The Nexus looks awesome from the outside -- a big spire of arcane energy surrounded by floating rings. And as soon as you walk into the first underground instance, you see a big ol' Red Dragon encased in a giant ice crystal, complete with fog effects. I bet you get to fight him! In Coldarra -- where The Nexus is located -- there's a small encampment of Kirin Tor mages shielding themselves, trying to hold off crazy ol' Malygos' magic-hating Blue Dragonflight lackies just outside of their little purple mini-Dalaran shield. Whoops, sorry, I started slipping into a lore trance for a second there. Speaking of which, I predict a magnitude 7.3 lorequake once people find out that any race -- Gnomes, Trolls, Draenei, whatever -- can be a Death Knight. Are the message boards prepared?

Sholazar Basin is a tropical zone that shares a lot in common with Un'Goro Crater -- both were designed by the Titans as little sandboxes in which to play with life.

Ancient history figures prominently in Wrath of the Lich King's lore: The Titans play a big role (as does the origin of races such as the Dwarves), and lead game designer Jeff Kaplan says that another Old God (like C'Thun in Ahn'Qiraj) sleeps somewhere below Northrend.