K'aresh

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This article is about K'aresh, the planet. For the worldsoul, see K'aresh (worldsoul).
NeutralK'aresh
Level: 80
K'aresh.png
Type World
Capital(s) Tazavesh
Races Ethereal Ethereal
IconSmall Broker.gif Broker
And others...
  Formerly IconSmall K'areshi.gif K'areshi
Ruler(s) IconSmall Broker.gif Ve'nari
Former ruler(s)  Nexus-King Salhadaar
Affiliation K'aresh Trust, Wastelanders
Former affiliation(s) Ethereum, Shadowguard, Ravel, Council of Oracles
Location Great Dark Beyond
Status Crippled, recovering post-N [80] The Hope of K'aresh

K'aresh (/kɑːˈɹɛʃ/ kah-RESH) is the original homeworld of the ethereals and brokers. It was an arid planet, home to a thriving ecosystem and several sentient species[1] until it was destroyed in the Devouring War,[2] forcing the K'areshi into exodus across the Twisting Nether, the Shadowlands, and on shattered remnants surrounding the planet's husk. Most K'areshi believed Dimensius the All-Devouring was responsible for their planet's destruction. In truth, the Ravel shattered the planet in an attempt to kill the void lord before he could consume K'aresh, knowing the planet was doomed either way.[3] Like Azeroth, K'aresh had a worldsoul, which was referred to in the masculine sense.[4][5] It had twin suns named Meter and Ti'meter that gave the sky a saffron blood-orange sky, which was consumed by Dimensius along with both suns.[6][7][8]

History

Main article: K'areshi

Prior to Dimensius's arrival, the world of K'aresh was an arid planet, home to a thriving ecosystem and several sentient species,[1] including the K'areshi. Led by High Priest Salhadaar and the Council of Oracles, their society was composed of a variety of city-states throughout the desert world, such as Tazavesh which was ruled by Bilaal, Ma'nussa, ruled by Ky'veza, along with Gastalt, Dervashna, Tingarla, and Sufaad. There were also tribes of nomads that wandered the desert, stopping in cities to trade and put on shows.[9] The Oracles communed with K'aresh's worldsoul through a ritual called the Tabiqa that allowed them to reaffirm their oaths with him and hear his song.[10][11]

The Doom of K'aresh

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A mural depicting the ancient K'areshi and a city under one of their shields.

Many thousands of years ago[12][13] (perhaps a hundred thousand or more[14]), Dimensius invaded K'aresh, beginning an apocalyptic conflict that the K'areshi would call the Devouring War. According to Locus-Walker, shortly before the invasion, his people began receiving a vision similar to the Radiant Song.[15] By the time the people realized that their world was warning them of the coming danger, it was already too late.[16] How Dimensius found K'aresh is still hotly debated among the surviving ethereals, but the effects of his coming were unmistakable: he opened countless gateways into the Void around the planet, bathing K'aresh in dark energies. The K'areshi hastily attempted to construct magical barriers around their cities, powered by the Reshii Ribbons which could convert all forms of energy, including the Void, into arcane.

Although the dark energies were blocked, the prolonged exposure of arcane energy from the shields tore away the K'areshi's corporeal shells and infused their souls with enough energy to transform them into energy beings. This altered state proved to be a blessing in disguise, however, as their enhanced minds and magical abilities allowed the ethereals to fight Dimensius and his limited forces to a standstill. Over the years, however, Dimensius eventually grew powerful enough to summon armies of fellow void creatures, forcing the K'areshi to flee into the Twisting Nether and Shadowlands, becoming ethereals and brokers.[1][17][9] Some ethereals continued to live on the shattered remains of the planet, becoming known as Wastelanders.

While many, including most of the ethereals and brokers, believe that K'aresh was destroyed by Dimensius, he did not actually succeed. Seeing that their home was going to be lost either way, the K'areshi Locus-Walker and Nari, along with Dimensius's own harbinger Xal'atath, made the decision to destroy the planet in order to kill Dimensius, preventing him from devouring K'aresh's worldsoul. It was the only way for the K'areshi to survive.[18] Fragments of Dimensius were scattered across the Great Dark Beyond, and the ethereals and brokers would believe that their planet's destruction was his fault.

Some ethereals still continued to live on the shattered remains of the planet, becoming known as Wastelanders. They were led by Soul-Scribe and sworn to Nexus-King Salhadaar.[19] During the final days of the Devouring War, a blue mineral began to surface and was called the Blood of K'aresh.[20]

The Burning Crusade

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During the invasion of Outland in 26 ADP, the Ethereum still kept a presence on the remains of K'aresh, maintaining a connection to Outland in Bash'ir Landing.[21] Some of the Void creatures who had served under Dimensius during the Devouring War were bound in service to the scattered ethereals, including Nexus-Prince Shaffar's independent faction operating in the Mana Tombs of Auchindoun.[22]

Cataclysm

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Following the Cataclysm in 28 ADP, the mage Umbranse the Spiritspeaker opened several portals within Mazthoril, which were connected to a number of worlds across both the Great Dark Beyond and Twisting Nether, including K'aresh.[23] Hostile ethereals of unknown affiliation who still resided on the broken world used these portals to access Azeroth.[24] An adventurer was tasked by the blue dragon Haleh to seal these portals, closing off the connection between worlds.[25]

The War Within

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Main article: War on K'aresh
The remains of K'aresh and the Manaforge Omega.

