Badlands

For how the Badlands was prior to Cataclysm, see Badlands (original).

The Badlands
Level 44 - 48
Races	Black dragonflight  Blood elf  Dwarf  Gnome  Goblin  Orc  Red dragonflight
Government	None
Major settlements	Fuselight New Kargath
Minor settlements	Bloodwatcher Point Dragon's Mouth Dustwind Dig
Location	Southeastern Khaz Modan

The Badlands is a region in Khaz Modan accessed via the Searing Gorge to the west and Loch Modan to the north.

The Badlands are a cracked desert of dry earth, scattered boulders, and winding canyons. Ironforge and Silvermoon prospectors search this desolate land for Titan artifacts, inspired by the recently unearthed Uldaman — an immense ruin that held the first clues to the dwarves’ lofty origins. Stonevault troggs, released after millennia of slumber, slaughtered the explorers and viciously defend their stolen city.

Only the hardiest of creatures can survive in the arid wastes, such as feral coyotes, cougars and buzzards. In the far east is a region inhabited by black dragon spawn. Scattered across the Badlands are camps of ogres of the Dustbelcher tribe. In the west is a large Horde outpost, bulit near its precedessor that was buried by an avalanche caused by the Shattering. In the east is a neutral Goblin town of Fuselight and its sister port town, Fuselight-by-the-Sea. The northern reaches of this rugged land are home to ruins that were the workings of the ancient race, the earthen. These ruins are known as Uldaman. Dark Iron dwarves also have a large fortress just south of Uldaman. In this region is also a massive scar created and named after Deathwing himself, overrun by enraged earth elementals.

History

Hammertoe's Digsite

The fall of the orcish Horde at the end of the Second War left its remnants scattered and downtrodden. The Orcs who once controlled Khaz Modan were nearly annihilated in a massive push by the Lordaeron humans. The ogres and Horde settlement in this region are the remains of the early Horde forces stationed there. Aid and reinforcements have arrived from the current Horde, much to the relief of the Orcs. In the interest of tactics they dug a path through the mountains to reach the Searing Gorge, unwittingly releasing the Dark Iron Dwarves from their "prison".

Getting There

Players can access the zone by using a boat from Eastern Plaguelands that goes to the goblin port, Fuselight-by-the-Sea.

Geography

This desolate wasteland is cracked and dry, consisting mostly of flat stretches of land enclosed by the surrounding mountains. A few hills dot the landscape, and the eastern part of the zone is a large canyon.

The instanced dungeon Uldaman can be found in this area. In addition, there are a few micro dungeons in the Badlands. There are no battlegrounds in this zone.

Maps and subregions

Badlands Map

Travel hubs

Flight paths from Fuselight

• Farstrider Lodge, Loch Modan
• Light's Hope Chapel, Eastern Plaguelands
• Dustwind Dig, Badlands
• Bloodwatcher Point, Badlands
• Dragon's Mouth, Badlands
• New Kargath, Badlands

Flight paths from Dustwind Dig

• Thelsamar, Loch Modan
• Fuselight, Badlands
• Dragon's Mouth, Badlands

Flight paths from Bloodwatcher Point

• Fuselight, Badlands
• New Kargath, Badlands

Flight paths from Dragon's Mouth

• Fuselight, Badlands
• Dustwind Dig, Badlands
• Morgan's Vigil, Burning Steppes

Flight paths from New Kargath

• Undercity, Tirisfal Glades
• Hammerfall, Arathi Highlands
• Grom'Gol, Northern Stranglethorn
• Booty Bay, Cape of Stranglethorn
• Fuselight, Badlands
• Bloodwatcher Point, Badlands
• Thorium Point, Searing Gorge
• Flame Crest, Burning Steppes
• Stonard, Swamp of Sorrows
• Dragonmaw Port, Twilight Highlands
• Vermillion Redoubt, Twilight Highlands

Adjacent regions

Zone Name	Faction	Level Range	Direction	Access subzone	Access method
Loch Modan		10-20	North	The Maker's Terrace	Through the large chasm
Eastern Plaguelands		40-45	North		By boat to Ruins of the Scarlet Enclave
Searing Gorge		47-51	West		By foot, or by flying

Notable Characters

Main article: Badlands NPCs

• Deathwing
• Kalaran
• Rhea
• Theldurin the Lost

Quests

Angor Fortress

Main article: Badlands storyline

Resources

• Herbs
  •  [Dragon's Teeth]
  •  [Firebloom]
  •  [Golden Sansam]
  •  [Sungrass]
• Ore
  • Gold Vein
  • Mithril Deposit
  • Truesilver Deposit

Wild creatures

Scar of the Worldbreaker

• Black dragonkin
• Cheetahs
• Coyotes
• Dark Iron Dwarves
• Earth Elementals
• Golems
• Ogres
• Troggs
• Vultures
• Whelps

Notes

• In one mission in Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Cho'Gall and a squadron of orcs must pass through the Badlands.
• The pass to Searing Gorge lies south of Kargath, coordinates (0,63).

External links

• Wowhead