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: ''This article is about the lore of the Emerald Dream. For realms, see [[Server:Emerald Dream US|Emerald Dream (US RPPvP server)]] and [[Server:Emerald Dream Europe|Emerald Dream (EU PvE server)]].''
 
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| type = Small village
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| pop = 900
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| race = {{Race|Troll}}<br />{{Race|Tauren}}<br />{{Race|Orc}}
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| affiliation = [[Darkspear Trolls]]
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| loc = Southern [[Desolace]]
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| facilities = yes
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| inn = yes
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| mailbox = yes
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| stables = yes
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| anvil = yes
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| trainers = yes
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| profession = yes
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|travel = yes
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| status = Active
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| source = ''[[Lands of Mystery]]'', pg 31-33
 
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'''Shadowprey Village''' {{coords|26|75|Desolace}} is a [[harbor|port]] located on the southern end of the coast of [[Desolace]]. This village is home to a number of professional [[troll]] fishermen, whose catches help supply food to the [[Ghost Walker Post]] and are always in high demand.
[[File:emeralddream.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Emerald Dream]]
 
   
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Primarily a troll fishing village, Shadowprey is also a travel node for [[Horde]] adventurers. It lies along the Sar’theris Strand, south of the Valley of Spears. Nearby a representative of the [[Cenarion Circle]], the [[dryad]] [[Selendra]], investigates the whereabouts of [[Zaetar]]’s remains. The trolls tolerate her presence because they are aware that the [[centaur]] are a threat to them as well, and the [[Alliance]] here helps their cause against the [[Burning Blade Clan|Burning Blade]].<ref>''[[Lands of Mystery]]'', pg 32-33</ref>
The '''Emerald Dream''' (also known as the '''Dream of Creation''',<ref name=chargeofdragon>[[Charge of the Dragonflights]]</ref> '''Green Dream'''<ref name=WoWRPG23>''[[World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game]]'', pg. 23</ref> or simply the '''Dream'''<ref>{{Quest|The Nightmare Manifests}}</ref>) is a vast, ever-changing spirit world, that exists outside the boundaries of the physical world,<ref name=chargeofdragon/> and is the verdant realm of the [[Dragon Aspects|Dragon Aspect]] [[Ysera]].
 
   
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Recently [[Blubbergut]], a greedy [[orca]], has been feasting upon all the fish near the village making it difficult to caught any and feed the residents.
The Emerald Dream is basically how the world would have been if intelligent beings, had not altered its surface.<ref name=S&L144/>
 
   
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== Travel Connections ==
==History==
 
 
=== Flight ===
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;{{Horde Icon Small}} [[Thunder Bluff]]
The benevolent [[titan]]s created the Emerald Dream to serve as the underlying blueprint for the planet Azeroth. After the titans had shaped [[Azeroth (world)|Azeroth]], they sent Ysera into an eternal trance and charged her with watching over all of Azeroth from the Dream. As a result, green dragons guard every portal into the Dream, and they always see both the landscape of Azeroth and the corresponding dreamscape. This enchanted vision, known as dreamsight, allows green dragons to perceive their surroundings with perfect clarity despite the dragons' closed eyes.<ref name=encyclopedia/>
 
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;{{Horde Icon Small}} [[Sun Rock Retreat]]
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;{{Horde Icon Small}} [[Camp Mojache]]
   
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== Shadowprey Village NPCs ==
During the [[War of the Ancients]], the druid [[Malfurion Stormrage]] made use of the Emerald Dream to enter into the palace of [[Queen Azshara]] and thwart the plans of Lord [[Xavius]].<ref>''[[The Well of Eternity]]''</ref>
 
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* {{RaceIcon|Tauren|Male}} [[Roon Wildmane]]
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* {{RaceIcon|Tauren|Male}} [[Taiga Wisemane]]
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* {{RaceIcon|Tauren|Male}} [[Aboda]] - Stable Master
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* {{RaceIcon|Tauren|Male}} [[Vark Battlescar]]
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* {{RaceIcon|Tauren|Male}} [[Thalon]] - Wind Rider Master
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* {{RaceIcon|Tauren|Female}} [[Innkeeper Sikewa]] - Innkeeper
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* {{RaceIcon|Orc|Male}} [[Rokaro]] - Champion of the Horde
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* {{RaceIcon|Troll|Male}} [[Drulzegar Skraghook]]
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* {{RaceIcon|Troll|Male}} [[Jinar'Zillen]]
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* Guards: {{Race|Troll|notext}} [[Shadowprey Guardian]]
   
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;Vendors
As part of an ancient pact made between Ysera and [[Malfurion Stormrage]], the druids are required to spend long periods of time sleeping in the Emerald Dream in exchange for their powers over the forces of nature, presumably so that they will better appreciate that which they have pledged themselves to preserve. Recently, strange events have been transpiring within the Emerald Dream and it appears that Malfurion himself may be trapped within its confines.
 
