Mount Hyjal: In Defense of Nordrassil

[Boubouille]

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Mount Hyjal: In Defense of Nordrassil

In World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, players will have the opportunity to explore the newly reopened Mount Hyjal as Azeroth's heroes, with the help of Ysera, Malfurion Stormrage and Hamuul Runetotem, are called upon to push back the armies of the Firelord, banish Ragnaros to the Elemental Plane and lay waste to the twilight dragon stronghold in nearby Darkwhisper Gorge. This all-new level 78-82 zone will feature multiple quest hubs, phased terrain and quest lines, portals to micro-zones within the Firelands, an all-new raid dungeon, and much more.

The World Tree
Players will be able to enter Hyjal by way of Moonglade, to take on a series of high-stakes quests in a historic location alongside some of Azeroth's most renowned heroes. With a longstanding rivalry among the night elf leadership threatening to undermine the campaign against Deathwing, players will quickly discover the task of defending Nordrassil is more daunting than they had anticipated. In order to succeed, they must seek out the help of extremely powerful allies: the Ancients.

The Ancients
To protect Nordrassil and heal the devastation the invading fire elementals are causing across Mount Hyjal, players must first recapture the shrine of the wolf god Goldrinn. The ogres surrounding the shrine will not leave peacefully, but seizing the shrine will allow players their first opportunity to infiltrate the Firelands and shut down a key Twilight portal, slowing the advance of the nearby Twilight's Hammer in Hyjal.

With the first portal dismantled, players will soon be sought by the wilderness spirit Aessina to assist in cleansing and healing the nearby forest, ultimately returning the land to its former splendor. This small victory, however, isn't enough to deter the Twilight Remnants from attempting to scorch the forest once more. As you struggle to keep these foes at bay, you'll also need to help the Guardians of Hyjal -- a new neutral faction of druids and worshippers of the Ancients -- repopulate the forest with animal life. It's even rumored that Malorne has been spotted in the wilderness. Perhaps further investigation is necessary....

Amid the chaos, the Druids of the Talon will need players' assistance to resurrect the goddess of winged creatures. Players begin the process by helping to slay a group of black dragons and closing a second Firelands portal from within. Just when you think things might be heating up, you'll need to fight through a burning night elf town to shut down the third and final portal with the assistance of the turtle god Tortollus.

Darkwhisper Gorge
Your successes in Hyjal will ultimately lead you to the assembly of the Ancients, who have set a plan in motion to bring a powerful ally and demigod back into this realm. Before that can happen, however, you will need to infiltrate Darkwhisper Gorge disguised as a follower of the Twilight's Hammer, acting quickly to sow discord within the entrenched faction, weakening it for the coming struggle. Only time will tell if the Ancients' plan is a success -- but you'll need to do your part if there's any hope of saving Mount Hyjal from the twilight dragons, Ragnaros, and his minions of the Elemental Plane.

Firelands
More information on this all-new level-85 raid dungeon is coming soon.

[Deleted]

Awesome!!!

[Roflomnom]

Interesting

[jr06]

Score 1 for druids... Teleport: Moonglade FTW!

[etubrutei]

WOOOOOOOT BOUB READ MY POST WOOT

[kisain09]

looking good blizzard!


cant wait to go toe to toe with ragnaros once more

[furydeath]

For years, Mount Hyjal and the wounded World Tree, Nordrassil, have remained cut off from the rest of Azeroth.

I think they mean for a year. :P

[Herecius]

'Portals will also open to micro-zones within the Firelands'.... oh really. ;D

[mardarosa84]

I just came! TWICE... ;D Anyway This looks amazing... I cant wait

[Belize]

Ok so you basically revive most the the Demi-Gods that died during the ware of the ancient ( Avianna the bird person, that wolf god) and then they rez....Malorne? or maybe Cenarius? Am i getting the point or am I completely off>.>

[feac]

/dribble

gonna be fun

[Deleted]

Oh and it seems Malfurion Stormrage will be Friendly only to the Alliance since Hamuul Runetotem will be there aswell to aid the Horde players. While Ysera is Neutral/Friendly to all.

[Revengica]

Score 1 for druids... Teleport: Moonglade FTW!

Another reason for me to roll druid in Cata!!! ;D

Sounds interesting

[berree]

I really think this xpac is gonna blow us away

[Fandorfin]

Your successes in Hyjal will ultimately lead you to the assembly of the Ancients, who have set a plan in motion to bring a powerful ally and demigod back into this realm.

Cenarius?

[Waterisbest]

F*** you Blizzard for teasing us like this! But all this sounds so epic. From the looks of things, I think Cataclysm's lore will be much more awesome then WotLK's lore

[moeskier167]

Stoooked

[Deleted]

Sounds awesome!!!

[Arzamas]

Sounds very exciting!

[Leftineus]

This is Awesome!

"assembly of the Ancients, who have set a plan in motion to bring a powerful ally and demigod back into this realm."

Oh yeah! Lore freaks.... is this Malorne or Cenarius they are talking about?