Underwater region located near the Eastern Kingdoms, off the western coast of Khaz Modan.
Once a great Highborne city housing some of the most revered night elves of Kalimdor, Vashj'ir was swallowed by the Great Sea in the Sundering and thought to be lost forever. Queen Azshara, formerly a beloved leader of the Highborne, escaped death in the depths of the sea when the Well of Eternity imploded.
Such salvation came at a great cost, as the queen and many of her fellow Highborne were forever transformed into the monstrous naga, doomed to wander the seas for thousands of years.
Their existence mostly remains a mystery to the peoples of modern Azeroth, though the Earthen Ring has learned of Azshara's naga seizing Vashj'ir for an unknown purpose as the cries of the elements echo across Azeroth from the Abyss.
Vashj'ir (pronounced /vɒʒɪər/) is an underwater region located near the Eastern Kingdoms, off the western coast of Khaz Modan. The ruins of the city located in the Shimmering Expanse were the home of Lady Vashj before the Great Sundering.
Players can swim throughout the zone by jumping but when on the ground it acts similar to the terrestrial zones and players can use special underwater mounts to move around it. In the Abyssal Depths is located the Abyssal Breach that allows you to reach the Abyssal Maw, which contains two 5-man events.