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* {{RaceIcon|Troll|Male}} [[Tukk]] - General Goods
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* {{RaceIcon|Troll|Male}} [[Wulan]] - Cooking Supplies
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* {{RaceIcon|Troll|Female}} [[Hae'Wilani]] - Axecrafter
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* {{RaceIcon|Troll|Female}} [[Lah'Mawhani]] - Trade Supplies
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* {{RaceIcon|Troll|Female}} [[Mai'Lahii]] - Fishing Supplies
   
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;Trainers
===World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade===
 
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* {{RaceIcon|Troll|Male}} [[Malux]] - Skinning Trainer
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* {{RaceIcon|Troll|Female}} [[Lui'Mala]] - Fishing Trainer
The {{questchain|Swift Flight Form}} quest chain describes how the Emerald Dream is under assault from outside forces as well, lead by an ancient [[arakkoa]] spirit called [[Anzu]].
 
[[File:EmeraldDream-InGame.jpg|thumb|One of the Emerald Dream's two in-game appearance so far.]]
 
   
===World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King===
 
{{wotlk-section}}
 
So far, the Emerald Dream can only be visited twice:
 
*While on the [[Icecrown]] quest {{questlong|Neutral|80|Hope Within the Emerald Nightmare}}, where Remulos sends the player into a phased version of a portion of Moonglade to gather {{item|Emerald Acorn|Emerald Acorns}}.
 
*While attempting to rescue [[Valithria Dreamwalker]] in [[Icecrown Citadel (instance)|Icecrown Citadel]], she will open portals to a phased version of her room to gather Emerald Vigor buffs.
 
   
== Geography ==
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==Notes==
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*In the WoW Game Manual, this village is called "Jagged Spear Village".
===Description===
 
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*The exact leader of the village is unknown, however, the [[Cenarion Circle]] sends Horde players to see [[Mai'Lahii]]. Often bread crumb quests send players to the person in charge of particular areas, before further quests open up.
It appears to those who travel within it as how [[Azeroth (world)|Azeroth]] would have been if intelligent beings had not altered its surface,<ref name=S&L144>''[[Shadows & Light]]'', pg. 144</ref> such as [[human]]s or [[elf|elves]],<ref name=WRPG217>''[[Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game]]'', pg. 217</ref> with the cut forests, farmed prairies, diverted rivers or built cities. It is a vision of the world as a verdant natural paradise. Tranquil forests stretch away in every direction, and rolling hills and majestic mountains mimic Azeroth's landscape.<ref name=WoWRPG23/>
 
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**The only other, currently in-game NPC, choice would be [[Taiga Wiseman]]. He sees to the safety of the village by asking players to kill lobstrok that are taking over the area south of the village.
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*Although a troll village, it's interesting that the major facilities (inn, stable master, and flight master) are being handled by the tauren.
   
 
==References==
[[Azeroth (world)|Azeroth]] and the Emerald Dream are quasi-duplicates of each other — the Emerald Dream is Azeroth as seen through a magic lens, untouched by the hands of mortals. The mountains are in the same places in both worlds, but where a human metropolis stands in Azeroth, a lush field, vacant of artifice, grows in the Emereald Dream.<ref name=WoWRPG23/>
 
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The Emerald Dream is the Azeroth that would not have been split by magic into the three landmasses of today — within it is the original greater landmass of Kalimdor, covered in the hazy emerald green forests of aeons past.{{fact}}
 
 
The Emerald Dream was originally described as a "a vast, ever-changing spirit world, existed outside the boundaries of the physical world. From the Dream, Ysera regulated the ebb and flow of nature and the evolutionary path of the world itself."<ref name=WC3man53/> This implies less stagnation than the Emerald Dream described in other sources.
 
 
===Zones===
 
[[File:Emerald-Paradise.jpg|thumb|Art of the "[[Emerald Paradise]]".]]
 
