Karazhan Karazhan ( a . k . a . Medivh ' s Tower , Ivory Tower of Karazhan , or Ivory Spire of Karazhan ) is an abandoned citadel ( or castle ) located on a nexus of ley line s in southern Deadwind Pass . The tower is best known for its last known occupant — Medivh , the last Guardian of Tirisfal . After Medivh was killed by Khadgar , Lothar , and Garona , the tower sealed itself off from the rest of the world . But recently , Karazhan has reawakened — an evil presence has taken the tower as its own , its halls crawling with spirits and demons . . . and Medivh ' s presence is still alive and well , even decades after his death . Karazhan , as a level 70 , ten - player raid instance , was opened in " " . General information . Worldofwarcraft . com says the following about Karazhan : History . Karazhan is located in Deadwind Pass on the sub - continent of Azeroth in the Eastern Kingdoms . The land it sits on " was similar in shape to a human skull . Many had noted it over the years , though only a few had been sufficiently brave , or powerful , or tactless to mention it to the property ' s owner " . Karazhan ' s history begins with an explosion that carved out Deadwind Pass and weakened the fabric of reality in the region , creating potent Ley Line s . Some time later , Aegwynn realized this and forged the tower of Karazhan herself . The tower functioned as both a place of solitude , and a conduit she could use to siphon power from the ley lines . Medivh would later claim that both the explosion , and the construction of the tower only happened because he would eventually arrive . During the First War , the tower was inhabited by Medivh , his steward Moroes , his cook named Cook , and his then - apprentice Khadgar . Garona also resided here as an emissary in the same time of Khadgar ' s apprenticeship . Sargeras allowed Medivh to freely explore Karazhan . As a result of the region ' s weakened reality , many strange and disturbing visions lurked within the tower , and Moroes was known for wearing blinders to avoid seeing them . The visions were ultimately ended when most of Karazhan ' s ambient magical power was absorbed by the resurrected Medivh , reducing it to " a pile of stone in the remote reaches " , its power taken to serve the Prophet . " Much of the story from this era is presented in the novel The Last Guardian . " Recently , despite Medivh ' s absence and the draining of magic , a new power seems to have made its home in Karazhan . The Black Rider s of Deadwind Pass , though rarely seen , have a connection to Karazhan . However , no one knows who their master is . One recent sighting is cause for concern — the Black Riders seek the Scythe of Elune , a powerful artifact with the ability to summon the vile Worgen into this world . Secrets for banishing the Legion . As the Burning Legion began to assault Azeroth in their third and biggest invasion , heroes learned of a set of ancient artifacts , called the Pillars of Creation , which could help them in their fight against the legion . It was revealed by Magni in Ulduar that knowledge of these artifacts had been entrusted to the Guardian of Tirisfal . Upon learning of this , Khadgar and an Adventurer headed to Karazhan , where they hoped to find out the location of the artifacts from one of Medivh ' s ancient tomes . The city of Dalaran was re - positioned above Deadwind Pass , while Khadgar and the adventurer made their way through Karazhan . Shortly after their arrival , agents of the Burning Legion , led by Thar ' zul , began assaulting the magical barriers protecting the tower . Khadgar reinforced these magical barriers and was able to keep the Legion forces at bay while the adventurer found and brought the ancient tome back to the mages in Dalaran above . Khadgar bolstered Karazhan ' s magical defenses before heading back to Dalaran , but had little confidence they would hold against the Burning Legion for long . Contradictions . In " The Last Guardian " , Karazhan is described as being an isolated tower , no mention of any village around the tower ' s base . Quite the contrary in fact . Medivh is described as a hermit , rarely taking visitors into Karazhan , yet in " World of Warcraft " , it seems he held a banquet with many , many guests who , at some point , became undead . It also seems contrary to Medivh ' s character to have a harem inside Karazhan , yet that ' s exactly what we find in the Maiden of Virtue ' s area . We can only assume they were not undead and demons all along . It is possible Prince Malchezaar brought them with him in order to keep Moroes busy and unaware of what was going on , but it seems an odd thing to do . Another possibility is that an unknown tenant of Karazhan , or even the original builder or owner , made use of these features as there is a vision mentioned in the book of drunk people sitting around a table . Also , Karazhan included a bailey which may have had enough room for a small village . " Less than ghosts but more than memories , these were nothing less than pieces of the past that had become unstuck from the flow of time . " " Such hauntings were common even in the days when Karazhan was inhabited , though now , stripped of control ( and the madness ) of their master , they had become more brazen . Yet these shards of the past belonged here . . . " Selected Quotes from " The Last Guardian " . Instance layout . The following is a compilation of areas in Karazhan and the corresponding bosses of the apparent layout of Karazhan . After the Shade of Aran is killed , Berthold the Doorman ( in the front entrance of Karazhan ) can port players back up to Aran ' s room . You do not have to clear the entire quarters for a boss to spawn . It appears that the boss will spawn after a certain number of kills occurs . Look for an emote , such as ' Hyakiss the Lurker emerges from . . . ' The boss can also spawn multiple times if the quarters continue to get cleared . Killing the maiden does not prevent respawns in this room . NOTE : These bosses , if done previous to any real bosses in Karazhan , will not lock you with a raid ID to Karazhan . The main value of this area is that it helps a new raid group build confidence and quickly levels everyone ' s reputation to honored so that Koren can be used to repair ( something you want the whole raid to be able to do ) . To check the week ' s event without making a real attempt , start it with Barnes , then with one or more people on stage ( to die ) leave the rest of the raid in the pit below . The person ( s ) on stage will need to talk to Grandmother to finish starting the Big Bad Wolf , without this person the event can sometimes lock up the doorway and the GMs will not help you . The other two events will engage straight away and the person on stage will die . This can also be accomplished by sending a Hunter to start the event , and then Feign Death once the event is started . Be aware that the conversations between the stagehands do not contain hints about the upcoming event . They will say " need more paint for the Oz set " , even if R & J or Wolf is up for the week . You must kill Moroes before Barnes will allow you to try the Opera Event . Related quests . For a description of the entire Karazhan quest chain see : Karazhan Quest Progression Getting opens the following follow - up quests : For the old Serpentshrine Cavern attunement : Loot . Tier 4 . Tier 4 parts dropped by The Curator ( Glove tokens ) : Tier 4 parts dropped by Prince Malchezaar ( Helm tokens ) : Badges . The bosses of Karazhan drop in addition to their normal loot . In Karazhan , all bosses drop two Badges each , except for the animal bosses ( zero ) , Attumen the Huntsman ( one ) and Prince Malchezaar ( three ) . Since the chest at the Chess Event also contains two badges , a total of 22 Badges can be obtained from clearing the entire instance . Karazhan gryphon roost . The Karazhan gryphon roost is leftover from the planning phase of Karazhan . Before the teleport to Aran ' s room was implemented , the original plan was to have a flightpath that connected to the top of Karazhan for the convenience of groups who had already cleared most of the instance . The instance portal does not function . Since the release of Cataclysm and the possibility of flying in Azeroth it is possible to reach the Gryphon Roost . On the Gryphon Roost you can find 2 gryphons alive and well , but you can ' t interact with them . If you look into the portal you can see a wooden staircase leading up and down , but an iron gate prevents you from entering .