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|ruler = [[Tirion Fordring]] (Lord of Mardenholde)<br>[[Darkmaster Gandling]] (Headmaster of Scholomance)
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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 a reclaimed portion of the tainted lands of the former [[kingdom of Lordaeron]], predominately held by the [[Argent Crusade]], though the land is still haunted by the remnants of the undead [[Scourge]]. The plague covering the region was mostly dispelled, thanks to the efforts of the [[Cenarion Circle]], and life starts to wake up once again, but the war still rages in such places as [[Andorhal]].
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The largest Scourge holding here is [[Caer Darrow]], beneath which is an underground complex housing the undead’s [[Scholomance]]. The [[Argent Crusade]] is based in their leader's home town, [[Hearthglen]], which was reclaimed from the hands of now fallen [[Scarlet Crusade]]. One of the most notable places in this region 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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==History==
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[[File:The_Menders'_Stead.jpg|thumb|The Menders' Stead.]]
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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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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. Some time later after the fall of Scarlet Crusade and war in Outland, [[War against the Lich King|the fight against the Scourge]] was brought to [[Northrend]] and victory claimed by the [[Ashen Verdict]], the town of Hearthglen was reclaimed by it's former lord and the leader of [[Argent Crusade]], Tirion Fordring; it now serves as a main base of operations and training ground for the Argent Crusaders in Lordaeron.
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Despite being where the Plague took hold in Lordaeron, the Western Plaguelands were in surprisingly better condition (though still quite dead) than the Eastern Plaguelands. It may be one of the factors that helped [[Cenarion Circle]] nurse majority of this land to its former state.
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==Getting There==
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There are several ways to get there on foot (or mounted):
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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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* 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 [[Hillsbrad Foothills]]: The main road leading north from the 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, 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 Hillsbrad Foothills is to follow the river north from [[Sludge 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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* {{Alliance}} The Flight-master in [[Aerie Peak]] offers a one-way trip to [[Andorhal]] even for those who have never been to Western Plaguelands before.
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* The quest [[Quest:The Battle for Andorhal (Alliance)|The Battle for Andhoral]] allows the player to be teleported to Andorhal once, from Booty Bay.
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==Geography==
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The Western Plaguelands contain the instanced dungeon [[Scholomance]], aimed towards level 40 players. There are no other dungeons or battlegrounds in this area.
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===Maps and subregions===
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[[File:WorldMap-WesternPlaguelands.jpg|thumb|300px|Western Plaguelands Map.]]
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|[[Andorhal]] (<s>[[Ruins of Andorhal]]</s>){{·}} [[Bulwark|The Bulwark]]{{·}} [[Chillwind Camp]]{{·}} [[Dalson's Farm]] (<s>[[Dalson's Tears]]</s>){{·}} [[Darrowmere Lake]] ([[Caer Darrow]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Scholomance]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>){{·}} [[Felstone Field]]{{·}} [[Gahrron's Withering]]{{·}} [[Hearthglen]] ([[Mardenholde Keep]]){{·}} [[Northridge Lumber Camp]]{{·}} [[Malicia's Outpost]]{{·}} [[Menders' Stead|The Menders' Stead]]{{·}} [[Plaguemist Ravine]]{{·}} [[Sorrow Hill]] ([[Crypt (Western Plaguelands)|Crypt]]{{·}} [[Uther's Tomb]]){{·}} [[Thondroril River]]{{·}} [[Weeping Cave|The Weeping Cave]]{{·}} [[Writhing Haunt|The Writhing Haunt]]
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[[Vandermar Village]] (Speculation)
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''Lore''
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[[Cinderhome]]
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[[File:Uther.jpg|thumb|Uther's Tomb.]]
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===Dungeons===
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{| class="darktable"
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! Dungeon Name
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! Level Range
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! Group Size
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! Approximate Run Time
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| {{portal|Scholomance|group}} || 38-45
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| 5-man
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| Unknown
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===Travel hubs===
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===={{Alliance}} [[Flight path]]s from [[Chillwind Camp]]====
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* [[Ironforge]], [[Dun Morogh]]
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* [[Aerie Peak]], [[The Hinterlands]]
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* [[Andorhal]], Western Plaguelands
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* [[The Menders' Stead]], Western Plaguelands
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* [[Thondroril River]], [[Eastern Plaguelands]]
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* [[Light's Hope Chapel]], [[Eastern Plaguelands]]
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===={{Alliance}} [[Flight path]]s from [[Andorhal]] (Alliance Side)====
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* [[Aerie Peak]], [[The Hinterlands]]
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* [[Chillwind Camp]], Western Plaguelands
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* [[The Menders' Stead]], Western Plaguelands
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===={{Horde}} [[Flight path]]s from [[Andorhal]] (Horde Side)====
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* [[The Bulwark]], [[Tirisfal Glades]]
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* [[The Menders' Stead]], Western Plaguelands
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===={{FactionIcon|Argent Crusade|small}} [[Flight path]]s from [[The Menders' Stead]]====
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* {{Alliance}} [[Chillwind Camp]], Western Plaguelands
