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| image = Dragonmaw-clan-flag.jpg
  
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| name = Dragonmaw clan
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|name=The Western Plaguelands
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|races={{Race|Scourge }} (36,800)<br />{{Race|Human }} (3,200)
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| faction = Neutral
  
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|level=51-58
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| leader = {{C-inline}} [[Warlord Zaela]]<br/>[[Overlord Mor'ghor|Warchief Mor'ghor]] (previously)
  
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|loc=Northern [[Lordaeron]]
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| leaders = [[Nekros Skullcrusher]] ([[Orcish Horde]])<br/>[[Nek'rosh Skullcrusher]] ([[Dark Horde]])<br/>[[Zuluhed the Whacked]] ([[Illidari]])<br/>[[Overlord Mor'ghor]] (Illidari)
  
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|pop=40,000
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| capital = [[Dragonmaw Port]] ([[Horde]])
  
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|government=Dictatorship
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| capitals = [[Grim Batol]] (Orcish Horde)<br/>[[Angerfang Encampment]] (Dark Horde)<br/>[[Dragonmaw Fortress]] (Illidari)<br/>[[Netherwing Ledge]] (Illidari)
  
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|ruler=[[Kel'Thuzad]], Lich Lord of the Plaguelands
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|capital=[[Andorhal]] (8,000)
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| theater =
 
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|major=[[Hearthglen]] (3,000), <br />[[Caer Darrow]] (875)
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| status = Active
  
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|affiliation=[[Scourge]]
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| membership = 7,500 at a time before WoW<ref>''[[Lands of Conflict]]'', pg. 79</ref>, or apparently less<ref>''[[Dark Factions]]'', pg. ??</ref> (Wetlands)
  
 
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The '''Western Plaguelands''' are located in northern [[Lordaeron]], wedged between [[Tirisfal Glades]] to the west, the [[Eastern Plaguelands]] to the east, and the [[Alterac Mountains]] to the south. It is filled with a smoky gray mist and the creatures here are blighted and sick, angrily attacking anyone who wanders too close with surprising ferocity. The land is also home to countless [[undead]] who infest the ruins of [[Andorhal]], the four cauldron fields, and [[Sorrow Hill]]. The [[Scarlet Crusade]] has a significant holding in and around [[Hearthglen]] to the north, and the [[Alliance]] has settled in the small [[Chillwind Camp]] to the south.
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The '''Dragonmaw clan''' is one of the [[orc]]ish clans dating back to the time of the ''[[Rise of the Horde]]''. Under the command of the shaman [[Zuluhed the Whacked]], the Dragonmaws swore fealty to [[Blackhand the Destroyer]] with the other clans of the Horde upon Blackhand's ascension to [[Warchief]]. When Blackhand was assassinated by [[Orgrim Doomhammer]], Zuluhed and the Dragonmaws maintained their fealty to Blackhand by pledging their loyalty to his sons, [[Rend Blackhand|Rend]] and [[Maim Blackhand|Maim]], Chieftains of the [[Black Tooth Grin clan]].<ref name=Warcraft II manual 71>[[Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness]] manual pg.71</ref>
  
   
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Like their eastern counterparts, the Western Plaguelands were once fertile and beautiful but are now gray, blighted and noxious. Undead wander the land and haunt the abandoned towns and farmsteads. The largest Scourge city here is [[Andorhal]], beneath which is an underground complex housing the undead’s [[School of Necromancy]]. The Scarlet Crusade strikes against the Scourge from Hearthglen. The only place of any sanity in the Western Plaguelands is Uther's Tomb, a consecrated monument to the fallen hero Uther Lightbringer.<ref name="World of Warcraft The Roleplaying Game 21">''[[World of Warcraft The Roleplaying Game]]'', pg. 21</ref>
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==Activity on Azeroth==
  
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Manipulated by the Black Scourge, [[Deathwing|Deathwing the Destroyer]], the Dragonmaws found an artifact of immense power known as the [[Dragon Soul|Demon Soul]] - created by Deathwing himself ten thousand years earlier, but forever forbidden from his grasp as the result of the spellwork of the other Aspects. Zuluhed entrusted the Demon Soul to a warrior/warlock named [[Nekros Skullcrusher]], who used it to capture the Dragonqueen [[Alexstrasza]] - much to his surprise, and certainly to Alexstrasza's. The Dragonmaws used Alexstrasza's young to fight for the Horde - and fight they did, through much of the Second War. Operating out of the abandoned Wildhammer capital of [[Grim Batol]], the Dragonmaws maintained their control over Alexstrasza and her flight after the Horde was defeated, using them to raid Alliance ports in the surrounding Wetlands.
  
