Level 14, Thursday, February 17, 2011

Located almost directly halfway between the tauren and orc (and troll) capital cities of Thunder Bluff and Orgrimmar, the Barrens is the major questing zone for a majority of Horde players between levels 10 and 20.

The chat channel in the Barrens has become internet famous for its tendency to degenerate into Chuck Norris jokes, mom jokes, and other recycled memes.

Most of the aptly-named Barrens is made up of open savanna.

However, the settlements peppered throughout the zone either reflect the architecture of the Native American-inspired Tauren

or war-happy orcs.

There are a few oases throughout the zone to break it up.

The seaside village of Ratchet is home to some lovable Goblins.

But the environmentally unfriendly Venture Company is here, polluting and strip-mining.

Deathwing made his mark in this zone also, burning a gigantic hole right through the middle of it.