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{{Cataclysm}}
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{{Infobox zone
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|ss = TheMaelstrom.jpg
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|name = Maelstrom
|itemid=5212
 
|dmg=13 - 25
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|level = 82
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|capital = None
|speed=1.50
 
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|pop = 0
|icon=INV_Staff_02
 
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|races = None
|quality=Uncommon
 
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|faiths = [[Shamanism]]
|name=Blazing Wand
 
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|affiliation = [[Earthen Ring]]
|durability=35
 
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|faction = Neutral
|bind=BoE
 
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|loc = Center of the [[Great Sea]]
|dmgtype=Fire
 
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}}
|type=Wand
 
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[[File:Maelstwow.jpg|thumb|Maelstrom's location in ''World of Warcraft''.]]
|slot=Ranged
 
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{{For|the zone underneath the Maelstrom|Eye (Maelstrom)}}
|dps=12.7
 
|classes=
 
|level=12
 
|ilvl=17
 
|sell={{cost||6|72}}
 
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==Source==
 
This item is a [[world drop]] from level 13-19 creatures.
 
   
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The '''Maelstrom''' (also called the '''Blood Sea'''{{fact}}) is the gigantic rift that was created when the [[Well of Eternity]] collapsed into itself during the [[Great Sundering]].
== External links ==
 
{{Elinks-item|5212}}
 
 
   
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==Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos==
[[Category:Wands]]
 
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{{WC3-section}}
[[Category:Uncommon Items]]
 
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[[Category:World Drop]]
 
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As the aftershocks from the Well's implosion rattled the bones of the world, the seas rushed in to fill the gaping wound left in the earth. Nearly eighty percent of [[Kalimdor]]'s landmass had been blasted apart, leaving only a handful of separate continents surrounding the new, raging sea. At the center of the new sea, where the [[Well of Eternity]] once stood, was a tumultuous storm of tidal fury and chaotic energies. This terrible scar, known as the Maelstrom, would never cease its furious spinning. It would remain a constant reminder of the terrible catastrophe and the utopian era that had been lost forever...<ref>[[Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos]] manual, page 51</ref>
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Additionally, during the [[Third War]], [[Thrall]]'s fleet crashed and they made an emergency landing on [[Darkspear islands|an island]] near the Maelstrom, where they found a group of [[jungle troll]]s fighting desperately against [[human]] colonists and [[murloc]] invaders.<ref>[[Riders on the Storm]]</ref> The island was destroyed (though not by the Maelstrom), with Thrall and his allies barely escaping.<ref>[[Countdown to Extinction]]</ref>
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==World of Warcraft==
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[[File:Maelstrom concept art.jpg|thumb|Concept art]]
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As things currently stand, the Maelstrom is a large storm only viewable in ''World of Warcraft'' on the world map, where it sits between [[Kalimdor]] and the [[Eastern Kingdoms]]. [[Ship]] and [[zeppelin]] routes go out of their way to avoid the Maelstrom, for fairly obvious reasons.
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===Cataclysm===
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Deathwing uses the Maelstrom to reenter [[Azeroth]]'s physical plane from [[Deepholm]]. [[Thrall]] is present here (now affiliated with the [[Earthen Ring]]), and is trying to maintain the rift with other key Earthen Ring members alongside [[Muln Earthfury]] and [[Farseer Nobundo]]. The Maelstrom is a [[sanctuary]], where PvP combat is disabled. The zone can be reached through the breadcrumb quests leading to Deepholm from [[Stormwind]] and [[Orgrimmar]].
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<gallery>
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File:TheMaelstrom2.jpg|Complete view from an earlier build
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File:TheMaelstrom3.jpg|Closer view
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File:The-Maelstrom.jpg|[[Thrall]] maintaining the rift.
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File:CataclysmMuln.jpg|[[Muln Earthfury]], leader of the Earthen Ring maintaining the rift.
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File:CataclysmNobundo.jpg|[[Farseer Nobundo]] maintaining the rift
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File:Maelstrom.jpg|Entering the Maelstrom
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</gallery>
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==Geography==
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[[File:Maelstromundersea.PNG|right|thumb|Underneath [[Eye (Maelstrom)|The Eye]].]]
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The Maelstrom itself is located in the [[South Seas]], to the northwest of the [[Broken Isles]]. At the center of the Maelstrom is a location known as [[Eye (Maelstrom)|the Eye]]. The empires of the [[makrura]] and the [[naga]] lie beneath it.<ref>''[[Lands of Mystery]]'', page 70</ref> These empires are named [[Mak'aru]] and [[Nazjatar]]. They, along with the other regions within the Maelstrom, are considered sub-regions of the Eye. These are all located beneath it, below ocean surface.
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It is implied that the Maelstrom is slowly eroding and damaging the artificially-raised [[Broken Isles]], and will ultimately destroy them for good.<ref>''Lands of Mystery'', pages 67-68</ref>
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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File:Maelstromsurface.PNG|[[Lands of Mystery]] map
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File:WorldMap-TheMaelstromContinent.jpg|Continent map
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File:WorldMap-TheMaelstrom.jpg|Zone map
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</gallery>
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==Videos==
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<youtube>WnwX7CJktTw</youtube>
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<youtube>MP36dOy9kAc</youtube>
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{| class="darktable"
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! The Maelstrom as seen in ''World of Warcraft: Cataclysm''
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|<youtube>2yWCAnOQWQM</youtube>
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|}
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}
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{{Maelstrom}}
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{{Azeroth}}
 
