Azure Span

The Azure Span
Level: 10-70
Races	Blue dragon Blue dragonspawn Blue drakonid  Tuskarr  Gnoll Furbolg Gorloc
Ruler(s)	See below
Major settlements	Azure Archives Brackenhide Hollow Cobalt Assembly Iskaara
Minor settlements	Big Tree Hills Brackenhide Waterhole Camp Antonidas Camp Nowhere Darktooth Pond Gorloc Shore Imbu Kauriq Gleamlet Longclaw Island Rhonin's Shield Rustpine Den Snowhide Camp Theron's Watch Three-Falls Lookout Winterpelt Hollow
Affiliation	See below
Location	Dragon Isles
PvP status	Contested territory

The Azure Span is a zone of the Dragon Isles covered in snowy peaks, mist-covered forests, and icy tundra. It stretches from coastal tuskarr villages through sprawling forest tundra to looming spires of ice and snow. Regal blue dragons once roamed these lands, but with the passage of time, several tribes of tuskarr, gnolls, and furbolg now call these ancient lands their home. It is the location of the Azure Archives. Much of the zone is filled with varied biomes covered in snow and ice, giant frozen waterfalls, ice rivers, and forests shrouded in mist.

History

Before the War of the Ancients, the region was home to the blue dragonflight. When the blue dragons departed, the Brackenhide gnolls settled in the Azure Span, specifically in areas rich with ley crystals, claiming them for their own. However, they failed to recognize the crystals' true potential.

Following the return of the dragons to the Dragon Isles during the war against the Primalists, the Kirin Tor arrived to study the region's magical energies. As in other regions, the Primalists launched an invasion of the Azure Span, attacking Camp Antonidas. Meanwhile, the Dragonscale Expedition established outposts in the southern areas. Adventurers from the Alliance and Horde assisted the Kirin Tor and Dragonscale Expedition in their struggles against the Primalists and local threats. They also played a crucial role in aiding the Iskaara tuskarr, who were battling the decay-corrupted Brackenhide gnolls and their minions.

The Brackenhide gnolls were gradually defeated across the region. Brena called upon adventurers to venture into the heart of Brackenhide Hollow and confront Decatriarch Wratheye, but Wratheye managed to escape. Kalecgos returned to his ancestral home and formed a bond with the tuskarr. He collaborated with the simulacrum of Sindragosa to restore the Azure Oathstone and to reunify the blue dragonflight. Additionally, Sonova Snowden enlisted heroes to help the Winterpelt tribe.

As the conflict escalated, Zaqali djaradin and their Primalist allies set up Suffusion Camp: Frostburn at the center of the Upper Frostlands. However, they were repelled by the local inhabitants and their allies.

Near the conclusion of the war, members of the Azerothian Archives began their excavation at the Traitor's Rest digsite.

Geography

The Azure Span is a sprawling, mountainous zone in the southern Dragon Isles defined by its arctic climate, towering forests, frozen lakes, and ancient arcane ruins. The landscape transitions from dense woodlands and rolling, snowy hills in the south and west to rugged ice-covered cliffs and glacial plateaus in the center, north, and east. The region contains arcane leyline nexuses.

Maps and subregions

Map of the Azure Span.

Azure Archives The Conjured Biscuit Inn Ancient Outlook Big Tree Hills Kargpaw's Den Brackenhide Hollow Brackenhide Brambles Brackenhide Outskirts Creektooth Den Brackenhide Waterhole Camp Antonidas Mage's Rest Camp Nowhere Mulsted's Marquee Cobalt Assembly Forge of Arcanum Training Grounds Darktooth Pond Drake Eye's Pond Drake Hatchery Drifter's Dive Gorloc Shore Hudson's Rock Imbu Iskaara The Filled Bowl Kauriq Gleamlet Khuri's Fishing Spot Lev'al Rock Isle Lonely Falls Longclaw Island Lost Ruins Forgotten Cavern Misty Canyon Misty Canyon Overlook Ruins of Karnthar Rustpine Den Lair of Stoneheart Shiverweb Vale Snowhide Camp Three-Falls Lookout The Missing Hinge Inn Timbertooth Trail Tower of Iskhdormi Traitor's Rest Upper Frostlands Duck Cave Grimtusk's Hideaway Rhonin's Shield Slyvern Plunge Slyvern Ice Cave Theron's Watch Vakthros Vakthros Range Vakthros Summit Winterpelt Hollow Whaler's Nook Zelthrak Outpost

Instances

Instance name	Level range	Group size
Brackenhide Hollow	66-70	5 player
Azure Vault	70	5 player

Adjacent regions

Zone name	Faction	Level range	Direction	Access
Ohn'ahran Plains		10-70	Northwest	By foot through a pass.
Thaldraszus		10-70	North	By air over a broken bridge.

