Warcraft III Reforged Forsaken Kingdom Chapter 1 Walkthrough: Homecoming Objectives, Side Quests & Rewards
Updated September 14, 2026
Quick Answer: How Do You Complete Homecoming?
Homecoming is the first chapter of Warcraft III Reforged: Forsaken Kingdom and introduces the campaign through the eyes of Garek and the Capital City Guard.
The main progression revolves around Patrol the City and delivering a Bouquet of Roses to the terrace, while keeping Garek and Landen alive.
There is also optional content worth finding before moving on, including:
- Helping Alicia repair her cart
- Dealing with the drunkards causing a disturbance
- Finding the Tiny Rabbit
- Returning it to the Strange Rabbit
- Collecting the Potion of Restoration reward
- Checking the F9 quest journal for additional objectives
The easiest way to approach Homecoming is to follow the main objective while exploring the city instead of rushing from one marker to the next.
That matters because some of the chapter's most useful rewards come from optional interactions.
If you're completely new to the campaign, the Warcraft III Reforged Forsaken Kingdom Beginner Guide: 9 Mistakes to Avoid Early covers the broader habits that make the early chapters easier.
📋 Table of Contents
- Quick Answer: How Do You Complete Homecoming?
- Homecoming Main Objectives
- 1. Start the Patrol and Check Your Quest Journal
- 2. Get the Bouquet of Roses
- 3. Deliver the Roses to the Terrace
- 4. Help Alicia Repair Her Cart
- 5. Deal With the Drunkards
- 6. Find the Tiny Rabbit
- 7. Return the Tiny Rabbit to the Strange Rabbit
- 8. Keep Garek and Landen Alive
- 9. Check Loot, Gear and Inventory Along the Way
- Homecoming Missables and Rewards
- Homecoming Chapter 1 FAQ
- Final Verdict
Homecoming Main Objectives
The main chapter progression can be summarized as:
You do not need to complete every optional activity simply to follow the main story, but they are worth doing if you want to get the most out of the chapter.
1. Start the Patrol and Check Your Quest Journal
Homecoming begins with Garek and Landen patrolling the city.
The opening section introduces the basic systems you'll use throughout Forsaken Kingdom:
- Hero control
- Quest tracking
- Inventory
- Items
- Vendors
- Equipment
- Combat
- Optional interactions
Your main objective is Patrol the City.
Use F9 to Check Your Objectives
Press F9 to open the quest journal.
The journal lets you review your current quest information, including:
- Main quests
- Sub-objectives
- Undiscovered quests
This is especially useful in Homecoming because not everything worth doing is necessarily part of the main objective.
Tip: If you think you've finished everything but the chapter hasn't progressed, check F9 before assuming you've missed a combat encounter.
2. Get the Bouquet of Roses
One of the first objectives involves obtaining a Bouquet of Roses.
Follow the city objective until you reach the florist.
Interact with the vendor and obtain the roses needed for the delivery.
Once you have the item, make sure it is carried by a hero who can use an inventory.
Important Inventory Tip
Forsaken Kingdom introduces more item-based interactions than a traditional Warcraft III campaign.
The game explicitly teaches this with the message:
Only units with an inventory can pick up items.
So if you encounter an item that cannot be collected, check which hero you're controlling.
This inventory system becomes increasingly important throughout the campaign. Blizzard also describes the wider Forsaken Kingdom campaign as using expanded inventories, gear slots, hero kits and talents.
3. Deliver the Roses to the Terrace
Once you have the Bouquet of Roses, continue with the active delivery objective.
Take the roses to the terrace and complete the interaction there.
This is one of the simplest objectives in Homecoming, but it establishes an important part of how the campaign works: not every quest requires combat.
Some objectives require you to:
- Carry an item
- Find a character
- Interact with the environment
- Complete a delivery
- Return to a previous NPC
So don't assume that every quest marker leads directly to another fight.
Before You Leave the Area
Take a moment to look around.
Homecoming contains optional interactions and useful items outside the most direct route. Checking nearby areas before moving on can prevent you from having to backtrack later.
4. Help Alicia Repair Her Cart
Alicia's cart is one of the optional activities worth completing during Homecoming.
