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{{for|the [[naga]] and once [[Highborne]] queen after whom this region was named|Queen Azshara}}
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'''Montarr''' is a level 36 [[reagent]] [[vendor]] located in [[Freewind Post]] in the [[contested]] territory of [[Thousand Needles]].
  
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|faction=Horde
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|level=10-20
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|ss=AzsharaGeneralView.jpg
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|capital=
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|pop=9,000
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|races={{Race|Naga}} (4,500)<br />
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{{Race|Sea Giant}} (1,350)<br />
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{{Race|Satyr}} (900)<br />
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{{Race|Night Elf}} (900)<br />
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{{Race|Blue Dragonflight}} (720)<br />
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{{Race|Tauren}} (630)<br />
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{{Race|High Elf}} (450)<br />
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{{Race|Furbolg}} (450) <br />
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{{RaceIconExt|Water|Small}} [[Water elemental]]s<br />
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{{Race|Goblin}} {{C-inline}}
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{{Race|Gnome}} {{C-inline}}
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|government=
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|major={{Horde Icon Small}} [[Bilgewater Harbor]]
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|minor={{Horde Icon Small}} [[Camp Valormok]] (250) <br />({{Alliance Icon Small}} [[Talrendis Point]] (75))
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|languages=[[Nazja]], [[Darnassian]], [[Taur-ahe]], [[Ursine]]
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|faiths=[[Ancients]], [[Queen Azshara|Azshara]], [[Arkkoroc]], [[Elune]]
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|Resources=[[Artifacts]], [[hunting]], [[gemstones]], [[gold]]
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|affiliation= [[Horde]], [[Bilgewater Cartel]]
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|loc=[[Northern Kalimdor]]
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|source=''[[Lands of Mystery]]'', pg. 9-10
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'''Azshara''' is located in northeastern [[Kalimdor]], east of [[Ashenvale]], south of [[Winterspring]], and north of [[Durotar]]. It is a beautiful coastal area cloaked in eternal autumn. The trees and other flora are tinged in brilliant oranges and reds, and nearer the coast, great cliffs and sandy beaches line the ocean. The region's inhabitants can make life hard for the nature lover, however. Enraged ghosts, vicious satyr, stalking naga and ferocious wildlife can quickly put an end to those who venture too far from the road.
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A shattered stretch of coastline on Kalimdor’s northeast, Azshara was once the greatest night elf [[:Category:metropolises|metropolis]]. The city fell millennia ago in the [[War of the Ancients]], but a few ragged buildings perch on the cliffs overlooking similar ruins among the coral.<ref name="World of Warcraft The Roleplaying Game 18">''[[World of Warcraft The Roleplaying Game]]'', pg. 18</ref> Much of the city of Azshara fell into the ocean.<ref name="S&L 72">''[[S&L]]'', pg. 72</ref> The Horde, aided by their new allies the [[Bilgewater Cartel]] [[goblin]]s, are working tirelessly to tame the land, but naga are a constant danger.
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== History ==
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[[File:Gallywix Pleasure Palace 1.jpg|thumb|[[Gallywix Pleasure Palace]]]]
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Before the [[Great Sundering]], this shattered stretch of coast along [[Kalimdor]]'s northern border was once a part of the [[night elven]] capital of [[Zin-Azshari]]; then came the [[demon]]s' expulsion from the world. The land was rent asunder and the sea thundered in, making the region a watery grave and leaving nothing but ruins of the once great city. The night elves who survived named this region — once glorious, now nothing but a shattered relic — Azshara, after their queen who was driven mad by demonic influence. Since that time, this place of rocky islands, jagged cliffs, and coral-choked seas has given birth to many tales.
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Some night elves suggest that not all of the demons were banished, still lurking beneath the glittering waters of the Coral Sea and waiting to strike back. Others claim that Queen Azshara was not drowned, but transformed into a hideous aquatic thing who will someday lead her accursed followers to retake the surface world. A few whisper that the [[Dark Portal]] that first brought the demons to Azeroth remains and rests under the sea waiting for someone to reopen it. Still others assert that the ancient Sundering awakened something that dwelled in the deepest part of the ocean, something that will eventually burst forth in a tidal wave of destruction. Whatever the truth, night elves agree that the region is cursed.<ref name="Dungeons & Dragons Warcraft The Roleplaying Game 187-188">''[[Dungeons & Dragons Warcraft The Roleplaying Game]]'', pg. 187-188</ref>
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===The Shattering===
