Rift

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For the destroyed remains of the Dark Portal briefly called the Rift during the Second War, see Dark Portal.

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The Rift is the remains of the first Well of Eternity. At the end of the War of the Ancients, the powers released in the Well of Eternity blasted the well downward into Azeroth's molten core. 10,000 years later that core is still exposed. The well's descent broke an enormous fissure in the ocean floor. The red and orange light from lava is visible deep, deep down. It is held sacred by the Naga, who are capable of reaching its depths. The seafloor around The Rift is noted for its thermal activity. Nazjatar is constructed on the sides of the Rift.^{LoM 71, 72}