   
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== History ==
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The Kirin Tor high councillor Krasus - the humanoid form of the red dragon [[Korialstrasz]], one of Alexstrasza's consorts - sent the mage [[Rhonin]] to free Alexstrasza from the Dragonmaws by somehow destroying the Demon Soul - which, using one of Deathwing's scales, he did. In their fury, Alexstrasza and her dragons tore Grim Batol apart and incinerated much of the Dragonmaw Clan, including Nekros, who was eaten. But some elements remain to this day in the Wetlands outside of Grim Batol. These forces are led by Nekros' son, [[Nek'rosh Skullcrusher|Nek'rosh]], who serves the self-styled Warchief of the [[Dark Horde]], Rend Blackhand.
  
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[[File:RuinsofAndorhal.JPG|thumb|Ruins of Andorhal]]
   
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The area now called the Western Plaguelands was a beautiful forested farmland to the east of the Capital City of Lordaeron. It was the lush eastern belt of the [[Tirisfal Glades]] stretching from Lordaeron in the west to the [[Eastern Plaguelands|Darrowmere Forest]] to the east. The town of [[Hearthglen]] was the seat of the regional administration, while the town of [[Andorhal]] was the center of grain distribution in the Kingdom of Lordaeron's northern provinces.
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Yet the question remained: What became of Zuluhed and the remainder of the Dragonmaw? That question would not be answered until almost two decades later, with the reopening of the [[Dark Portal]]...
  
   
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Knowing that the quickest way to spread the [[Plague of Undeath]] would be via the grain exported from Andorhal, the necromancer [[Kel'Thuzad]] and his [[Cult of the Damned]] infected the grain with the Plague, and set up four massive plague cauldrons in the fields of the area's four largest farmsteads. As Lordaeron collapsed, the farmlands and the forests began to die. The trees in the Plaguelands pulsate with tumor-like growths, and the needles of the pines are a sickly brown. With the Kingdom collapsed, the [[Scarlet Crusade]] attempted to salvage what little of their lands remained, taking possession of [[Mardenholde Keep]] in Hearthglen as a regional headquarters. The [[Argent Dawn]] also has a presence here, including setting up a [[Chillwind Camp|camp]] near the overcrowded cemetery at [[Sorrow Hill]] for the Alliance, aiding the [[Forsaken]] in reinforcing their [[bulwark]] on the eastern border of Tirisfal, and sending soldiers of the [[Horde]] into battle against the Scourge.
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At some point during the Second War, Zuluhed and much of his clan returned to Draenor and survived the destruction that led to the creation of Outland. Now they are in the service of the Lord of Outland, [[Illidan Stormrage]]. Their attempts to subjugate dragons have continued — only this time, they are targeting a brood of [[nether drakes]] called the [[Netherwing]]. In what appears to be a repeat of their capture of Alexstrasza, the Dragonmaws have captured the matriarch of the Netherwing, the nether dragon [[Karynaku]], and hold her prisoner in [[Dragonmaw Fortress|their fortress]]. Karynaku is held with a magical ball and chain, and only Zuluhed himself has the key.
  
   
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Despite being where the Plague took hold in Lordaeron, the Western Plaguelands are in surprisingly better condition (though still quite dead) than the Eastern Plaguelands. It is clear that the land is trying to resist the Plague with what little it has left.
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==In World of Warcraft==
  
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[[File:DMban.jpg|thumb||200pxThe Dragonmaw clan standard in ''World of Warcraft''.]]
  
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The rest of the Dragonmaw clan on [[Azeroth (world)|Azeroth]] have established an encampment in [[Wetlands]], led by [[Nek'rosh Skullcrusher|Chieftain Nek'rosh Skullcrusher]].
  
