Bastion

Bastion
Level: 50 - 52
Capital(s)	Elysian Hold
Races	Kyrian Steward Centurion Memory Soul
Ruler(s)	Kyrestia the Firstborne  Chyrus <Paragon of Humility>  Devos <Paragon of Loyalty>  Thenios <Paragon of Wisdom>  Vesiphone <Paragon of Purity>  Xandria <Paragon of Courage>   Foregelite Prime
Major settlements	Aspirant's Crucible Temple of Purity Temple of Courage
Minor settlements	Vestibule of Eternity Hero's Rest Aspirant's Rest Forgefire Outpost
Affiliation	Kyrian Covenant, Forsworn, House of Rituals
Location	Shadowlands
PvP status	Contested territory

Bastion is one of the ruling realms of the Shadowlands, ruled by the Kyrian Covenant. It is a kingdom of pristine spires, crystalline skies, and elysian vistas, ordered and purposeful.

Souls naturally drawn to service are sent here by the Arbiter to examine their lives, cleanse themselves of their burdens, and work toward a state of virtue so they might ascend to serve the Shadowlands as kyrian—messengers, couriers, and some of the purest souls in the realm of the dead. Fresh arrivals to Bastion will become kyrian Aspirants—wingless beings who train for eons to one day earn their wings and join the ranks of the Ascended.

Bastion is the residence of Uther the Lightbringer's spirit.

Description

Those who have lived a life of service are drawn to Bastion to assumed the highest duty of all — carrying the souls to the Shadowlands. Amongst Bastion's gleaming spires and sweeping vistas await challenges to test the mettle of the steadfast kyrians.

Bastion is a beacon for those who lived a life of service. Souls worthy enough to stand upon its fields soon face challenges in pursuit of their highest calling of all -- sheperding [sic] souls to the Shadowlands. A life of service determines who is worthy to tread upon the golden fields of Bastion. Stalwart commitment to their duties was their goal in life: ascension is their goal thereafter.

Geography

Maps and subregions

Map of Bastion.

Agthia's Repose Cliffs of Respite Anima Extractor Aspirant's Crucible Aspirant's Awakening Aspirant's Reflection Aspirant's Rest Chamber of Inner Calm Chamber of Rumination Chamber of Unspoken Pacts Citadel of Loyalty Court of Elation Exaltion Rise Steward's Rest The Eternal Forge The Eonian Archives Path of Wisdom Sagehaven Terrace of the Collectors Vigil of the Endless Everdawn Terrace Fate's Precipice Firstborne's Bounty Hero's Rest Forge of the Zephyr Garden of Edenia< Kowalskos' Workshop Garden of Respite Kala's Den Korinna's Reliquary Gleaming Overlook The Golden Pasture Forgefire Outpost Greatwing Roost Hall of Beasts Nemea's Retreat Grace of the Remembered Haetio's Solace Ithys' Basin Kalliope's Rest First Chamber of Kalliope Second Chamber of Kalliope Third Chamber of Kalliope Transfer Station Ta The Mnemonic Locus The Walk of Recollection Vault of the Archon Vault of Memory Seat of Eternal Hymns Shimmering Pools Sophia's Aria Sophia's Overture Sophia's Sonata Spires of Ascension Elysian Hold Archon's Rise The Eternal Watch Sanctum of Binding Valiant's Path Temple of Courage Shattered Span The Necrotic Wake Xandria's Vigil Temple of Humility Terrace of Inner Grace Temple of Purity Purity's Pinnacle Purity's Reflection Vestibule of Eternity

Undisplayed locations Zolramus

Kyrians

Dungeons

Instance name	Level range	Group size	Approximate run time
The Necrotic Wake	50 - 60	5
Spires of Ascension		5

Travel hubs

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Adjacent regions

Zone Name	Faction	Level Range	Direction	Access
Oribos			Southwest	Entrance at the Vestibule of Eternity

Wild creatures

• Cloudrunner
• Etherwyrm
• Larion
• Vulpin

Trivia

• Bastion shares some themes with the Greek Elysium (e.g. Elysian Hold), as well as the typical depiction of Christian and some Mughal-period Islamic depictions of Angels, influenced by Hellenic depictions of certain beings and deities such as Thanatos, with regards to the Kyrians. The inspiration of the Elysian Fields of Greek myth was further confirmed Assistant Lead Quest Designer Johnny Cash.
• A section of the northwestern map had the following caves located below the terrain until late beta testing: Bastion Bones Cave, Bastion Crystal Cave, Bastion Lava Cave, Bastion Snow Cave & Bastion Vault
• Denizens of Revendreth are not allowed to enter Bastion via Oribos and must use one of their mirror portals to access it instead. According to Theotar, they may even be killed on sight in Bastion.

Gallery

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  Bastion as shown at BlizzCon 2019

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  Bastion as seen from Oribos.

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  Elysian Hold in Afterlives

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  Archon's Rise in Afterlives

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  Bastion concept art.

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  Archway concept art.

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  Hallway concept art.

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  Kyrian pegasus concept art.

Videos

• Shadowlands: Bastion from Above

Patch changes

• Patch 9.0.2 (2020-11-17): Added.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB