Desolace

One of the most special places in the game, to me, is a zone called Desolace, on the continent of Kalimdor. The majority of the zone is quite bleak with dark, dirty skies, and ash-like, dusty earth. Most of the trees are long dead, and nothing much grows here. The wildlife mainly consists of scavengers and herds of large animals that seem to make their way here for the purpose of dying in the graveyards of their ancestors.



Desolace is bordered by the zone Stonetalon Mountains to the north, Mulgore to the east, Feralas to the south, and an ocean called "The Veiled Sea" to the west. And it is on this coastline that Desolace is transformed. The coast is covered in wildflowers, lush grass, soft sand and green trees. The sky above these small patches of coast is clear blue, dotted with small puffs of white cloud. You will also find the ruins of buildings built long ago by an ancient race of elves. That a place so warm and beautiful could exist in such a dark land is heartwarming.



When I miss someone I've lost, or feel sad in some way, I come here, where serenity and beauty exist despite all the surrounding bleakness.