Blackrock Mountain

Blackrock Mountain is the largest active volcano in Azeroth and ironically one of its youngest. The impossibly high summit is located on the boarder of the Burning Steppes and Searing Gorge, creating the centerpiece of the crater spawned by its creation a mere 300 years ago. During the War of the Three Hammers, as the Dark Iron Clan neared defeat after their two-pronged assault on Ironforge and Grim Batil failed, they fell back to their city of Thaurissan in the Redridge mountain range. The Sorcerer-Thane Thaurissan sought to summon a Mighty Elemental Minion to win the War in his clan's favor. Unfortunately, he and his seven summoners were overwhelmed by what they had awakened. Using a spell similar or identical to the Cipher of Damnation that spawned the Hand of Gul'dan volcano in Shadowmoon, Thaurissan summoned the Firelord, Ragnaros, to this world. A great many Dark Iron's died that day, and the remaining clan was enslaved by the Ragnaros. The Bronzebeard and Wildhammer Clans, Horrified by the destruction, retreated back into their lands, sealing the gate behind them.
Today, Blackrock Mountain is the Home of the Dark Iron Clan as well as their Capital of Shadowforge City, A marvel of engineering which stretches throughout the mountain. The mountain is famous for its history and has been the site of several titanic battles, most notably in the War of the Three Hammers and the Orcish Wars. It is now contested by several factions, including the Dark Iron Clan of dwarves, the remnants of the Dark Horde, and a number of elemental and wild beasts that roam the volcano's depths, most being a result of the two faction's experiments. The Mountain was briefly united during the Cataclysm as the Blackrock Clan of Orcs serving the Black Dragonflight and the Elemental loyalist followers of the Dark Iron clan united in service of the Twilight's Hammer. Ultimately, the Twilight's Hammer forces were defeated, and the Mountain's faction's resumed their conflict.
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Blackrock Mountain Interior.jpg|Interior of Blackrock Mountain
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