FactionOfficial — details pending: Officially announced by Blizzard; full details have not been published yet.
Al’Aketh
One of the groups vying for control of Zephras Isle as its crisis deepens.
Panel recap · Blizzard Entertainment
World of Warcraft: Forever Found Photos Panel Recap
Story approach, ship routes, Riverglades, Shen’dralas, Mount Hyjal, Forsaken paladins and the factions of Zephras Isle.
- Published
- September 13, 2026
- Retrieved
- October 2, 2026
- Last checked
- October 2, 2026
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Zone
Officially confirmed:Bandarion Keep
A key location of the Forsaken Paladin Journey, in the Whispering Wood of Tirisfal Glades.
Faction
Officially confirmed:Brotherhood of the Horse
Present in the Riverglades, connecting the zone to Warcraft’s history.
Zone
Officially confirmed:Darkshore
Rendering updates add mist over Darkshore’s waters. Auberdine is served by the new ship routes.
Zone
Officially confirmed:Desolace
Desolace’s centaur faction quests receive additional content and faction rewards.
Quest chain
Officially confirmed:Forsaken Paladin Journey
The Undead Paladin story, centred on Bandarion Keep in Tirisfal Glades, about acceptance and channelling the Light in undeath.
Announcement
Officially confirmed:Found Photos Panel Recap
Forever’s “found photographs” story approach, new ship routes, the Riverglades and Powderfuse Port, Shen’dralas, Mount Hyjal, Forsaken paladins at Bandarion Keep, and the groups vying for Zephras Isle.
Faction
Officially confirmed:High Order
Alliance-aligned Skyborne descended from the Highborne scholars of Eldre’Thalas. One of the groups vying for control of Zephras Isle.
Zone
Officially confirmed:Mount Hyjal
A newly accessible region set in the aftermath of Archimonde’s defeat, where players help restore Hyjal.
Zone
Officially confirmed:Powderfuse Port
The Riverglades’ port, reached by the new Steamwheedle Cartel ship route from Tanaris.
FactionOfficial — details pending: Officially announced by Blizzard; full details have not been published yet.
Powderfuse goblins
A new goblin group found in the Riverglades.
Zone
Officially confirmed:Riverglades
A new mid-level frontier zone built from a previously inaccessible part of the Classic world, roughly the size of Stranglethorn Vale.
Zone
Officially confirmed:Shadowglen
A starting area that gains new NPCs, quests, profession hooks and recipes alongside the original experience.
Zone
Officially confirmed:Shen’dralas
A new area south of Desolace, reached through the Valley of Bones, exploring a long-hidden mystery tied to the Shen’dralar and Eldre’Thalas.
Race
Officially confirmed:Skyborne
A new playable race from Zephras Isle. Players choose at character creation whether their Skyborne joins the Horde (Windshaper) or the Alliance (High Order).
Continent
Officially confirmed:Skywall
One of the elemental planes. The Skyborne built their civilization within it, and their island home of Zephras is anchored there.
Faction
Officially confirmed:Steamwheedle Cartel
Runs the new ship route from Tanaris to the Riverglades.
Zone
Officially confirmed:Tanaris
Starting point of the new Steamwheedle Cartel ship route to the Riverglades.
Zone
Officially confirmed:Tirisfal Glades
Home of Bandarion Keep in the Whispering Wood, the key location of the Forsaken Paladin Journey.
System
Officially confirmed:Travel & Ship Routes
New ship routes connect the continents and the Riverglades. There are no flying mounts.
Faction
Officially confirmed:Twilight’s Hammer
Present in the Riverglades, connecting the zone to Warcraft’s history.
Zone
Officially confirmed:Valley of Trials
A starting area that gains new NPCs, quests, profession hooks and recipes alongside the original experience.
Zone
Officially confirmed:Wetlands
Gains new quests that build on the zone’s existing characters and story threads.
Faction
Officially confirmed:Windshapers
Horde-aligned Skyborne who seek to restore the missing wind spirits. One of the groups vying for control of Zephras Isle.
System
Officially confirmed:World of Warcraft: Forever
A new, permanent version of World of Warcraft set in a reimagined original Azeroth, built to keep expanding alongside modern WoW and WoW Classic.
Zone
Officially confirmed:Zephras Isle
The new level 1–12 starting experience for the Skyborne, an island anchored within the elemental plane of Skywall.
Lore
Officially confirmed:“Found Photographs” and the Forever Timeline
Forever’s story approach: discover threads that feel as though they were part of Classic Azeroth all along, within the game’s own “time bubble”.