Hyjal

Hyjal (or Hyjal Summit) is the name of a massive mount in northern Kalimdor. It was the site of the Battle of Mount Hyjal, the final conflict of the Third War. Two gray peaks rise high above the surrounding forests. The arcane Well of Eternity lies on Hyjal Summit and the great World Tree Nordrassil, blackened and wounded in the Third War, stands over it.

Sitting on the peaks of Kalimdor, Hyjal has served as the land of eternal vigilance for the Night Elves since the War of the Ancients. Archimonde's bones, adorned on Nordrassil, serve as a grim reminder of those dark days. Normally secluded from the rest of the world, the path through Darkwhisper Gorge has recently been opened as a call for aid in the fight against the growing Nightmare in the dream and the demonic corruption that plagues the mountain.

History
The Kaldorei have long held this great mountain sacred. When the first Well of Eternity was destroyed in the first demonic invasion, the resulting implosion triggered a cataclysm that made the world shudder. Mount Hyjal endured, however, and the night elves emerged to rebuild their society — though without arcane magic this time.

One of the fleeing night elves — Illidan Stormrage, brother to the mighty druid Malfurion Stormrage — had taken a portion of water from the Well of Eternity. Illidan could not bear to live without the Well's magic. After the Sundering, he poured this water into a lake at the peak of Mount Hyjal, creating a second Well of Eternity. The night elves were outraged at this act, for it was the first Well's energies that originally brought the demons to Azeroth. Illidan was imprisoned, and Malfurion met with three great dragons to create the World Tree Nordrassil. The World Tree grew over the Well to obscure and protect it. In the centuries that followed, the night elves were a constant presence, nurturing and protecting the World Tree that stood in the valley between the twin peaks of Mount Hyjal. The Burning Legion targeted the World Tree during the Battle of Mount Hyjal, but, infused with the combined power of Azeroth's mortal races, it blasted Demon Lord Archimonde into oblivion and freed the world of the demon menace.

Flight paths from Nordanaar

 * Everlook, Winterspring

Patch changes

 * Expansion_logo_mysteriesofazeroth.png Patch 1.17.0 (2023-10-03): Added.