   
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== Getting there ==
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===The Burning Crusade===
  
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There are several ways to get there on foot (or mounted):
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[[Dragonmaw Fortress]], where Zuluhed and much of the Dragonmaw clan resides, is located south of the [[Black Temple]] and east of the [[Netherwing Fields]] in [[Shadowmoon Valley]]. For some reason, certain members of the clan in this area can turn into Drakonids, this includes [[Zuluhed]].
  
   
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*From [[Tirisfal Glades]]: Follow the main road east of the [[Undercity]], passing through the [[Bulwark]]. Alliance players beware: Though there are Argent Dawn NPCs there, the Bulwark is a Horde encampment. Stay on the main road, do not pass into any of the camps.
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After the player has completed the entire questline associated with the Netherwing, their current situation is as follows: The leader of the Dragonmaw (Zuluhed) lies dead, along with masses of peons and other soldiers. Illidan is outraged because the Dragonmaw revered a person that was attempting to destroy the entire clan from within and failed to seize this betrayer despite the fact that he was at their very doorstep, chained in a powerful spell. Thus far we can only assume that Illidan has attempted to fully destroy the clan. As stated by the Netherwing "The Dragonmaw empire has come to an end."
  
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*From the [[Hinterlands]]: Between [[Aerie Peak]] and the [[Quel'Danil Lodge]] is a narrow pass known as the [[Plaguemist Ravine]]. It runs through the mountains and comes out along [[Darrowmere Lake]], not far from the gates of [[Caer Darrow]]. Horde players beware: Aerie Peak is an Alliance town, and the high elves of the Quel'Danil Lodge are hostile to Horde players (though if you are high enough level to enter the plaguelands, these elves should not pose much of a threat).
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*From the [[Alterac Mountains]]: The main road leading north from the [[Hillsbrad Foothills]] (west of [[Tarren Mill]]) splits once inside Alterac; one road leading west to the [[Ruins of Alterac]], the other east to [[Strahnbrad]]. Take the east road through Strahnbrad (beware the Syndicate rogues and Boulderfist ogres that wander near there), and follow it as it curves north, through [[Chillwind Point]]. Follow it north until you enter the Western Plaguelands. Horde players beware: Though there are Argent Dawn NPCs there, [[Chillwind Camp]] (located almost on the border between WPL and Alterac) is an Alliance encampment. It is advised to remain on the far right side of the road (the camp is on the left), to avoid aggroing any Alliance-flagged NPCs.
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*An alternate path through the Alterac Mountains is to follow the river north from [[Hillsbrad Fields]] to [[Chillwind Point]], than go north to the road leading to Chillwind Camp, or follow the river all the way to Darrowmere Lake in the south part of the zone.
   
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===Cataclysm===
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== Geography ==
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The Western Plaguelands contain the instanced dungeon [[Scholomance]] and the [[Dungeon|micro dungeon]] [[Hearthglen]]. There are no other dungeons or battlegrounds in this area.
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In ''[[World of Warcraft: Cataclysm]]'' the Dragonmaw clan will rejoin the Horde, and be based in the [[Twilight Highlands]]. They will also battle the [[Wildhammer clan]] in the Twilight Highlands battleground called the [[Twin Peaks]].<ref>http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=24702035296&postId=246996836533&sid=1#14</ref>
  
   
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=== Maps and subregions ===
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{{Speculation}}
  
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[[File:WorldMap-WesternPlaguelands.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Western Plaguelands Map]]
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It's unknown if they still have any sort of dragons, or if they have reconciled with the Red dragonflight.
  
   
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The Dragonmaw were once a regular clan of Mag'har before being corrupted by [[Kil'jaeden]]. They may want to return to that by joining with the modern Horde. It is also likely that ex-members are already in the New Horde.
  
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==Members==
  
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[[File:Dragonmaw banner.jpg|thumb|200px|The Dragonmaw banner in Cataclysm.]]
  
