Changes: Blasted Lands

The Blasted Lands
Level: 55 - 60
Capital(s)	The Dark Portal
Races	Blood elf; Demon; Human; Murloc; Naga; Ogre; Orc; Worgen
Government	Tyranny
Ruler(s)	Razelikh the Defiler
Major settlements	Nethergarde Keep; Dreadmaul Hold
Minor settlements	Surwich; Sunveil Excursion
Affiliation	Burning Legion
Location	Southeastern Azeroth

Revision as of 14:37, 3 December 2010

For how the Blasted Lands was prior to Cataclysm, see Blasted Lands (original).

The Blasted Lands bear that name for a reason: they were twisted by the magic that brought the Dark Portal into being, spewing the rampaging Horde into Azeroth.

This wasted desert of red clay is home to the original Dark Portal. The portal still stands, and leads to Outland — the remains of the orcs' sundered homeworld, Draenor. Nethergarde Keep, a Stormwind fortress of dour mages and paladins, and the Horde forces of former Rockard, now named Dreadmaul Hold keep watch over the portal and the demons and ogres that would abuse its power and send the aspiring warriors to aid the war effort, that is still raging on the other side.^[1]

Now, the wretched land hosts few inhabitants and no significant settlements. Magic that leaked through the Dark Portal warped the Blasted Lands, leaving an infertile desert landscape. Hardy desert species like Basilisks, Scorpions and Hyenas have since colonized the area. The red rocks of the region do not come by their color naturally. The original tan color was transmuted into the unearthly crimson by searing heat and chaotic energies when the Dark Portal was destroyed.

There is but one usable road in the Blasted Lands, guarded at the north by Nethergarde Keep’s grim mages. They have the unenviable task of watching the Dark Portal, guarding the rest of the continent from the demons in the south and protecting themselves from the ogre tribes that roam the desert, not to mention the recent incursion of Horde's Okril'lon forces. The weather here is dry and hot during the day and bitterly cold at night. Mountains block any moisture that may come from the Swamp of Sorrows to the north, and the only signs of life can be found within the Tainted Forest on the southwest, but it was corrupted by demonic powers that have taken hold over the mastermind behind the revitalization of the scorched scar, the Gilnean druid Marl Wormthorn. His followers have built a small fishing village, Surwich near the edge of the forest.

The conflict between the Alliance and Horde rages in the northern part of the region, and is focused mainly on the Nethergarde's supply base located between Dreadmaul Hold and Nethergarde Keep, destabilizing the fragile situation in this region even further.

History

This foul desert was once a dark fen of marshlands called the Black Morass; a sort of sub-region of the Swamp of Sorrows. This is the area where the orcish Horde first entered Azeroth through the Dark Portal, followed soon by their attack on the human lands to the northwest. The lands around the former Dark Portal are burnt and dead, forever warped by the powers that followed its destruction. Lightning strikes are constant, and the inhospitable land is home to groups of especially vicious and powerful creatures. A sizable remnant of the Burning Legion has taken refuge within the Tainted Scar. It is still watched over by the wizards of Dalaran within the Fortress of Nethergarde, established by the Archmage Khadgar after the second war. The unique and dangerous opportunities presented in such a harsh landscape has also attracted the notice of the Blood Elves and the Horde.

As if the Horde weren’t enough, Dreadmaul ogres also came through the Dark Portal. Unlike the orcs, they remained in the Blasted Lands. Nethergarde’s mages tell that the ogres serve Lord Kazzak. Whoever their master is, he orders them to attack the Alliance’s keep on an uncomfortably regular basis.

The Blasted Lands were once littered with gold mines, and heavily populated with centaur.^[2]

Getting There

Please add any available information to this section.

Geography

This desolate and barren land has very little in the way of flora and fauna (the only exception is the Tainted Forest) barring the demons which now wander the plains. The region is particularly notable because the Dark Portal leading into Outland can be found here.

There are no instanced dungeons or battlegrounds in this zone, though several micro dungeons can be found here.

