Sholazar Basin » Zones » WoW Armory Light

Sholazar Basin is a tropical jungle basin in the midst of Northrend. It is found between the Borean Tundra and Icecrown Glacier. How such a place could exist in the frozen wastes of Northrend is unknown.

Much like Kalimdor's Un'Goro Crater, the Sholazar Basin is an anomaly. It fills the northwest corner of the Borean Tundra, and is surrounded by nasty ridge, requiring climbing to reach it. Those that reach the top of the ridge look down into a lush tropical jungle. Hot springs dot the basin and you have to watch out for steam vents and geysers — hot enough to cook flesh from bones in an instant if something gets caught in one. Thick vegetation fills the basin, and birds and small animals are everywhere. So are insects. It is an amazing place, and hard to believe it’s part of Northrend.

This zone is very similar in design and appearance to Un'Goro Crater. The zone's climate and safety from the Scourge is maintained by pylons, erected by the Titans.

In Sholazar Basin players will take part in a faction war between the Wolvar (wolverine people) and the Oracles (the next evolution of murlocs). Players will be able to choose sides but Blizzard will allow players to easily change which faction they wish to be allied with.

History

A high elf scholar that once visited Kaskala believed that the Titans used the Sholazar Basin as a testing ground. Some of their experiments, or at least the remains of those experiments, may still exist. Thus, the basin is a potential treasure trove of knowledge and power. Who knows what species the Titans left here, and what notes and tools?