Changes: Sholazar Basin

Sholazar Basin
Level: 75-78
	; Concept art of Sholazar Basin
Races	Template:Dwarf Race; File:IconSmall Gorloc Small.gif Gorloc; File:IconSmall Wolvar Small.gif Wolvar; Titan
Location	Northwestern Northrend

Revision as of 15:00, 24 November 2008

Sholazar Basin (pronounced SHOL-uh-zarh) is a tropical jungle basin in the midst of Northrend. It is found between Borean Tundra and Icecrown Glacier. The zone's climate and safety from the Scourge is maintained by pylons, erected by the Titans.^[1] Recently, one pylon in the east has fallen and the Scourge has taken this opportunity to invade from Icecrown to the north. They are now streaming down The Avalanche.

Much like Kalimdor's Un'Goro Crater, the Sholazar Basin is an anomaly. It fills the northwest corner of the Borean Tundra, and is surrounded by a nasty ridge, requiring climbing to reach it. Those that reach the top of the ridge look down into a lush tropical jungle. Hot springs dot the basin and you have to watch out for steam vents and geysers — hot enough to cook flesh from bones in an instant if something gets caught in one. Thick vegetation fills the basin, and birds and small animals are everywhere. So are insects. It is an amazing place, and hard to believe it’s part of Northrend.Template:Cite

In Sholazar Basin, players will take part in a faction war between the wolvar (Frenzyheart tribe) and the gorlocs (arctic cousins of murlocs). The various Gorloc tribes have gathered together to form the group called the Oracles. Players will only be able to choose one side, but Blizzard will allow players to easily change which faction they wish to be allied with.^[2]

History

A high elf scholar that once visited Kaskala believed that the Titans used the Sholazar Basin as a testing ground. Some of their experiments, or at least the remains of those experiments, may still exist. Thus, the basin is a potential treasure trove of knowledge and power. Who knows what species the Titans left here, and what notes and tools?Template:Cite

Geography

Maps

Subregions

The Avalanche · Frenzyheart Hill · The Glimmering Pillar · The Lifeblood Pillar · The Lost Lands · The Maker's Overlook · The Maker's Perch · The Mosslight Pillar · Nesingwary Base Camp · Rainspeaker Canopy ·

[River's Heart] · The Savage Thicket · The Skyreach Pillar · The Suntouched Pillar · Wildgrowth Mangal

Travel Hubs

Flight paths from Nesingwary Base Camp

Flight paths from [River's Heart]

Regions Adjacent to Sholazar Basin

Zone Name	Level Range	Direction	Access
Borean Tundra	68-72	Southwest	By foot, or by flight path
Wintergrasp	PvP	South	By flying mount
Icecrown Glacier	77-80	Northeast	By flight path

Notable Characters

Hemet Nesingwary and friends^[3]

Pilot Vic, who teaches [Cold Weather Flying].

Quests

See the Sholazar Basin quests.

Resources

Unknown

Wild Creatures

Unknown

Notes, Tips, & Additional Info

In Lands of Mystery this area was treated more as a subzone of the Borean Tundra.
To open up the flight path at Nesingwary Base Camp, there is a 2-part quest chain from Weslex Quickwrench that you have to complete first.

Gallery

SholazarNessingwaryCamp.jpg

Hemet Nessingwary's camp
An excavation site

References

External links

MMO-Champion Sholazar Basin highlighted on Northrend map

MMO-Champion Annotated map

[1] WotLK Report May 2008.

[2] ttp://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=138018&page=1

[3] WotLK Report May 2008.

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 | [[Wintergrasp]] || {{Alliance Icon Small}}{{Horde Icon Small}} || PvP
-| South || By foot, or (presumably) by flight path
+| South || By flying mount
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 | [[Icecrown Glacier]] || {{Alliance Icon Small}}{{Horde Icon Small}} || 77-80
-| Northeast || By foot, or (presumably) by flight path
+| Northeast || By flight path
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