Highmountain
General
- Capital(s)
- Thunder Totem
- Ruler(s)
- Mayla Highmountain
- Races
- Drogbar
Harpy
Kobold
Murloc
Night elf - Languages
- Darnassian, Drogbar, Taur-ahe
- Location
- Northern Broken Isles
- Status
- Active
Few places in Azeroth are as beautiful — or as perilous — as Highmountain. Its rugged slopes teem with wild beasts, roaring waterfalls, and breathtaking views. A vast network of caverns winds through the mountain's heart, holding legendary treasures and secrets from Azeroth's distant past.
Highmountain was a region that dominated the north western quadrant of the Broken Isles and was made up of massive, jagged peaks. It was named in honor of Huln Highmountain for his bravery in the War of the Ancients.
History
Chapter Five: Civil War
Highmountain was one of the first zones of the Broken Isles that Arthak Saurfang and his disguised warband went to investigate after their arrival in Black Rook Hold, as the Highmountain tauren of the region were known to be the protectors of the Hammer of Khaz'goroth, which was one of the Pillars of Creation that the Legion was likely pursuing. On their way to Trueshot Lodge, they encountered the harpy Rak'Symma when the druid Thisalee Crow ambushed her, claiming that the harpy had been tailing them. However, despite Thisalee's initial suspicions, the harpy had not meant the group any harm.
While Rak'Symma was receptive to guiding the group through Highmountain, she was hit with the terrible feeling of something dire happening at the tauren capital of Thunder Totem and swept the group with her to check on her allies there. They arrived just in time to witness an attack on the tauren by the drogbar under the leadership of Dargrul the Underking. Before they could interfere, Dargrul had managed to seize the Hammer of Khaz'goroth and used it to slay the leader of the tauren, Ulan Highmountain with an explosion of mysterious crystal that would later be known as Azerite. An attempt was made to seize the hammer from Dargrul, but he was able to escape in the commotion, and the warband turned their attention to minimizing casualties in the rest of Thunder Totem.
- Attack on Thunder Totem by Dargrul
- Ech'ero trials
- Bloodtotem trials
- Dargrul encounter
- Crawliac attack
Geography
The highest part of the zone was Highmountain Peak, which stood among the tallest mountains in all of Azeroth and branched off into the Highmountain range that created the region of Highmountain. The entirety of the zone was filled with untamed wilds, deep canyons, fertile valleys, icy peaks, and countless underground tunnels and caverns that stretched through the entirety of the mountain range.
Inhabitants
| Subzones of Highmountain | |
|---|---|
| Towns/Villages | Bloodtotem • Ironhorn Enclave • Prepfoot Compound • Riverbend • Skyhorn • Torok's Bluff |
| Camps | Icepine Point • Cliff's Edge • Felbane Camp • Summitcrest Basecamp |
| Towers | Frosthoof Watch • Nightwatcher's Perch • Cordana's Apex • Cliffhorn Watch |
| Caves | Bitestone Enclave • Candle Rock • Cave of the Blood Trial • Crystal Fissure • Deep Roads • Echoing Halls • Greystone Enclave • Lair of the Devout • Mucksnout Den • Stonecrown Cave • Stonedark Grotto |
| Coasts | Clackbrine Coast • Misty Coast • Rockaway Coast • Rockaway Shallows (Rockaway Shelf) • Shipwreck Cove |
| Roads/Paths | Ettinwalk • Pass of An'she • Path of Huln |
| Forests/Woods | Bloodhunt Highland • Witchwood |
| Mountains/Hills | Greystone • Haglands • Heymanhoof Slope • Highmountain Peak • Huln's Rise • Howling Hills • Reflection Peak • Sanderhorn's Span • Screeching Crag |
| Plains/Valleys | Darkfeather Valley • Earthmother's Bounty • Fields of An'she • Pinerock Basin |
