Deadmines

The Deadmines are expansive, winding tunnels dug out under Westfall and part of northwestern Stranglethorn Vale. It is the lowest-level Alliance instance, and is populated by members of the Defias Brotherhood. Its entrance can be accessed in the town of Moonbrook in southwestern Westfall, while its exit is located in the western part of the Dagger Hills near the ocean. The Deadmines once were the center of the Defias operation, led by the ambitious Edwin VanCleef, who was constructing a juggernaut at the bottom of the mines with the aid of the goblins. His plans have been stopped by the Alliance militia and Edwin himself was killed and beheaded. It wasn't the end of the Brotherhood, however as his daughter, Vanessa witnessed his death and several years after began to slowly rebuild the organization, waiting for a proper moment to strike back against the Kingdom of Stormwind.

Prior to the First War, the Deadmines were the greatest gold-production center in human lands. However, they were abandoned during the First War. During that time, Lord Lothar ventured into the perilous Deadmines on a quest to obtain the Tome of Divinity but was captured by a band of ogres and held captive for 20 months. He was ultimately rescued and successful in his mission. It was also to the dungeons below the Deadmines to which Blackhand's daughter Griselda fled with the ogre Turok. Both were slain by an orcish raid. At that time, many slimes inhabited the dungeons but have not been encountered lately.

Cataclysm
The dungeon will be updated to reflect current events. The instance will also gain a Heroic mode for level 85 players.

Dungeon denizens

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 * Harvest golems
 * Hobgoblins
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 * Kobolds
 * Monkeys
 * Murlocs (one, "Captain" Cookie)
 * Ogres
 * Ogre magi (one, Glubtok)
 * Parrots
 * Rats (Critters)
 * Steam elementals
 * Worgen (one, Admiral Ripsnarl)

Bosses
The following bosses will be present in the new Deadmines:
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 * (heroic mode only)

Loot
See The Deadmines loot.

Notes, Tips, & Additional Info

 * Also known as VC (named for its final boss, VanCleef) to avoid confusion with another instance (Dire Maul) that shares the more obvious initials. Since the release of Heroic Deadmines and loss of Shen'dralar reputations, however, the abbreviation DM almost exclusively refers to Deadmines.
 * If you travel to a small cove north of Yojamba Isle (in northwestern Northern Stranglethorn), you can see a large water gate which leads to the docks inside Deadmines. However, you cannot enter or leave through this. Interestingly, inside the Deadmines this gate exists to the North, but outside the gates exit to the south.
 * Very popular video which won the Rise to Power contest was based on The Deadmines and its (old) bosses.
 * Although Deadmines does contain heroic mode, the instance portal still retains its old graphic.

Videos
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