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As [[Azeroth (titan)|Azeroth]] continued to awaken, her "primal forces" manifested upon the Dragon Isles.<ref name = "DragonflightReveal">2022-04-20, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3nPloFgHkM World of Warcraft Expansion Reveal]. ''YouTube'', retrieved on 2022-04-20</ref> The Beacon of Tyrhold was re-lit, and the dragons returned to the islands.<ref name = "Cinematic"/> Working together, the [[Alliance]] and [[Horde]] dispatched the [[Explorers' League]] and [[Reliquary]] to conduct a scientific expedition to the newly re-emerged islands. This was explicitly not a military venture,<ref>2022-04-20, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3nPloFgHkM World of Warcraft Expansion Reveal]. ''YouTube'', retrieved on 2022-04-20</ref> with both factions joining forces to form the [[Dragonscale Expedition]]. |
As [[Azeroth (titan)|Azeroth]] continued to awaken, her "primal forces" manifested upon the Dragon Isles.<ref name = "DragonflightReveal">2022-04-20, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3nPloFgHkM World of Warcraft Expansion Reveal]. ''YouTube'', retrieved on 2022-04-20</ref> The Beacon of Tyrhold was re-lit, and the dragons returned to the islands.<ref name = "Cinematic"/> Working together, the [[Alliance]] and [[Horde]] dispatched the [[Explorers' League]] and [[Reliquary]] to conduct a scientific expedition to the newly re-emerged islands. This was explicitly not a military venture,<ref>2022-04-20, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3nPloFgHkM World of Warcraft Expansion Reveal]. ''YouTube'', retrieved on 2022-04-20</ref> with both factions joining forces to form the [[Dragonscale Expedition]]. |
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 Dragon Isles | |
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| Level: 60-70 | |
 Concept art | |
| Capital(s) |
 Valdrakon |
| Races |
 Black dragon Blue dragon Bronze dragon Green dragon Red dragon  DracthyrFile:IconSmall Djaradin.gif Djaradin   Centaur Furbolg Gnoll Gorloc Tuskarr  Watchers |
| Affiliation | Dragonflights, Primalists, Titans, Dragonscale Expedition |
| Location | Northeastern Azeroth[1] |
The Dragon Isles are the ancestral homeland of Azeroth's dragonflights, and the primary setting for the World of Warcraft: Dragonflight expansion.
Overview
Dragon Isles at the time of the Sundering.
The Dragon Isles are a lush and primal place bursting with elemental magic[2] and the life energies of Azeroth,[3] and once served as the dragonflights' broodlands and the center of their kingdom when Azeroth was young. During the Great Sundering, much of the land's magic was drained away and the dragons were forced to leave their homeland in the care of the titanic watchers,[2] who used the Beacon of Tyrhold to hide the Isles away from all outsiders, as well as the dragons themselves.[4] When a time came when elemental energy resurged and the dragons could be drawn home to reestablish their kingdom,[2] the watchers would light the Beacon and reveal the Isles to the world once more.[4]
Having been hidden away for more than 10,000 years, the Dragon Isles are a place that few have heard of and even fewer have been to. The Black Prince Wrathion long searched for the Isles, but was unable to find them as other dragons were not forthcoming in information.[5] An "ancient home for all dragonflights" is mentioned in legends concerning the Dragon Riders of Loreth'Aran.[6]
Dragonflight
As Azeroth continued to awaken, her "primal forces" manifested upon the Dragon Isles.[7] The Beacon of Tyrhold was re-lit, and the dragons returned to the islands.[4] Working together, the Alliance and Horde dispatched the Explorers' League and Reliquary to conduct a scientific expedition to the newly re-emerged islands. This was explicitly not a military venture,[8] with both factions joining forces to form the Dragonscale Expedition.
Geography
Zones
Each of the Dragon Isles' zones are themed after one of the five main dragonflights.[7]
The Waking Shores (?)- Ohn'ahran Plains (?)
- The Azure Span (?)
- Thaldraszus (?)
