

The elven armies pushed the trolls out of the northern reaches of their empire and built their own cities in their newly acquired country: Quel'Thalas. The trolls, though cunning and great in number, were no match for the arcane fires of the elven mages. The great empire felt the beginnings of its doom when the exiled high elves arrived in Lordaeron.

Many great troll cities were built in this region, and their colossal ruins still testify to the once-great empire. This ancient empire stretched across much of eastern Lordaeron with the Hinterlands at its heart. The earliest inhabitants of the Hinterlands were the forest trolls of the Amani Empire.

A massive portal on the side of the tree connects the servants of the Aspect Ysera to her own realm, the Emerald Dream. In the northern part of the region is the ancient, massive tree, Seradane where the agents of the Green dragonflight have been corrupted.

The Vilebranch tribe holds residence in the massive troll city of Jintha'Alor as well as the Altar of Zul while the Witherbark tribe holds the smallest influence, hailing from the temples of Shadra'Alor. The Revantusk tribe is the only one of the three that has declared sides in the Horde/Alliance conflict and support the warchief Thrall of the Horde. The Hinterlands are also home to a large population of forest trolls, which are divided into three separate tribes. The Razorbeak gryphons roam wild in this region.Īlso in the Hinterlands is one of the last remaining settlements of the high elves in Lordaeron at the Quel'Danil Lodge. It is from the Hinterlands that these dwarves find and tame their world-renowned gryphons. The Wildhammers have always been staunch allies of the Alliance. The Hinterlands, located in the Northern part of the Eastern Kingdoms, are probably most notable for the Wildhammer dwarves who make their residence at Aerie Peak in the west.
