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Zephras Isle

Home and starting zone of the new Skyborne race

Level
Levels 1–12
Faction
Alliance · Horde (Skyborne starting zone)

Overview

The Skyborne (shen'dorei, the 'hidden people') descend from those who left Eldre'Thalas after the War of the Ancients. Their elemental benefactors have vanished and the pylons holding the isle together are failing, so parts of Zephras are falling into ruin. Classic Warcraft style meets architecture inspired by Skywall.

  • The Windshapers (Horde), the High Order (Alliance) and the Al'Aketh vie for control of the isle
  • Skyborne can be Warriors, Hunters, Rogues and Druids, plus Mages (Alliance) or Shamans (Horde)
Level
Levels 1–12
Faction
Alliance · Horde (Skyborne starting zone)
Location
A floating isle in the elemental skies, anchored in the elemental plane by the wind spirits
Races
Races →

Key places

Zephras Isle

Key placesExploration level

Getting there

  • Alliance route: skyship between Valanaar's eastern dock and north of Dalaran (Alterac Mountains)
  • Horde route: skyship between Valanaar's western dock and north of Thunder Bluff (Mulgore)
  • Both factions can ride either ship, but Dalaran's guards are friendly only to Alliance Skyborne
  • Non-Skyborne characters can visit the isle too

  • Valanaar ↔ Dalaran

    A skyship between Valanaar's eastern dock on Zephras Isle and north of Dalaran in the Alterac Mountains, the Alliance Skyborne's way into Azeroth.

  • Valanaar ↔ Thunder Bluff

    A skyship between Valanaar's western dock on Zephras Isle and just north of Thunder Bluff in Mulgore, the Horde Skyborne's way into Azeroth.

Quests

Alliance
Coming of Age
1
Alliance
Harmony in Balance
1
Alliance
Infestation Investigation
1
Falling With Style
2
The Anchors of Zephras
2
Agitators
2
Elemental Unrest
2
Alliance
The Cirrusfly Queen
2
Harvesting Windstones
2
Alliance
Reading the Leylines
2
Horde
The Gift of Skysight
2
Al'Aketh Thugs
2
Foul Matriarch
2
Aggressive Encroachment
3
Horde
Call of Earth
3
Horde
Call of Earth
3
Horde
Call of Earth
3
Return to Rorian
3
Alliance
The Next Step
3
Aetheen of the Gales
4

Reputations

  • High OrderAlliance

    The High Order are the Skyborne descendants of the Highborne magisters of Eldre'Thalas. Having spent the past 10,000 years in the realm of Skywall, members of the High Order seek to reclaim the ancient arcane knowledge of their forebears.

  • WindshapersHorde

    The Windshapers are shamanistic spiritual leaders of the Skyborne people on Zephras Isle. They honor the elements and seek to gain a better understanding of the nature of the elemental plane to protect the shen'dorei way of life within Skywall.

  • Nightclaw Druids

    The secretive druids of the Shadowgale Forest. They operate independently, apart from any other faction on Zephras Isle.

Vendors

Shrine of Akir

Valanaar

  • 10s 9c
  • 5s 6c
  • 5s 8c
  • 5s 10c
  • 10s 24c
  • 7s 75c
  • 8s 60c
  • 4s 35c
  • 4s 37c
  • 4s 38c
  • 8s 73c
  • 6s 59c
  • 8s 80c
  • 4s 45c
  • 4s 58c
  • 4s 60c
  • 9s 16c
  • 6s 91c
  • 7s 38c
  • 3s 70c
  • 3s 36c
  • 3s 37c
  • 6s 78c
  • 5s 10c
  • 21s 35c
  • 17s 14c
  • 21s 51c
  • 17s 27c
  • 17s 34c
  • 21s 76c
  • 13s 45c
  • 13s 50c
  • 6s 50c
  • 6s 50c
  • 6s 50c

Fairweather Stables

  • 20g
  • 20g
  • 20g
  • 200g
  • 200g
  • 200g

Obtainable items

Quest rewards

Monster drops

Recipes

Zone effects

  • Blessing of Zephras

    Increases run speed by 40% for 5 min.

Rares in this zone

Local chatter

For thousands of years, a band of high elven exiles has remained safe and hidden upon their flying sanctuary of Zephras Isle.
These "Skyborne," as they call themselves, shared a bond with air elementals who kept their island aloft in the realm of Skywall.
But in recent years, the elementals vanished without a trace-- disrupting the delicate magic that kept them safe in their haven amongst the clouds.
Now, a new generation of Skyborne elves face a time of unprecedented change, and must seek new allies and sources of magic-- to protect their hidden home and secure their future...

Related news

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