Val'sharah

Achievements in Val'sharah:

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• Exploration: Explore Val'sharah
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• Quests: That's Val'sharah Folks!
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• Rare Encounters: Adventurer of Val'sharah
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• Treasures: Treasures of Val'sharah
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For completionists (like myself) I've compiled a list of pets and Toys in this zone. Most locations/coordinates can be moused over for maps.

[h2]Pets[/h2]

Item

Battle Pet

Family

Source

[item=130154]

[npc=108568]

Flying

Drop: Gorebeak (Rare mob at [59.8, 77.6])

[item=130166]

[npc=99403]

Undead

Drop: Darkshade (Rare mob at [44.0, 52.8])

[item=130168]

[npc=99394]

Elemental

Drop: Pollous the Fetid (Rare mob at [67.8, 44.4])

[item=128690]

[npc=96649]

Beast

Rare Encounter/Quest: [npc=93677] (Rare mob at [52.8, 87.4]), requires fighting off waves of bears, and then you are offered the quest Adopting the Adorable.

[item=23712]

[npc=17254]

Beast

Vendor: Sold by [npc=106901] (Dreamweaver Emissary in Lorlathil at [54.6, 73.2]). Requires Revered reputation with the [faction=1883]

[npc=97547]

Flying

Wild Pet: Capturable. Found mostly in southern Val'sharah, in the green terrain areas of the map.

[npc=97531]

Beast

Wild Pet: Capturable. Found in east Val'sharah, in the red-purple terrain areas of the map (between Shala'nir and Andu'talah).

[npc=97511]

Flying

Wild Pet: Capturable. Found in south Val'sharah, at the Lunarwing Shallows (lake in the middle south of the map).

[npc=97559]

Aquatic

Wild Pet: Capturable. Found in southwest Val'sharah, around Thas'talah (lake in the middle south of the map).

[npc=110741]

Critter

Wild Pet: Capturable. Found mostly in southern Val'sharah, in the green terrain areas of the map, especially around Lorlathil.

[npc=97555]

Critter

Wild Pet: Capturable. Found mostly in southern Val'sharah, in the green terrain areas of the map, especially around Moonclaw Veil.

TomTom Coordinates for Rares:

/way Val'sharah 59.8, 77.6 Gorebeak
/way Val'sharah 44.0, 52.8 Darkshade
/way Val'sharah 67.8, 44.4 Pollous
/way Val'sharah 52.8, 87.4 Ashmaw Cub

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[h2]Toys[/h2]

Toy

Source

[item=130147]

Rare Encounter/Quest: [object=241128] (Rare encounter [55.5, 77.6]), requires fighting off waves of Thistleleaf Rascal mobs, and then you can loot the treasure.

[item=130171]

Drop: Seersei (Rare mob at [41.8, 78.2])

[item=130214]

Drop: Mad Henryk (Rare mob at [47.2, 57.8])

[item=130158]

Vendor: Sold by [npc=106901] (Dreamweaver Emissary in Lorlathil at [54.6, 73.2]). Requires Friendly reputation with the [faction=1883]

[item=130170]

Vendor: Sold by [npc=106901] (Dreamweaver Emissary in Lorlathil at [54.6, 73.2]). Requires Honored reputation with the [faction=1883]

[item=130232]

Vendor: Sold by [npc=106901] (Dreamweaver Emissary in Lorlathil at [54.6, 73.2]). Requires Revered reputation with the [faction=1883]

TomTom Coordinates for Rares:

/way Val'sharah 55.5, 77.6 Thistleleaf Treasure
/way Val'sharah 41.8, 78.2 Seersei
/way Val'sharah 47.2, 57.8 Mad Henryk

The world tree of Norse Mythology is Yggdrassil. The name means Odin's Horse, Ygg being an epithet of Odin in Old Norse and drassil meaning horse in that language. The name comes from the incident in which Odin hangs upside down for 9 days and 9 nights (some sources say 7 of each while late, Christianized sources occasionally refer to 3 days and nights) from the world tree to learn the runes (i.e. written language that may be passed down without the medium of a living storyteller). This incident is a key moment in Odin's elevation from an elder god to All Father.

In World of Warcraft we encounter a number of world trees. Nordrassil is the tree planted on Mt. Hyjal to replace the original world tree. In game we are told that Nordrassil combines drassil with the Darnassian word, Nor, for sky or heavens and, therefore, means "Crown of Heaven". Since Darnassian exists only in game the definition is fine though were one to be picky about derivations it probably means North Horse or Sky Horse.

In the Legion expansion we have Shala'drassil, the corrupted world tree at the heart of Val'sharah. In this case the drassil component appears to have been grafted onto the Darnassian word for Night, Shal, in the sense of something dark, foreboding and evil. The translation, Night or Darkness of Heaven, is a little harder to comprehend. One wonders if The Broken Isles might be conceived of geographically in Azeroth as the antipodes of Mt. Hyjal. If Shala'drassil is on the exact opposite side of the world from Nordrassil that would make some sense and explain why The Burning Legion is so intent on conquering The Broken Isles. In magical thinking destroying the opposite likeness of an object or person weakens or destroys the other as well. The best example of such things are twins who, when one is wounded, the other bleeds.

Here endeth the lesson in myth and folklore.

This zone was the one that made my eyes moist! the Feels was intense at the end!.

Awesome CG, and art!