The Blighted Isle
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The Blighted Isle is the first tier zone for both the Destruction Dark Elf army of House Uthorin and the Order High Elf army of the Shining Guard. The Isle is situated in the Great Ocean to the north of Chrace on Ulthuan. The Isle is rugged and windy, and parts are barren and craterous. The Blighted Isle is the sacred place of Khaine, the Elven God of war and murder and has seen many battles rage for control of it. The Isle holds special spiritual and tactical importance for both Asur and Druchii, the two Elven kindreds.
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[edit] Overview
The Blighted Isle, situated to the north of Ulthuan, is a broken land. Filled with steaming cracks in the earth, and windswept rugged vegetation, the island is a beaten and barren landscape. The island is almost broken in two, with the only means of crossing from the western to eastern halves are a great bridge leading from Lacorinth to the Swale of Miralei in the south, and the Graywind Shoals in the north. Three smaller islands lay in the form of the Plain of Bones to the direct south, and to the southeast are the twin islands of Eranneth, containing the ruins of the old city. The Blighted Isle is dotted with mountain chains and plateaus running along the many shorelines. Elvish architecture crosses the land, with many great towers and ziggurats rising above the terrain.
Long ago, during the catastrophic civil war known as the Sundering, terrible magical energies were unleashed upon the northern kingdoms of Ulthuan. The land was riven by cataclysmic earthquakes and swallowed by the raging waters of the Great Ocean. All that now remains of these once-proud provinces are a number of broken, twisted islands such as the Shadowlands, parts of Tiranoc and the Blighted Isle itself.
[edit] The Blighted Isle in the Age of Reckoning
It is on the Blighted Isle that the Witch King's invasion of Ulthuan begins. Under cover of darkness, House Uthorin's mighty Black Ark, Nemesis, approaches the northern coast of Ulthuan. A monolithic black fortress on an island of dark rock, the Ark is laden with soldiers, beasts and war machines of the powerful noble house. From the depths of the Ark, legions of Dark Elf warriors charge forth onto the high bluffs, eager to spill the blood of their mortal enemies. But the High Elves are not as surprised by the attack as Malekith or Lord Uthorin had guessed, and the warriors of the Shining Guard valiently defend their homeland from the two Dark Elf Houses that the Witch King has tasked with conquering the Isle, House Uthorin and it's cheif rival, House Arkaneth; led by Lady Arkaneth.
The most important location on the Isle is the Altar of Khaine, a giant tower of obsidian into which is thrust the Widowmaker, the Sword of Khaine. Elven myths say that the sword was forged by the smith-God Vaul for Khaine's use. The sword itself calls to all Elves and exerts it's bloodthirsty inflience over them, and was drawn in the distant past by the first Phoenix King Aenarion to defend the primitive Elves from the forces of Chaos. However in doing so it corrupted the race and eventually led to the Sundering. In WAR players fight for control of the sword in the Khaine's Embrace scenario, as Lord Uthorin lusts for the Widowmaker, and Prince Tyrion's Shining Guard attempt to protect it.
[edit] PvE content
The Blighted Isle has much PvE content - NPCs Quests and Public Quests for both Destruction and Order, see the links below for more information. Players may also want to see our Lairs article for information on Lairs which appear in The Blighted Isle.
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[edit] RvR content
The zone has much RvR content (both Open world and an instanced Scenario} for low rank players to compete with each other and develop critical PvP skills. The RvR area in The Blighted Isle lies in the far zouth on a barren islet called the Plain of Bone, players from both sides of the zone (ie: the Destruction side and the Order side) are able to access this area. The area also joins seamlessly with the RvR area in Chrace.
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[edit] Locations of Interest
- Adunei
- Moonrise Tower
- Narthain
- Graywind Shoals
- Thanalorn
- Fire Crystal Caverns
- Duskwatch Plateau
- Mistwood
- Lacorith
- Hall of Lore
- Menarhain
- Dreamshade
- House of Lorendyth
- Plain of Bone
 House Uthorin zones
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| Tier 1: Blighted Isle • Tier 2: Shadowlands • Tier 3: Avelorn • Tier 4: Mountains of Caledor • Capital: Fist of Malekith |
