Frostfire Ridge Frostfire Ridge is a new zone introduced with Warlords of Draenor located in northwest Draenor . It is the home zone of the Frostwolf clan and the Thunderlord clan of orc s , as well as ogre s . It is described as having snow - covered wastes beneath towering volcanoes . Frostfire Ridge serves as the starting zone for Horde players once they ’ ve endured the initial rigors of Tanaan Jungle and survived their first encounter with the Iron Horde . Background . After a daring escape from the clutches of the Iron Horde in Tanaan Jungle , and a handful of survivors run ashore on the southern banks of Frostfire Ridge . This landing is well - timed . Soon after the crash , they are met by , youngest son of Garad and acting chieftain of the Frostwolf clan . Unlike the other clans , the Frostwolves chose to defy the Iron Horde and refused to join their ranks . This has put them in a dangerous position , with the ogre slavers of Bladespire Fortress on one side and the beastmasters of the Thunderlord clan on the other . The Thunderlord are eager to prove themselves to the Iron Horde and will stop at nothing to eradicate the Frostwolf clan from existence . Outnumbered and surrounded by enemies , Durotan and his Frostwolves need all the help they can get to survive . It falls to players to quickly establish a Garrison and raise an army using whatever means necessary to aid the Frostwolves and secure a foothold in Draenor . Durotan doesn ’ t know is that Thrall is his son , not yet born in this timeline . Thrall also has a personal stake in the plight of the Frostwolves . This is a chance to meet his parents and his clan when they were in their prime : powerful heroes bound by honor and loyalty . Geography . Frostfire Ridge is cold , merciless , and beautiful . The snow - covered landscape is broken by violent volcanoes and lakes of ice — not to mention the mountains made of spires of volcanic rock warped by years of wind and cold . Looking closely , one can see echoes of what would eventually become the Blade ' s Edge Mountains in Outland . Using the geography , many adventurers have set up Garrisons on the southern peninsula , housing small armies and shops . Inhabitants . Notable NPCs . In the west stand the proud orcs of the Frostwolf clan . Led by their young chieftain , Durotan , these orcs have chosen to defy the Iron Horde and keep to their ancestral homeland . Threatened on all sides by enemies and the environment , they hold true to their bonds of clan and family . This is also the home of the Thunderlord clan . Greatest of hunters and known for their mastery of beasts , this clan uses numbers and tactics to conquer animals of all types , from the flying rylak s to the defiant gronn . Their homes are the bones of the great colossi , ancient giants lost to the ravages of time . It ’ s even rumored that the mysterious Iron Wolf , Warlord of the Thunderlord , seems to have a very personal vendetta against the Frostwolves . . . In the west , the ogres of Bladespire Fortress have long sought to enslave and subjugate any orcs that dare defy them . Meanwhile , in the north , the ogres of Bloodmaul have begun to enter into negotiations with the Iron Horde , exchanging slaves and services to some dark end . The gronn and their magnaron masters control the eastern part of the zone . Part of an ancient breed , the magnaron practice dark , primal magics , and act according to an agenda they have never shared with anyone . Some claim that if the magnaron win , all of Draenor will be cast into a frozen wasteland like Frostfire Ridge . These two cities are home to the Thunderlord clan and are formed in the bones of dead colossi . Here they raise rylaks for air support ; wrangle clefthoof for pack animals ; and tame boars , birds , and even gronn — all being hunted , shackled , subjugated under the will of the Thunderlord beastmasters . This citadel is a massive structure that dominates the landscape and is one of the last remnants of the sort of power the ogre empire once wielded . This great frozen lake is bordered by giants and beasts of every sort , often venturing their way onto the ice in search of food or worse . Here , gronn can be seen marching across the ice , hunting clefthoof or frost wolves , in turn being hunted by Thunderlord giant stalkers . Great magnaron stride out into the open slaying anything in sight , their loyal goren scavengers not far behind them to eat up what remains . Meanwhile , in many places cracks in the ice begin to form as things that were birthed in the dark deeps begin to scuttle to the surface on many , many legs . Located in the northwestern reaches of Frostfire Ridge . It features demonic summoning circles , bones , and necromantic orcs . Where the Frostwolves are from . It shows their Spartan existence in a territory harsh even by Draenor standards .