The plane is an exact twin of the world it echoes, save for the lushness of vegetation and the lack of corruption by intelligent creatures. However, there are several places of interest in the Dream not found in Azeroth:<ref>''[[Shadows & Light]]'', 146</ref>
 
*[[Eye of Ysera]]
 
*[[The Nightmare]]
 
*[[Rift of Aln]]
 
*Ysera's Dreamways<ref name=WC3man53>''[[Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos]] manual'', pg. 53</ref> - This might be just another name for the Dream or a zone within.
 
 
===Layers===
 
The Emerald Dream also has multiple layers, described by [[Cenarius]] as different testing versions of Azeroth.<ref name=Sund67>''[[The Sundering]]'', 67</ref> These layers were created because the titans invested a great deal of work in perfecting their design of Azeroth, so, the finished design of the planet was the product of many previous flawed or unfinished models.<ref name=encyclopedia>http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/encyclopedia/394.xml</ref> Each layer represents an abandoned segment or idea that the titans tried and ultimately discarded. Malfurion observed that it looks like neither the [[Plane|mortal plane]] nor the Emerald Dream. He saw that one mountain peak lacked its northern face, while another peak looked as if someone had started molding it like clay but had lost interest. These older layers were normally uninhabited, invisible<ref name=Sund67/> and incomplete, therefore limited in scope, relative to the finalized Dream.<ref name=encyclopedia/> But they could be accessed by any who knew how to navigate them.<ref name=Sund67/>
 
 
===Traits===
 
The Dream can be affected by all dreamers to a minor and temporary extent. However, no living creature except the [[titan]]s has ever been able to permanently change the Dream. [[Ysera]] herself cannot control or shape the Dream, which has its own ecology and a variety of inhabitants, both sentient and non-sentient.<ref name=encyclopedia/>
 
 
Time is meaningless inside the Dream. As a result, the [[green dragonflight]], which spends the majority of its time in the Dream, is extremely long-lived. Ysera's consorts in particular almost never emerge from the Dream and are effectively [[immortal]], as are all other permanent denizens in the Dream.
 
 
==Access==
 
The Emerald Dream can be visited in dreams of in the flesh.<ref name=WRPG217/> Although the [[druid]]s enter the plane through their connection with nature, accessing the Emerald Dream via more conventional magic is possible, but the plane's natives do not look kindly on intruders.<ref name=WoWRPG23/>
 
 
Some creatures cannot help but dream of the plane and find themselves there without any preparation or conscious intent;<ref name=WRPG217/> these dreaming creatures arrive in the Emerald Dream and often have prophetic and helpful visions.<ref name=WoWRPG23/> Other creatures intentionally use dreams to reach the Emerald Dream, such as the [[druid]]s.<ref name=WRPG217/>
 
 
When an individual's spirit visits the Dream, leaving the body behind, that individual will manifest his or her dream form, which normally looks and behaves much as that individual's physical body might. Hence, for most creatures, moving through the Dream is achieved in the normal fashion, despite the realm's chiefly spiritual character. These rules do not apply to druids of sufficient skill or experience, who are trained to see beyond physical reality. These druids might be capable of abnormal movement in the Dream (e.g., a night elf who can sprint at a greatly accelerated rate, walk through solid objects, or fly). It is quite rare to see such unusual capabilities in non-druids, but it is not beyond the realm of possibility.<ref name=encyclopedia/>
 
 
==Threats==
 
For all its wonder, the Emerald Dream is not without its dangers. Those who visit via their dreams are welcomed and enfolded within the natural balance, but those who bring their physical selves face suspicion and hostility.
 
 
A darker force has found its way into the Emerald Dream as well. Called [[Emerald Nightmare|the Nightmare]], this mobile area of corruption stems from the twisted thoughts and fears of sleeping beings’ subconscious minds. The Nightmare travels slowly through the Emerald Dream, leaving corrupted, vicious animals and Unwaking travelers in its path. None, not even Ysera, knows why the Nightmare exists — nor why its boundaries grow.<ref name=WoWRPG23/>
 
 
==Inhabitants==
 
===Rulers===
 
The entire plane is the dominion of [[Ysera]], the mighty green dragon Aspect, and she and her brood ensure that none despoil this paradise.<ref name=WoWRPG23/>
 
 
===Races and ceatures===
 
{{RPG-section}}
 
[[File:Emeralddreamcreatures.JPG|400px|thumb|Creatures of the Emerald Dream.]]
 