Maps and subregions

WorldMap-BlastedLands — Blasted Lands Map

Altar of Storms · The Dark Portal · Dreadmaul Hold · Dreadmaul Post · Garrison Armory · Nethergarde Keep · The Red Reaches (Bloodwash Fighting Pits · Bloodwash Shrine · Rockpool Village · Shattershore) · Rise of the Defiler · Serpent's Coil · Surwich · Sunveil Excursion · The Tainted Forest (Maldraz)

Topographic map of Blasted Lands

Quest and travel hubs

Place Name	# of Quests	Flight Path	Notable Character
Dreadmaul Hold	??	YES	??
Nethergarde Keep	??	YES	??
Sunveil Excursion	??	YES	??
Surwich	??	YES	??

Adjacent regions

Zone Name	Faction	Level Range	Direction	Access
Swamp of Sorrows		52-55	North	By foot or by flight
Hellfire Peninsula		58-63	South	Through the Dark Portal

Notable Characters

Main article: Blasted Lands NPCs

Quests

Main article: Blasted Lands storyline

Resources

Herbs
- [Firebloom]
- [Sungrass]
- [Gromsblood] (One of the few regions where you can gather it)
Leather
- [Scorpid Scale] (Skinning level 40-50 scorpids)
Ore

Wild creatures

Notes

Those with the Burning Crusade and at least level 57 are able to use the now reopened Dark Portal to reach Hellfire Peninsula in Outland, although it is recommended to wait until level 58 as quests are very limited at 57. The Dark Portal, like Shattrath City, is a sanctuary and therefore combat there is prohibited, even between PvP flagged players.
The occasional lightning that strikes the ground near the Dark Portal cannot hurt you in any way.

Lore

This article contains lore taken from Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, the manuals, and/or official bonus maps.

These barrens are littered with gold mines and populated by centaurs. The tileset is called "Barrens".^[3]

References

^ World of Warcraft The Roleplaying Game, pg. 13
^ "Official Multiplayer Map: Blasted Lands", Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. Blizzard Entertainment.
^ 'Official Blizzard Warcraft 3 multiplayer maps from the game and its expansion.

External links

[World_of_Warcraft_The_Roleplaying_Game_13-1] World of Warcraft The Roleplaying Game, pg. 13

[2] "Official Multiplayer Map: Blasted Lands", Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. Blizzard Entertainment.

[Official_Blizzard_Warcraft_3_multiplayer_maps_from_the_game_and_its_expansion.-3] 'Official Blizzard Warcraft 3 multiplayer maps from the game and its expansion.