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The [[Shattering]] radically changed the balance of power in Azshara. The [[Bilgewater Cartel]] goblins, the Horde's newest ally, have made their home here, building a city into the cliff side, and destroying the [[Azshara Crater]] to make way for a large quarry.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji079bBDCJ4</ref> To show their loyalty to the Horde, the goblins have reshaped Azshara into a giant Horde symbol.<ref>http://www.wow.com/2009/09/27/cataclysm-starting-zone-lore-and-other-new-details-revealed/</ref>
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[[Kalec]] is rounding up all of the blue dragonflight, as he fears the death of [[Malygos]] will be a sign of weakness and Deathwing will send out agents to assassinate the remaining dragons within the flight. This holds true as the black dragonflight has invaded Azshara to hunt down [[Azuregos]]. Kalec and Azuregos help low level Horde players to repel the invasion.<ref>[http://www.worldofraids.com/topic/17178-cataclysm-lore-details/ Cataclysm Lore Details - World of Raids Forums]</ref>
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== Getting There ==
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;{{Alliance Icon Small}}Alliance: From [[Forest Song]] in [[Ashenvale]], follow the road east into Azshara. The Alliance outpost [[Talrendis Point]] is just over the river.
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;{{Horde Icon Small}}Horde: From [[Orgrimmar]], go northeast through the [[Orgrimmar Rear Gate]]. Alternatively, from [[Splintertree Post]] in [[Ashenvale]], travel along the road east into Azshara. The Horde encampment [[Valormok]] is against the mountains, north of ruined [[Haldarr Encampment]].
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== Geography ==
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[[File:Azshara Highway.jpg|thumb|The [[Rocketway]]]]
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A river separates the primordial wood from what land there is. The terrain beyond the river is little more than a strip of green above fragmented cliffs that rise high over a stretch of ivory beach. The waves of the shallow Coral Sea sweep against this beach, and islands — little more than spires of jagged rock — jut from the water. A twisted expanse of reef creates a labyrinth of coral beneath the ocean surface, making sea travel here virtually impossible.
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The night elves consider the place cursed, and most other races find the constant storms unpleasant. There is but a single habitation in Azshara, the orc trading village of Grim Ulang, its residents telling of creatures flitting about the ruins of Zin-Azshari further along the cliffs, and murlocs and naga swimming in the Coral Sea. Bands of undead have appeared along the beach and at the fringes of the Ashenvale Forest. As well, the dark chants of demon cultists have echoed along the cliffs in counterpoint to the thunder of storms. Steady rumors and sightings have led to frequent night elf patrols and an increased martial presence in Grim Ulang.<ref name="Dungeons & Dragons Warcraft The Roleplaying Game 187-188">''[[Dungeons & Dragons Warcraft The Roleplaying Game]]'', pg. 187-188</ref>
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There are no instances or battlegrounds in this zone.
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=== Maps and subregions===
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[[File:WorldMap-Aszhara-cata.jpg|thumb|300px|Map of Azshara (note the shape: the emblem of the Horde)]]
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{| class="darktable"
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|-
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|[[Ancient Grove|The Ancient Grove]]{{·}} [[Bay of Storms]] ([[Bilgewater Harbor]]{{·}} [[Hetaera's Clutch]]{{·}} [[Scalebeard's Cave]]){{·}} [[Bear's Head]]{{·}} [[Bitter Reaches]]{{·}} [[Blackmaw Hold]]{{·}} [[Darnassian Base Camp]]{{·}} [[Forlorn Ridge]]{{·}} [[Gallywix Pleasure Palace]]{{·}} [[Gallywix Rocketway Exchange]]{{·}} [[Great Sea|The Great Sea]]{{·}} [[Haldarr Encampment]]{{·}} ''[[Horizon Scout]]''{{·}} [[Jagged Reef]]{{·}} [[Lake Mennar]]{{·}} [[Legash Encampment]]{{·}} [[Mountainfoot Strip Mine]]{{·}} [[Orgrimmar Rear Gate]]{{·}} [[Orgrimmar Rocketway Exchange]]{{·}} [[Northern Rocketway Exchange]]{{·}} [[Northern Rocketway Terminus]]{{·}} [[Ravencrest Monument]]{{·}} [[Ruined Reaches|The Ruined Reaches]] ([[Rethress Sanctum]]){{·}} [[Ruins of Eldarath]] ([[Temple of Zin-Malor]]){{·}} [[Sable Ridge]]{{·}} [[Secret Lab|The Secret Lab]]{{·}} [[Shadowsong Shrine]]{{·}} [[Shattered Strand|The Shattered Strand]]{{·}} [[Southern Rocketway Terminus]]{{·}} [[Southridge Beach]]{{·}} [[Southfury River]]{{·}} [[Talrendis Point]]{{·}} [[Temple of Arkkoran]]{{·}} [[Tower of Eldara]]{{·}} [[Ursolan]]{{·}} [[Valormok]]
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'''[[Warcraft RPG]]'''
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[[Coral Sea]] (RPG) • [[Grim Ulang]] (RPG) • [[Zin-Azshari|Ruins of Zin-Azshari]] (RPG)
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|}
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[http://wow.gamepressure.com/map.asp?ID=10 Topographic map of Azshara]
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=== Travel hubs ===
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==== {{Horde Icon Small}} [[Flight path]]s from [[Bilgewater Harbor]] ====
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* [[Northern Rocketway Terminus]]
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* [[Orgrimmar]]
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* [[Southern Rocketway Terminus]]
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* [[Valormok]]
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==== {{Horde Icon Small}} [[Flight path]]s from [[Valormok]] ====
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* [[Bilgewater Harbor]]
