Eastern Kingdoms

For other uses, see Azeroth.

Eastern Kingdoms
Level 1-60, 70, 80-90
Loading screen of Eastern Kingdoms in Cataclysm
Races	Human  Forsaken  Scourge  Dwarf  Forest troll  Jungle troll  Ice troll  Orc  Blood elf  Naga  Demon  Gnoll  Murloc  Goblin  Worgen  Gnome  Leper gnome  Ogre  High elf  Draenei  Night elf  Wildhammer dwarf  Dark Iron dwarf  Half-elf  Half-orc  Dryad  Keeper of the grove  Broken  Elemental  Red dragonflight  Black dragonflight
Location	Eastern Azeroth

The Eastern Kingdoms (often called Azeroth) are the eastern continents on the world of Azeroth. The Eastern Kingdoms is made up from a group of subcontinents (Azeroth, Khaz Modan and Lordaeron) formed from the original continent of Kalimdor following the Great Sundering. The Eastern Kingdoms lie to the east of the Great Sea and to the west of the Forbidding Sea. The central part of the Eastern Kingdoms is dominated by the Khaz Mountains and the Redridge Mountains. Both cover several zones. The Eastern Kingdom's western counterpart is the continent of Kalimdor.

Eastern Kingdoms after the Cataclysm

The Eastern Kingdoms include the three continents of Lordaeron, Khaz Modan, and Azeroth. The Eastern Kingdoms are the homes of the undead, dwarves, gnomes, blood elves, humans, worgen, and few remaining high elves.

An old map that was on the Blizzard web site and the Warcraft RPG shows that the Eastern Kingdoms are divided into three continents:

• Lordaeron
• Khaz Modan
• Azeroth

Quel'Thalas seems to make up a fourth continent in some maps. Most of the time, it appears that the Eastern Kingdoms are divided into only three continents, as Quel'Thalas is shown as part of northern Lordaeron.

Geography

Loading screen of Eastern Kingdoms in patch 4.0.0

Eastern Kingdoms is actually considered to be three subcontinents: Lordaeron in the north, Khaz Modan in the middle, and Azeroth (the continent) in the south. It has a variety of climates like Kalimdor, but has more zones that show damage from humanoid intervention. The Alliance dominates the central and southern parts of the continent (with the exception of Stranglethorn Vale). However, the north is the stronghold of the Forsaken and regions scarred by the Scourge.

Unlike Kalimdor, the Eastern Kingdoms have very few desert areas (except for the Badlands), but several areas are wastelands (the Blasted Lands, Burning Steppes, Deadwind Pass, and Searing Gorge). There are areas of marshland like the Swamp of Sorrows and the Wetlands, but temperate forests and hills proliferate. For some reason the mountainous areas surrounding Ironforge appear to be perpetually snowy, while most of the other regions are temperate or warmer.

Zones

In-game

Capital cities

Alliance

• Ironforge (in Dun Morogh, Khaz Modan)
• Stormwind (in Elwynn Forest, Azeroth)
• Gnomeregan (in Dun Morogh, Khaz Modan; currently taken over by Troggs and Leper Gnomes)

Former

• Gilneas City (in Gilneas, Lordaeron; controlled by non-aligned Gilneans?)
• Alterac City (in Alterac Valley, Lordaeron; controlled by ogres, but infiltrated by the Syndicate)

Horde

• Undercity (in Tirisfal Glades, Lordaeron)
• Silvermoon (in Eversong Woods, Quel'Thalas)

Battlegrounds

• Alterac Valley - Alterac Mountains
• Arathi Basin - Arathi Highlands
• Battle for Gilneas - Gilneas
• Twin Peaks - Twilight Highlands

Dungeons

Main article: Instances by continent

• Deadmines 15-23 / 85 (Heroic)
• Shadowfang Keep 18-24 / 85 (Heroic)
• The Stockade 22-25
• Gnomeregan 28-35
• Scarlet Monastery 29-40
  • Graveyard 29-32
  • Library 31-35
  • Armory 33-37
  • Cathedral 36-40
• Uldaman
• Temple of Atal'Hakkar
• Blackrock Mountain
  • Blackrock Depths 48-60
  • Molten Core 60+
  • Blackrock Spire 52-61
    • Lower Blackrock Spire 52-61
    • Upper Blackrock Spire 55-61
  • Blackwing Lair 60+
  • Blackrock Caverns 80-81
  • Blackwing Descent 85+
• Stratholme 56-61
• Scholomance 56-61
• Zul'Gurub 58-60
• Karazhan 70+
• Zul'Aman 70+
• Isle of Quel'Danas 70+
  • Magister's Terrace 70+
  • Sunwell Plateau 70+
• Abyssal Maw
  • Throne of the Tides 80-81
  • Abyssal Maw 81-83
• Grim Batol
  • Grim Batol 85
  • Bastion of Twilight 85+

Races Per Faction

Alliance

•  Human
•  Dwarf
•  Gnome
•  Worgen
•  Wildhammer dwarf
•  Dark Iron dwarf
•  Night elf
•  High elf

Horde

•  Forsaken
•  Blood elf
•  Ogre
•  Forest troll
•  Orc
•  Jungle troll
•  Naga
•  Goblin

See also

• Maps

Media

Images

Fan art by Kuusinen

Lordaeron in Lands of Conflict.

Lordaeron in the World of Warcraft manual.

Khaz Modan in Lands of Conflict.

Khaz Modan in the World of Warcraft manual.

Azeroth in Lands of Conflict.

Azeroth in the World of Warcraft manual.

Three continents.

Four continents.

The Eastern Kingdoms graphic during the Burning Crusade expansion.

The Eastern Kingdoms graphic during World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

Eastern Kingdoms in Warcraft II, four continents.

As it appears on the minimap in Cataclysm.

As it appeared on the minimap in patch 0.5.3.

Videos

Cataclysm - Cataclysm Eastern Kingdoms Map Portal

an "annotation adventure" which will lead you to other videos containing overviews of updated zones in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (courtesy of Jesse Cox).

External links

Old

WoW.GamePressure.com 

WOW Scribble Maps Eastern Kingdoms Map