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-|faction=Contested
+|caption =
-|name=The Blasted Lands
+|name = The Blasted Lands
-|ss=dp_blasted.png
-|races={{Race|Ogre }}, [[Dreadmaul]] (1,100)<br />{{Race|Demon}} (300)<br />{{RaceIconExt|LostOne}} [[Draenei Lost Ones|Draenei]] (300)<br />{{Race|Human}} (200)<br />{{Race|High Elf }} (100)<br />{{Race|Blood elf}}<br />{{Race|Worgen}}
+|races = {{Race|BloodElf}}<br/> {{Race|Demon}}<br/> {{Race|Human}}<br/> {{Race|Murloc}}<br/> {{Race|Naga}}<br/> {{Race|Ogre}}<br/> {{Race|Orc}}<br/> {{Race|Worgen}}
-|rulers=[[Grol the Destroyer]] (Lord of [[Dreadmaul tribe|Dreadmaul ogres]])<br />
+|capital = [[The Dark Portal]]
-[[Lord Kazzak]] (Lord of [[Doomguard]] demons)<br />
+|major = [[Nethergarde Keep]]<br/> [[Dreadmaul Hold]]
-[[Archmage Thas'ranan]] (Commander of [[Nethergarde]]’s mages)
+|minor = [[Surwich]]<br/> [[Sunveil Excursion]]
-|level=45-55
+|affiliation = [[Burning Legion]]
-|loc=South of the [[Swamp of Sorrows]]
+|ruler = [[Razelikh the Defiler]]
-|pop=2,000
-|government=Primarily tyrannical law within tribes.
+|government = Tyranny
+|loc = Southeastern [[Azeroth (continent)|Azeroth]]
-|major=[[Nethergarde Keep]] (300)<br />[[The Tainted Scar]] (300)
+|level = 55 - 60
-|language=[[Common (language)|Common]], [[Eredun]], [[Low Common]], [[Orcish|Orc]], [[Thalassian]].
-|faith= [[Burning Legion]], [[Holy Light]]
-|resource=[[Mineral]]s
-|affiliation=[[Burning Legion|The Burning Legion]]
-|source=''[[Lands of Conflict]]'', 40-41
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 The '''Blasted Lands''' bear that name for a reason: they were twisted by the magic that brought the [[Dark Portal]] into being, spewing the rampaging [[Horde]] into [[Azeroth (world)|Azeroth]].
-This wasted desert of red clay is home to the original Dark Portal. The portal still stands, and leads to Outland — the remains of the orcs' sundered homeworld, Draenor. Nethergarde Keep, a Stormwind fortress of dour mages and paladins, keeps watch over the portal and the demons and ogres that would abuse its power.<ref name="World of Warcraft The Roleplaying Game 13">''[[World of Warcraft The Roleplaying Game]]'', pg. 13</ref>
+This wasted desert of red clay is home to the original Dark Portal. The portal still stands, and leads to Outland — the remains of the orcs' sundered homeworld, Draenor. Nethergarde Keep, a Stormwind fortress of dour mages and paladins, and the Horde forces of former Rockard, now named Dreadmaul Hold keep watch over the portal and the demons and ogres that would abuse its power and send the aspiring warriors to aid the war effort, that is still raging on the other side.<ref name="World of Warcraft The Roleplaying Game 13">''[[World of Warcraft The Roleplaying Game]]'', pg. 13</ref>
 Now, the wretched land hosts few inhabitants and no significant settlements. Magic that leaked through the Dark Portal warped the Blasted Lands, leaving an infertile desert landscape. Hardy desert species like Basilisks, Scorpions and Hyenas have since colonized the area. The red rocks of the region do not come by their color naturally. The original tan color was transmuted into the unearthly crimson by searing heat and chaotic energies when the Dark Portal was destroyed.
-There is but one usable road in the Blasted Lands, guarded at the north by [[Nethergarde Keep]]’s grim mages. They have the unenviable task of watching the Dark Portal, guarding the rest of the continent from the [[demon]]s in the south and protecting themselves from the [[ogre]] tribes that roam the desert. The weather here is dry and hot during the day and bitterly cold at night. Mountains block any moisture that may come from the [[Swamp of Sorrows]] to the north, and no rivers grace this land. The eastern coast will occasionally get storms from the sea, but these downpours come so quickly the water merely runs off the packed earth and back into the sea.