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| colspan="2" | [[Bulwark|The Bulwark]]{{·}} [[Caer Darrow]]{{·}} [[Chillwind Camp]]{{·}} [[Crypt (Western Plaguelands)|Crypt]]{{·}} [[Dalson's Tears]]{{·}} [[Darrowmere Lake]]{{·}} [[Felstone Field]]{{·}} [[Gahrron's Withering]]{{·}} [[Hearthglen]]{{·}} [[Mardenholde Keep]]{{·}} [[Northridge Lumber Camp]]{{·}} [[Ruins of Andorhal]]{{·}} [[Sorrow Hill]]{{·}} [[Thondroril River]]{{·}} [[Uther's Tomb]]{{·}} [[Weeping Cave|The Weeping Cave]]{{·}} [[Writhing Haunt|The Writhing Haunt]]
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! Name !! colspan=2 | Location
  
 
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| style="width: 20%;" | '''[[Warcraft RPG]]''' || [[Cinderhome]]
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| {{NPC|Combat|Zuluhed the Whacked|smallicon=IconSmall Zuluhed.gif}}
  
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| [[Dragonmaw Fortress]] || [[Shadowmoon Valley]] {{bc-inline}}
  
 
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| '''Novels''' || [[Hearthglen Woods]]
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| {{NPC|Neutral|Captain Skyshatter|smallicon=IconSmall FelOrc Male.gif}}
  
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| [[Dragonmaw Base Camp]] || [[Shadowmoon Valley]] {{bc-inline}}
  
 
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| '''[[Warcraft III]]''' || [[Hearthglen Hills]]{{·}} [[Vandermar Village]]
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| {{NPC|Neutral|Chief Overseer Mudlump|smallicon=IconSmall FelOrc Male.gif}}
  
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| [[Dragonmaw Base Camp]] || [[Shadowmoon Valley]] {{bc-inline}}
  
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[[File:Uther.jpg|thumb|Uther's Tomb]]
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*[http://wow.gamepressure.com/map.asp?ID=12 Topographic map of The Western Plaguelands]
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=== Dungeons ===
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{| class="darktable"
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| {{portal|Scholomance|group}} || 56-61
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| {{NPC|Combat|Nek'rosh Skullcrusher|smallicon=IconSmall Orc Male.gif}}
  
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| 5-man
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| [[Angerfang Encampment]] || [[Wetlands]]
  
