Quests in The Forge are the most reliable way to stack gold and experience while you mine, fight, and explore. Quest-givers stand in every major region, and you spot them by the marker floating above their heads. Finish the right ones in order and you unlock the Portal Tool, new zones, rare pickaxes, and recipes that carry you into the endgame.
How quests work in The Forge
There are three kinds of quests, and each one serves a different purpose as you progress. Tutorial quests teach the core systems and hand you your first tools. Repeatable quests can be turned in again and again, which makes them the backbone of cash and XP farming. One-time quests give unique rewards like keys, titles, recipes, and area access.
Quest-givers appear across four regions in dependency order. Stonewake's Cross is the starting zone. The Forgotten Kingdom opens after you have the Portal Tool. Frostpire Expanse requires level 70, and Crimson Sakura Isle requires level 100. You confirm a quest is active when its objective marker appears on your screen, and you know it is complete when the marker clears and the reward lands in your inventory or balance.
Stonewake's Cross quests
This is where the game starts and where you build toward the Portal Tool. The tutorial chain walks you through mining, forging, combat, enhancing, and runes, and the Wizard hands over the Portal Tool once the chain is done. Note: only standard zombies count toward Umut's kill objectives, so skip elite variants while farming his quest.
| NPC | Type | Location | Objective | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sensei Moro  | Tutorial | At the forge in Stonewake's Cross | Full tutorial chain: mine ores, forge weapons and armor, equip and sell gear, buy the Bronze Pickaxe, fight enemies, learn enhancement and runes, then speak with the Wizard | Stone Pickaxe, XP |
The Wizard  | Tutorial | Wizard Tower | Finish Sensei Moro's tutorial chain, then talk to the Wizard | Portal Tool, XP |
Umut the Brave  | Repeatable | Inside The Cave at Stonewake's Cross | Kill zombies (4, 5, or 8) | Cash, XP |
Nord  | Repeatable | Inside The Cave, near Umut the Brave | Collect ores from The Cave | Cash, XP |
The Bard  | One-time | At the campfire in Stonewake's Cross | Find the Bard's guitar in the Secret Cave, beneath the moss to the left of The Cave entrance | Unknown Key, Guitar Finder Badge, XP, Cash |
Tomo the Explorist  | One-time | Near Greedy Cey NPC | Find Tomo's cat inside the Goblin Cave (requires Goblin King's quest first) | CatLover Title, XP, Cash |
Start the Bard's quest before you enter the Secret Cave, otherwise the guitar will not register. The Unknown Key it rewards leads to a pickaxe upgrade, so it is worth doing early.
Forgotten Kingdom quests
Once the Portal Tool is in hand, the Forgotten Kingdom opens up with tougher enemies and better payouts. This region holds the Goblin King's unlock for the Goblin Cave, the Demonite Key from Skal, and Monke's one-time cash dump.
| NPC | Type | Location | Objective | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensei Moro | Main | At the forge in Forgotten Kingdom | Mine advanced ores and rare ores like Fireite, Magmaite, Darkryte, and Demonite | XP, Cash |
Captain Rowan  | Main | Camp outside the Ruined Cave | Kill Skeleton Rogues and other undead in the Ruined Cave | XP, Cash |
Barakkulf  | Repeatable | Near Sensei Moro | Mine Basalt Rocks and Basalt Cores | XP, Cash |
The Masked Stranger  | Repeatable | In front of Captain Rowan's camp | Kill Rogue Skeletons, Axe Skeletons, Deathaxe Skeletons, and Bombers | XP, Cash |
Amber  | Repeatable | Deep inside the Forgotten Kingdom Cave | Kill elite enemies: Rogue Skeletons, Deathaxe Skeletons, Reapers, Blazing Slimes | XP, Cash |
Monke  | One-time | Small island behind the spawn area | Collect 30 Bananite Ores (found in Stonewake's Cross) | 25,000 Cash, XP |
Line  | One-time | On a cliff area in the Forgotten Kingdom | Get Fireite ore by mining Volcanic Rocks | XP, Cash |
Isaac  | One-time | Near Captain Rowan in the camp area | Bring a Health Potion from Stonewake's Cross (buy it from Maria's shop) | XP, Cash |
Goblin King  | One-time | Near the Enhancer and Fisher NPCs | Pay 75,000 cash and bring rare ores | Unlocks Goblin Cave access |
Skal  | One-time | Inside the Volcanic Depths region | Bring 3 Demonite | Demonite Key, XP |
Unlocking the Goblin Cave through the Goblin King is the gate for Tomo's cat quest back in Stonewake's Cross, so do it before chasing the CatLover Title. Hold onto Demonite you find while mining deeper, since the Demonite Key matters for stronger pickaxes later.