+There is but one usable road in the Blasted Lands, guarded at the north by [[Nethergarde Keep]]’s grim mages. They have the unenviable task of watching the Dark Portal, guarding the rest of the continent from the [[demon]]s in the south and protecting themselves from the [[ogre]] tribes that roam the desert, not to mention the recent incursion of Horde's Okril'lon forces. The weather here is dry and hot during the day and bitterly cold at night. Mountains block any moisture that may come from the [[Swamp of Sorrows]] to the north, and the only signs of life can be found within the Tainted Forest on the southwest, but it was corrupted by demonic powers that have taken hold over the mastermind behind the revitalization of the scorched scar, the Gilnean druid [[Marl Wormthorn]]. His followers have built a small fishing village, [[Surwich]] near the edge of the forest.
+The conflict between the Alliance and Horde rages in the northern part of the region, and is focused mainly on the Nethergarde's supply base located between [[Dreadmaul Hold]] and [[Nethergarde Keep]], destabilizing the fragile situation in this region even further.
-The keepers of Nethergarde have an uptight and uncheerful disposition that seems appropriate in light of the danger they face daily. The [[warriors]] and [[mages]] fight every day with the ogre magi and demons that threaten either to destroy the keep or take over the [[Dark Portal]]. This tightly knit community experiences little crime, however. Those found breaking the agreements they take on when accepting a post at the Keep are sent for a time to the [[Stockade]] in [[Stormwind]]. These mages cannot afford any dissension in the ranks. If you must visit the Blasted Lands, remember that the Nethergarde mages are the only hospitable people in the entire region for Alliance. And they’re not even that hospitable.
-== Getting there ==
-;{{Alliance Icon Small}}Alliance:From [[Duskwood]], head east through [[Deadwind Pass]], be sure to stay to the northern edge of the zone where there are no mobs. Once through the pass and into the [[Swamp of Sorrows]], make for the center of the southern border. A pass through the mountains there should take you into the Blasted Lands.
-;{{Horde Icon Small}}Horde:From [[Stonard]] in the [[Swamp of Sorrows]], head southwest. The pass into the Blasted Lands should be very close to the Horde outpost.
-All faction capital cities contain a [[portal (city)|portal]] to the area outside the [[Dark Portal]]. These portals are located near the portal entrances to the city, i.e. where the portals ''to'' the city lead. (Portal requires level 58 to use.)
 ==History==
 [[File:Dark Portal Active.jpg|thumb|The Dark Portal]]
-This foul desert was once a dark fen of marshlands called the [[Black Morass]]; a sort of sub-region of the [[Swamp of Sorrows]]. This is the area where the [[orcish]] [[Horde]] first entered Azeroth through the [[Dark Portal]], followed soon by their attack on the [[human]] lands to the northwest.  The lands around the former Dark Portal are burnt and dead, forever warped by the powers that followed its destruction. Lightning strikes are constant, and the inhospitable land is home to groups of especially vicious and powerful creatures. A sizable remnant of the [[Burning Legion]] has taken refuge within the [[Tainted Scar]].  It is still watched over by the wizards of [[Dalaran]] within the Fortress of Nethergarde, established by the Archmage [[Khadgar]] after the second war.  The unique and dangerous opportunities presented in such a harsh landscape has also attracted the notice of the [[Blood Elves]] and the [[Horde]].
+This foul desert was once a dark fen of marshlands called the [[Black Morass]]; a sort of sub-region of the [[Swamp of Sorrows]]. This is the area where the [[orcish]] [[Horde]] first entered Azeroth through the [[Dark Portal]], followed soon by their attack on the [[human]] lands to the northwest.  The lands around the former Dark Portal are burnt and dead, forever warped by the powers that followed its destruction. Lightning strikes are constant, and the inhospitable land is home to groups of especially vicious and powerful creatures. A sizable remnant of the [[Burning Legion]] has taken refuge within the [[Tainted Scar]]. It is still watched over by the wizards of [[Dalaran]] within the Fortress of Nethergarde, established by the Archmage [[Khadgar]] after the second war.  The unique and dangerous opportunities presented in such a harsh landscape has also attracted the notice of the [[Blood Elves]] and the [[Horde]].