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| Unknown
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=== World of Warcraft: Cataclysm ===
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[[File:WorldMap-WesternPlaguelands-cata.jpg|thumb|Western Plaguelands in Cataclysm]]
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In the upcoming expansion ''[[World of Warcraft: Cataclysm]]'', the Western Plaguelands will be free of the Lich King's influence, and the plague that taints it being mostly cleansed at last. It might even be renamed to a more appropriate name.<ref>{{ref web |url=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?sid=1&topicId=23425524394 |title=BlizzChat Developer Chat February 27, 2010|accessdate=2010-02-27 |author=Zahrym|date=2010-02-27}}</ref> The town of [[Hearthglen]] and its fortress of [[Mardenholde Keep]] have been retaken by [[Tirion Fordring]] and the [[Argent Crusade]].<ref>[http://www.worldofraids.com/topic/17178-cataclysm-lore-details/ Cataclysm Lore Details - World of Raids Forums]</ref>
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The new level range will be 40-45. <ref>http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/25968836776/current-zone-status/</ref>
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Areas affected<ref>[http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=19377467311&sid=1 Frejya’s (MVP) Cataclysm Compilation]</ref>:
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* [[The Bulwark]] – redesigned with [[Forsaken]] architecture
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* [[Chillwind Camp]] – the building here is now repaired
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* [[Crypt (Western Plaguelands)|Crypt]] – devoid of any mobs
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* [[Dalson's Tears]] – renamed [[Dalson's Farm]]; regrown and tended by the [[Cenarion Circle]]; the nearby neutral hub is known as [[Menders' Stead|The Mender's Stead]], and it appears there will also be a neutral flight path
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* [[Felstone Field]] – Rebuilt
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* [[Northridge Lumber Camp]] – now controlled by the Argent Crusade; quest hub
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* [[Ruins of Andorhal]] – retaken by the Alliance in the SW – the buildings at this entrance are rebuilt; taken by the Horde in the NE and redesigned with Forsaken architecture; during the [[Battle for Andorhal]] the Forsaken successfully claim Andorhal as their own.
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* [[Sorrow Hill]] – retaken and rebuilt, filled with [[Withdrawn Spirit]]s
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* [[Uther's Tomb]] – beautiful lush pathway leading to the tomb lined with hedges
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* [[The Weeping Cave]] – just south of the cave is a new area called [[Malicia's Outpost]], which is filled with caged animals and mobs that appear to be loyal to the [[Twilight Cult]]; the cave itself is now filled with many [[Unholy Corpuscle]]s, ooze-like mobs
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* [[The Writhing Haunt]] – empty and largely regrown
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* Other – many of the areas once owned by the [[Scarlet Crusade]] around Hearthglen are infested with [[Redpine Gnoll]]s; there appears to be no Scarlet Crusade presence any longer within the zone; the Western Plaguelands are largely lush now, with the few undead areas left those of [[Gahrron's Withering]], the Weeping Cave, and the Ruins of Andorhal; new sound files have been included for the zone
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* New [[Hunter]] Pets – [[Bullmastiff]] (appears to be Horde-only)
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=== Travel hubs ===
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==== {{Alliance Icon Small}} [[Flight path]]s from [[Chillwind Camp]] ====
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* [[Ironforge]]
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* [[Southshore]], [[Hillsbrad Foothills]]
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* [[Aerie Peak]], [[Hinterlands|The Hinterlands]]
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* [[Light's Hope Chapel]], [[Eastern Plaguelands]]
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===={{Neutral Icon Small}} [[Flight path]]s from [[Thondroril River]]====
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*{{Neutral Icon Small}} [[Light's Hope Chapel]], [[Eastern Plaguelands]]
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*{{Alliance Icon Small}} [[Ironforge]], [[Dun Morogh]]
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*{{Alliance Icon Small}} [[Chillwind Camp]]
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*{{Alliance Icon Small}} [[Aerie Peak]], [[Hinterlands]]
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*{{Horde Icon Small}} [[Undercity]], [[Tirisfal Glades]]
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*{{Horde Icon Small}} [[Revantusk Village]], [[Hinterlands]]
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*{{Horde Icon Small}} [[Bulwark|The Bulwark]], [[Tirisfal Glades]]
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=== Adjacent regions===
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| {{NPC|Neutral|Corlok the Vet|smallicon=IconSmall FelOrc Male.gif}}
  
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| [[Dragonmaw Base Camp]] || [[Shadowmoon Valley]] {{bc-inline}}
  
 
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| [[Tirisfal Glades]] || {{Horde Icon Small}}
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| {{NPC|Neutral|Drake Dealer Hurlunk|smallicon=IconSmall FelOrc Male.gif}}
  
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| 1-10 || West || By foot only
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| [[Dragonmaw Base Camp]] || [[Shadowmoon Valley]] {{bc-inline}}
  
 
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| [[Alterac Mountains]]
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| {{NPC|Neutral|Gug|smallicon=IconSmall FelOrc Male.gif}}
  
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| [[Dragonmaw Base Camp]] || [[Shadowmoon Valley]] {{bc-inline}}
  
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| 30-40 || Southwest || By foot only
 
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| {{NPC|Neutral|Horus|smallicon=IconSmall FelOrc Male.gif}}
  
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| [[Dragonmaw Base Camp]] || [[Shadowmoon Valley]] {{bc-inline}}
  
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| 40-50 || Southeast
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| By foot or Alliance flightpath from Chillwind Point to Aerie Peak
 
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| [[Eastern Plaguelands]]
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| {{NPC|Neutral|Ja'y Nosliw|smallicon=IconSmall FelOrc Male.gif}}
  
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| {{Horde Icon Small}} {{Alliance Icon Small}}
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| [[Dragonmaw Base Camp]] || [[Shadowmoon Valley]] {{bc-inline}}
  