Nature is in a perfect balance in the Emerald Dream. Animals of all types inhabit the world, including some that are extinct on Azeroth and subspecies that never got the chance to evolve. Many fey creatures, such as sprites, dryads and keepers of the grove, also roam the Dream. However, it is not only the inhabitant creatures that roam the Dream. Creatures from Azeroth constantly visit, though they may or may not know it.<ref name=WoWRPG23/>
 
 
List of races:<ref name="S&L145">''[[Shadows & Light]]'', 145-149</ref>
 
{|
 
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*[[Dog#Dog Breeds/Species|Blink dog]]
 
*[[Centaur]]
 
*[[Corrupted Ones]]
 
*[[Couatl]]
 
*[[Primate#Primate Species|Dire ape]]
 
*[[Badger#Species|Dire badger]]
 
*[[Dire bear]]
 
*[[Dire boar]]
 
*[[Rat#Species|Dire rat]]
 
*[[Tiger#Species|Dire tiger]]
 
*[[Weasel#Species|Dire weasel]]
 
*[[Dire wolf]]
 
*[[Dryad]]
 
*[[Fox]]
 
*[[Kodo#Types of Kodo|Gargantuan kodo beast]]
 
*[[Thunder lizard#Types of Thunder Lizard|Gargantuan thunder lizard]]
 
*[[Giant eagle]]
 
*[[Green drake]]
 
|valign=top|
 
*[[Green whelp]]
 
*[[Green wyrm]]
 
*[[Gryphon]]
 
*[[Hill giant]]
 
*[[Keeper of the grove]]
 
*[[Lammasu]]
 
*[[Mature green drake]]
 
*[[Mountain giant]]
 
*[[Nymph]]
 
*[[Pixie]]
 
*[[Pseudodragon]]
 
*[[Satyr]]
 
*[[Shambling mound]]
 
*[[Sprite]]
 
*[[Tendriculos]]
 
*[[Traveler]]s
 
*[[Treant]]
 
*[[Unwaking]]
 
*[[Wisp]]
 
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*[[Wolf]]
 
|}
 
 
==In World of Warcraft==
 
{{wow-section}}
 
 
Rumors dating back to the early development phase of ''World of Warcraft'' in 2003 suggest that the Emerald Dream would have been added in an 'at that time' future patch or expansion pack as an endgame zone or as a new continent. Newer speculation suggests that the Emerald Dream was originally intended to be an endgame instance, but got scrapped because Blizzard wanted it to be the main theme of an expansion. [[Tigole]] stated in late May 2007 that Blizzard had "actually done a lot of work on the Emerald Dream but we scrapped what we had for bigger, grander plans."<ref>http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php?topic=218.0</ref>
 
 
===Blizzard quotes===
 
Back before WoW's closed beta phase, [[Tigole]] mentioned interesting details about the Emerald Dream, that seem to support the idea that it will be released.
 
 
[[Tigole]] on Sat, 06 Dec 2003 06:01:04 PST{{fact}}<br /><div style="margin-left:3%;"><span class="blizztext">Actually, we have some pretty cool stuff planned for druids. They will definitely have a link to the Emerald Dream. There's also a zone on the way to the peak of Mount Hyjal called Moonglade that will be very core to druid characters. Our *master of Warcraft lore*, Chris Metzen, is never short on ideas when it comes to the druid class. I was running around the Emerald Dream last Thursday... you guys are in for a treat. The level designers are doing a killer job.</span></div>
 
 
[[Tigole]] on Sat, 06 Dec 2003 22:01:05 PST{{fact}}<br /><div style="margin-left:3%;"><span class="blizztext">The Emerald Dream is shaping up to be extremely cool. We don't want to preview any of that content yet as it is *endgame* and we want some surprises for players.</span> [...] <span class="blizztext">The zone is massive and beautiful. And once the content team is done with it, it will be exceedingly challenging >=]</span></div>
 
 
[[Nethaera]] on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 08:19:20{{fact}}<br /><div style="margin-left:3%;"><span class="blizztext">As for the Emerald Dream, there are no plans for anything as of yet but it is a consideration for the future. The Emerald Dream opens up a lot of different opportunities and the Burning Crusade is definitely not going to be the last of the expansion packs. There are many different places and storylines that can be pursued. The story is going to keep growing and as it does so, people will get to experience it.</span></div>
 
 
===Speculation===
 
{{Speculation}}
 
:''See also [[Emerald Dream Expansion Ideas]].''
 
