Ruins of Lordaeron

Ruins of Lordaeron

The Ruins of Lordaeron is all that remains of the City of Lordaeron, the great Capital City of the Alliance. Now it serves as nothing more than a sad reminder of power of the Scourge. The area is literally haunted by the final tragic events that led to the death of King Terenas and the city's destruction.

To this day you can still hear the moments before King Terenas' death; hushed whispers in the courtyard, the clanging of bells in the entryway, the faint cheer echoing the welcome of Prince Arthas, and the murmur of voices in the throne room - Medivh warning of the coming of the Scourge, Arthas' return to Lordaeron, and then his slaying of his father, King Terenas. If you can Detect Invisibility, you will see the ghosts of the citizens of Lordaeron still haunting the castle's courtyard. Beneath the ruins now lies the Forsaken capital city - the Undercity.

The lands outside the ruins are no longer full of cheerful people enjoying the sun, but with demons such as Darkhounds and Duskbats and the Scourge lurking nearby at the borders of the Plaguelands.

In World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, there will be a new part of this zone holding an Orb of Translocation that connects the Undercity to the Blood Elf capital of Silvermoon.