Frostpire Expanse quests
Frostpire Expanse opens at level 70 and runs from mid-game into the endgame. The Raven questline and the Corruption's Heart NPCs hand out the recipes and pickaxe purchases that define late-game power, including the Dragon Head Pickaxe and the Heavenly Pickaxe.
| NPC | Type | Location | Objective | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensei Moro | Main | Near the Forging Station | Mine rocks in Frostpire Expanse | XP, Cash |
Bjorn  | Main | Left house after spawn | Defeat Frostpire Expanse enemies | XP, Cash |
Masked Stranger  | Repeatable | Hidden Maze | Kill 25x Skeleton Pirates, Kill 7x Cthulhu | XP, Cash |
Goblin Lord  | One-time | Inside the new cave, left of the Orc's Cave entrance | Give $525,000 plus 1x Velchire, 2x Sanctis, 3x Snowites, 3x Iceites | Goblin's Crown Recipe |
LocalModuled  | One-time | In a jail atop the rocks left of Goblin Lord | Find his lost cat (requires The Peak access) | 50 Grass Ore, Cash |
Raven  | One-time | Camp right of Spider Cave, then Raven Cave door, then inside Raven Cave | Spider and pebble kill/mine objectives across three stages, ending with the Demonic Queen Spider and Stolen Heart | Raven Helmet, Raven Chestplate, and Berserker Armor recipes |
Ferry Operator  | One-time | Western Frostpire Expanse, by a small ship | Give 1 Coinite | Access to the Hidden Secret Maze |
Auron  | One-time | Corruption's Heart, end of Raven's Cave | Prismatic Heart (from the Spider boss) | Unlocks the second Cult quest |
Mjelatkhan  | One-time | Corruption's Heart, end of Raven's Cave | Yeti Heart (from Yeti mobs) | Unlocks the third Cult quest |
Morveth  | One-time | Corruption's Heart, end of Raven's Cave | Golem Heart (from the Crystal Golem Boss) | Ability to purchase the Dragon Head Pickaxe |
Zarall  | One-time | In front of the Hidden Maze | Kill 95x Skeleton Pirates, Kill 24x Cthulhu | Ability to purchase the Heavenly Pickaxe |
Crimson Sakura Isle quests
Crimson Sakura Isle is the newest region and opens at level 100. The quests here are squarely endgame, built around bamboo mining nodes and ape, oni, and panda enemy types, plus the Shogun questline that leads to the Asura's Incarnate boss.
| NPC | Type | Location | Objective | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensei Moro | Main | Near the Forging Station | Mine rocks and collect ores in Crimson Sakura Isle | XP, Cash |
Shogun  | Main | Hall of the Shogun castle, Shogun's Island | Defeat Crimson Sakura Isle enemies and kill Asura's Incarnate | XP, Cash |
Akane  | Repeatable | Near the Crimson Sakura red gate, Bamboo Forest | Kill 50x Mountain Apes, Kill 30x Savage Apes | XP, Cash |
Daichi  | Repeatable | Aurelia Hall area | Mine 50x Bamboo Pebbles, 30x Bamboo Rocks, 15x Bamboo Boulder | XP, Cash |
Tsukiyo  | Repeatable | Ancient Highlands | Mine 50x Hana Pebbles, 30x Glowy Rocks, 15x Blossom Boulder | XP, Cash |
Tetsuya  | Repeatable | Ancient Highlands | Kill 50x Brute Onis, Kill 30x Frostburn Onis | XP, Cash |
Inverted  | Repeatable | Ancient Highlands | Kill 15x Hellflame Onis, Kill 5x Warlord Onis | XP, Cash |
Merfarukier  | Repeatable | Crimson Sakura Bamboo Cave | Kill 30x Samurai Apes, Kill 15x Monk Pandas | XP, Cash |
Kage  | Repeatable | Shrine of the Rootwarden | To be announced | XP, Cash |
Silas  | One-time | Green Shrine | Get 3x Skulls | XP, Cash |
Best quests for farming cash and XP
For a quick cash injection, Monke's Bananite quest pays 25,000 in one turn-in. After that, lean on repeatable mining from Nord and Barakkulf for steady gold, and pick up combat cash from Umut and Captain Rowan while you fight.
For XP, combat quests are the most consistent. Umut and Captain Rowan are dependable early and mid options. The Masked Stranger's lists are easy once your gear is solid, while Amber's elite targets pay the most but hit hard. The efficient move is stacking objectives that overlap. In Stonewake's Cross, run Nord and Umut together. In the Forgotten Kingdom, pair Barakkulf with Captain Rowan so one farming route advances several quests at once.
Work the regions in order. Clear the easy Stonewake's Cross tasks first, grab the Portal Tool, then push into the Forgotten Kingdom and onward as your level and gear allow. Hold rare ores and keys you pick up along the way, since several later unlocks demand specific drops you would otherwise sell off.