 
Currently the Emerald Dream is only explorable two times in-game. The Emerald Dream will likely have more in-depth appearances in WoW at some point in the future, but it's still unclear if it will be a new zone, a world spanning several new zones ([[Emerald Paradise]], etc.), an instance, an expansion pack, or anything else. It is a fact that five [[Great Trees]] already exist in Azeroth, with swirling green portals in front which are believed to be entrances to the Emerald Dream. These portals are in [[Duskwood]] ([[Twilight Grove]]), [[Feralas]] ([[Dream Bough]]), [[Hinterlands]] ([[Seradane]]), [[Ashenvale]] ([[Bough Shadow]]) and [[Crystalsong Forest]] ([[Great Tree (Crystalsong Forest)|The Great Tree]]) in [[Northrend]]. Currently none of these portals do anything if a player steps through them. Crystalsong's tree does not even have a portal. However the portals in Ashenvale, Feralas, Duskwood, and the Hinterlands are protected by high level elite dragonkin. Also, since [[patch 1.8.0]], the [[Four Dragons]], who normally live in the Emerald Dream, have begun emerging from the portals at regular intervals.
 
 
In the ''[[War of the Ancients Trilogy]]'', the Emerald Dream is accessed by Malfurion and [[Cenarius]] by achieving a deep meditative state. Therefore, it's unclear if it will be accessible to non-druids, or if it will indeed be something that can be entered via the aforementioned portals at all. It is possible Blizzard could even add a new high level druid spell to port them directly to the Dream itself from anywhere.
 
 
The plot of ''[[Stormrage]]'' seems to resolve any plots related to the Emerald Dream, decreasing the likelihood of its inclusion in World of Warcraft.
 
 
==Inspiration==
 
{{Speculation}}
 
*The Emerald Dream may have been influenced by H. P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands. The Dreamlands is a vast, alternate dimension that can be entered through dreams, similar to astral projection or lucid dreaming. Experienced dreamers are among the most powerful inhabitants of the Dreamlands and may become its permanent residents after their physical deaths.
 
*The Emerald Dream is also very similar to the "Feywild" in Dungeons & Dragons. There, the Feywild is described as a parallel plane, containing an "echo" of the "real world", or what the "real world" would look like if civilized races had never occupied it.
 
 
==References==
 
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Revision as of 03:06, 2 June 2011

HordeShadowprey Village
Shadowprey Village
Type Small village
Population 900
Race(s) TrollTroll Troll
TaurenTauren Tauren
OrcOrc Orc
Affiliation(s) Darkspear Trolls
Location Southern Desolace
Status Active
Characteristics
Facilities

Done Inn          Done Mailbox

Done Stables

Done Anvil & Forge

Undone Bank       Undone Auctions
Trainers Undone Class
Done Profession
Travel Done Flight Master(s)
Undone Mass-transit
Undone Portal(s)
Sources: Lands of Mystery, pg 31-33

Shadowprey Village [26, 75]VZ-DesolaceBlip is a port located on the southern end of the coast of Desolace. This village is home to a number of professional troll fishermen, whose catches help supply food to the Ghost Walker Post and are always in high demand.

Primarily a troll fishing village, Shadowprey is also a travel node for Horde adventurers. It lies along the Sar’theris Strand, south of the Valley of Spears. Nearby a representative of the Cenarion Circle, the dryad Selendra, investigates the whereabouts of Zaetar’s remains. The trolls tolerate her presence because they are aware that the centaur are a threat to them as well, and the Alliance here helps their cause against the Burning Blade.[1]

Recently Blubbergut, a greedy orca, has been feasting upon all the fish near the village making it difficult to caught any and feed the residents.

Travel Connections

Flight

Horde Thunder Bluff
Horde Sun Rock Retreat
Horde Camp Mojache

Shadowprey Village NPCs

Vendors
Trainers


Notes

  • In the WoW Game Manual, this village is called "Jagged Spear Village".
  • The exact leader of the village is unknown, however, the Cenarion Circle sends Horde players to see Mai'Lahii. Often bread crumb quests send players to the person in charge of particular areas, before further quests open up.
    • The only other, currently in-game NPC, choice would be Taiga Wiseman. He sees to the safety of the village by asking players to kill lobstrok that are taking over the area south of the village.
  • Although a troll village, it's interesting that the major facilities (inn, stable master, and flight master) are being handled by the tauren.

References

 
  1. ^ Lands of Mystery, pg 32-33