Screenshots of the Krasarang Wilds has been added! Unlike the Jade Forest, which is more serene at times with a lighter ambiance, the Wilds are covered a in thick, foreboding jungle. This oppressive feeling is instant as we stepped into Zhu's Watch, and only grew as we encountered hostile elements, chief among them the mogu, sha, and saurok. Enjoy the screenshots below and take a look at the video. You'll catch a glimpse of Galleon, one of the first world bosses we've spotted, standing high upon the cliffs within the first seconds of the clip.

We've got a few videos to share before we delve into Krasarang Wilds. We know it's one thing to look at a collection of screenshots, but it can be quite a different experience to see with your own eyes! Check out the small bundle of videos below for a few zone teasers and a look at what pandaren use as taxis for their flight paths.

After romping through the Jade Forest previously, we continued on to the Valley of the Four Winds. There is a distinct difference between the two zones. The Jade Forest is covered in dense trees and littered with hozen and all manner of wild creatures, while the majority of the Valley of the Four Winds appears relatively peaceful, with gently rolling, grassy hills.

Of course, this verdant serenity is misleading, to say the least; each farmstead has some sort of beast or thief they are concerned about, ranging from now-familiar virmen to beasts such as worgs and hawks. Steep mountains, a shattered wall, a long river, and dizzying cliffs serve as borders for the Valley.

While we were exploring, we also ran across the Veiled Stair. This rocky p…

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We're taking a small hiatus from running through quests in order to focus on our zone updates! The Jade Forest is largely complete, and before we start really jumping into the Valley of the Four Winds we decided you might appreciate a large gallery of all the subzones we've visited. We've also included three videos: the newly updated character creation screen and the Alliance and Horde intros to Pandaria. Enjoy!

Outdoors

Before the last beta patch dropped, players were able to track "wild pets", the wild critters we could capture to be our battle pets in the upcoming Pet Battle System.

Recently the ability to track the wild pets was removed from the beta, but we were able to track down a small sample of these future pets (subject to change, of course) and thought we'd share them. Our full listing of battle pets as we know them can be found on the battle pets page.

Wild Pets
Zones
Blasted Lands
Searing Gorge
Burning Steppes
Northern Stranglethorn Cape of Stranglethorn
Duskwood
Elwynn Forest
Burning Steppes
Northern Stranglethorn Cape of Stranglethorn
Duskwood
Elwynn Forest Westfall
Blasted Lands Burning Steppes Molten Span
Redridge Mountains
Northern Stranglethorn Cape of…














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Now that we've managed to survive the crash of the Sky Shark, , and , it's time to bid adieu to the Wreck of the Sky Shark (or what's left after we ) and make our way to the small encampment that has managed to secure.

Hellscream's Hope is a bit of a jog to the south, and we dodge plenty of hozen in order to make it there. It's a very simple camp, and all that seems to really make it Horde is a single stone tower. Piles of ring the perimeter, Nazgrim and his troops having slaughtered them in claiming the area.

When last we met, we were finishing up the pandaren starting experience on the Wandering Isle. True as Blizz said, the beginning zone was fairly relaxed and almost serene compared to where we're off to next. Seeing as how we finished the Isle choosing to be an Alliance pandaren, we're going to give the Horde a little love as we step into the Jade Forest of Pandaria.

Did we say "step into"? That's not quite what happens...

We begin our journey in Orgrimmar and, by chance, walk into a conversation between , (that's right! he's been promoted!), and a goblin survivor. It turns out there's a whole fleet of warships that has vanished while being attacked by the Alliance, and our little gobo has managed to crawl his way back to inform Garrosh abou…

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After rescuing from the , we follow from the Chamber of Whispers to the Elders' Path. Our good elder informs us that only the truly worthy are ever invited on the journey we are now undertaking, and there seems to be a sort of finality to his tone we can't quite put our finger on. Up the long flight of stone stairs we go, regardless, and we face off against a to prove our worth. Shang Xi watches as we unleash the powers at our disposal, pleased with our success. Then he takes us into the Wood of Staves.

Now that we've got and safe and sound back at the Temple of Five Dawns, we need to track down the last missing ancient spirit: . Where is he? No one is quite certain. He abandoned his normal stomping grounds at the Ridge of Laughing Winds for some reason, and so sends his star pupils, and , ahead to start getting answers. To get to Morning Breeze Village to meet them, Shang Xi summons some wind and tosses us to the top of the Temple. Ji leads us from there across the Dawning Span.

When we arrive at the Dai-Lo Farmstead a little ways down the road from the Singing Pools, we see a very frustrated doing everything in his power to awaken the ancient spirit of earth, . Well, at least this is different: we don't have to find another spirit, we just need to figure out a way to wake one up. Seems easy, but Ji is quick to demonstrate his frustration at pummeling, begging, threatening, and ringing the gong. Wugou doesn't so much as move.

That's okay for now. There are other pressing matters to attend to, but first, some shots of the Farmstead: