Stranglethorn Vale and Zul'Gurub - Music & Ambience - World of Warcraft

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"Stranglethorn is as deadly as it is beautiful. It is inhabited by a large variety of beasts and hostile creatures that low level characters should not face alone. The primary sapient inhabitants are the Bloodscalp and Skullsplitter trolls, in the northwest and east respectively. The troll city of Zul'Gurub sits in a valley in the northeast, which was once the capital of Troll civilization in Stranglethorn. In the north is a small village controlled by the renegade Colonel Kurzen. Other inhabitants include an encampment of ogres. Off the southeast coast is Jaguero Isle, inhabited by the enormous gorilla King Mukla. There is a renegade group of sailors, known as the Bloodsail Buccaneers, who have built camps on the southwestern and southern shores of Stranglethorn Vale. A small population of Naga can be found in the southwest, and murlocs inhabit some underwater ruins in the northwest. The Venture Company also has two mining operations in Stranglethorn. In the northwest, the Zandalar Tribe has its base in Yojamba Isle. The Water Gate from Deadmines can also been seen north of Yojamba Isle, though it cannot be entered."

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All Comments (20)

@dorottyanagy1057 7 years ago

The Vietnam of WoW
@yordleirl5642 7 years ago

It's missing the sound of your character dying to stealthed rogues.
@Poetabrasileiro 6 years ago

All the sudden PvP.... All the ganking.... This... This wasn't a leveling zone... this was a war zone.
@Kerath 3 years ago

Fun fact: Using Arcane Explosion ANYWHERE in STV will result with de-stealthing at least 4 Rogues.
@2014andBeyonD 6 years ago

If you take away the pressure to level as fast as you can, listen to the music and take the time to read the quests WoW is very beautiful.
@lurkylemur6388 5 years ago

Night elf enters the zone "HMPH-AAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
@shinz9092 8 years ago

main theme for a true ganker in wow
@MrTotallyRad 3 years ago

In my humble opinion, this is the magnum opus of WoW zones. Everything about this zone was just nailed. Excellent quest structure, excellent aesthetic (dangerous jungle filled with predatory animals and murderous trolls?), and it was the first zone that really allowed full fledged PvP engagement. Grom'gol felt like a refuge, and Booty Bay was just this perfect lawless Tortuga-esque vibrant shanty town. Okay, gonna go fire up classic and run around.
@ReaperHunter23 5 years ago

3:16 "Time is money, friend."
@RaindogGaming 5 years ago

Was expecting a 1-hour loop of "Fortunate Son."
@quest4discovery914 7 years ago

Entering stealth
@MichaelGhelfiStudios 6 years ago

I guess 14 people never found all the pages ;)
@alecunkel1613 3 years ago

does anyone else find this extremely relaxing and also great for studying/reading? i have a lot of nostalgia with this sound track
@Verlasian 5 years ago

* applying crippling poison *
@chrisjenkins963 7 years ago

Good morning Vietnam!
@KingChronoss 6 years ago

>See level ?? horde >Instantly Shadowmeld >Stand there for 3 hours >Hearth and go quest in Desolace Yeah screw this place.
@Larodar 7 years ago

When every single tree had an Undead Rogue behind it, waiting for an opportunity to gank lowbies questing.
@-Rook- 6 years ago

Stranglethorn was like a WoW character rite of passage, it always felt like I was shipping out to dangerous places where there wasn't a horde town or city around the next corner to take a break at. Instead around every corner there were angry trolls, deadly mobs and lots of monkeys either scratching their armpits in a tree or walking around with swords and fireballs.
@JakobStrand 1 year ago

Aaah...the constant running from the graveyard back to your corpse.