 As if the Horde weren’t enough, [[Dreadmaul]] [[ogres]] also came through the Dark Portal. Unlike the orcs, they remained in the Blasted Lands. Nethergarde’s mages tell that the ogres serve Lord [[Kazzak]]. Whoever their master is, he orders them to attack the Alliance’s keep on an uncomfortably regular basis.
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 The Blasted Lands were once littered with gold mines, and heavily populated with [[centaur (Eastern Kingdoms)|centaur]].<ref>{{ref game|title=Warcraft III|expansion= The Frozen Throne|campaign=Official Multiplayer Map|mission=Blasted Lands}}</ref>
-== Geography ==
+==Getting There==
+[[File:Stub.png|20px]] ''Please add any available information to this section.''
-This desolate and barren land has very little in the way of flora and fauna, barring the demons which now wander the plains. The region is particularly notable because the Dark Portal leading into [[Outland]] can be found here.
+==Geography==
+This desolate and barren land has very little in the way of flora and fauna (the only exception is the Tainted Forest) barring the demons which now wander the plains. The region is particularly notable because the Dark Portal leading into [[Outland]] can be found here.
 There are no instanced dungeons or battlegrounds in this zone, though several [[Dungeon|micro dungeons]] can be found here.
-=== Maps and subregions ===
+===Maps and subregions===
-[[File:WorldMap-BlastedLands.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Blasted Lands Map]]<br />
+[[File:WorldMap-BlastedLands.jpg|thumb|300px|Blasted Lands Map]]<br />
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+|[[Altar of Storms (Blasted Lands)|Altar of Storms]]{{·}} [[Dark Portal|The Dark Portal]]{{·}} [[Dreadmaul Hold]]{{·}} [[Dreadmaul Post]]{{·}} [[Garrison Armory]]{{·}} [[Nethergarde Keep]]{{·}} [[Red Reaches|The Red Reaches]] ([[Bloodwash Fighting Pits]]{{·}} [[Bloodwash Shrine]]{{·}} [[Rockpool Village]]{{·}} [[Shattershore]]){{·}} [[Rise of the Defiler]]{{·}} [[Serpent's Coil]]{{·}} [[Surwich]]{{·}}  [[Sunveil Excursion]]{{·}} [[Tainted Forest|The Tainted Forest]] ([[Maldraz]])
-|-
-|[[Altar of Storms (Blasted Lands)|Altar of Storms]] • [[The Dark Portal]] • [[Dreadmaul Hold]] • [[Dreadmaul Post]]
-|-
-|[[Garrison Armory]] • [[Nethergarde Keep]] • [[Rise of the Defiler]] • [[Serpent's Coil]]
-|-
-|[[The Tainted Scar]]
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 *[http://wow.gamepressure.com/map.asp?ID=3 Topographic map of Blasted Lands]
-=== Elite areas ===
+===Quest and travel hubs===
-*[[The Tainted Scar]]
-=== Travel hubs ===
 [[File:Nethergarde.jpg|thumb|Nethergarde Keep]]
-[[File:BLWorgenTown.jpg|thumb|Surwich]]
+{| class="darktable"
-;{{Alliance Icon Small}} [[Nethergarde Keep]]
+|-
-;{{Alliance Icon Small}} {{C-inline}} [[Surwich]]
+!  || Place Name || Faction || # of Quests || Flight Path || Notable Character
-;{{Horde Icon Small}} {{C-inline}} [[Dreadmaul Hold]]
+|-
-;{{Horde Icon Small}} {{C-inline}} [[Sunveil Excursion]]
+|  || [[Dreadmaul Hold]] || {{Horde Icon Small}} || ?? || YES || ??
+|-
+|  || [[Nethergarde Keep]] || {{Alliance Icon Small}} || ?? || YES || ??
+|-
+|  || [[Sunveil Excursion]] || {{Horde Icon Small}} || ?? || YES || ??
+|-
+|  || [[Surwich]] || {{Alliance Icon Small}} || ?? || YES || ??
+|}
-=== Regions Adjacent to Blasted Lands ===
+===Adjacent regions===
 {| class="darktable"
 |-
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 | [[Swamp of Sorrows]]
 | {{Horde Icon Small}} {{Alliance Icon Small}}
-| 35-45 || North || By foot only
+| 52-55 || North || By foot or by flight
 |-
 | [[Hellfire Peninsula]]
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 |}
-== Notable characters ==
+==Notable Characters==
-[[File:BLPostCataclysm.jpg|thumb|The Tainted Scar]]
