Charred Vale



The Charred Vale is a large valley once filled with life but now lies mostly in flames and lava in the southwest section of the Stonetalon Mountains. The exact name of the place prior to being charred is unknown, if it even had a name, but it was here that Bloodfury harpies called their home and treants roamed the area to protect their forest.

Thanks to the efforts of the adventurers and the druids of Sun Rock Retreat the forest had started to regrow once more. After a few years the once beautiful forest was green again, that was until the Shattering. A nearby dormant volcano erupted, spewing out lava into the vale where it destroyed half the area and opened a path to the Veiled Sea. Since most of the harpy population was on the western part of this vale, they were likely killed off, except for those that managed to escape in time. The only known survivor known is Sister Riven.

In the destruction's wake are Black Dragon Whelps, Fissure-born Fire Elementals and Black Drakes under the leadership of Seldarria.

Name
An in-game sign pointing towards the Charred Vale has a plank over, suggesting the area was renamed after deforestation. However, there is nothing in lore that provides us with what it was once named. It could have been part of Greatwood Vale.

Or it could have once been the Valley of the Bloodfurys, since this valley never made an appearance in World of Warcraft, and the charred vale is where the harpies were encountered.