You'll encounter Alicia while exploring the city and can help her by obtaining a replacement cartwheel.
Once you have the required wheel, return to Alicia and complete the interaction.
Reward: Alicia's Favor
Helping Alicia rewards you with Alicia's Favor.
This item is particularly useful because it reduces Mana costs.
That makes the reward more valuable than a simple quest collectible, especially for heroes that depend heavily on their abilities.
If you're playing Garek, this type of equipment can complement his ability-focused combat style. His Garek Bandarion Guide explains how his abilities and Valiant Charge talents work together.
Tip: Don't ignore NPC problems just because they aren't marked as the main objective. Alicia's quest is a good example of an optional interaction providing a useful gameplay reward.
5. Deal With the Drunkards
Another optional city encounter involves drunkards causing a public disturbance.
Garek has tools specifically suited to dealing with this situation.
Use Garek's Crowd Control
Two useful abilities here are:
- Net Throw
- Valiant Charge
Net Throw can immobilize a target, while Valiant Charge lets Garek rapidly move through an area while damaging and stunning enemies.
This encounter is useful because it demonstrates that Garek's abilities aren't limited to conventional battles.
His Garek Bandarion Guide covers Valiant Charge, Sweeping Strike and his talent choices in more detail.
Don't Rush Through the City
The drunkard encounter is also a good reason to explore instead of following the main quest marker as quickly as possible.
Homecoming is designed to introduce the player's relationship with the city and its inhabitants before the story moves into much darker territory.
6. Find the Tiny Rabbit
The Tiny Rabbit is one of the easiest optional objectives to miss in Homecoming.
Instead of staying strictly on the main route, explore the back-alley area of the city.
You can find the Tiny Rabbit there.
Why You Should Look for It
The rabbit isn't simply a collectible.
Finding it starts a small side quest that leads to a useful consumable reward.
If you're trying to complete as much of Homecoming as possible, this is one of the optional activities you should actively look for before finishing the chapter.
7. Return the Tiny Rabbit to the Strange Rabbit
After finding the Tiny Rabbit, look for the Strange Rabbit.
Return the Tiny Rabbit to its mother to complete this side quest.
Reward: Potion of Restoration
The reward for completing the rabbit quest is a:
Potion of Restoration
This makes the Tiny Rabbit one of the more worthwhile optional discoveries in the chapter.
The important part is simply not to leave the rabbit behind after finding it.
Tiny Rabbit → Strange Rabbit → Potion of Restoration
That's the complete side-quest chain.
8. Keep Garek and Landen Alive
Homecoming isn't only about completing objectives.
You also need to pay attention to the chapter's survival condition:
Garek and Landen must survive.
This is important because losing a required hero can cause the mission to fail.
How to Keep Them Alive
If either hero becomes heavily damaged:
- Pull them away from combat
- Use available healing
- Let the other hero take pressure
- Avoid unnecessary fights
- Don't chase enemies when the situation is already under control
The campaign places much more emphasis on its heroes than a conventional RTS mission.
If Garek is nearly dead but the last enemy is almost defeated, don't automatically stay in the fight.
The objective is to finish the mission, not win every exchange at any cost.
9. Check Loot, Gear and Inventory Along the Way
Homecoming also serves as an introduction to Forsaken Kingdom's RPG-style progression.
As you move through the chapter, check:
- Equipment
- Consumables
- Quest items
- Inventory space
- Healing resources
- Mana restoration
You can find useful early items such as:
- Potion of Healing — restores 250 Health
- Potion of Mana — restores 125 Mana
- Scroll of Regeneration — restores 225 Health over 45 seconds to friendly non-mechanical units in an area
- Minor Replenishment Potion — restores 100 Health and 25 Mana over 30 seconds
- Guardsman Chestplate — provides +50 Health and +1 Armor
Don't automatically ignore an item because the numerical upgrade looks small.
Early equipment can make the difference between comfortably surviving an encounter and having to retreat.
For a broader explanation of how this RPG-style progression works, see the Warcraft III Reforged Forsaken Kingdom Gameplay Explained: Why It Feels Like an RPG.
Homecoming Missables and Rewards
If you want to get the most out of Chapter 1, check these before moving on.
