#desolace

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Lake Dumont

Hardly any historical information on this elven ruin submerged in Lake Dumont has survived. Even its original name appears to have been lost, as the surrounding area is named after the lake.

Ethel Rethor & Ranazjar Isle

According to the non-canon RPG, the massive, sealed tower at Ethel Rethor was probably created by the Highborne [RPG: Lands of Mystery, pg. 32].

The tower is the only structure of Ethel Rethor that remains completely intact today. Most other edifices in the area are submerged underwater or in varied states of disrepair on the distant Ranazjar Isle, a likely sign that the city was wiped out in the Sundering.

Nijel’s Point

While Nijel’s Point is now an Alliance encampment, it used to be an ancient elven city [RPG: Lands of Mystery, pg. 32].

Mannoroc Coven

Little historical information remains on this ruin. At some point in the recent past, it was renamed in honor of the pit lord Mannoroth by its demonic inhabitants [Page: Mannoroc Coven].

Sargeron

Sargeron was undoubtedly one of the kaldorei’s most sacred and oldest holy sites, for it was home to many primitive religious artifacts and structures associated with the elven moon goddess. Among them were Elune’s Cathedral, Elune’s Temple, Elune’s Sanctuary, and Elune’s Palace, each of which contained a powerful holy relic within them directly connected to the lunar deity [Quest: Furien’s Footsteps, Quest: All Becoming Clearer].

Most of the relics housed in Sargeron were involved in some form of ritual sacrifice. For example, Elune granted a blessing to any who threw her enemies’ weapons into the basin at the foot of the statue known as Elune’s Handmaiden [Quest: To the Hilt!]. Additionally, the goddess also bestowed a blessing on those who placed the flesh of her enemies on the burning coals of her eponymously named brazier [Quest: Ten Pounds of Flesh].

The priests who tended the temple believed that the gems created by another relic, the ancient vortex runestone, were gifts from the goddess and, moreover, that they possessed the power to deliver the elves from any enemy [Quest: All Becoming Clearer]. The gemstones could, in fact, summon a fearsome firestorm which drew its power from sustained Elune worship or the spiritual energies of the deceased [Quest: Firestarter].

While the last relic, the Cup of Elune, does not require an action anywhere near as extreme as the others, it was believed that washing one’s face in the cup allowed them to see the spirits of the dead [Quest: Nothing a Couple of Melons Won’t Fix].

Like many of the other elven ruins in Desolace, Sargeron’s original name has been lost.

Tethris Aran