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* [[Orgrimmar]]
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* [[Northern Rocketway Terminus]]
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* [[Southern Rocketway Terminus]]
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* [[The Crossroads]], [[The Barrens]]
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* [[Splintertree Post]], [[Ashenvale]]
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* [[Bloodvenom Post]], [[Felwood]]
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* [[Everlook]], [[Winterspring]]
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==== {{Horde Icon Small}} [[Flight path]]s from the [[Northern Rocketway Terminus]] ====
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* [[Bilgewater Harbor]]
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* [[Valormok]]
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==== {{Horde Icon Small}} [[Flight path]]s from the [[Southern Rocketway Terminus]] ====
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* [[Bilgewater Harbor]]
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* [[Orgrimmar]]
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* [[Valormok]]
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=== Regions adjacent to Azshara===
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{| class="darktable"
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! Zone Name || Faction || Level Range || Direction || Access
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| [[Durotar]] || {{Horde Icon Small}} || 1-12
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| South
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| By swimming Southfury River south, then going ashore east
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| [[Orgrimmar]] || {{Horde Icon Small}}
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| 1-60 || South
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| By going trough the [[Orgrimmar Rear Gate]] southwest
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| [[The Barrens]] || {{Horde Icon Small}}
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| 10-28 || South
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| By swimming Southfury River south, then going ashore west, or by flightpath to Ratchet
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| [[Ashenvale]]
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| {{Horde Icon Small}}{{Alliance Icon Small}}
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| 20-30 || West
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| By foot, or by flightpath from Valormok to Splintertree Post, or by flightpath from Talendris Point to Astranaar
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|}
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== Notable characters ==
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{{outdated}}
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{{main|Azshara NPCs}}
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Azshara is home to several characters of note. At the [[Arcane Pinnacle]], {{NPC||Archmage Xylem}}'s apprentices try to pass his trials. {{NPC||Magus Rimtori}}'s Thalassian expedition ravishes the region in search of Highborne relics. {{NPC||Lord Arkkoroc}} reigns from his watery temple. {{NPC||Loramus Thalipedes}}, the demon hunter, watches the horizon from his island refuge. {{NPC||Ogtinc}} assists experienced hunters and priests, and on another small island far to the east, {{NPC||Duke Hydraxis}} pits heroes of all calibers against their elemental foes, sending them deep into the very core of the earth in search of retribution. Lastly, the [[Jubie_Gadgetspring|Gadgetsprings]] provide their services to [[Engineering|Engineers]] by selling the very rare {{loot|uncommon|Deepdive Helmet}} [[Schematic: Deepdive Helmet|schematic]], among other things.
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== Quests ==
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{{main|Azshara storyline}}
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When first arriving in Azshara, you may want to take the [[Rocketway]] and tour the zone first. In addition to earning the [[Joy Ride]] achievement along the way, you will gain a good chunk of free discovery experience, be able to pick up the [[flight path]]s, and get to see some magnificent scenery. Of course, goblin technology has been known to break down from time to time...
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==Resources==
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[[File:Darnassian Base Camp (Cataclysm).jpg|right|thumb|[[Darnassian Base Camp]]]]
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*Herbalism
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**{{item|icon=|Earthroot}}
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**{{item|icon=|Peacebloom}}
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**{{item|icon=|Silverleaf}}
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**{{item|icon=|Mageroyal}}
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**{{item|icon=|Briarthorn}}
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**{{item|icon=|Bruiseweed}}
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**{{item|icon=|Stranglekelp}}
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*Mining
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**{{item|icon=|Silver Ore|Silver Vein}}
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**{{item|icon=|Tin Ore|Tin Vein}}
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**{{item|icon=|Copper Ore|Copper Vein}}
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== Wild creatures ==
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[[File:Mountainfoot Strip Mine (Cataclysm).jpg|right|thumb|[[Mountainfoot Strip Mine]]]]
