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Before the Flood: Exploring the Original Thousand Needles on Retail WoW

An ancient wonder of Azeroth, the Thousand Needles once towered above a vast desert, dazzling all who braved its maze-like stone spires. Sadly, this natural...
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Escaping Durnholde: A Journey Into Azeroth’s Past

Before he was Warchief of the Horde, Thrall was a slave in the Orcish internment camp of Durnholde Keep. The Bronze Dragonflight, working to...
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Lost in the void: The shipwreck in the Twisting Nether

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While most of the small rocks and bits of debris that hover in the Twisting Nether are relatively uninteresting, there is one large exception... The...
Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj

The Fallen City: Beyond the Ruins of Ahn’Qiraj

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In the desert on the southern tip of Kalimdor, the Titan city of Ahn'Qiraj slowly sinks beneath the sand... Constructed by the Titans to serve...

Stratholme or Deatholme, the inaccessible zone

In the northern reaches of the Eastern Kingdoms sits the city of Stratholme Once a border city of the Kingdom of Loarderon, Stratholme was infested...
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Sinking into Atal’Hakkar: Exploring the Original Sunken Temple

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Once a massive dungeon spanning four levels, Atal'Hakkar was shaken to its very foundation by the Cataclysm and the lower floors crumbled: rendering them...
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Outside the Keep: Venturing into Silverpine Forest

Since Vanilla Shadowfang Keep has sat in crumbling disarray on its hill, overlooking the Greymane Wall and the town of Pyrewood Village. With the opening...
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WKM: Orgrimmar’s Oldest Secret

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A video guide for this exploration can be found at entry #3 in Episode 1 of Five Minute Explorations, which is shown above. Edit: As...
Dalaran Arena

Beneath the Underbelly: Exploring the Secret Arena Below Dalaran

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A video guide for this exploration can be found at entry #1 in Episode 1 of Five Minute Explorations, which is shown above. Hidden beneath...
Wrathion platform

The Realm of Madness: Exploring Ny’alotha, the Waking City

Amidst the towering spires and floating pyramids of Ny'alotha, the Old God N'zoth has awakened... While the heroic champions of Azeroth might use this opportunity...