Eastern Plaugelands

Once the northernmost city of the Kingdom of Lordaeron, and is the city where the Order of the Silver Hand was founded.The Scourge’s capital in Lordaeron, Stratholme is a city of evil and dark magic. Once a great human city, the mad Prince Arthas ravaged Stratholme in the Third War and the undead moved in soon after. Kel’Thuzad raised undead structures among the human ruins. Undead and necromancers control the city while gargoyles and frost wyrms patrol the sky. Noxious orange mist oozes from the buildings and poisons living creatures, transforming them into servants of the Scourge. Kel’Thuzad’s rule here is absolute, and from here he stretches his skeletal hands to control the surrounding plaguelands.The largest city after Lordaeron's capital, Stratholme was destroyed by Arthas in the opening hours of the Third War, as he massacred the city's citizenry after they were infected by the Plague of Undeath. Stratholme burns to this day, and its districts have been split between the overzealous Scarlet Crusade led by Grand Crusader Dathrohan, and the Scourge forces led by the death knight Baron Rivendare.Bosses in Straholme are:Grand Crusader Dathrohan/Balnazzar,Malor the Zealous,Archivist Galford,Cannon Master Willey,Timmy the Cruel,Hearthsinger Forresten,The Unforgiven,Skul,The Stratholme Courier,Baron Rivendare,Balzaphon (Scourge Invasion only, disappeared after it ended),Magistrate Barthilas (drops key to Scourge side),Baroness Anastari,Nerub'enkan,Maleki the Pallid,Ramstein the Gorger,Stonespine (Rare Spawn),Postmaster Malown,Black Guard Swordsmith,Fras Siabi and Crimson Hammersmith.

Nestled in the northwest corner ,it's now a ghost town due to being one of the first human settlements overrun by the Scourge. It lies west of Plaguewood and Stratholme, near the entrance to a tunnel that leads to the banks of the Thondroril River.Much like the town of Darkshire haveing once been called Grand Hamlet, Terrordale likely had a much less morbid name before the invasion of the Scourge. The game and its associated lore gives no clues as to the haunted town's previous name, however a likely candidate for the name is Cinderhome.No facilities in Terrordale remain for players to use, aside from one delusional fungi merchant, but there are a few quests to be obtained or carried out here.This area is some particular interest to those that are collecting Crypt Fiend Parts, as Crypt Fiends are very common in Terrordale and its nearby cave, Terrorweb Tunnel. Wandering the withered grounds of this area is also the neutral level 60Plagued Swine, considered a very good choice as a pet for Hunters.One visiting Terrordale must be careful, as there have been sightings of a Nerubian Overseer that walks back and forth through the west end of Terror Web Tunnel to an unspecified location in the town itself, seeking a victim to sink it's venom-coated fangs into.

Terrorweb Tunnel

A long and winding tunnel into the mountain northwest of Terrordale. It is full of Crypt Fiends (Nerubians), and stretches through the mountain from Terrordale in the north and extends south to the spring of the Thondroril River. At the entrance from the river, you can find a level 61 (elite) quest giver, Tirion Fordring.One must be very careful when travelling this path, as not only is this path crowded with many Crypt Fiends, but occasionally a very powerful and elite member of its kind, the Nerubian Overseer, stalks the tunnel.

The Thondroril River

 

Makes up the border between the Western and Eastern Plaguelands. It runs from near the Terrorweb Tunnel to the north and empties out into Darrowmere Lake to the south. Along the river on on both sides, you can find maggots, vampire bats, plaguebears and spiders. You can also find Tirion Fordring (a level 61 elite quest giver) near a ruined farmhouse on the Eastern Plaguelands side of the river.

Tyr's Hand

A fortified city located in Eastern Plaguelands to the southeast. Tyr’s Hand is the only major human settlement left in this part of Lordaeron (not counting Light's Hope Chapel). It is manned by an army of Scarlet Crusaders and is untouched by the undead plague. The few humans who roam the Plaguelands desperately seek the safety of Tyr’s Hand.

Tyr's Hand Abbey

The smaller of the two religious facilities at Tyr's Hand, the larger being the Scarlet Basilica. The abbey is well tended for, and has different function for the religious Scarlet Crusade than the basilica does. It is built very much like Northshire Abbey, comprised of three sections named the Main Hall, the Hall of Arms, and the Library Wing.

The Undercroft

A crypt in the southwestern part of the region. It is home to a band of undead trolls who are led by the undead dire troll Zaeldarr the Outcast. He leads occasional raids on the Argent Dawn's base at Light's Hope Chapel to steal bodies from their grave pit. It is also the location of Tirion Fordring's ersatz grave.

Zul'Mashar

Located in the north-eastern part of the region and the home of a small tribe of Mossflayer forest trolls that have been under some questionable action. Not much is known of them, and from their appearance appear to be into many undead practices or have survived the undead assault in the Plaguelands. Zul'Mashar contains the troll ziggurat Mazra'Alor, and is the home of the rare mobs Warlord Thresh'jin and Zul'Brin Warpbranch. Here Infiltrator Hameya also makes his home.