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*[[Dragonspawn]]
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*[[Furbolg]]s
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*[[Hippogryph]]s
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*[[Ghost]]s
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*[[Hydra]]s
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*[[Infernal]]s
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*[[Makrura]]
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*[[Mountain Giant]]s
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*[[Naga]]
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*[[Ooze]]s
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*[[Satyr]]
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*[[Sea Giant]]s
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*[[Shark]]s
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*[[Stag]]s
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*[[Turtle]]s
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<gallery>
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File:Azshara Goblin bomb.jpg|A huge goblin bomb
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File:Azshara 071010 004008 - The Secret Lab - Kirkburn 12319.jpg|The Secret Lab
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File:Azshara 070910 020929 - Hyjal waterfall - Kirkburn 12319.jpg|A waterfall cascading down from Hyjal
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File:Azshara 071110 010616 - Kirkburn 12319.jpg|Launching a rocket
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File:Azshara 071110 221733 - Kirkburn 12319.jpg|I wonder what this button does?
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</gallery>
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==The Rocketway==
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{{main|Rocketway}}
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<gallery>
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File:Orgrimmar Rocketway Exchange.jpg|Orgrimmar Rocketway Exchange
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File:Azshara 071010 003840 - Rocketway - Kirkburn 12319.jpg|Southern Rocketway Terminus
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File:Azshara 071010 003850 - Rocketway - Kirkburn 12319.jpg|Southern Rocketway Terminus
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File:Azshara 071110 004256 - Kirkburn 12319.jpg|Southern Rocketway Terminus defences
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File:Azshara 071110 004043 - Kirkburn 12319.jpg|Riding the rocket
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File:Azshara 071110 004039 - Kirkburn 12319.jpg|Riding the rocket
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File:Azshara 071110 004029 - Kirkburn 12319.jpg|Riding the rocket
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File:Azshara 071110 004027 - Kirkburn 12319.jpg|Riding the rocket
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File:Azshara 071110 000042 - Kirkburn 12319.jpg|Riding the rocket
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File:Azshara 071110 000031 - Kirkburn 12319.jpg|Riding the rocket
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</gallery>
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== Notes ==
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* Before patch 4.0.3a, Azshara was one of the most common spots for [[gold farmer]]s, who feasted upon the large collection of [[thorium]] veins in the zone.
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* Azshara is well-known for its beautiful fall-like vegetation. In a game without much in the way of weather and seasons, Azshara is a gorgeous and very unique departure from the WoW-norm.
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* Azshara was supposed to be the location of the game's fourth battleground, [[Azshara Crater]]. After the release of the [[Burning Crusade]], [[Eye of the Storm]] has taken Azshara Crater's spot for fourth battleground.
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* Azshara is the name of a server, see [[Server:Azshara US]] for more details.
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* Before patch 4.0.3a, Azshara was known (or not) for being one of, if not the most unpopulated zone in the game player-wise. This was most likely due to a combination of the low number of quests in the zone (some of which are parts of uncompleted chains), as well as the difficulties of navigating between the beaches and the tops of the high cliffs on the eastern side of the zone.
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* Azshara was used for the [[Four Wheels of Fury]] Toyota commercial.
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== Patch changes ==
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* {{Patch 4.0.3a|bluenote=Completely reworked as a level 10-20 zone.}}
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== Videos ==
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<youtube>RjZ7d4B2Ty4</youtube>
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<youtube>kKMF2gbqaIQ</youtube>
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<youtube>7tgmRnKtVC0</youtube>
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<youtube>cm7olATSp-M</youtube>
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== References ==
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{{reflist}}
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== External links ==
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{{Azshara}}
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{{Kalimdor}}
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[[fr:Azshara]]
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Revision as of 05:21, 25 January 2011