After her time in the Maw and Zereth Mortis, Ve'nari's vision of restoring K'aresh had become a prevailing idea among the brokers, gaining her enough influence to take over Cartel Om and enough fortune to outright purchase Tazavesh as a shipping port, making it a recreation center for Project Eco-Dome -- a revitalization effort led by Ve'nari to restore K'aresh with modified eco-domes purchased from and constructed by the Consortium.[26][27] With her newfound societal and financial power, Ve'nari founded the K'aresh Trust, reuniting ethereals and brokers for the first time in millenia through the union of various broker cartels, along with the ethereals of the Consortium and Protectorate, with the common purpose of revitalizing the remains of their common homeworld. While Tazavesh was moved back to K'aresh, Nexus-Prince Azir took the Dark Heart to Manaforge Omega, a colossal Shadowguard facility, and began the process to resurrect the void lord Dimensius, whose voice could be heard across the broken world.[28]

During the course of the war on K'aresh, Xal'atath entered into an uneasy alliance with the K'aresh Trust, and discovered that the Wastelanders' true desire was to hear the song of K'aresh's worldsoul once more, as they had once been the Oracles of the Worldsoul.[29] After they succeeded to hear K'aresh' song through a ritual, Soul-Scribe pledged her Wastelanders forces to the restoration of the world and surrendered her Reshii Ribbons to the adventurers.[30] The Trust forces stationed at Shan'dorah later led a counterattack on Shadow Point, where the Shadowguard forces outside Manaforge Omega were stationed, feeding energy from K'aresh itself into Dimensius within the Manaforge.[31][32]

With the sacrifice of Soul-Scribe to strengthen the world soul, K'aresh is reborn anew.

After the heroes defeated the All-Devouring, they found a dimmed crystal, which Ve'nari quickly identified as the essence of K'aresh and that while diminished, it was not beyond saving.[33] After the adventurers defeated Soul-Scribe at Eco-Dome Al'dani, Ve'nari showed her the last fragment of the Worldsoul, before asking which oath she would follow. Choosing her oath to K'aresh over her oath to Nexus-King Salhadaar, Soul-Scribe allowed Ve'nari to unbind her with her own Tabiqa Dagger. Her untethered soul then stepped into the Worldsoul's light, giving her life and the last of her energy to heal it. The K'areshi remained in cursed bodies, and many still followed the Shadowguard into the Void of their own accord, but at least K'aresh itself would endure and live once more.[34]

The success of Project Eco-Dome would later pave the way for the return of flora and fauna to K'aresh. Having been aided by adventurers and experts from Azeroth and beyond; Ve'nari was able to establish a stable ecosystem within the Oasis eco-dome. Though it took much effort, the success of this project made it clear that, eventually, K'aresh could be restored anew.[35][36]

Getting there

In the second quest of the Ghosts of K'aresh campaign, players unlock a Spatial Rift portal to Tazavesh, the Veiled Market at [40.3, 22.8] in the Foundation Hall of Dornogal (near the portal to Stormwind and teleporter to the top of the building). The rift drops players off at [62.1, 92.9] at the south end of Tazavesh, just in front of the return portal back to Dornogal.

K'aresh has flight enabled from the outset, and flight is required to navigate the zone. In the third chapter of the campaign, players will acquire the  [Reshii Wraps] artifact cloak, which are required to access Phase Diving and the Manaforge Omega raid.

Geography

Maps and subregions

Tazavesh, the Veiled Market
Lore locations

Instances and flight paths

Inhabitants

An ethereal in Hearthstone.

K'aresh was home to several sentient races.[1] Nexus-King Salhadaar and the Ethereum ruled the K'areshi that would become the ethereals and brokers.[37]

Native races
Native creatures
Alien races
Alien creatures

Storyline

Main article: Ghosts of K'aresh campaign

The primary campaign has players get to Tazavesh and K'aresh from Dornogal and work to fight against Dimensius's return. The campaign is five chapters long, and chapters four and five are gated behind the second week of the patch, first made available the week of 12 August 2025, and will send players into Manaforge Omega and Eco-Dome Al'dani to conclude the story.

