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'''Shen'dralas''' | '''Shen'dralas''' is an announced region between Mulgore and [[Desolace]], connected to Eldre’Thalas, the Shen’dralar, and centaur stories.<ref>Blizzard Entertainment, [https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/article/24303862/world-of-warcraft-forever-whats-next-panel-recap What’s Next panel recap], 12 September 2026. Reviewed 17 September 2026.</ref> | ||
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[[File:WoW-Forever-Shendralas-map-preview.png|thumb|600px|alt=Datamined map labeled Shen'dralas.|Datamined map preview reported by Wowhead, 16 September 2026; routes and coordinates are not tested.<ref name="maps">iMX3, [https://www.wowhead.com/forever/news/new-and-modified-world-maps-in-world-of-warcraft-forever-382950 New and Modified World Maps in World of Warcraft: Forever], Wowhead, 16 September 2026. Map reviewed 17 September 2026.</ref> See [[World maps]] for provenance and limits.]] | |||
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== Story background == | |||
Panel reporting places [[Mordent Evenshade]] here and connects its stories with the Shen’dralar and centaur tribes.<ref>Steven Mills, Output Lag, [https://outputlag.com/news/world-of-warcraft-forever-adds-shendralas-a-new-zone-between-mulgore-and-desolace/ Shen’dralas panel report], 12 September 2026. Reviewed 16 September 2026.</ref> | |||
Kris Zierhut told Windows Central that the region explores Eldre’Thalas’s history and resistance to Prince Tortheldrin, with that story tied to the [[Skyborne]].<ref>Jez Corden, [https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/blizzard/why-is-world-of-warcraft-forever-adding-another-elf-race-i-asked-blizzard Why is World of Warcraft Forever adding another elf race?], Windows Central, 13 September 2026. Interview with Tim Jones and Kris Zierhut; reviewed 17 September 2026.</ref> | |||
== Travel and access == | == Travel and access == | ||
Blizzard identifies an approach south of [[Desolace]] through the Valley of Bones.<ref>Blizzard Entertainment, [https:// | Blizzard identifies an approach south of [[Desolace]] through the Valley of Bones.<ref>Blizzard Entertainment, [https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/article/24304071/world-of-warcraft-forever-found-photos-panel-recap Found Photos panel recap], 13 September 2026. Reviewed 17 September 2026.</ref> Exact waypoints are not established. | ||
The names of nearby Classic dungeons do not prove a particular attunement, prerequisite chain, or loot source in Forever. Keep any proposed route separate from observed steps until a character has followed it in a documented build. | The names of nearby Classic dungeons do not prove a particular attunement, prerequisite chain, or loot source in Forever. Keep any proposed route separate from observed steps until a character has followed it in a documented build. | ||
== Help document this location == | == Help document this location == | ||
{{Research tasks|kind=Zone|needs=Valley of Bones approach waypoints; First quest hub; | {{Research tasks|kind=Zone|needs=Valley of Bones approach waypoints; First quest hub; Compare preview map with traversable terrain in a Forever build}} | ||
== Evidence and limits == | == Evidence and limits == | ||
Reviewed on | Reviewed on 17 September 2026. This is a preview reference, not an in-game check. No exact level band or quest order has been verified. The datamined map has not been tested against playable terrain. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:19, 17 September 2026
| Zone reference | |
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| Zone type | New zone |
| Region | Not recorded |
| Minimum level | Not recorded |
| Maximum level | Not recorded |
| Explore this zone | |
| NPCs | Mordent Evenshade |
| Quests | No linked records yet. |
| Dungeons | No linked records yet. |
| Items | No linked records yet. |
Shen'dralas is an announced region between Mulgore and Desolace, connected to Eldre’Thalas, the Shen’dralar, and centaur stories.[1]
Story background
Panel reporting places Mordent Evenshade here and connects its stories with the Shen’dralar and centaur tribes.[3]
Kris Zierhut told Windows Central that the region explores Eldre’Thalas’s history and resistance to Prince Tortheldrin, with that story tied to the Skyborne.[4]
Travel and access
Blizzard identifies an approach south of Desolace through the Valley of Bones.[5] Exact waypoints are not established.
The names of nearby Classic dungeons do not prove a particular attunement, prerequisite chain, or loot source in Forever. Keep any proposed route separate from observed steps until a character has followed it in a documented build.
Help document this location
HELP IMPROVE THIS FOREVER REFERENCE
Evidence still needed
Valley of Bones approach waypoints; First quest hub; Compare preview map with traversable terrain in a Forever build
Record the Forever build, observation date, and a source or screenshot. Update the article and remove only the tasks your evidence resolves.
Evidence and limits
Reviewed on 17 September 2026. This is a preview reference, not an in-game check. No exact level band or quest order has been verified. The datamined map has not been tested against playable terrain.
Sources
- ↑ Blizzard Entertainment, What’s Next panel recap, 12 September 2026. Reviewed 17 September 2026.
- ↑ iMX3, New and Modified World Maps in World of Warcraft: Forever, Wowhead, 16 September 2026. Map reviewed 17 September 2026.
- ↑ Steven Mills, Output Lag, Shen’dralas panel report, 12 September 2026. Reviewed 16 September 2026.
- ↑ Jez Corden, Why is World of Warcraft Forever adding another elf race?, Windows Central, 13 September 2026. Interview with Tim Jones and Kris Zierhut; reviewed 17 September 2026.
- ↑ Blizzard Entertainment, Found Photos panel recap, 13 September 2026. Reviewed 17 September 2026.