Storyline

Main article: Azure Span storyline

Inhabitants

Main article: Azure Span NPCs

Dragonkin

Azure Archives

Tuskarr

Iskaara

Furbolgs

Winterpelt Hollow

Name	Leader	Location(s)	Affiliation	Status
Longclaw tribe	Adday	Longclaw Island	Independent	Active
Rustpine clan	Stoneheart	Rustpine Den	Primalists	Active
Winterpelt clan	Kranac Sagesnow	Winterpelt Hollow	Independent	Active

Gnolls

Brackenhide Hollow

Other

Camp Antonidas

Camp Nowhere

Name	Leader	Location(s)	Affiliation	Status
Azerothian Archives	Eadweard Dalyngrigge	Traitor's Rest	Independent	Active
Brinetooth	Unknown	Gorloc Shore	Independent	Active
Dragonscale Expedition	Toddy Whiskers Naleidea Rivergleam	Camp Nowhere Theron's Watch Three-Falls Lookout	Explorers' League Reliquary	Active
Kirin Tor	Khadgar	Camp Antonidas Rhonin's Shield	Independent	Active
Primalists	Primal Incarnates	Imbu Rustpine Den Suffusion Camp: Frostburn Vakthros Summit Vakthros Range Winterpelt Hollow	Independent	Defunct
Zaqali tribe	Igira	Suffusion Camp: Frostburn	Primalists	Active

Wild creatures

• Ancients
• Armoredons
• Bakar
• Bear
  • Ice bears
• Beavers
• Bruffalons
• Crab
• Crystal elementals
• Crystalspines
• Deer
• Ducks
• Goats
• Hornswogs
• Hyenas
• Jormungar
• Mammoths
• Mana serpents
• Mana wyrms
• Mantacorns
• Oozes
• Ottuks
• Owls
• Proto-dragons
• Riverbeasts
• Slyvern
• Skitterflies
• Spiders
  • Ice spiders
• Stags
• Stone giants
• Tarantulas
• Treants
• Turtles
• Vorquin
• Vultures
• Woodpeckers

Battle pets

• Azure Crystalspine
• Chalkshell Turtle
• Crimsonspine
• Pale Baby Vorquin
• Snowy Treeflitter
• Storm-Touched Ottuk
• Whitewhisker

Vignettes

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World quests

•  [10-70WQ] A Bone to Pickaxe
•  [10-70WQ] Artifact or Fiction
•  [70WQ] Assaulting the Shore
•  [10-70WQ] Azure Banners
•  [70EEWQ] Bazual
•  [70WQ] Brackenhide Mysteries
•  [10-70WQ] Bring Them Home
•  [70WQ] Can't Have These
•  [10-70WQ] Cataloging the Azure Span
•  [70WQ] Caught In a Dusk Storm
•  [10-70WQ] Caught in a Dusk Storm
•  [10-70WQ] Clearing the Skies
•  [70WQ] Cobalt Catastrophe
•  [70WQ] Cold Hard Science
•  [10-70WQ] Dead Eyes
•  [10-70WQ] Decay Cleanup
•  [70] Dragonrider Racing - Archive Ambit
•  [70] Dragonrider Racing - Azure Span Slalom
•  [10-70WQ] Dragonrider Racing - Azure Span Sprint
•  [10-70] Dragonrider Racing - Iskaara Tour
•  [70] Dragonrider Racing - Vakthros Ascent
•  [70WQ] Feed Three-Falls
•  [10-70WQ] Fishing Frenzy!
•  [70REWQ] For Imbu!
•  [10-70WQ] Frozen Victims
•  [10-70WQ] Furbolg Threat
•  [70WQ] Furry Friends
•  [10-70WQ] Gathering the Magic
•  [10-70WQ] Icy Prisons
•  [10-70WQ] Resupply Three-Falls
•  [10-70WQ] Ruriq's River Rapids Ride
•  [70WQ] Seeing through the Enemy: Nezascar
•  [70EWQ] Spellforged Creations
•  [70EWQ] Suffusion Camp: Frostburn
•  [70WQ] Wild Arcana

Trivia

• This zone is one of the largest in World of Warcraft to date.
• Visually, the Azure Span is based on the Grizzly Hills zone in Northrend and the redwood forests of the San Francisco Bay Area.

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  Concept art of a ruin hidden in the Span's landscape.
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  Concept art of a cavern in the Azure Span.
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  Concept art of the Azure Archives.
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Patch changes

• Patch 11.0.0 (2024-07-23): Level range is now 10–70 (was 65–68).
  
• Patch 10.0.2 (2022-11-15): Added.
  

External links

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