Activities

Phase Diving and Reshii Wraps

Phase Diving

Unlocked after completing chapter three of the campaign (ending with N [80] The Tabiqa), players acquire their  [Reshii Wraps], an artifact-level cloak, which are necessary to enter Manaforge Omega as well as begin Phase Diving. While Phase Diving, players will find different rare enemies and treasures from the normal phase of K'aresh, and can acquire several mounts and pets including the  [Phase-Lost Slateback] and  [Lavender K'arroc].

  1. N [80] Another World
  2. N [80] The Untethered Void
  3. N [80] What Doesn't See You
  4. N [80] The Untethered Horror
  5. N [80W] More Than Just a Phase

Warrants

Warrants are unlocked at Renown 3 with the K'aresh Trust, tasking players with defeating a different creature each week. Find Constable Zo'ardaz in Tazavesh to begin.

Completing all six warrants will reward the  [Terror of the Night] mount.

Ecological Succession

Unlocked after completing chapter four of the campaign (ending with N [80] That's a Wrap), Ve'nari has players help her colonize the Oasis with wildlife that will survive and thrive with  [Ecological Succession].

  1. N [80] The Oasis
  2. N [80] Custodian Duties
  3. N [80] Day One Orientation & N [80] Ongoing Activities
  4. N [80] Junk Mail

After finishing the introduction questline and weekly campaign quest, the weekly wrapper world quest N [80WQ] Ecological Succession opens up, which rewards the  [Wriggling Pinnacle Cache] that can contain the  [Curious Slateback] mount and one of twelve pets.

Collectables

Mounts
Wriggling Pinnacle Cache pets
Other pets
Appearances
Other

Vignettes

These vignettes are tracked in  [Remnants of a Shattered World] (rare enemies),  [Secrets of the K'areshi] (lore objects), and  [Treasures of K'aresh] (treasures).

Rare enemies
Lore objects
Treasures

Achievements

Notes and trivia

Gallery

Videos

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Video Link

Patch changes

  • The War Within Hotfix (2025-08-14): Addressed an issue causing creatures near Reshanor to have their vision obscured.
  • The War Within Hotfix (2025-08-08): Multiplayer pet battles can now take place in K'aresh.
  • The War Within Patch 11.2.0 (2025-08-05): Added.

References

 
  1. ^ a b c d Ask CDev - Round 1
  2. ^ Thaumaturge Vashreen yells: My people lost their world to the void years ago and were scattered to the winds.
  3. ^ N [80] Unwrapped and Unraveled
  4. ^ Zah'ran's gossip
  5. ^ N [80] The Tabiqa post-cutscene gossip with Soul-Scribe
  6. ^ The Doom of K'aresh, pg. 39
  7. ^ Whispers from K'aresh
  8. ^ The Doom of K'aresh, Chapter 3: Ethereum
  9. ^ a b The Doom of K'aresh
  10. ^ N [80] The Oasis
  11. ^ N [80] Distribution of Power
  12. ^ N [25-30G5] Nexus-King Salhadaar
  13. ^ A Thousand Years of War
  14. ^ Outcast Hizfran says: Your face, though, came to me in a vision-dream during the last days of the Devouring. [...] 'How long ago was that?' [...] Hmmm, a hundred thousand years, perhaps more?
  15. ^ N [70] Radiant Warnings
  16. ^ B [68-70] The War Within
  17. ^ N [10-80] Veni Vidi Ve'nari
  18. ^ N [80] Unwrapped and Unraveled
  19. ^ N [80] An Outcast's Request
  20. ^ N [80] The Blood of K'aresh
  21. ^ The Grand Collector yells: They called me down from K'aresh to deal with this band of misfits?
  22. ^ Pandemonius#Adventure Guide
  23. ^ N [15-30] The Arcane Storm Within
  24. ^ a b K'areshi Trader
  25. ^ N [15-30] The Arcane Storm Within
  26. ^ Geologist Om'tik#Quotes
  27. ^ N [80] Restoring Operational Efficiency, stay a while and listen with Locus-Walker
  28. ^ A Shadowy Invitation#notes
  29. ^ N [80] Before the Void
  30. ^ N [80] The Tabiqa
  31. ^ N [80] Adverse Instantiation
  32. ^ N [80] And We Will Answer
  33. ^ N [80] A Lullaby of Hope
  34. ^ Eco-Dome Al'dani#Narrative
  35. ^ N [80] The Hope of K'aresh
  36. ^  [Ecological Succession] storyline.
  37. ^ Commander Ameer: "The Ethereum were the ruling class of ethereal on my homeworld of K'aresh."
  38. ^ N [80] Outbound for Outland
  39. ^  [Pearlescent Krolusk]
  40. ^ The Doom of K'aresh, Chapter 3: Ethereum
  41. ^ N [25-30] Delivering the Message, Protectorate Demolitionist says: By the second sun of K'aresh, look at this place! I can only imagine what Salhadaar is planning. Come on, let's keep going.
  42. ^ Whispers from K’aresh - Audio Log Part 1
  43. ^ N [25-30] Escape from the Staging Grounds

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