For Azshara prior to the cataclysm, see Azshara (original).
For the naga and once Highborne queen after whom this region was named, see Queen Azshara.
HordeAzshara
Level: 10-20
AzsharaGeneralView
Population 9,000
Races

NagaNaga Naga (4,500)
Sea giant Sea giant (1,350)
Satyr Satyr (900)
Night elfNight elf Night elf (900)
Blue dragon Blue dragon (720)
TaurenTauren Tauren (630)
High elfHigh elf High elf (450)
Furbolg Furbolg (450)
File:IconSmall Water Small.gif Water elementals
GoblinGoblin Goblin Icon Cataclysm 18x18

GnomeGnome Gnome Icon Cataclysm 18x18
Major settlements Horde Bilgewater Harbor
Minor settlements Horde Camp Valormok (250)
(Alliance Talrendis Point (75))
Languages Nazja, Darnassian, Taur-ahe, Ursine
Faiths Ancients, Azshara, Arkkoroc, Elune
Affiliation Horde, Bilgewater Cartel
Location Northern Kalimdor

Azshara is located in northeastern Kalimdor, east of Ashenvale, south of Winterspring, and north of Durotar. It is a beautiful coastal area cloaked in eternal autumn. The trees and other flora are tinged in brilliant oranges and reds, and nearer the coast, great cliffs and sandy beaches line the ocean. The region's inhabitants can make life hard for the nature lover, however. Enraged ghosts, vicious satyr, stalking naga and ferocious wildlife can quickly put an end to those who venture too far from the road.

A shattered stretch of coastline on Kalimdor’s northeast, Azshara was once the greatest night elf metropolis. The city fell millennia ago in the War of the Ancients, but a few ragged buildings perch on the cliffs overlooking similar ruins among the coral.[1] Much of the city of Azshara fell into the ocean.[2] The Horde, aided by their new allies the Bilgewater Cartel goblins, are working tirelessly to tame the land, but naga are a constant danger.

History

Gallywix Pleasure Palace 1

Gallywix Pleasure Palace

Before the Great Sundering, this shattered stretch of coast along Kalimdor's northern border was once a part of the night elven capital of Zin-Azshari; then came the demons' expulsion from the world. The land was rent asunder and the sea thundered in, making the region a watery grave and leaving nothing but ruins of the once great city. The night elves who survived named this region — once glorious, now nothing but a shattered relic — Azshara, after their queen who was driven mad by demonic influence. Since that time, this place of rocky islands, jagged cliffs, and coral-choked seas has given birth to many tales.

