[Showoff] Northeron and Tor'Kargas

[sirfranc]

Yes this used to be the "Lordaeron Highlands" project, but i've renamed and done a major overhaul, adding eventually a new sub-zone (that will be a daily quest hub) and this topic will have mostly updates about this subzone

Lore time? ok!
Not much to say, the inland zone is the same of the old project lorewise, except for the fact that:
-The banewood marshes have been mostly reduced and cleansed in the present day, becoming dawnstrider forest.
-The Stratholme outskirts are now nested on a cliff
-Just out in the offshores of Northeron lies a massive isle: Tor'Kargas, the home of a huge number of Wildhammer dwarfs.
The isle has been left separated from the world for long time, closed by a runeshield
But something went wrong, the runeshield has fallen and now a massive fleet of Wrykul invaders is coming, determined to conquer the isle as base for operations and incursions in the Eastern Kingdoms, but is not only that...
In the southwest corner of the isle lies an ancient peak, where once was a massive fortress of the clan now are only ruins and death... the zone was sealed long ago, but the evil powers of the Wrykul have broken the seal, allowing the hordes of undead dwarves to wander free and swarm the isle...
The wildhammer clan needs the heroes of azeroth now! they need to push back the enemies to preserve their largest haven and avoid a total annihilation.

End of lore
Technical infos:
The isle is divided in 4 pieces, the Tor'Kargas city (northwest corner), Grendel's Landing (northeast corner), Tol'Galar Fields (southeast corner), Kargas Peak (southwest corner)

Tor'Kargas city is a quest hub, rest place and general merchant/trading place
Grendel's Landing is the Wrykul fight zone
Tol'Galar Fields is the zone where all the heroes will land first, is both a quest hub and a fight zone (you will need to fight to unlock the road to all the other places)
Kargas Peak is the Undead fight zone

Screens for you
NOTE: the zone is half finished ONLY FOR TEXTURES and shaping, there are still few doodads/wmos

Tor'Kargas city
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Northeron forest - REDONE
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New World Map and Azeroth map (zone map credit to Amonra, the highlight of Northeron is a strange X with a square because i was taking measures for the final picture)
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[ximen]

Wow sirfranc, you really blasted my mind here. Such a great edit! Also, the northeron forest looks epic! + the map. Fantastic!

Great work, now have some cookies. +Rep

[Reflection]

Nice one !

[tomboliant]

So awesome, I wish I could give more rep ^^

[teh bsml0r!]

Most impressive.

[shadowzer0]

I have to say wow another awsome edit.

[I Hypnotoad I]

Very, Very nice.
I couldn't have done better myself on that map.

[sirfranc]

I'm going to finish the isle soon, as it is now, 3 adts on 4 are done, the major problem is the seaside of Tor'Kargas City (to make the snowy mountains blend into the normal ones and then the coast)

[mejunior]

Looks awesome, the worldmap looks like blizz made it, aswell as the rest actually.

[Oscuras]

Looks really nice, can't wait to see it complete.

[Xel]

I love the new world map - looks totally blizzlike.

[Klein~]

This is simply mindblowing.

[svedin]

Great job this is one of the greatest edits i have seen :P

[Amonra]

God I totally dropped the ball by Writting prestor state instead estate, lol XD, maybe I should upload my map making tools, but what category would that be?.

Sirfranc, i haven't found you in MSN! Tor'kargas is lookin amazing, i'm going to make some snowy mountains for that!!! PM pretty please, your work is a gret inspiration

[Cynical92]

Sirfranc, these are all really awesome! I seriously can not wait to see these in action.