Alicia's Cart
What to do: Help Alicia obtain a replacement cartwheel.
Reward: Alicia's Favor
Why it matters: The item reduces Mana costs.
Drunkards
What to do: Deal with the public disturbance using Garek's abilities.
Useful abilities: Net Throw and Valiant Charge.
Tiny Rabbit
What to do: Find the Tiny Rabbit in the back-alley area.
Next step: Return it to the Strange Rabbit.
Reward: Potion of Restoration
F9 Quest Journal
What to do: Press F9 regularly.
Why it matters: The journal tracks the main quest, sub-objectives and undiscovered quests.
Garek and Landen
What to do: Keep both heroes alive.
Why it matters: Their survival is part of the chapter's mission requirements.
Homecoming Chapter 1 FAQ
What is Chapter 1 in Warcraft III Reforged: Forsaken Kingdom?
Chapter 1 is Homecoming, the opening chapter of the new Forsaken Kingdom campaign. The wider story begins with the Last Days of Lordaeron prologue, which follows the Capital City Guard during Lordaeron's final days. Blizzard describes that prologue as a four-mission, more traditional Warcraft III experience before the main campaign's RPG structure begins.
What is the main objective in Homecoming?
The main quest is Patrol the City, with an early objective involving obtaining and delivering the Bouquet of Roses to the terrace.
How do I open the quest journal?
Press F9 to open the quest journal.
It shows your current quest information, including main objectives, sub-objectives and undiscovered quests.
Where do I get the Bouquet of Roses?
The Bouquet of Roses is obtained from the florist during the early city patrol sequence.
What do I get for helping Alicia?
Helping Alicia with her cart rewards you with Alicia's Favor, an item that reduces Mana costs.
Where is the Tiny Rabbit?
The Tiny Rabbit can be found while exploring the back-alley area of the city.
What do I do with the Tiny Rabbit?
Return the Tiny Rabbit to the Strange Rabbit to complete the optional side quest.
What is the Tiny Rabbit reward?
The reward is a Potion of Restoration.
Do I need to complete the side quests to finish Homecoming?
The optional activities are not the same as the main progression. You can focus on the main objectives, but completing the side content gives you additional rewards and makes the chapter more worthwhile to explore.
Can Garek or Landen die?
You should avoid letting either hero die because the chapter includes a survival condition requiring Garek and Landen to survive.
What should I do before finishing Chapter 1?
Check F9, look for optional quests, finish Alicia's cart objective, search for the Tiny Rabbit, collect useful equipment and make sure both Garek and Landen are healthy before continuing.
What should I play next if I want to understand Garek better?
The Warcraft III Reforged Garek Bandarion Guide explains his abilities, progression and Valiant Charge talent choices.
If you're interested in the other new hero added with Patch 3.0, the Warcraft III Reforged Forsaken Paladin Guide covers Gideon's abilities, Mana costs and recommended role.
Final Verdict
Homecoming is more than a short introduction to Forsaken Kingdom.
It teaches you how the new campaign expects you to play.
Follow the main objective, but don't rush through the city. Check F9, talk to NPCs, investigate optional areas and keep an eye out for items.
The most important optional discoveries are:
- Alicia's cart → Alicia's Favor
- Tiny Rabbit → Strange Rabbit → Potion of Restoration
At the same time, remember the most important mission requirement:
Keep Garek and Landen alive.
Once you understand that approach, Homecoming becomes a useful introduction to the campaign's blend of traditional Warcraft III objectives and its expanded RPG-style systems. Blizzard describes the main Forsaken Kingdom campaign as building on exploration, items, hero progression and an expanded inventory/talent system, while the Last Days of Lordaeron prologue itself remains more linear.
If you're continuing into the rest of Forsaken Kingdom, you can also check the Warcraft III Reforged Patch 3.0: What's Free vs Paid Forsaken Kingdom? guide if you want to understand what Patch 3.0 adds before moving deeper into the campaign.
Continue the Prologue: Chapter 2 picks up in Treachery, where Garek and Landen lead survivors through the sewers, recover the missing cogwheels, and face Baron Rivendare before Garek's escape.
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