Some night elves suggest that not all of the demons were banished, still lurking beneath the glittering waters of the Coral Sea and waiting to strike back. Others claim that Queen Azshara was not drowned, but transformed into a hideous aquatic thing who will someday lead her accursed followers to retake the surface world. A few whisper that the Dark Portal that first brought the demons to Azeroth remains and rests under the sea waiting for someone to reopen it. Still others assert that the ancient Sundering awakened something that dwelled in the deepest part of the ocean, something that will eventually burst forth in a tidal wave of destruction. Whatever the truth, night elves agree that the region is cursed.[3]

The Shattering

The Shattering radically changed the balance of power in Azshara. The Bilgewater Cartel goblins, the Horde's newest ally, have made their home here, building a city into the cliff side, and destroying the Azshara Crater to make way for a large quarry.[4] To show their loyalty to the Horde, the goblins have reshaped Azshara into a giant Horde symbol.[5]

Kalec is rounding up all of the blue dragonflight, as he fears the death of Malygos will be a sign of weakness and Deathwing will send out agents to assassinate the remaining dragons within the flight. This holds true as the black dragonflight has invaded Azshara to hunt down Azuregos. Kalec and Azuregos help low level Horde players to repel the invasion.[6]

Getting There

AllianceAlliance
From Forest Song in Ashenvale, follow the road east into Azshara. The Alliance outpost Talrendis Point is just over the river.
HordeHorde
From Orgrimmar, go northeast through the Orgrimmar Rear Gate. Alternatively, from Splintertree Post in Ashenvale, travel along the road east into Azshara. The Horde encampment Valormok is against the mountains, north of ruined Haldarr Encampment.

Geography

Azshara Highway

The Rocketway

A river separates the primordial wood from what land there is. The terrain beyond the river is little more than a strip of green above fragmented cliffs that rise high over a stretch of ivory beach. The waves of the shallow Coral Sea sweep against this beach, and islands — little more than spires of jagged rock — jut from the water. A twisted expanse of reef creates a labyrinth of coral beneath the ocean surface, making sea travel here virtually impossible.

The night elves consider the place cursed, and most other races find the constant storms unpleasant. There is but a single habitation in Azshara, the orc trading village of Grim Ulang, its residents telling of creatures flitting about the ruins of Zin-Azshari further along the cliffs, and murlocs and naga swimming in the Coral Sea. Bands of undead have appeared along the beach and at the fringes of the Ashenvale Forest. As well, the dark chants of demon cultists have echoed along the cliffs in counterpoint to the thunder of storms. Steady rumors and sightings have led to frequent night elf patrols and an increased martial presence in Grim Ulang.[3]

There are no instances or battlegrounds in this zone.

Maps and subregions

WorldMap-Aszhara-cata

Map of Azshara (note the shape: the emblem of the Horde)

The Ancient Grove · Bay of Storms (Bilgewater Harbor · Hetaera's Clutch · Scalebeard's Cave) · Bear's Head · Bitter Reaches · Blackmaw Hold · Darnassian Base Camp · Forlorn Ridge · Gallywix Pleasure Palace · Gallywix Rocketway Exchange · The Great Sea · Haldarr Encampment · Horizon Scout · Jagged Reef · Lake Mennar · Legash Encampment · Mountainfoot Strip Mine · Orgrimmar Rear Gate · Orgrimmar Rocketway Exchange · Northern Rocketway Exchange · Northern Rocketway Terminus · Ravencrest Monument · The Ruined Reaches (Rethress Sanctum) · Ruins of Eldarath (Temple of Zin-Malor) · Sable Ridge · The Secret Lab · Shadowsong Shrine · The Shattered Strand · Southern Rocketway Terminus · Southridge Beach · Southfury River · Talrendis Point · Temple of Arkkoran · Tower of Eldara · Ursolan · Valormok

Warcraft RPG

Coral Sea (RPG) • Grim Ulang (RPG) • Ruins of Zin-Azshari (RPG)

Topographic map of Azshara

Travel hubs

Horde Flight paths from Bilgewater Harbor

Horde Flight paths from Valormok

Horde Flight paths from the Northern Rocketway Terminus

Horde Flight paths from the Southern Rocketway Terminus

Regions adjacent to Azshara

Zone Name Faction Level Range Direction Access
Durotar Horde 1-12 South By swimming Southfury River south, then going ashore east
Orgrimmar Horde 1-60 South By going trough the Orgrimmar Rear Gate southwest
The Barrens Horde 10-28 South By swimming Southfury River south, then going ashore west, or by flightpath to Ratchet
Ashenvale HordeAlliance 20-30 West By foot, or by flightpath from Valormok to Splintertree Post, or by flightpath from Talendris Point to Astranaar

