Shadow Hold

Shadow Hold, located in western Felwood, is the main dwelling of the Shadow Council. It is a gigantic subterranean labyrinth roamed by Jaedenar warlocks and their demonic pets.

The night elf Arko'narin was formerly held captive inside as well as her close friend, a human by the name of Trey Lightforge, who later turned out to have been tortured to death. Arko'narin escaped and went into hiding en route to Darnassus, but contact with her was lost after the Cataclysm struck.

The satyr Prince Xavalis and dreadlord Lord Banehollow also reside here.

Mobs
The area is heavily populated by humanoids and demons ranging between levels 52 to 57.

Related quests


Before the Cataclysm, the following quests were formerly available:



Quests to get before entering

 * from Jessir Moonbow in the Emerald Sanctuary

First trip
Start by picking up a randomly dropped blood key from the Shadow Hold mobs.

Return to the Emerald Sanctuary to turn in quests and start.

Second trip
After killing the main succubus, Rakaiah, return to the Emerald Sanctuary and claim your fabulous prizes.

Speculation
The layout of Shadow Hold and the presence of several named mobs suggest that Blizzard likely considered making this an instanced dungeon, but for some reason decided to make it a unique, uninstanced microdungeon instead.