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| 53-60 || East
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| By foot, Alliance flightpath from Chillwind Point or Horde flightpath from The Bulwark to Light's Hope Chapel
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| {{NPC|Combat|Ma'ruk Wyrmscale|smallicon=IconSmall Orc Male.gif}}
  
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| [[Dun Algaz]] || [[Wetlands]]
  
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| {{NPC|Combat|Garneg Charskull|smallicon=IconSmall Orc Male.gif}}
  
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| [[Angerfang Encampment]] || [[Wetlands]]
  
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| {{NPC|Neutral|Murg "Oldie" Muckjaw|smallicon=IconSmall FelOrc Male.gif}}
  
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| [[Dragonmaw Base Camp]] || [[Shadowmoon Valley]] {{bc-inline}}
  
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| {{NPC|Neutral|Overlord Mor'ghor|smallicon=IconSmall FelOrc Male.gif}}
  
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| [[Dragonmaw Base Camp]] || [[Shadowmoon Valley]] {{bc-inline}}
  
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| {{NPC|Neutral|Ronag the Slave Driver|smallicon=IconSmall FelOrc Male.gif}}
  
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| [[Dragonmaw Base Camp]] || [[Shadowmoon Valley]] {{bc-inline}}
  
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| {{NPC|Neutral|Rumpus|smallicon=IconSmall FelOrc Male.gif}}
  
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| [[Dragonmaw Base Camp]] || [[Shadowmoon Valley]] {{bc-inline}}
  
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| {{NPC|Neutral|Varkule Dragonbreath||Taskmaster Varkule Dragonbreath|smallicon=IconSmall FelOrc Male.gif}}
  
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| [[Dragonmaw Base Camp]] || [[Shadowmoon Valley]] {{bc-inline}}
  
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| {{NPC|Horde|Nekros Skullcrusher|smallicon=IconSmall Orc Male.gif}}
  
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| Deceased
  
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| {{NPC|Neutral|Herzegor Flametusk|smallicon=IconSmall Orc Male.gif}}
  
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| Unknown || [[Wetlands]]
  
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| {{NPC|Horde|Zaela|smallicon=IconSmall Dragonmaw Female.gif}}
  
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| [[Dragonmaw Port]] || [[Twilight Highlands]] {{C-inline}}
  
 
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===Notable Leaders===
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[[File:CaerDarrow.JPG|thumb|Caer Darrow]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Zuluhed}} {{npc||Zuluhed the Whacked}}
  
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*{{RaceIcon|Orc|Male}} {{npc||Nekros Skullcrusher}}
  
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*{{RaceIcon|Orc|Male}} {{npc||Nek'rosh Skullcrusher}}
  
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*{{RaceIcon|FelOrc|Male}} {{npc||Overlord Mor'ghor}}
  
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*{{RaceIcon|Dragonmaw|Female}} {{npc||Warlord Zaela}}
  
   
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The Western Plaguelands are home to several characters of note. At Chillwind Camp, [[Commander Ashlam Valorfist]] seeks aid in the battle against the Scourge. At Caer Darrow, [[Eva Sarkhoff]] attempts to rid the Scholomance of its most powerful evils. At Andorhal, the bronze dragon [[Chronormu]] sends bold adventurers into the ruins in search of temporal anomalies.
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== Quests ==
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==Resources==
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[[File:Mardenholde Keep.jpg|thumb|Mardenholde Keep]]
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* [[Herb]]s
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** [[Arthas' Tears]] (One of the few regions where you can gather it)
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| style="background:#007000;"|Nekros Skullcrusher
  
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** [[Sungrass]]
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** [[Dreamfoil]]
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|style="background:#900000;"|Overlord Mor'ghor
  
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** [[Mountain Silversage]]
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|style="background:#004444;"|Warlord Zaela
  
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** [[Plaguebloom]] (One of the few regions where you can gather it)
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* [[Leather]]
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** [[Warbear Leather]] (Skinning level 50-55 [[bear]]s)
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* [[Ore]]
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** [[Iron Deposit]]
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* [[Bog Beast]]s
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* [[Lich]]es
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* Western Plaguelands often sees the inadvertent death of curious new players who venture too far east from [[Tirisfal Glades]] and get killed by one of the high-level beasts near the zone border.
   