[[Category:South Seas]]
 
[[Category:Azeroth]]
 
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Revision as of 19:54, 3 January 2011

Template:Cataclysm

NeutralMaelstrom
Level: 82
TheMaelstrom
Capital(s) None
Population 0
Races None
Faiths Shamanism
Affiliation Earthen Ring
Location Center of the Great Sea
Maelstwow

Maelstrom's location in World of Warcraft.

For the zone underneath the Maelstrom, see Eye (Maelstrom).

The Maelstrom (also called the Blood Sea[citation needed] ) is the gigantic rift that was created when the Well of Eternity collapsed into itself during the Great Sundering.

Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos

WC3RoC-logo This section concerns content related to Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos or its expansion The Frozen Throne.

As the aftershocks from the Well's implosion rattled the bones of the world, the seas rushed in to fill the gaping wound left in the earth. Nearly eighty percent of Kalimdor's landmass had been blasted apart, leaving only a handful of separate continents surrounding the new, raging sea. At the center of the new sea, where the Well of Eternity once stood, was a tumultuous storm of tidal fury and chaotic energies. This terrible scar, known as the Maelstrom, would never cease its furious spinning. It would remain a constant reminder of the terrible catastrophe and the utopian era that had been lost forever...[1]

Additionally, during the Third War, Thrall's fleet crashed and they made an emergency landing on an island near the Maelstrom, where they found a group of jungle trolls fighting desperately against human colonists and murloc invaders.[2] The island was destroyed (though not by the Maelstrom), with Thrall and his allies barely escaping.[3]

World of Warcraft

Maelstrom concept art

Concept art

WoW Icon update This section concerns content related to the original World of Warcraft.

As things currently stand, the Maelstrom is a large storm only viewable in World of Warcraft on the world map, where it sits between Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms. Ship and zeppelin routes go out of their way to avoid the Maelstrom, for fairly obvious reasons.

Cataclysm

Cataclysm This section concerns content related to Cataclysm.

Deathwing uses the Maelstrom to reenter Azeroth's physical plane from Deepholm. Thrall is present here (now affiliated with the Earthen Ring), and is trying to maintain the rift with other key Earthen Ring members alongside Muln Earthfury and Farseer Nobundo. The Maelstrom is a sanctuary, where PvP combat is disabled. The zone can be reached through the breadcrumb quests leading to Deepholm from Stormwind and Orgrimmar.

Geography

Maelstromundersea

Underneath The Eye.

The Maelstrom itself is located in the South Seas, to the northwest of the Broken Isles. At the center of the Maelstrom is a location known as the Eye. The empires of the makrura and the naga lie beneath it.[4] These empires are named Mak'aru and Nazjatar. They, along with the other regions within the Maelstrom, are considered sub-regions of the Eye. These are all located beneath it, below ocean surface.

It is implied that the Maelstrom is slowly eroding and damaging the artificially-raised Broken Isles, and will ultimately destroy them for good.[5]

Gallery

Videos

The Maelstrom as seen in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

References

 
  1. ^ Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos manual, page 51
  2. ^ Riders on the Storm
  3. ^ Countdown to Extinction
  4. ^ Lands of Mystery, page 70
  5. ^ Lands of Mystery, pages 67-68