Origins & history

Maraudon occupies vast caverns beneath the Valley of Spears. Princess Theradras, an earth elemental, made her refuge there. Her consumption of the surrounding land’s life helped turn a fertile region into Desolace and drew Zaetar, son of Cenarius, to investigate.

Theradras and Zaetar became the parents of the first centaur. Their children killed their father, and the grieving princess kept his remains and spirit within her sanctuary. For the centaur, the caves became sacred ground; for the surrounding land, they became a source of corruption.

Why we enter

Adventurers enter through the Maraudine territory to confront the corruption and reach Theradras. The story also concerns Celebras, a keeper caught in the caverns’ sickness, and the means of passing into their deeper reaches. The party follows the damage back toward the being maintaining it.

The story inside

The outer routes contain Noxxion and Razorlash on one side, with Lord Vyletongue on another. Defeating Celebras the Cursed releases him from his condition and allows him to assist with the Scepter of Celebras.

The inner caverns open into a very different landscape of waterfalls and verdant growth around Zaetar’s resting place. Landslide, Tinkerer Gizlock and Rotgrip occupy this region before the confrontation with Princess Theradras. Her defeat allows the party to encounter Zaetar’s spirit and carry his message beyond the caves.

Aftermath & legacy

Maraudon reveals why Desolace’s ecological damage is inseparable from the centaur’s origin story. The expedition removes Theradras’s immediate control but does not resolve generations of conflict among the clans. The outer entrances and Earth Song Falls are routes through one connected Classic dungeon, all covered in this account.