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==Origin of the name==
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NeutralThe Western Plaguelands
Level: 51-58
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Capital(s) Andorhal (8,000)
Population 40,000
Races ScourgeScourgeScourgeScourge Scourge (36,800)
HumanHuman Human (3,200)
Government Dictatorship
Ruler(s) Kel'Thuzad, Lich Lord of the Plaguelands
Major settlements Hearthglen (3,000),
Caer Darrow (875)
Affiliation Scourge
Location Northern Lordaeron

The Western Plaguelands are located in northern Lordaeron, wedged between Tirisfal Glades to the west, the Eastern Plaguelands to the east, and the Alterac Mountains to the south. It is filled with a smoky gray mist and the creatures here are blighted and sick, angrily attacking anyone who wanders too close with surprising ferocity. The land is also home to countless undead who infest the ruins of Andorhal, the four cauldron fields, and Sorrow Hill. The Scarlet Crusade has a significant holding in and around Hearthglen to the north, and the Alliance has settled in the small Chillwind Camp to the south.

Like their eastern counterparts, the Western Plaguelands were once fertile and beautiful but are now gray, blighted and noxious. Undead wander the land and haunt the abandoned towns and farmsteads. The largest Scourge city here is Andorhal, beneath which is an underground complex housing the undead’s School of Necromancy. The Scarlet Crusade strikes against the Scourge from Hearthglen. The only place of any sanity in the Western Plaguelands is Uther's Tomb, a consecrated monument to the fallen hero Uther Lightbringer.[1]

History

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Ruins of Andorhal

The area now called the Western Plaguelands was a beautiful forested farmland to the east of the Capital City of Lordaeron. It was the lush eastern belt of the Tirisfal Glades stretching from Lordaeron in the west to the Darrowmere Forest to the east. The town of Hearthglen was the seat of the regional administration, while the town of Andorhal was the center of grain distribution in the Kingdom of Lordaeron's northern provinces.

Knowing that the quickest way to spread the Plague of Undeath would be via the grain exported from Andorhal, the necromancer Kel'Thuzad and his Cult of the Damned infected the grain with the Plague, and set up four massive plague cauldrons in the fields of the area's four largest farmsteads. As Lordaeron collapsed, the farmlands and the forests began to die. The trees in the Plaguelands pulsate with tumor-like growths, and the needles of the pines are a sickly brown. With the Kingdom collapsed, the Scarlet Crusade attempted to salvage what little of their lands remained, taking possession of Mardenholde Keep in Hearthglen as a regional headquarters. The Argent Dawn also has a presence here, including setting up a camp near the overcrowded cemetery at Sorrow Hill for the Alliance, aiding the Forsaken in reinforcing their bulwark on the eastern border of Tirisfal, and sending soldiers of the Horde into battle against the Scourge.

Despite being where the Plague took hold in Lordaeron, the Western Plaguelands are in surprisingly better condition (though still quite dead) than the Eastern Plaguelands. It is clear that the land is trying to resist the Plague with what little it has left.

Getting there

There are several ways to get there on foot (or mounted):

  • From Tirisfal Glades: Follow the main road east of the Undercity, passing through the Bulwark. Alliance players beware: Though there are Argent Dawn NPCs there, the Bulwark is a Horde encampment. Stay on the main road, do not pass into any of the camps.
  • From the Hinterlands: Between Aerie Peak and the Quel'Danil Lodge is a narrow pass known as the Plaguemist Ravine. It runs through the mountains and comes out along Darrowmere Lake, not far from the gates of Caer Darrow. Horde players beware: Aerie Peak is an Alliance town, and the high elves of the Quel'Danil Lodge are hostile to Horde players (though if you are high enough level to enter the plaguelands, these elves should not pose much of a threat).
  • From the Alterac Mountains: The main road leading north from the Hillsbrad Foothills (west of Tarren Mill) splits once inside Alterac; one road leading west to the Ruins of Alterac, the other east to Strahnbrad. Take the east road through Strahnbrad (beware the Syndicate rogues and Boulderfist ogres that wander near there), and follow it as it curves north, through Chillwind Point. Follow it north until you enter the Western Plaguelands. Horde players beware: Though there are Argent Dawn NPCs there, Chillwind Camp (located almost on the border between WPL and Alterac) is an Alliance encampment. It is advised to remain on the far right side of the road (the camp is on the left), to avoid aggroing any Alliance-flagged NPCs.
  • An alternate path through the Alterac Mountains is to follow the river north from Hillsbrad Fields to Chillwind Point, than go north to the road leading to Chillwind Camp, or follow the river all the way to Darrowmere Lake in the south part of the zone.