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* {{Alliance}} [[Andorhal]] (Alliance Side), Western Plaguelands
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* {{Horde}} [[Andorhal]] (Horde Side), Western Plaguelands
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* {{FactionIcon|Argent Crusade|small}} [[Hearthglen]], Western Plaguelands
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* {{FactionIcon|Argent Crusade|small}} [[Thondroril River]], [[Eastern Plaguelands]]
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===={{FactionIcon|Argent Crusade|small}} [[Flight path]]s from [[Hearthglen]]====
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* {{FactionIcon|Argent Crusade|small}} [[The Menders' Stead]], Western Plaguelands
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* {{FactionIcon|Argent Crusade|small}} [[Plaguewood Tower]], [[Eastern Plaguelands]]
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|}
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===Adjacent regions===
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! Zone Name || Faction || Level Range || Direction || Access
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| [[Tirisfal Glades]] || {{Horde Icon Small}}
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| 1-10 || West
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| By foot and by flight path
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| [[Hillsbrad Foothills]]
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| {{Horde Icon Small}} {{Alliance Icon Small}}
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| 20-25 || Southwest
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| By foot and by flight path
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| [[Hinterlands|The Hinterlands]]
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| {{Horde Icon Small}} {{Alliance Icon Small}}
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| 30-35 || Southeast
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| By foot and by flight path
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| [[Eastern Plaguelands]]
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| {{Horde Icon Small}} {{Alliance Icon Small}}
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| 40-45 || East
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| By foot and by flight path
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|}
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==Notable characters==
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[[File:CaerDarrow.JPG|thumb|Caer Darrow.]]
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{{main|Western Plaguelands NPCs}}
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* {{RaceIconExt|Human|Male}} {{NPC|Combat|Darkmaster Gandling}}
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* {{RaceIconExt|Tirion}} {{NPC|Argent Crusade|Tirion Fordring}}
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* {{RaceIconExt|HumanDeathKnight|Male}} {{NPC|Alliance|Thassarian}}
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* {{RaceIconExt|BloodElfDeathKnight|Male}} {{NPC|Horde|Koltira Deathweaver}}
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* {{RaceIconExt|Undead|Female}} {{NPC|Horde|Lindsay Ravensun}}
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==Quests==
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{{Stub/Quest}}
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[[Western Plaguelands storyline]]
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==Resources==
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[[File:WorldMap-WesternPlaguelands-old.jpg|thumb|300px|Western Plaguelands prior to Cataclysm.]]
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===[[Herb]]s===
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* [[Arthas' Tears]]
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* [[Blindweed]]
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* [[Fadeleaf]]
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* [[Khadgar's Whisker]]
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* [[Kingsblood]]
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* [[Liferoot]]
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* [[Stranglekelp]]
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* [[Sungrass]]
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===[[Ore]]===
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* [[Iron Ore]]
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* [[Gold Ore]]
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==Wild creatures==
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[[File:Gahrrons withering.jpg|thumb|Gahrron's Withering]]
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* [[Abomination]]s
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* [[Bear]]s
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* [[Bog Beast]]s
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* [[Carrion Bird]]s
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* [[Fox]]es
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* [[Ghost]]s
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* [[Ghoul]]s
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* [[Gnoll]]s
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* [[Hyena]]s
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* [[Lich]]es
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* [[Ooze]]s
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* [[Shade]]s
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* [[Skeleton]]s
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* [[Spider]]s
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* [[Wolf|Wolves]]
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* [[Wraith]]s
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* [[Zombie]]s
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|}
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==Notes==
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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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==Patches and hotfixes==
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* {{Patch 4.0.3a|note=Numerous changes brought as part of the complete revamp of the 1-60 content in Cataclysm.}}
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* {{Patch 1.6.0|note=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.}}
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==References==
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{{reflist}}
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==External links==
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{{elinks-zone|28}}
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{{Western Plaguelands}}
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{{Lordaeron}}
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{{Eastern Kingdoms}}
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[[Category:Eastern Kingdoms]]
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[[Category:Western Plaguelands| ]]
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[[fr:Maleterres de l'Ouest]]
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[[ru:Западные Чумные земли]]

