Bashal'Aran


 * For the quest, see or Bashal'Aran quest chain



The ruins of Bashal'Aran can be found to the northeast of Auberdine in Darkshore.

History
Before the time of the Great Sundering, Queen Azshara brought her favored servitors, those of the Highborne, to the twin towns of Ameth'Aran and Bashal'Aran. To govern these towns, Azshara placed Athrikus Narassin, an elf of considerable magical power. His second, a mage known of his prowess in the arcane arts as much as with his physical abilities, was Asterion, who lived among the people of Bashal'Aran, and went many times to Ameth'Aran to see to the needs and wants of its people.

Eventually, these two cities were destroyed when the first Well of Eternity was shattered.

Thousands of years later, the ruins were overrun with demonic minions - sprites and satyrs - which had taken up residence in the area. These evil creatures fed upon the magical energies left among the ruins, their powers growing from the continued exposure.

Cataclysm
In World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, Bashal'Aran is now inhabited by Cursed Highborne and Writhing Highborne, the ghostly remains of the Highborne that once inhabited the city.