Fact
Levels 1-12, self-contained ('You aren't going to go here every week to raid or to farm materials' - Josh Greenfield). Start at Thendal Village (NW); U-shaped route south through forests/farmland; Shadowgate Forest (NE, blue fog); Ruins of Ban'aethal (NE edge, sleeping elemental dragon Altarius from Vortex Pinnacle). Architecture = powder-blue Night Elf style with Throne of the Four Winds influence. Wiki subzones: Falaath Village, Ruins of Ban'aethal, Shen'dar Village, Shrine of Akir, Thendal Village, Valanaar; Sanctuary (no PvP).