Revision as of 14:01, 1 September 2011

NeutralWestern Plaguelands
Level: 35 - 40
Sorrow Hill (Cataclysm)
Capital(s) Hearthglen
Races ForsakenForsaken Forsaken
Gnoll Gnoll
HumanHuman Human
Night elfNight elf Night elf
ScourgeScourgeScourgeScourge Scourge
TaurenTauren Tauren
Government Theocracy
Ruler(s) Tirion Fordring (Lord of Mardenholde)
Darkmaster Gandling (Headmaster of Scholomance)
Major settlements Andorhal
Caer Darrow
Minor settlements Chillwind Camp
The Bulwark
Location Northern Lordaeron
For how the Western Plaguelands was prior to Cataclysm, see Western Plaguelands (original).

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 a reclaimed portion of the tainted lands of the former kingdom of Lordaeron, predominately held by the Argent Crusade, though the land is still haunted by the remnants of the undead Scourge. The plague covering the region was mostly dispelled, thanks to the efforts of the Cenarion Circle, and life starts to wake up once again, but the war still rages in such places as Andorhal.

The largest Scourge holding here is Caer Darrow, beneath which is an underground complex housing the undead’s Scholomance. The Argent Crusade is based in their leader's home town, Hearthglen, which was reclaimed from the hands of now fallen Scarlet Crusade. One of the most notable places in this region is Uther's Tomb, a consecrated monument to the fallen hero Uther Lightbringer.[1]

History

The Menders' Stead

The Menders' Stead.

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. Some time later after the fall of Scarlet Crusade and war in Outland, the fight against the Scourge was brought to Northrend and victory claimed by the Ashen Verdict, the town of Hearthglen was reclaimed by it's former lord and the leader of Argent Crusade, Tirion Fordring; it now serves as a main base of operations and training ground for the Argent Crusaders in Lordaeron.

Despite being where the Plague took hold in Lordaeron, the Western Plaguelands were in surprisingly better condition (though still quite dead) than the Eastern Plaguelands. It may be one of the factors that helped Cenarion Circle nurse majority of this land to its former state.

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 Hillsbrad Foothills: The main road leading north from the 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, 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 Hillsbrad Foothills is to follow the river north from Sludge 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.
  • Alliance The Flight-master in Aerie Peak offers a one-way trip to Andorhal even for those who have never been to Western Plaguelands before.
  • The quest The Battle for Andhoral allows the player to be teleported to Andorhal once, from Booty Bay.

Geography

The Western Plaguelands contain the instanced dungeon Scholomance, aimed towards level 40 players. There are no other dungeons or battlegrounds in this area.

Maps and subregions

WorldMap-WesternPlaguelands

Western Plaguelands Map.

Andorhal (Ruins of Andorhal) · The Bulwark · Chillwind Camp · Dalson's Farm (Dalson's Tears) · Darrowmere Lake (Caer Darrow [Scholomance]) · Felstone Field · Gahrron's Withering · Hearthglen (Mardenholde Keep) · Northridge Lumber Camp · Malicia's Outpost · The Menders' Stead · Plaguemist Ravine · Sorrow Hill (Crypt · Uther's Tomb) · Thondroril River · The Weeping Cave · The Writhing Haunt

WC3

Vandermar Village (Speculation)

Lore

Cinderhome

Uther

Uther's Tomb.

Dungeons

Dungeon Name Level Range Group Size Approximate Run Time
Instance portal Scholomance 38-45 5-man Unknown

Travel hubs

Alliance Flight paths from Chillwind Camp

Alliance Flight paths from Andorhal (Alliance Side)

Horde Flight paths from Andorhal (Horde Side)

Neutral Flight paths from The Menders' Stead

Neutral Flight paths from Hearthglen

Adjacent regions

Zone Name Faction Level Range Direction Access
Tirisfal Glades Horde 1-10 West By foot and by flight path
Hillsbrad Foothills Horde Alliance 20-25 Southwest By foot and by flight path
The Hinterlands Horde Alliance 30-35 Southeast By foot and by flight path
Eastern Plaguelands Horde Alliance 40-45 East By foot and by flight path

Notable characters

File:CaerDarrow.JPG

Caer Darrow.

Main article: Western Plaguelands NPCs

Quests


Western Plaguelands storyline

Resources

WorldMap-WesternPlaguelands-old

Western Plaguelands prior to Cataclysm.

Herbs

Ore

Wild creatures

Gahrrons withering

Gahrron's Withering

Notes

  • 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.

Patches and hotfixes

  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Numerous changes brought as part of the complete revamp of the 1-60 content in Cataclysm.
  • 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.

References

 
  1. ^ World of Warcraft The Roleplaying Game, pg. 21

External links


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

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