Quel ' Thalas / Eastern Kingdoms terrain In an unmarked area of the map , a solitary white tower stands on the coast . This tower could be found by swimming round from northern Tirisfal Glades , staying close to the shoreline so as not to induce fatigue . Its purpose is unknown but it has been speculated that it represents an abandoned idea for allowing player to access Quel ' Thalas . Another theory is that it is a left over from before Quel ' Thalas ' s current form was conceived . Much of the surrounding terrain bears the hallmarks of a " cookie - cutter " terrain editor fill and it is equally possible that this location is nothing more than the result of a bored developer playing around in an unused area of the game . If you continue past this tower , you can see that the blood elf starting area is not , in fact , part of the Eastern Kingdoms terrain . ( It is not located on the Eastern Kingdoms continent server . ) This can be seen in the second image , where the character is swimming in the sea , but her map shows her in the middle of the Ghostlands . Players attempting the reverse of this trick ( accessing Tirisfal from the Ghostlands ) will find invisible walls blocking their path . It ' s worth noting that as of the release of Cataclysm , old world flying allows a more detailed ( if distant ) look into the unfinished zone . The most notable view is by the portal gate into Ghostlands . Flying as high as you can and as close to the portal as you can ( note : this is very limited airspace ) , will allow you to see a small clearing with two scourge banners planted in the center , as though it were a place of prominence . ( Some speculate this is meant to be where Sylvanas Windrunner was slain by Arthas Menethil ) A detailed path leads north from this location , further hinting at intended use . Looking West from here , you can see the distinctive spiked wheel roof of a scourge slaughterhouse beyond a mountain . Some now theorize this zone may become another Mount Hyjal , a previously unused area made into a prominent zone . It has been discovered that mages can access this zone if they possess old world flight . By blinking through a gate in Wetlands located at the southern end of the dwarven farm on the mountainside , mages can mount up on a flyer and fly out of the end of the tunnel , which terminates in a massive empty void beneath the land . By carefully flying north ( specifically being careful around the Thandol Span , as flying too high will have you end up in the river , unable to continue ) until you fly beneath the portal - gate to Ghostlands and fly out of the ground and into the zone . It is clearly unfinished , as the pathway abruptly sinks into the ground , with the fences sinking with it . Similarly , the aforementioned Scourge Slaughterhouse is sunk up to the roof in the ground . The rest of the zone is an eerily blank expanse , with the signature dark green ( almost glowing ) grassy ground texture of Ghostlands . From here , you can also access the backdrop of Stratholme , which is a mass of half - finished buildings and the most basic textured scourge Necropolis possible , little more than a grey block with a few rough shapes hacked out of it . Care should be exercised here , as random dismounts can occur . Some mages have reported automatic disconnection upon leaving the tunnel in the wetlands making it impossible to continue . A similar situation does exist for the draenei islands , but fatigue makes it difficult to test . Mages can climb to southern Darnassus , and mounted slow fall their way to where they should be able to make it to the Exodar , but a wall prevents it . Player death is the usual result . Originally , Quel ' Thalas was intended to be in the game at release , but was eventually postponed . When the first expansion was made , they decided to cut the nation into two zones , and to place it on the Outland continent server , making it easier to restrict access to those who had not purchased the expansion . The same loading screen exists for both the blood elf and draenei zones and Outland . This also causes the minimap arrow for party members in the blood elf or draenei zones to appear on your minimap when you are in Outland ( or vice versa ) .