+[[File:BLPostCataclysm.jpg|thumb|The Tainted Forest]]
-[[File:BLCataLandscape.jpg|thumb]]
  {{main|Blasted Lands NPCs}}
-== Quests ==
+==Quests==
 [[File:Rise of the Defiler.jpg|thumb|Rise of the Defiler]]
-{{main|Blasted Lands quests}}
+{{main|Blasted Lands storyline}}
+==Resources==
-There are three main quest "chains" in the Blasted Lands: The potions quests, the Kum'isha quests, and the [[You Are Rakh'likh, Demon quest chain]].
-===Kum'isha quests===
-These quests are obtained from Kum'Isha The Collector, level 60 in the Middle of Blasted Lands. He has two quests, one that requires you to find a random Green Item called [[Imperfect Draenethyst Fragment]] and one that requires you to find a random Blue Item called [[Flawless Draenethyst Sphere]], which is even rarer, and has about 0.2% chance to drop. Any mob in the Blasted Lands can drop both of these items, but the best source for the sphere is [[Teremus|Teremus The Devourer]], a dragon that can be 5 manned. It drops it 75% chance and usually about 2-3 spheres. Each of these spheres give a Level 40-50 Superior/Rare Item, or if you are very lucky, an Epic Item. The Imperfect Fragments only give random Level 40-50 Uncommon Items.
-== Resources ==
 [[File:GarrisonArmory.jpg|thumb|Garrison Armory]]
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 ** [[Truesilver Deposit]]
 ** [[Small Thorium Vein]]
-== World of Warcraft: Cataclysm ==
-{{cata-section}}
-This is one of the zones Blizzard is most excited about. The level range of the zone will be 54+<ref>http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/26435286279/feedback-badlands/</ref>, and the newly exposed coastline to the east allows for a brand new play zone.
-In addition to these, the Tainted Scar (sub-zone in the south-western parts of the Blasted Lands, currently populated by elite demons) is now a large worgen area. Instead of being a "scar", it is a forest, dark, misty, and gloomy, with exposure to the ocean.<ref>http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=23425524394&sid=1&pageNo=1</ref>
-The worgen in the fishing village of [[Surwich]] are allied with the Alliance.
-Areas affected <ref>[http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=19377467311&sid=1 Frejya’s (MVP) Cataclysm Compilation]</ref>:
-* [[Dreadmaul Hold]] – appears to be expanded and taken by the Horde
-* [[Nethergarde Keep]] – southern wall has been opened with a path leading to the beach where a lot of Gilnean ghosts wander near their shattered ships
-* [[Nethergarde Mines]] ([[Garrison Armory]]) – taken over by the Horde
-* The [[Tainted Scar]] – completely revamped playable area, very moody and foggy ([[Daio the Decrepit|Daio]] is still here); Worgen-themed town with flight master to the very south
-* Other – SE of the [[Dark Portal]] is a new area uncovered by the lowering of the tides, the [[Red Reaches]], ruled by murloc-enslaving naga; constant fighting between Horde and Alliance mobs between Keep and Mines
-* New [[Hunter]] Pets – Bonepicker Feeder (Carrion, Green), Felscale Crawler (crab)
-===Video===
-<youtube>p2PCBi0_63o</youtube>
-<youtube>uRPtMZH1FhA</youtube>
-== Wild creatures ==
+==Wild creatures==
 [[File:Dreadmaul Hold.jpg|thumb|Dreadmaul Hold]]
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 * [[Vulture]]s
-== Notes==
+==Notes==
 * Those with the [[Burning Crusade]] and at least level 57 are able to use the now reopened [[Dark Portal]] to reach [[Hellfire Peninsula]] in [[Outland]], although it is recommended to wait until level 58 as quests are very limited at 57. The Dark Portal, like [[Shattrath City]], is a [[sanctuary]] and therefore combat there is prohibited, even between PvP flagged players.
 * The occasional lightning that strikes the ground near the [[Dark Portal]] cannot hurt you in any way.
-* The Blasted Lands are a good place to farm money and equipment. There are numerous silver elites wandering the lands, and there is a [[Draenei]] [[quest giver]] who gives you a pack of clothing every time you find a certain crystal.
 ==Lore==

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