As the Wrath of the Lich King being at the present, we will now have some introduction about the PvP in zones in the World of Warcraft. Today we will have a look at the Grizzly Hills.
Grizzly Hills is the home to the Furbolgs of Grizzlemaw, believed to be the biggest settlement of Furbolgs on Azeroth. To the north of the region sits Thor Modan, a Dwarven settlement while the Ice Troll fortress of Drak’Tharon Keep looks over the land perilously to the North West.
Along the south western coast, the Goblins of the Venture Company have set up a base of operations, from where they lead their attacks onto the landscape, as the machines cut through the forest at will. The Venture Company have also began laying traps for any Furbolgs that wander to close to their base of operations, much to the anger of Grizzlemaw.
Amongst the wilderness is said to be an ancient prehistoric bear that the Furbolgs regard very highly and worship him whenever the chance presents itself.
Geography
A path through the forest in Grizzly Hills
The zone is mainly made up of hills covered with forest. Along the southern edge of the zone the hills are gentle and rolling, however as you move north in the zone they become more treacherous and steep. There are many places where you will come across dangerous cliffs, sudden drops, frozen rivers and dark caves. The forests are dense pine forests like those you would expect to find in cooler environments. There are some small clearings to be found, however they are limited to the areas around settlements and bodies of water.
While the land is locked in unending winter, it is still described as one of the nicest zones in all of Northrend. The hills and forest offer shelter from the environment and there are large numbers of animals that wander the zone and call it home.
Inhabitance
The primary inhabitants of the zone are the Furbolgs, Dwarves, and the Trolls that are members of the Scourge. Each of these have a settlement in the zone.
The most numerous race in the zone is the Furbolgs, who are a race of huge bear-men, that resemble upright bears with human hands and speech. The Furbolg capital of Grizzlemaw can be found in the zone.
The Dwarves have a settlement located in the far north east corner of the zone called Thor Modan. From there they conduct excavations searching for clues to their past.
The Scourge have a stronghold to the northwest in the form of Drak'Tharon Keep. The Keep guards the pass to other northern and western zones, allowing the Scourge to move between the zones.
Some Features:
The Grizzly Hills will be a low to mid 70s zone. The setting is very much like a redwood forest, Warcraftified.
The dwarves of Ironforge have set up shop at Thor Modan, where they seek to learn what they can about the evil Iron Dwarves, so they may discover what they can about their origins. Thor Modan will reveal a new chapter in the story of the Titans, and the city seems to be under siege by Giants.
Archmage Arugal left Shadowfang Keep behind and has relocated to the Grizzly Hills, raised from the dead to serve the Lich King with his army of worgen. Level 80 elite Sons of Arugal? We can only hope.
Zul'Drak, the home of the Drakkari Ice Trolls, can be found here. It seems the Drakkari have been mostly conquered by the Scourge and they now serve the Lich King. The Grizzlemaw Furbolgs seem to be having some trouble with these guys, too.
The Drakkari aren't unopposed, however. The Argent Dawn returns to knock the trolls down a peg.