Geography

The Western Plaguelands contain the instanced dungeon Scholomance and the micro dungeon Hearthglen. There are no other dungeons or battlegrounds in this area.

Maps and subregions

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Western Plaguelands Map

The Bulwark · Caer Darrow · Chillwind Camp · Crypt · Dalson's Tears · Darrowmere Lake · Felstone Field · Gahrron's Withering · Hearthglen · Mardenholde Keep · Northridge Lumber Camp · Ruins of Andorhal · Sorrow Hill · Thondroril River · Uther's Tomb · The Weeping Cave · The Writhing Haunt
Warcraft RPG Cinderhome
Novels Hearthglen Woods
Warcraft III Hearthglen Hills · Vandermar Village
Uther

Uther's Tomb

Dungeons

Dungeon Name Level Range Group Size Approximate Run Time
Instance portal Scholomance 56-61 5-man Unknown

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

Cataclysm This section concerns content related to Cataclysm.
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Western Plaguelands in Cataclysm

In the upcoming expansion World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, the Western Plaguelands will be free of the Lich King's influence, and the plague that taints it being mostly cleansed at last. It might even be renamed to a more appropriate name.[2] The town of Hearthglen and its fortress of Mardenholde Keep have been retaken by Tirion Fordring and the Argent Crusade.[3]

The new level range will be 40-45. [4]

Areas affected[5]:

Travel hubs

Alliance Flight paths from Chillwind Camp

Neutral Flight paths from Thondroril River

Adjacent regions

Zone Name Faction Level Range Direction Access
Tirisfal Glades Horde 1-10 West By foot only
Alterac Mountains Horde Alliance 30-40 Southwest By foot only
The Hinterlands Horde Alliance 40-50 Southeast By foot or Alliance flightpath from Chillwind Point to Aerie Peak
Eastern Plaguelands Horde Alliance 53-60 East By foot, Alliance flightpath from Chillwind Point or Horde flightpath from The Bulwark to Light's Hope Chapel

Notable characters

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Caer Darrow

Main article: Western Plaguelands NPCs

The Western Plaguelands are home to several characters of note. At Chillwind Camp, Commander Ashlam Valorfist seeks aid in the battle against the Scourge. At Caer Darrow, Eva Sarkhoff attempts to rid the Scholomance of its most powerful evils. At Andorhal, the bronze dragon Chronormu sends bold adventurers into the ruins in search of temporal anomalies.

Quests


Main article: Western Plaguelands quests
See also: Western Plaguelands questing guide

Resources

Mardenholde Keep

Mardenholde Keep

Wild Creatures

Gahrrons withering

Gahrron's Withering

Notes, tips, & additional info

  • Western Plaguelands often sees the inadvertent death of curious new players who venture too far east from Tirisfal Glades and get killed by one of the high-level beasts near the zone border.
See also: Welcome Bear

Patches and hotfixes

  • WoW Icon update Patch 1.6.0 (2005-07-12): A neutral graveyard has been added on the island of Caer Darrow in Western Plaguelands. It will serve characters who die on Caer Darrow and in Scholomance.

Videos

References

 
  1. ^ World of Warcraft The Roleplaying Game, pg. 21
  2. ^ Zahrym 2010-02-27. BlizzChat Developer Chat February 27, 2010. Retrieved on 2010-02-27.
  3. ^ Cataclysm Lore Details - World of Raids Forums
  4. ^ http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/25968836776/current-zone-status/
  5. ^ Frejya’s (MVP) Cataclysm Compilation

External links

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Map of the Western Plaguelands - Cataclysm
Map of the Western Plaguelands - Classic

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