveling guide
• WoW Forever release time