Grebo hesitated in deploying The Bomb, but nonetheless ordered the adventurer to assist in the siege of the nearby Thal'darah Overlook already underway.
The adventurer found the druids of the grove in a state of panic and upon venturing to the top of the ancient tree in the center found Cliffwalker's son dead with the insignia of General Grebo clutched tightly in his dead hand. When the champion returned to Cliffwalker with evidence of Grebo's duplicity, he and his wife cried out in anguish for their murdered son [36] and confronted Grebo with the adventurer. The adventurer was promoted to general for their actions.
Krom'gar forced Cliffwalker and the adventurer to watch as he sent The Bomb off and obliterated Thal'darah Grove before their eyes. Just as the bomb fell, a portal from Orgrimmar appeared and the Warchief Garrosh Hellscream himself stepped through the portal and confronted Krom'gar about what he had done.
Krom'gar told Garrosh that he was simply following orders. Garrosh asked him if he had ordered Krom'gar to murder innocents and destroy the very lands he was ordered to conquer for the Horde's benefit. Krom'gar, fearing the wrath of the Warchief, cowered in fear while Garrosh lectured him on the meaning of honor he had learned in Northrend from Varok Saurfang.
Garrosh told Krom'gar that his actions had brought great shame to the Horde and to the orcs as a people. Garrosh then proceeded to relieve Krom'gar of command and throw him off the mountain, killing him in the fall.
Garrosh then turned to the adventurer, believing the adventurer complicit in Krom'gar's actions. However, right before Garrosh was to execute the adventurer as well, Chieftain Cliffwalker spoke up in the adventurer's favor, explaining that they tried to stop Krom'gar and pleading that Garrosh show mercy. Garrosh was taken aback by the Chieftain's actions and released the adventurer.
Visibly moved, Garrosh suggested that the adventurer's strength would be most needed now in Desolace or the Southern Barrens and departed back to Orgrimmar. The races of the fallen priests encountered within Stonetalon Peak during the Third War are unknown.
Stonetalon's peak remains verdant and lush, but much of the remainder of the region has been deforested or otherwise destroyed. Certain parts of the land are now the homes of elementals , harpies and other deadly creatures. The greatest danger to the peak, however, is from goblins — the Venture Company gradually destroys the remaining trees and takes the remaining resources from the earth. If this process continues, Stonetalon could soon become as much a wasteland as Desolace in the south or the Barrens in the east.
Druids and shamans take a firm stand here, doing what they can to stop the destruction of nature, but the difficulties between the Alliance and the Horde prevent the night elves and the tauren from working together effectively to halt the goblin operations.
Many of the tauren still hold the unrealistic hope that the Venture Company can be reasoned with, and this belief prevents progress. The primary source of activity here revolves around the goblins destroying the forest, but other opportunities for adventure exist in the mountains as well. The Stonetalon Mountains survived the Sundering , although the cataclysmic events forever altered the landscape, creating great canyons and valleys within the mountain ranges.
The indigenous tauren created a camp south of Mirkfallon Lake , built upon ancient ley lines. It is perhaps due to these ley lines that the elementals are drawn to the area around Charred Vale. The arrival of the other races is a recent development. The goblins found the region an excellent place to harvest lumber and ore, and the majority of the modern night elf presence in the mountains exists simply to stop the continuing deforestation.
While the night elves had settlements in the mountains in ancient times, only the druids remained there continuously over the years, resting safely in their barrow dens. The goblins of Stonetalon are among the finest engineers of their race, and their inventions have allowed them to remove massive chunks of the forest in a few short months. This endeavor draws ire from the night elves and tauren alike, who find the deforestation barbaric and dangerous.
The night elves take shelter on Stonetalon Peak , maintaining that refuge with the help of dryads and keepers of the grove. While the majority of the tauren take a similar, defensive role, the Grimtotem tribe strikes back against the goblins. Rumors persist that the Grimtotems prepare to take extreme measures to rid the goblins from their land, including the use of Forsaken -made toxins.
Clearly, if these toxins are misused, they could cause as much damage as the goblins. For all the intelligence the goblins possess, they have yet to understand politics, and this is true on an internal level as well as with the outside world. The trade princes have recently caused problems for the Venture Company, and it is looking increasingly likely that the goblins will turn on each other soon. Recently, rumors have arisen about a massive series of tunnels beneath the peak, which served as the home for some kind of oracle or sage.
The name Medivh has been mentioned, but the chances of him staying in the caverns here seem to be minimal — but still a possibility. A mysterious prophet emerged from the caverns beneath Stonetalon, claiming that the world must prepare itself for a new threat. The sage called for the extermination of the Forsaken, on the grounds that they will be the ones to usher in the next coming of the Burning Legion — and perhaps Sargeras himself. He sent heroes on a number of anti-Forsaken missions, but the heroes investigated the issue thoroughly, discovering that this "sage" was actually an agent of Balzannar , the brother of the Dreadlord Varimathras.
Balzannar survived his "death" at his brother's hands, and has plotted his revenge against Sylvanas ever since — this sage was apparently just one small part of his plan. The Stonetalon Mountains lie along the western coast of Kalimdor , south of Ashenvale and north of Desolace and Mulgore. The most frequently used entrance to the mountains, however, is a path from the Barrens in the east.
