Mystery continent spotted
Mystery continent spotted by Eliah Hecht Nov 7th, 2008 Sharp-eyed tipster Fontane sent us this very interesting screenshot today. This is a picture of a book open on the table by the Argent Dawn emmisaries currently set up in Shattrath. What does that look like in the circled area? To me, it looks like a map of Azeroth: Northrend at the top, Kalimdor at left, Eastern Kingdoms at right, and the Maelstrom in the middle. But what’s that at the bottom? Could it be a new continent? Sure, it might be a bit early to speculate about the third expansion, given that the second isn’t even out yet (five days!). But I’m going to do it anyway; we do know they’ve got more planned. One of the most enduring theories for a place we might see in a new expansion (besides the Emerald Dream) is the Undermine, home of the goblins. The Undermine sits on (technically, under) the Isle of Kezan, and where’s that? In Azeroth’s southern seas, right where our mystery blob is. Throw in the Maelstrom itself and a few more islands, and you’ve got yourself a pretty nice set of zones for an expansion. So is Kezan what we’re seeing in this picture? The theory is not without its difficulties. For one thing, the blob is way too big; Kezan is described as a small island,
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