Notable characters


Main article: Azshara NPCs

Azshara is home to several characters of note. At the Arcane Pinnacle, Archmage Xylem's apprentices try to pass his trials. Magus Rimtori's Thalassian expedition ravishes the region in search of Highborne relics. Lord Arkkoroc reigns from his watery temple. Loramus Thalipedes, the demon hunter, watches the horizon from his island refuge. Ogtinc assists experienced hunters and priests, and on another small island far to the east, Duke Hydraxis pits heroes of all calibers against their elemental foes, sending them deep into the very core of the earth in search of retribution. Lastly, the Gadgetsprings provide their services to Engineers by selling the very rare [Deepdive Helmet] schematic, among other things.

Quests

Main article: Azshara storyline

When first arriving in Azshara, you may want to take the Rocketway and tour the zone first. In addition to earning the Horde Ability mount rocketmount [Joy Ride] achievement along the way, you will gain a good chunk of free discovery experience, be able to pick up the flight paths, and get to see some magnificent scenery. Of course, goblin technology has been known to break down from time to time...

Resources

Darnassian Base Camp (Cataclysm)

Darnassian Base Camp

Wild creatures

Mountainfoot Strip Mine (Cataclysm)

Mountainfoot Strip Mine

  • A huge goblin bomb

    A huge goblin bomb

  • The Secret Lab

    The Secret Lab

  • Azshara 070910 020929 - Hyjal waterfall - Kirkburn 12319.jpg

    A waterfall cascading down from Hyjal

  • Launching a rocket

    Launching a rocket

  • I wonder what this button does?

    I wonder what this button does?

The Rocketway

Main article: Rocketway
  • Orgrimmar Rocketway Exchange

    Orgrimmar Rocketway Exchange

  • Southern Rocketway Terminus

    Southern Rocketway Terminus

  • Southern Rocketway Terminus

    Southern Rocketway Terminus

  • Southern Rocketway Terminus defences

    Southern Rocketway Terminus defences

  • Riding the rocket

    Riding the rocket

  • Riding the rocket

    Riding the rocket

  • Riding the rocket

    Riding the rocket

  • Riding the rocket

    Riding the rocket

  • Riding the rocket

    Riding the rocket

  • Riding the rocket

    Riding the rocket

Notes

  • Before patch 4.0.3a, Azshara was one of the most common spots for gold farmers, who feasted upon the large collection of thorium veins in the zone.
  • Azshara is well-known for its beautiful fall-like vegetation. In a game without much in the way of weather and seasons, Azshara is a gorgeous and very unique departure from the WoW-norm.
  • Azshara was supposed to be the location of the game's fourth battleground, Azshara Crater. After the release of the Burning Crusade, Eye of the Storm has taken Azshara Crater's spot for fourth battleground.
  • Azshara is the name of a server, see Server:Azshara US for more details.
  • Before patch 4.0.3a, Azshara was known (or not) for being one of, if not the most unpopulated zone in the game player-wise. This was most likely due to a combination of the low number of quests in the zone (some of which are parts of uncompleted chains), as well as the difficulties of navigating between the beaches and the tops of the high cliffs on the eastern side of the zone.
  • Azshara was used for the Truck icon [Four Wheels of Fury] Toyota commercial.

Patch changes

  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): "Completely reworked as a level 10-20 zone."

Videos

References

 
  1. ^ World of Warcraft The Roleplaying Game, pg. 18
  2. ^ S&L, pg. 72
  3. ^ a b Dungeons & Dragons Warcraft The Roleplaying Game, pg. 187-188
  4. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji079bBDCJ4
  5. ^ http://www.wow.com/2009/09/27/cataclysm-starting-zone-lore-and-other-new-details-revealed/
  6. ^ Cataclysm Lore Details - World of Raids Forums

External links


Subzones of Azshara
Azshara is Horde territory
Map of Azshara - Cataclysm
Map of Azshara - Classic
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