The mountains were at one time filled with lush forests, but the Venture Company's expeditions and mining operations changed much of the landscape to dusty, barren canyons and desolate cliffs. The only region of the mountains that retains its former splendor is the peak itself, which is protected by the night elves. There is a large river, the Bloodfury , as well as two large lakes, Mirkfallon and Cragpool. The goblin-dominated mountains have few major settlements, but the night elves, tauren, trolls and harpies each claim a small share of the land.
The Stonetalon Mountains were once a low set of hills giving a gentle view to the ocean waves in the west. The Sundering that tore apart the world drove great sandstone cliffs and mountain peaks high in the air. Brother Ravenoak has woken up, and appears to have been corrupted by the tendrils. Local cultures consider the mountain sacred. It is suffused by magic. The area used to be a temple of Queen Azshara.
During the Third War , Jaina Proudmoore and her expedition arrived here and established a base near the entrance to the Stonetalon Peak caverns. Later, Thrall and his Horde came here as well in search of the Oracle. After the Cataclysm , the area was invaded by enemies. Please add any available information to this section.
Stonetalon Peak is a night elf archaeology dig site. This forested peak is a glimpse at what the entire Stonetalon Mountains looked like before the goblins and elementals arrived. Here, one can find the only Alliance outpost, led by a night elf named Albagorn. The night elves take shelter on Stonetalon Peak, maintaining that refuge with the help of their allies. The elves here are assisted in their efforts to reclaim the mountains by dryads and mighty keepers of the grove.
Though u might need to make some of the low lvl quests there first, but anyhow, try it out. Comment by Flying point for hordes is at 47, I never died here, so it made for extremely fast leveling up. All around I enjoyed STM and worth doing the quests there if you haven't before. Yet, as i have levelled many horde characters in STM i have never seen such a place. The closest i have got to finding something like this, are the various random caves dotted about. All they seem to offer is a basic campfire : Anyone know if this is ever going to be in game?
Comment by Biggiesmall While levelin here i noticed something. Then i searched Mirkfallon lake in google.
I searched more and found something. Comment by idiggory To all the players saying this zone is worthless due to better areas, I would like to point out something: It can often be a godsend on a PvP server. If Ashenvale or Hillsbrad are getting hit heavily by gankers, this place is usually still safe because it is remote and there are only a handful of alliance quests there. So, if you are being ganked, there is at least a level's worth of quests to do here if you are a little above its range.
Plus, for skinners, the wyverns are very easy to kill and pop crazy fast. Comment by AnrDaemon For Alliance, whole zone belongs to 3 quest chains. First one starting in Astranaar, Ashenvale with directing you to the tonnel from Ashenvale to Stonetalon Mountains and further across the ravaged Windshear Crag to the little encampment overseeing it.
Second one, started from Faldreas Goeth'Shael in Astranaar too, the , actually leading you to the only Alliance flight point far north of the zone. Third one belong to the Ratchet, goblin town in The Barrens, started by optional pointing quest. It is recommended to take all 3 chains before going there Ratchet Another single quest is the , but don't worry - you'll have time to take it while doing first chain. EDIT: Spelling. Comment by Few tips for Horde warlocks who will be going into the Charred Vale.
If your below level 24, it might be a bit tougher but it should be doable. At 24 your VW will receive Suffer. Turn this off of auto cast in his bar because you will need it. Do your absolute best to stay out of the center, instead work your way around the outer ring, clearing everything on the way. Most of the mobs here need to be killed for quest anyways, the other you can always use the XP and it's better to deal with them before the become a problem.
Pull mobs into your safe area you've built to try and avoid pat's. Also If you spot a pat in time before your going to agro, Move behind your VW so he pulls it instead if you think he can take the damage. Finally, between every fight make sure you have your VW use Consume Shadows so he will be ready to tank 2 or 3 adds if need be.
Comment by does anyone know where boulderslide ravine is for the exploration achievment? Comment by Isn't there suppposed to be a secret pandaren settlement here that can only be accessed if you have mastered drunken brawling? Comment by If you want to start the quests in this zone you'll have to begin in Silverwind Refuge in Ashenvale. I found one quest to kill spiders and thats it before I took the Krom Gar Caravan. Comment by jaq Did this zone yesterday for the achievement and I loved every minute of it.
It's pretty much, minus a few sidetrips, a single story Horde side and I've heard the Alliance side matches it , ending with an epic scene where Garrosh demonstrates to a wayward general what happens when you don't believe in his sense of honor.
It's far and away the best of the new zones I've quested in so far, you do so much and there's some genuinely touching moments in the story. Even if you're 80, quest here, it's fantastic. I have only FP for Ashenvale, Stonetalon, TB and Org when this was a problem, so other southern flight plans might make the connections you need.
Edited to correct missing punctuation. Hero's Call: Stonetalon Mountains! Stonetalon Mountains Alliance is done! Thanks everyone who helped me to make it via comments on wowhead and in-game pre-quest tracking. Special thanks to Ravenhurst. Comment by bloodseek if you go to where stonetalon mountains, mulgore, and desolace meet on the world map where all the lines meet there are a bunch of critters that draw weapons and kill each other.
Comment by bluesmeargle Forgo any other Warcheif's Commands, do yourself a favor, and go to this zone as soon as you can.
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