Kezan The isle of Kezan is the tropical island homeland of the goblin s . It was once inhabited by the trolls . The Undermine is located beneath the island . Goblins are in charge on the Isle of Kezan , making the whole place a swarming cesspool of corruption , chaos , scheming , and invention . Several cities exist on Kezan , including the nefarious Undermine , the de facto capital of the goblins ’ trade empire . Kezan is a tropical island , and palm trees and other greenery appear in profusion . Kezan ’ s many ports bustle day and night as merchant ships approach and depart , carrying a wide variety of goods to places of all sorts . Kezan is a valuable way station between the eastern and western lands , and almost all travelers stop here , whether traveling by ship or gryphon or more esoteric means . The island is the heart of the goblins ’ mercantile efforts , pumping trade throughout Azeroth . Kezan is the largest and southernmost of the South Seas islands , and despite the goblin presence , it is also the safest . Unlike the surrounding islands , Kezan ’ s inhabitants won ’ t try to kill strangers on sight ; rather , they first attempt to take a people ' s money and all their worldly possessions before leaving them to die on the rain - soaked cobblestone streets . Kezan ’ s ports are valuable neutral areas for both the Alliance and the Horde . If not for the goblins , trade would grind to a standstill , and there likely wouldn ' t be adventurer shops in places like Stranglethorn Vale . Goblins control just about everything on Kezan . Non - goblins always leave the island with less gold than they had when they came . Kezan is the initial start zone for the goblins in " " . The goblin player begins as a mid - level executive on Kezan , possessing great riches and power . Deathwing causes Mount Kajaro to erupt , forcing the evacuation of Kezan . Fleeing across the Great Sea , the goblins become shipwrecked on the Lost Isles after getting caught in an Alliance - Horde crossfire . History . Kezan was originally home to the goblins and a group of jungle troll s . The goblins were enslaved by the jungle trolls and forced to mine minerals . After discovering kaja ' mite , the goblins gained a massive increase in intelligence and were able to fight off the jungle trolls and claim Kezan for themselves . Afterward , the goblins declared Undermine as their capital city . Since that time , they ’ ve ranged out and allowed people of all races to buy silly merchandise at exorbitant prices . They allied themselves to the Horde in the Second War because the orcs paid and / or intimidated them , but in the Third War they were a neutral force , making money off every side . People and culture . Goblins are short and green , and they don ' t laugh ; they cackle . They wear leather clothing , often cut into aprons to protect themselves from the caustic fluids they handle . Their entire culture is focused on mercantile enterprises , and they work hard to expand their markets in any way possible . Most goblins seem friendly but insane . Goblins can be cutthroat merchants , and this ruthlessness is more prevalent on Kezan than anywhere else probably because the goblins are competing against their own kind . While goblins answer to no king or other such titular head , a collection of trade princes rules their merchant empire , called the Trade Coalition . Officially , five trade princes exist , though one or two may be lurking about in the shadows . The goblins don ' t elect their trade princes , nor are the positions hereditary ; the trade princes killed , blackmailed , and schemed their way to the top . Together , these five goblins make the mercantile machine run , organizing the extensive and complex Trade Fleets . The Trade Coalition is huge , far - reaching , and massively complicated . In addition , numerous other , smaller goblin companies , created and run by entrepreneurs called moguls , operate throughout Azeroth . Perhaps the most famous of these smaller businesses is the Venture Company , founded and ruled by Mogul Razdunk . Goblins engage in any activity that earns them a profit . They traffic in legitimate dealings , including food , spices , and textiles , as well as more esoteric and questionable wares , such as magic items and arms dealing . Goblins have no respect for nature and engage in deforestation and mining on vast scales . The Venture Company is particularly notorious for such activities . In addition , goblins run morally corrupt businesses such as smuggling and slave trading . While the Trade Coalition condones all such activities , goblin smugglers and slavers prefer to maintain low profiles for obvious reasons . Goblins are mad but brilliant . Their technology is just as ingenious , if usually more volatile , than gnomish inventions . Goblins are also the best alchemists around , with the possible exception of the Forsaken . Goblin tinkers and alchemists are found throughout Kezan . As chaotic as it is , goblin society does have some order to it . Goblin barons serve as magistrates to run the trade princes ' lands and holdings , and goblin captains command vessels for the Trade Fleets or for private merchants . Every city on the island is a bit like Ratchet on a larger scale . Geography . Kezan is a tropical island , and the associated flora and fauna appear in the wilderness between cities . Palm trees are everywhere , and in the wild places tasty fruits and flowers can be found . Many tropical animals , including tigers and lots of bugs , can also be found . Kezan has several natural bays , and the goblins have constructed at least small port towns in most of them . To the south , the elevation rises . Southern Kezan is volcanic , and several volcanoes constantly ooze lava into the ocean . Lava tubes and other geological tunnels and caves riddle the island . Thanks to Kezan ’ s prominence as a mercantile hub , it ’ s been divided into dozens of districts by the trade princes , who view every inch of land as an opportunity waiting to be converted into gold and silver . Kezan ’ s tropical palms are bisected with miles of roadway , and even the beaches are beginning to be paved over by goblin ambitions . Now , nature is reclaiming the island of Kezan – massive Mount Kajaro has erupted with the Cataclysm , flooding the island with searing lava and sending tidal recoil sweeping through Kezan ’ s harbors . Travel . Due to it being the phased beginning zone of the goblins , there is no way to reach Kezan from outside the zone , and no way to return once players have departed . Notable characters . Lore - wise , the Trade Princes reside here , as does Mogul Razdunk , the founder and ruler of the Venture Trading Company , and Director Riddlevox , the leader of the goblin Tinkers ' Union . Players will encounter Trade Prince Gallywix , who is leader of the cartel uses the destruction of Kezan as an opportunity to profit off his own people . The main quest giver on the island is Sassy Hardwrench , who will send players on a variety of quests , including " reminding " a few debtors of their responsibilities and also eventually setting the KTC Headquarters ablaze . Quests . " See Goblin Starting experience : Kezan for quests . " Quests within Kezan have a uniquely goblin feel to them . Players will employ the use of a Hot Rod for much of the time they are questing , which comes in handy when zipping from one area to the next . The goblins will also attempt to throw a lavish party - despite the appearance of Deathwing - but it is interrupted by pirates . This chain involves gathering materials for a proper party outfit , entertaining the guests , and driving away the attackers . The Isle of Kezan had been in the planning stages long before Cataclysm . This section details its previous , unused incarnations . Additional information . Other than the Undermine , notable locations include Mount Kajaro , an active volcano in the southern part of the island , Bilgewater Port on the northwestern coast , Edj on the northeastern coast , and Voodress Village , inhabited by troll s . The island of Kezan is located directly south of the Maelstrom , southwest of Zandalar . It cannot be seen on maps in the World of Warcraft but shows up in other maps in the Warcraft RPG . On the World of Warcraft Behind the Scenes DVD there was a map of the Isle of Kezan , which is above the Undermine , visible on a whiteboard . It shows :