Toshley’s Station Did you notice the title graphic? That’s right, for the next few months, we’ll be featuring bucolic locations throughout Outland, from the sweeping plains of Nagrand, to the fel-infused barrens of Shadowmoon Valley, to the intensely purple remnants of Netherstorm. Our first foray into Outland visits the small Alliance settlement of Toshley’s Station, inhabited entirely by gnomes (which […]
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Quel’Thalas In lore, Quel’Thalas is where the high elves set up shop. In World of Warcraft, however, Quel’Thalas is a small region of land nestled between the Ghostlands to the north, Eastern Plaguelands to the south and Western Plaguelands to the west. The area may also be called Northern Lordaeron, but if one is actually in that region, the game location will show […]
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Bloodmyst Isle “That’s the problem with this country: everything is in red!” — Vladimir, in the 1997 Don Bluth film Anastasia Bloodmyst Isle is indeed quite red, covering almost the full spectrum of crimson hues. The island lies to the north of its larger neighbour, Azuremyst Isle. Both islands, and a number of smaller ones, lie far off the coast of […]
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Vordrassil Roughly in the centre of the area known as Grizzly Hills lies, quite literally, the failed world tree Vordrassil. Its mighty trunk lies in three pieces in a roughly east-west line. Thousands of years ago, the original world trees, G’hanir, was brought low by the death of Aviana in the War of the Ancients. A single branch was left, […]
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Isle of Quel’Danas This small island lying to the north of Silvermoon City plays host to the famous Sunwell, oft mentioned in the phrase ‘Remember the Sunwell!’ It is very roughly triangular, with a large harbour on the northern side. For a such a small area, it has a lot of activity. As with any area from previous expansions, the […]
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Silithus Doctor: I’m afraid I have some bad news for you. I reckon you have about six months to live. Patient: Is there anything I can do? Doctor: Start playing World of Warcraft, and grind rep in Silithus. It’ll be the longest six months of your life. Yeah, Silithus. Everyone’s favourite zone to hate. Despite the rest of the world […]
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Un’Goro Crater As I had done a Throwback Thursday set in Un’Goro Crater (among other places), I thought, ‘Why not do a postcard for this lush jungle paradise?’ Un’Goro Crater is similar to Australia, in that everything except the friendly NPCs is trying to kill you. However, it differs from Australia in that almost every inch of it is covered […]
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Caverns of Time In the far eastern reaches of Tanaris lie the Caverns of Time. Marked by crumbled remnants of past architecture of various styles, the entrance tunnel corkscrews deep into the ground, to open up into a massive cavern with several tunnels leading out from it. In the centre is the great sand clock, its grains pouring unendingly through […]
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Stillpine Hold Stillpine Hold is the home of the Stillpine furbolg tribe, located in the northern reaches of Azuremyst Isle. Draenei adventurers will eventually encounter them by way of a quest sending them there. It will be possible to speak with them upon completing the quest The Prophecy of Akida, which allows the player to understand their language. The Stillpine […]
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Water & Explosions With the launch of Cataclysm, two unique quest achievements were added to the game in low-level areas, one for each faction. Both involve seeming suicide ALLIANCE In northern Darkshore, just south of Lor’danel, is the Maw of the Void, a large whirlpool in the Cliffspring River. Players can jump into it, and be transported to the Bashal’Aran […]
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