Ruins of Thaurissan

Roughly two centuries ago, following their exile from Ironforge after the death of High King Modimus Anvilmar, the Dark Iron clan journeyed south and established Thaurissan City. At the climax of the War of the Three Hammers, facing total defeat by the combined forces of the Bronzebeard and Wildhammer clans, Sorcerer-Thane Thaurissan sought an ultimate weapon to turn the tide. He and seven trusted sorcerers channeled ancient magic deep beneath the earth. Instead of an obedient servant, their ritual ripped open a conduit to the Elemental Plane and summoned Ragnaros the Firelord. The cataclysmic eruption shattered the surrounding mountains, burned the verdant landscape into the ashen Burning Steppes, raised the volcano of Blackrock Mountain, and incinerated the city.