Carrion Fields
The Carrion Fields are a large area of Scourge-infested ruins in the eastern Dragonblight, directly under the shadow of Naxxramas. They consist of the ruins of Wintergarde Village[1][2] or Old Wintergarde,[3] formerly a large, thriving[4] human[5] village. When the Valiance Expedition arrived during the war against the Lich King, the villagers welcomed them in, and the latter built Wintergarde Keep in the nearby mountains.[4] After Lord Bolvar Fordragon led an Alliance assault against the Scourge at the Wrathgate, the Lich King retaliated by sending Naxxramas against Wintergarde. Kel'Thuzad's ground commander, Thel'zan the Duskbringer, destroyed the village,[6] turning it into a breeding ground for Scourge.[7] Thel'zan's most powerful forces invaded the Wintergarde Mausoleum beneath the village to raise its vast supply of corpses to participate in the siege of Wintergarde Keep.[2][8]
Besides humans, Wintergarde Village was also inhabited by dwarves, gnomes, and night elves prior to its destruction.[9] The Valiance Expedition refer to these villagers as "their" own citizens.[10][11][12] The expedition was unaware of the existence of the Wintergarde Mausoleum beneath the "old village" until it was revealed by the Scourged Mayor Godfrey.[2]
The Carrion Fields include farms, desolated fields, a lumber mill, an abandoned blacksmith building, and a ruined barracks. A twin pair of towers[3] marks the southwestern edge of the ruins past a small bridge. In the northeast is the farm of Thorson's Post.
Phasing
In the initial phase, there are Helpless Wintergarde Villagers running around in this area. Upon completion of 
[15-30] Flight of the Wintergarde Defender, these villagers will phase out, having been airlifted to safety, and NPCs corresponding to them will instead phase in at the inn in Wintergarde Keep.
Inhabitants
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Helpless Wintergarde Villagers (prior to [15-30] Flight of the Wintergarde Defender) 
Death Knight Champions-
Dreadbone Invaders -
Hungering Dead -
Kreug Oathbreaker <Ymirjar Giant Lord> (near the lumber mill) -
Mindless Wights -
Naxxramas Necrolords (near plague cauldrons) 
Plague Wagons-
Reconstructed Frost Wyrms -
Risen Wintergarde Mages - Scourge Siegesmiths
Gallery
The ruined blacksmith, barracks, and the entrance to the Wintergarde Mausoleum (right).
The area surrounding the lumber mill.
A statue on a hill just outside the eastern walls of Wintergarde Keep.
The towers at the southwestern edge.
A ruined signpost and warning sign at a crossroads south of the Carrion Fields, next to Dawn's Reach.
Patch changes
Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Added.
See also
- Humans of Northrend — Overview of human inhabitants of Northrend
References
- ^ [15-30] Flight of the Wintergarde Defender
- ^ a b c [15-30] A Righteous Sermon
- ^ a b
[15-30] Spread the Good Word
- ^ a b Exploring Azeroth: Northrend, pg. 87
- ^ [15-30] A Righteous Sermon
- ^ [15-30] Naxxramas and the Fall of Wintergarde
- ^ [15-30] Find Durkon!
- ^ [15-30] Into Hostile Territory
- ^ Helpless Wintergarde Villager
- ^ [15-30] Flight of the Wintergarde Defender
- ^ [15-30] Return to the High Commander
- ^ [15-30] Steamtank Surprise - 7th Legion Elite says: Driver, I hear you single handedly airlifted our villagers out of this hell-hole. Is that true?
