The World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade expansion offers great sights and landscapes in Outland. One such place is Blade’s Edge Mountains, north of Zangarmarsh.  Before Draenor was torn apart, this region was the homeland of the orcish Thunderlord Clan. Khadgar and the Expedition Force were sent here by the Laughing Skull clan to destroy the Thunderlord’s Stronghold in exchange of the Book of Medivh, which the Laughing Skull clan stole from Ner’Zhul (read the Warcraft 2 campaign mission). This happened 20 years ago.

In the present, the new Horde has claimed the Thunderlord ruins to serve as their operation base. The Night Elves have a village named Sylvanaar to the southwest, and Raven’s Wood to the northwest.  The Mok’Nathal village – a race of half-ogres – is found in the Blade’s Edge Mountains at the southeast. The zone is also inhabited by the Arakkoa, a ravenous race with vulture-like features who wear colorful robes and plume headsets. A mysterious faction lives hidden in a cave named Blackwing Coven with orc, arakkoa, draenei and Broken One members. Within such coven exist black dragon eggs and whelps which rises the question whether Deathwing may be in Outland. No one knows for sure what the future may hold.

To the north, is the Ogre stronghold where you may find the dungeon named Gruul’s Lair. A Gronn. One of the demigods and thought-to-be ancestors of the Ogre race. The canyons harbor perilous creatures such as the Nether drakes, elemental flying serpents, stealthy spiders, reptiles and rock flayers.

The Burning Legion has scattered bases in the Blade’s Edge Mountains, and no surprise, for each zone of Outland has a Portal. Blade’s Edge Mountain has a portal at the Death’s Door zone – to the southeast, protected by doom engineers, demons and an Eredar. This is one of the rifts opened by Ner’zhul 20 years ago (in Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal). The rift portals were sealed by Illidan the Betrayer few years ago (read the Warcraft III: Frozen Throne campaign mission).

However, players will be able to open these portals at some time. Blizzard revealed at BlizzCon 2005 there are 5 worlds planned, and two more – for a total of seven. And there may be more worlds thereafter through the lifespan of the popular MMORPG. The Blade’s Edge Mountains is named so due to the natural sharp spike-shaped rocks. While flying over the region you may see black dragon corpses impaled by these large spike formations of the mountains. Below you may take a sneak peek of how Blade’s Edge Mountains look alike.

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