Uploaded August 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Darkshore was once one of the most prosperous regions of the Kaldorei empire, and great cities such as Ameth'Aran and Bashal'Aran were the pinnacle of civilization at that time. Much of the coastline was destroyed in the Great Sundering, and it was many years before the night elves began to rebuild the area.
After the Sundering, some night elves settled in the continent's northern reaches, on and near Mount Hyjal, including the port at the mountain's northern foot. The night elves left Darkshore in the course of the Third War, moving to the safety of Mount Hyjal and the Moonglade. A small number of night elves have returned to the cold and desolate beach to revive the port. They dwell in the village of Auberdine and currently use it as a ferry outpost. The remainder of the seaside is left in ruins.
Darkshore covers northwestern Kalimdor, and the tainted land of Felwood rises to Hyjal to the southeast. The rocky cliffs, sandy soil, and ever-present sea mist ensure that little worth noting grows in Darkshore. Kelp, seaweed, and rocks litter the beaches, and a few sparse trees dot the landscape away from the beach. Once a thriving night elf settlement, it is little more than a desolate beach dotted with ruined buildings. The weather is cold and stormy much of the time, with a wicked wind stirring up the waves. Rain and fog are prevalent for a good part of the year, allowing only the most talented sailors to navigate the dangerous waters. Shipwrecks of the less talented litter the shallower waters and beaches. The night elves currently living in Darkshore have focused their attention on rebuilding Auberdine. Most of the town is made up of new buildings, as the night elves cleared away the ruins they could not restore. Many ruins remain outside Auberdine, and harsh winds and salt water continue to corrode the once sturdy buildings. These worn pillars and crumbling structures are not totally abandoned - stories abound that murlocs and naga are slowly taking the ruins for their own.
The night elves have a limited presence in Darkshore. They spend much of their time keeping the area directly around the port town of Auberdine safe. The night elves subsist mainly on what they can catch in the ocean and what they can get through trade. When not fighting one another, naga and murlocs that lurk elsewhere in the ruins of Darkshore attack any travelers who look like easy pickings. Furbolgs inhabit a series of caves beneath the port. Uncultured but friendly to night elves in the past, their time in the ruins has turned many of them feral.
World of Warcraft Vanilla Darkshore (always marked in the video (turn the CC / subtitles on) and accompanied by day & night ambience sound):
00:14 Moonfall OST (aka Angelic moment)
01:06 Night Forest 1
01:53 Night Forest 2
02:29 Night Forest 3
03:28 Night Forest 4
Music extends until the end.
Night Forest and Moonfall / Angelic themes are composed by Jason Hayes
World of Warcraft Vanilla Darkshore locations on this video:
00:00 Intro
00:50 Auberdine
08:28 Bashal'Aran
11:39 Ameth'Aran
17:38 Cliffspring River & Falls
22:50 Ruins of Mathystra
25:53 Tower of Althalaxx
30:20 The Master's Glaive
33:40 The Veiled Sea
39:59 Moonkin Caves (Central part)
44:43 Furlborgs Camps
50:30 Grove of the Ancients
54:36 Remtravel's Excavation
58:29 Towards Ashenvale
***
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Darkshore was once one of the most prosperous regions of the Kaldorei empire, and great cities such as Ameth'Aran and Bashal'Aran were the pinnacle of civilization at that time. Much of the coastline was destroyed in the Great Sundering, and it was many years before the night elves began to rebuild the area.
After the Sundering, some night elves settled in the continent's northern reaches, on and near Mount Hyjal, including the port at the mountain's northern foot. The night elves left Darkshore in the course of the Third War, moving to the safety of Mount Hyjal and the Moonglade. A small number of night elves have returned to the cold and desolate beach to revive the port. They dwell in the village of Auberdine and currently use it as a ferry outpost. The remainder of the seaside is left in ruins.
Darkshore covers northwestern Kalimdor, and the tainted land of Felwood rises to Hyjal to the southeast. The rocky cliffs, sandy soil, and ever-present sea mist ensure that little worth noting grows in Darkshore. Kelp, seaweed, and rocks litter the beaches, and a few sparse trees dot the landscape away from the beach. Once a thriving night elf settlement, it is little more than a desolate beach dotted with ruined buildings. The weather is cold and stormy much of the time, with a wicked wind stirring up the waves. Rain and fog are prevalent for a good part of the year, allowing only the most talented sailors to navigate the dangerous waters. Shipwrecks of the less talented litter the shallower waters and beaches. The night elves currently living in Darkshore have focused their attention on rebuilding Auberdine. Most of the town is made up of new buildings, as the night elves cleared away the ruins they could not restore. Many ruins remain outside Auberdine, and harsh winds and salt water continue to corrode the once sturdy buildings. These worn pillars and crumbling structures are not totally abandoned - stories abound that murlocs and naga are slowly taking the ruins for their own.
The night elves have a limited presence in Darkshore. They spend much of their time keeping the area directly around the port town of Auberdine safe. The night elves subsist mainly on what they can catch in the ocean and what they can get through trade. When not fighting one another, naga and murlocs that lurk elsewhere in the ruins of Darkshore attack any travelers who look like easy pickings. Furbolgs inhabit a series of caves beneath the port. Uncultured but friendly to night elves in the past, their time in the ruins has turned many of them feral.
World of Warcraft Vanilla Darkshore (always marked in the video (turn the CC / subtitles on) and accompanied by day & night ambience sound):
00:14 Moonfall OST (aka Angelic moment)
01:06 Night Forest 1
01:53 Night Forest 2
02:29 Night Forest 3
03:28 Night Forest 4
Music extends until the end.
Night Forest and Moonfall / Angelic themes are composed by Jason Hayes
World of Warcraft Vanilla Darkshore locations on this video:
00:00 Intro
00:50 Auberdine
08:28 Bashal'Aran
11:39 Ameth'Aran
17:38 Cliffspring River & Falls
22:50 Ruins of Mathystra
25:53 Tower of Althalaxx
30:20 The Master's Glaive
33:40 The Veiled Sea
39:59 Moonkin Caves (Central part)
44:43 Furlborgs Camps
50:30 Grove of the Ancients
54:36 Remtravel's Excavation
58:29 Towards Ashenvale
***
As a Vanilla WoW player, I am capturing the old & new World of Warcraft atmosphere for eternity.
Please subscribe, like and share the video to encourage me to create more content.
World of Warcraft content and materials (images, in-game footage, in-game music, soundtracks, OST) are trademarks and copyrights of Blizzard or its licensors. All rights reserved.
Thank you to all my Patreons & Channel Members. You guys are superstars.
Elie Z.
Jack Readman
Gil Levy
Sheila Smith
Kargoz
Carlos Macazana
Shannon Anderson
Rhian Hunt
Frederic Ratelle
Sulticune
Max Klijnstra
Anna O'Grady
PaperRoose
Vitali Green
Mason H
M V
-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
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