Aerie Peaks
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Aerie Peaks can be seen in an early WoW map.
- For the town in World of Warcraft, see Aerie Peak.
Aerie Peaks was originally the name given to the Hinterlands region during its development for World of Warcraft.[1]
The name "Aerie Peaks" itself is referenced multiple times through older sources:
- Day of the Dragon said that Wildhammer dwarves lived and rode wild gryphons there.[2] The Aerie Peaks were described as a mountainous region beyond the elven realm of Quel'Thalas and being central to their culture.[3]
- Warcraft III indicated in its manual that the Wildhammer gryphon riders had responded once again to the call and brought the mighty gryphons of the Aerie Peaks to aid the Alliance in its time of need.[4]
- The non-canonical Alliance & Horde Compendium marked it as a distant region of Lordaeron, mountainous and cold.[5]
More modern sources like Tides of Darkness and the Cataclysm expansion pack eventually clarified the Aerie Peaks and Northeron to be respectively the Hinterlands and a part of the Twilight Highlands.
Gallery
This early concept map for World of Warcraft depicts the Aerie Peaks north of Thoradin's Wall.
References
- ^ World of Warcraft: Looking for Group
- ^ Day of the Dragon, pg. 34
- ^ Day of the Dragon, pg. 111
- ^ Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos manual, Human Units, Gryphon Rider
- ^ Alliance & Horde Compendium, pg. 57-58
