Caverns of Time: Old Hillsbrad Foothills » Zones » WoW Armory Light

Old Hillsbrad Foothills is the setting of the instance, Escape from Durnholde Keep. It is one of the timeways ("wings") accessible in the Caverns of Time. The setting takes place seven years before WoW's present (i.e. two years before the events of Warcraft III), to when the future Warchief Thrall was a slave of Aedelas Blackmoore, master of Durnholde Keep. The questing involves helping Thrall escape. The instance area in question spans from Southshore (where familiar personalities of WoW present can be found) to Tarren Mill.

This instance, being the replica of a level 20 zone, is quite explorable alone. The actual areas where you encounter the fights and bosses of this instance are few and far between, leaving a wide-open zone full of things to explore. In fact it is encouraged that you come here alone to see all the cameos and find the interesting tidbits that lore fanatics crave. However, you cannot wander too far away from the zones included in the instance (Tarren Mill, Southshore, and Durnholde Keep).