Northern Stranglethorn

Northern Stranglethorn
Level: 10-30 Battle Pet Level: 7 - 9
The Sundering that split Stranglethorn in two
Capital(s)	Zul'Gurub
Races	Jungle troll  Orc  Human  Dwarf
Ruler(s)	Unknown
Former ruler(s)	Jin'do †   Bloodlord Mandokir †
Major settlements	Grom'gol Base Camp Fort Livingston
Minor settlements	Bambala Rebel Camp Nesingwary's Expedition
Affiliation	Gurubashi tribe, Bloodscalp tribe, Skullsplitter tribe, Stormwind, Alliance, Darkspear tribe, Orc clans, Horde, Venture Company, Kurzen's Expedition, Mosh'Ogg, Murkgill tribe, Saltscale tribe, Nesingwary Safari
Former affiliation(s)	Zandalari Empire, Old Horde, Gurubashi Empire
Location	Southern Azeroth
PvP status	Contested territory

Northern Stranglethorn (also referred to as Stranglethorn Jungle and Northern Stranglethorn Vale) is a zone in southern Eastern Kingdoms. It is part of the greater Stranglethorn Vale region, separated from the Cape of Stranglethorn by The Sundering. This dense, tropical and resource-filled jungle has holdings of many factions whose agendas conflict or intertwine in the zone's story. The jungle troll instance Zul'Gurub is located here.

History

Main article: Stranglethorn Vale

Northern Stranglethorn is a new zone in Cataclysm as the old Stranglethorn Vale was split in half after the Shattering. At the bottom of this zone, the remaining whirlpool can be seen. Players learn about the political changes in Zul'Gurub, rescue an adorable raptor, and partake in Nesingwary's expanded hunting operations.

Geography

Maps and subregions

Map of Northern Stranglethorn.

Bal'lal Ruins Balia'mah Ruins Bambala Fort Livingston The Great Sea Grom'gol Base Camp Kal'ai Ruins Kurzen's Compound The Stockpile Lake Nazferiti Mizjah Ruins Mosh'Ogg Ogre Mound Nesingwary's Expedition Rebel Camp Ruins of Zul'Kunda Ruins of Zul'Mamwe The Savage Coast The Sundering Tkashi Ruins Venture Co. Base Camp Venture Co. Operations Center The Vile Reef Yojamba Isle Ziata'jai Ruins Zul'Gurub Zuuldaia Ruins

Undisplayed locations Haunted isle Nazferiti river South Seas

Removed locations Shell Beach

Travel hubs

Flight paths from Rebel Camp

• Stormwind, Elwynn Forest
• Sentinel Hill, Westfall
• Darkshire, Duskwood
• Raven Hill, Duskwood
• Fort Livingston, Northern Stranglethorn
• Booty Bay, Cape of Stranglethorn

Flight paths from Grom'Gol Base Camp

• Bambala, Northern Stranglethorn
• Hardwrench Hideaway, Cape of Stranglethorn
• Booty Bay, Cape of Stranglethorn
• New Kargath, Badlands
• Flame Crest, Burning Steppes
• Stonard, Swamp of Sorrows

Flight paths from Bambala

• Grom'Gol, Northern Stranglethorn
• Hardwrench Hideaway, Cape of Stranglethorn

Flight paths from Fort Livingston

• Rebel Camp, Northern Stranglethorn
• Explorers' League Digsite, Cape of Stranglethorn

The Sundering in Stranglethorn Vale literally split the zone in two.

Adjacent regions

Zone Name	Faction	Level Range	Direction	Access method
Duskwood		20 - 60	North	By foot of flight path.
Cape of Stranglethorn		30 - 60	South	By foot or flight path.

Quest and travel hubs

Place Name	Faction	# of quests	Flight path?	Notable characters
Bambala		??	Yes	Surkhan
Fort Livingston		??	Yes	??
Grom'gol Base Camp		??	Yes	Commander Aggro'gosh
Nesingwary's Expedition		??	No	Hemet Nesingwary Jr.
Rebel Camp		??	Yes	Lieutenant Doren

Instances

Dungeon name	Level range	Group size	Approximate run time
Zul'Gurub	85H	5-man	Unknown

Quests

Main article: Northern Stranglethorn quests

Raining in Northern Stranglethorn

Northern Stranglethorn is a level 10-30 zone in southern Eastern Kingdoms for both the Horde and Alliance. It starts out separated, with the Alliance going to the Rebel Camp in the north and the Horde going to Grom'gol Base Camp on the eastern coast. The overarching story for the whole zone revolves around a Lashtail Hatchling. Nesingwary and his crew still offer the quests involving hunting the local wildlife.

Notable characters

Main article: Northern Stranglethorn NPCs

•  Commander Aggro'gosh
•  Hemet Nesingwary Jr.
•  Lieutenant Doren

Wild creatures

Basilisks Crabs Crocolisks Frenzies Ghouls Goblins Gorillas Monkeys Murlocs

Ogres Panthers Raptors Sea giants Sharks Jungle Trolls Tigers Water elementals

Notes and trivia

The Deadmines water gate, visible from the cove near Yojamba Isle.

• If you travel to a small cove north of Yojamba Isle, you can see a large water gate which leads to the docks inside the Deadmines. However, you cannot enter or leave through this. Interestingly, inside the Deadmines this gate exists to the north, but outside the exit of the gate is to the south.
• For the quest  [35] Bwemba's Spirit, the southern part of the area, around Fort Livingston is phased, with the area besieged by level 83 Jungle Serpents, and poisoned NPCs!

Videos

• North Stranglethorn Vale [HD] - World of Warcraft Cataclysm
  
• Cataclysm - Northern Stranglethorn Overview

Patch changes

• Patch 7.3.5 (2018-01-16): Level scaling implemented, previous zone level: 25 - 30.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB