Uldum Uldum ( pronounced : / uːl ' duːm / ) ( also known as " the Land of the Titans " ) is an ancient desert located on the southern coast of Kalimdor , surrounded by Un ' Goro Crater in the north , the Tanaris Desert in the east , and Silithus in the northwest . It is the homeland of stone - cat people known as Tol ' vir and is rich with Titan lore . Somewhere in Uldum is a pyramid known as the Halls of Origination . minions are looking for it , trying to use it as a weapon of mass destruction . History . Fragments unearthed from Bael Modan suggest that a great titan city lies deep within the rocky expanse of the southern desert . So far , dwarven expeditions have yet to track down the location of Uldum , but they are confident that it ’ s only a matter of time . Uldum is a research facility for the titans in their continuing efforts to enhance the biosphere of Azeroth . Specific information regarding their work as it relates to Uldum is unknown and can only be accessed with the Plates of Uldum . Uldum was mentioned in the legends of Azeroth , but its location long remained a mystery . Brann Bronzebeard mentioned in his travelogue , " Lands of Mystery " , that he searched for it all over Tanaris but could never find it . He wondered if it could just be another name for the Caverns of Time , but he didn ' t know for sure . However , his assumption proved to be false , as Uldum is actually located on the southern edge of the continent , hidden by some sort of Titan cloaking device . The Cataclysm damaged the device and unveiled the long forgotten , mysterious land . Interaction with the native , friendly Tol ' vir known as the Ramkahen sheds some light on the ancient history of the region . The Tol ' vir were left behind by the titans ages ago to guard their secrets , knowledge and fighting techniques imprinted upon their very DNA and passed down from generation to generation . Sprawling cities rose , stone by stone , erected by the Tol ' vir . Wars came and went , but after centuries upon centuries the Tol ' vir lost much of what they remembered of their titan creators . The Neferset split from the Ramkahen , the two tol ' vir factions warring with one another . The Ramkahen discover that their former brethren have allied themselves with Deathwing , looting and pillaging the tombs of their forefathers . Deathwing has sent other minions as well , under the eye of , to unearth the secrets of the obelisks and other ruins they can discover . Some of the Ramkahen have stood against the mighty Deathwing , but have paid a terrible price . Orsis , once a powerful city , has been swallowed by the sand , powers brought forth by more of Deathwing ' s allies . A jungle and then a desert . Generations ago , the Thunder King and his mogu armies combined with the zandalari trolls had decided to invade Uldum in southern Kalimdor , at the time a lush jungle , to try to capture the Forge of Origination which was guarded by the tol ' vir . First they were offered a place in the empire , but they surprisingly refused , so the invasion was initiated . Unbeknownst to the mogu and trolls , the tol ' vir had discovered how to activate the Forge of Origination , whose power could potentially scour all life from Azeroth , but they learned to limit it ' s scope to just the region of Uldum . Just as the armies invaded , some tol ' vir martyrs delayed the armies at the entrance to the Halls of Origination while most of the remaining tol ' vir remained inside . The armies were obliterated along with most life in Uldum , turning it into a desert , but destroying the amassed enemy and killing the Thunder King . Geography . The landscape of Uldum is predominately desert , with a large river giving life to an oasis in the center of the region . The oasis offers much to the native inhabitants , tol ' vir and beast alike . The Ramkahen have populated much of the northern half : their capital city rests here , as does their trade center , training grounds , and several fruit and crop fields . Further down the river , past the Vir ' naal Dam , the Neferset have seized control of the Lost City of the Tol ' vir , as well as the Gate of Hamatep near the Vir ' naal River Delta . Much of the remainder of Uldum is wind - swept desert , dunes swallowing many of the old tombs and ruins . | Al ' Akir ' s air elemental minions , under the direction of Deathwing , have wreaked havoc against those that would stand against him , using their wind powers to bury his detractors in deep sands . The eastern shores contain the vast majority of the tombs , now being plundered by Neferset and cursed gnomes , and further away from the waters lies the Titan complex known as the Halls of Origination . To the southwest lies Schnottz ' s encampment where his workers scramble to unearth more artifacts . The northwestern part is the location of the Obelisk of the Stars and The Gate of Unending Cycles connecting the region with Tanaris desert . The Cataclysm also brought the Skywall towers into Uldum that serve as an entrance to the Al ' Akir ' s domain , structures floating high in the air off the southern coast of Uldum , supported by nothing but magic and clouds . Travel . Getting there . Players can enter Uldum by foot through the Gate of Unending Cycles , connected to Tanaris by Thistleshrub Valley . Most players will reach this area and enter via cutscene during the quest . Inhabitants . Rare mobs . " Note : Those labeled " hunter pet " do not drop any worthwhile loot , only the . " Quests . There are essentially three major quest plots as players progress through Uldum . The first centers around the Ramkahen and their wayward brethren , the Neferset . Players help gather their council together after doing a handful of side quests , including rescuing one of their sons from the Neferset and helping to discover the cause of the Vir ' naal River corruption . In light of the Neferset ' s allegiance with Deathwing , their plundering of the old tombs , and the burial of Orsis beneath the sands , the majority of the council votes to go to war with the Neferset . Players are then sent to help outfit and recruit troops , as well as discover an ancient artifact of power before finally attacking the Neferset directly at their city . The second line takes players gallivanting through the deserts with none other than . He ' s been attempting to discern the location of an ancient Titan artifact , the Coffer of Promise . His adventures pit players up against men . The obelisks of the region are restored to power , and the Coffer is eventually revealed . . . The last line has players working for Commander Schnottz , acting like loyal followers as they try to discover his real reasons for tearing up the desert . After an assassination attempt against him fails , Schnottz begins to suspect everyone around him , and this includes the players . They are almost killed by a , but Harrison saves the day . Players later meet Schnottz when they uncover the Coffer with Harrison . The Coffer is revealed to be a device that can restore life , as in the Cradle of the Ancients . It also contains the discs needed to access the reorigination device within the Halls of Origination , something Deathwing desperately wants to get his claws on . Further quests have players assisting in bringing the device into the Halls in an attempt to override the device , so that the entire planet isn ' t broken down into its original basic components and then reassembled . Additional information . Pre - Wrath of the Lich King . Before the launch of " " players ' only knowledge of Uldum came from a quest chain that brought players into Uldaman . Defeating the and opening a vault behind him revealed a Stone Titan . This metallic being guarded a set of discs that , once interpreted , provided much of the breadth of the Titan storyline as it pertains to life on Azeroth . The watcher explained to players that a Pantheon of metallic - skinned Titan s ( called " Watchers " earlier in the game ' s history ) created a rock - based race called Earthen to shape the subterranean zones of Azeroth . Over time , however , these beings were somehow mutated into trogg s and then later , dwarves . Later , these plates were turned into quest givers in Ironforge and Thunder Bluff . It was revealed that there was another data repository with additional plates containing missing information , and players are tasked with searching out the whereabouts of the plates . This area they are hidden in turns out to be Uldum , but the quest " dead - ended " and there was no additional information given about Uldum itself . Before the launch of " " , Blizzard finally revealed that Uldum would exist as a zone with its own story , but there continues to not be any " Plates of Uldum " lootable in the game . Trivia . Uldum is also the name of a small town in Denmark , located in Jutland . Speculation . It is said that Uldum was one of the three ancient halls in which the earthen ( the ancestors of the dwarves ) were left to sleep by their titan creators . Similar locations exist at Uldaman and Ulduar ; additionally , a fourth location , Maraudon , is the location of Terramok , an ancient titan vault .