Isle of Dread

Isle of Dread, prior to Cataclysm

The Isle of Dread ^[30, 80] was an isle once located south of Sardor Isle in Feralas. It was the home to many level 60-62 elite chimaeras referred to as "chimaerok". The chimaeras, along with technically the whole isle, was a part of the Scepter of the Shifting Sands questline which opened the gates of Ahn'Qiraj.

The chimaeras on the isle consisted of thee types, plus their leader.

• Arcane Chimaerok
• Chimaerok
• Chimaerok Devourer
• Lord Lakmaeran (leader)

The three lesser chimaeras dropped Chimaerok Tenderloins which was a quest-objective in Quest:The Isle of Dread!. This quest eventually led to Quest:Dirge's Kickin' Chimaerok Chops which gave the player  [Recipe: Dirge's Kickin' Chimaerok Chops]. This recipe used furthermore Chimaerok Tenderloins to create  [Dirge's Kickin' Chimaerok Chops] which at one point were the most powerful food in the game. The recipe is still (as of Cataclysm) the only epic cooking recipe in the game.

Lord Lakmaeran, in addition to also dropping  [Chimaerok Tenderloin] also dropped  [Lakmaeran's Carcass] which was an objective in the same quest. The carcass was eventually turned into a  [500 Pound Chicken] which was used to fish up Maws.

The isle was also the home to a group of naga who dwelled in a cave at the northern end. They were led by Lord Shalzaru, whom players were asked to kill as a quest for the former Feathermoon Stronghold. The cave itself seems to have been completely unique in design and went quite deep. There was a secret underwater passageway that lead into an inner chamber, although it had no apparent special uses besides being the location in which Lady Szallah resided. The only entrance to the central valley was in the southeastern part of the island, from all other sides the central valley was inaccessible due to unyielding cliffs.

Cataclysm

Isle of Dread sunk in the Cataclysm

What remains of the entrance to Lord Shalzaru's cave, collapsed in the Cataclysm

In World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, the Isle of Dread was sunk by the tidal waves unleashed by the worldwide sundering. The nearby Feathermoon Stronghold was also damaged and abandoned, and a new Feathermoon Stronghold was built on the mainland of Feralas. The cave where Shalzaru resided also collapsed.

The underwater remains of the island are in Feralas' fatigue range.

Warcraft III

This article contains lore taken from Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, the manuals, and/or official bonus maps.

Centaurs once allied with a trio of bronze dragons and were the uncontested rulers of this island. The tileset is called "Barrens".