9Jul/100
Mount Hyjal – Part One
There are two zones available to test, Mount Hyjal and Vashj'ir. Back in the day the Druid Gradendorlf was my main giving Mount Hyjal has a strange draw.
Mount Hyjal is a 78-82 level zone and very expansive. In the Beta you can teleport from either Stromwind or Orgrimmar straight to the zone. Recently I have been enjoying the Lore surrounding WoW and while I go through these initial screens I will do my best not to spoil the lore or the quest lines involved.
Here we have the roots of the world tree Nordrassil under which is the zones starting quest hub. The initial quests are a god introduction to the zone and all though a level 80 in T9/iLv232 has an easy time the beginning of the zone feels like it would be great for a fresh 78, as intended.
Quickly you are pointed out into the wider zone to find that it is not all green and pleasant.
The crater is called Archimonde's Vengeance and looks amazing from the air.
At the heart of the crater is a old foe of many that have dared to tread into the Molten Core.. Barron Geddon is back..
Notice the Druids holding him back, The more power full Druids of the zone have the Druid T5 sets, only fitting as it is the "Nordrassil Raiment". Yes.. that is Malfurion Stormrage below, even if the model is just a place holder.
As a quest giver he hands out gear that makes you realise what a gear reset Cataclysm is going to give, that is a quest reward available at level 78. You will also notice the stats summary provided for you in the tooltip,
The zone pits you against the Twilights Hammer as you might or might not expect, their sole purpose in life is to destroy .. well life. If your interested you can find out more about the Twilights Hammer here.
The Hyjal Barrow Deeps is where the druids of the claw used to sleep to visit the Emerald Dream and was the prison of Illidan Stormrage, Malfurion's slightly love sick brother before he became the twisted demon that we all know and love.
That is it for part one.. more soon 
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