Badlands

The Badlands is an arid, sun-baked expanse of cracked earth, dust storms, and rocky canyons nestled between Loch Modan and Searing Gorge. Despite being deep within dwarven Khaz Modan, it serves as a volatile frontier dominated by Dark Iron dwarves, troggs, Dustbelcher ogres, and nesting black dragonkin. It also houses the titan ruins of Uldaman and the Horde stronghold of Kargath, making it a critical strategic waypoint.

Wedged south of Loch Modan's verdant hills, the Badlands quickly turns into a sweltering basin of barren flats and rugged ravines. Surviving here requires contending with merciless coyotes, cougars, vultures, and fierce sandstorms that obscure the horizon. Scattered across the plateaus are the crude encampments of the Dustbelcher ogres, while the brooding Dark Iron clan fortifies Angor Fortress and clashes with anyone trespassing on their territory.