Winterspring

Winterspring (aka Winterspring Valley or Winterspring Grove) is a valley located in northeastern Kalimdor, east of Felwood and Hyjal, and north of Azshara. It is a cold land perpetually covered in snow, and holds the goblin city of Everlook, old night elf holdings, and the traditional homeland of the blue dragonflight. Many wild creatures roam the beautiful landscape.

History
Thousands of years ago, this valley upon the slopes of Mount Hyjal served as a place for the night elves to start anew in the wake of the Great Sundering. A realm of near-perpetual winter, the valley has long been involved in a struggle between malevolent blue dragons and the fearsome white frostsaber cats.

During the events of Reign of Chaos the valley was in a rare period of springtime or summer with no snow to be seen anywhere.

Getting there


Winterspring can be accessed through Timbermaw Hold. To reach Winterspring, head through the hold entrance in the northeastern tip of Felwood and continue straight after the bridge. In order to pass through the hold without the Timbermaw Furbolgs attacking you, you will need to have reached at least unfriendly reputation with the Timbermaw furbolgs. There are several quests in Felwood which can be completed to raise reputation with them.

Geography
Winterspring Valley is above Moonglade and is the last stop along the road that winds up to Hyjal Peak. The valley is separated from Moonglade, lower on the mountain slope, by a thick, white cloud bank. Winterspring is a cold realm consistently covered with snow and frost. Once above the clouds, the air is crisp and clean and the sun shines often when the snow is not falling. The trees of Winterspring were bent and twisted into odd positions during the climactic Battle of Mount Hyjal. Many of the World Tree's massive roots are also exposed here, towering overhead like massive oak archways. This otherwise cold and serene place shakes with periodic conflict between the forces of the sorcerer-dragon Cobaltann and the night elves who strive to drive them from the slopes of Mount Hyjal. Snow cats, bears, and other creatures of the wild are seen here on occasion, but only rarely due to the high altitude. It is a place of cold medium forest and rugged mountains.

Both the Steamwheedle Cartel and the night elves have established bases in the region. Though there are no instanced dungeons or battlegrounds in Winterspring, there are several micro dungeons in the area.

Maps and subregions




Flight paths from Everlook

 * Orgrimmar, Durotar
 * Bilgewater Harbor, Azshara
 * Talonbranch Glade, Felwood
 * Irontree Clearing, Felwood
 * Moonglade
 * Nordrassil, Mount Hyjal

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Quests
Quests in Winterspring mostly revolve around hunting the local wildlife or investigating the sources of madness plaguing them. Throughout their progression through the zone, players go from fighting the Winterfall tribe at the request of Donova Snowden, to studying Highborne spirits at Lake Kel'Theril, to game hunting from Everlook and the Goodgrub Smoking Pit, to helping the blue dragonflight exiles at Mazthoril reclaim their home.

Resources



 * Herbs
 * Mountain Silversage
 * Icecap (Winterspring is the only region you can gather it.)
 * Black Lotus (One of the few regions where you can gather it. Rare.)
 * Leather
 * Thick Leather
 * Rugged Leather
 * Worn Dragonscale (Skinning Azurous or General Cobaltann])
 * Warbear Leather (Skinning level 50-55 bears)
 * Blue Dragonscale (Skinning Azurous or General Cobaltann)
 * Ore
 * Truesilver Ore
 * Thorium Ore

Wild creatures



 * Bear
 * Blue dragon
 * Chimera
 * Dragonspawn
 * Felbeast
 * Felguard
 * Frostsaber
 * Furbolg
 * Ghost
 * Owl
 * Succubus
 * Whelp
 * Wildkin
 * Wolf
 * Yeti