- Forbidden Reach (58)
Dungeons
- Main article: Instances by continent
Getting to the Dragon Isles
Players will get to the Dragon Isles via boats from Stormwind City and Orgrimmar, accompanying an expedition of the Explorers' League and the Reliquary to the rediscovered land.
Gallery
Key art
Azure Span
Azure Span
Azure Span
Azure Span
Forbidden Reach
Forbidden Reach
Forbidden Reach
Ohn'ahran Plains
Ohn'ahran Plains
Thaldraszus
Thaldraszus
Thaldraszus
Waking Shores
Waking Shores
Waking Shores
Waking Shores
Original concept
Dragon Isles concept artwork from classic World of Warcraft.
The Dragon Isles were originally created during the development of the original World of Warcraft, in which they were intended to be a level 65 - 70 raid located north of Lordaeron and west of Quel'Thalas, but were cut during development.[9] They were planned to host temples to the Old Gods,[10] as well as the home of the red dragon Alexstrasza.[11]
There still exist assets named "Dragon Isles" in the game files added during the World of Warcraft beta, used only in a test zone named Designer Island. The set consists of a large nautilus-shaped temple as well as three caves with structures built over the entrances. A hermit crab-shaped temple was also designed but did not make it to the game files.[10] The nautilus-shaped Old God temple is depicted on a piece of concept artwork simply labeled "Dragon Isles" included in both The Art of World of Warcraft[12] and the original in-game credits. Despite being cut even before beta, the small islands still appeared, unlabeled, on the in-game World Map until they were removed in Wrath of the Lich King.
The concept of red dragons living on islands north of Lordaeron is consistent with the Warcraft II manual stating that dragons are native to "the untamed northlands of Azeroth". The idea of Alexstrasza inhabiting an island near the Eastern Kingdoms was also seen in the canceled Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans, in which she lived in a cave on Crestfall.
Soggoth the Slitherer's remains at the Master's Glaive and the giant kraken temple in the Shrine of the Storm both closely resemble the Dragon Isles temple concept.
It was only in Battle for Azeroth that the first canonical mention of the Dragon Isles was made, before they were finally introduced in Dragonflight.
Gallery
- Maps of the original Dragon Isles
A group of small islands can be seen above Quel'Thalas in an early concept map.
Alexstrasza's name over the Dragon Isles.
Three small isles west of Quel'Thalas, possibly the Dragon Isles.
Concept from 2001 with the isles west of Quel'Thalas.
The Dragon Isles as a raid on an early World of Warcraft gameplay map.
On the alpha Eastern Kingdoms flight map.
On the World of Warcraft alpha map.
On the Wrath of the Lich King pre-release map.
- Designer Island
Dragon Isles on Designer Island.
Dragon Isles on Designer Island.
Dragon Isles on Designer Island.
Notes
- In Warcraft II, the Mysterious Dragon Isle was a multiplayer map shaped like a dragon's head.
See also
References
- ^ Interview Exclusive Dragonflight : Ion Hazzikostas nous parle de l'avenir de WoW
- ^ a b c World of Warcraft 2022-04-19. Dragonflight: Weaving a Story. YouTube. Retrieved on 2022-04-19.
- ^ World of Warcraft: Dragonflight official site. Retrieved on 2022-04-19.
- ^ a b c Dragonflight cinematic
- ^ [10-50] Unscarred Black Scale
- ^ Exploring Azeroth: Kalimdor, pg. 65: "The distant legends about the dragons and their riders also spoke of an ancient home for all dragonflights, but Rexxar said such a place has never been found."
- ^ a b 2022-04-20, World of Warcraft Expansion Reveal. YouTube, retrieved on 2022-04-20
- ^ 2022-04-20, World of Warcraft Expansion Reveal. YouTube, retrieved on 2022-04-20
- ^ World of Warcraft: Looking for Group
- ^ a b John Staats interview with Countdown to Classic
- ^ File:World of Warcraft Diary - World map 3.jpg
- ^ The Art of World of Warcraft, pg. 140
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