How To Get To Searing Gorge

Searing Gorge is a contested zone in the Eastern Kingdoms for players in the 43-52 range. Searing Gorge is home to a group of exceptionally stout dwarves called the Thorium Brotherhood, who have split from the Dark Iron clan.

For the Alliance, the entrance to Searing Gorge in Loch Modan is locked until the character obtains the Key to Searing Gorge from a series of quests that culminate in the level-48 quest At Last! . However, any rogue with lockpicking of at least 225 can pick the doors. An alternate path can be found in the Badlands just south of Kargath. This is the primary Horde entrance, as they have no way of obtaining the key.

1 History
- 1.1 Maps and subregions
- 1.2 Dungeons and raids
- 1.3 Travel hubs
- 1.4 Adjacent regions
2 Notable characters
3 Quests
4 Resources
5 Wild creatures
6 Notes

History

Large mining operations take place in The Cauldron, a giant excavation site forming a huge rift in the middle of Searing Gorge. The Slag Pit lies within The Cauldron and is an underground mining site rich with multiple types of ore. The mining work is mainly done by slave labor, which consists for the most part of captured enemies.

Maps and subregions

Dungeons and raids

There are none actually located in the Searing Gorge. However, Blackrock Mountain lies between it and the Burning Steppes. It is home to Blackrock Depths, Blackrock Spire, Molten Core, and Blackwing Lair.

Travel hubs

Flight paths from Thorium Point

Ironforge
Morgan's Vigil, Burning Steppes
Kargath, The Badlands
Flame Crest, Burning Steppes

Adjacent regions

Zone Name	Level Range	Direction	Access subzone	Access method
Loch Modan	10-20	Northeast	Stonewrought Pass	By foot through the Stonewrought Pass; requires Key to Searing Gorge, or by attacking a bear, dying by the gate, and walking through the door in ghost form.
The Badlands	35-45	West		By foot ^{[1, 62]} or by Horde flightpath from Thorium Point to Kargath
Blackrock Mountain	55-60	South	Blackrock Mountain	By foot
Burning Steppes	52-60	South	Blackrock Mountain	By foot through Blackrock Mountain or by flightpath from Thorium Point to Morgan's Vigil or Flame Crest

Notable characters

Main article: Searing Gorge NPCs

Searing Gorge is home to several characters of note. At Thorium Point, Hansel Heavyhands seeks aid in the battle against the golems, spiders, and incendosaurs of the region. Master Smith Burninate attempts to create fiery flux with the help of trustworthy individuals. And from his guarded spot nearby, Kalaran Windblade sends bold adventurers into the holdings of the Dark Irons in an attempt to burn down all of their sentry towers.

Quests

Main article: Searing Gorge quests

Resources

Herbs
- Firebloom
Ore
- Silver Vein
- Iron Deposit
- Gold Vein
- Mithril Deposit
- Truesilver Deposit
- Dark Iron Deposit (One of the few regions where you can gather it)
- Small Thorium Vein

Wild creatures

Fire elementals
Golems
Incendosaurs
Lava elementals
Nightmares
Spiders
Thunder lizards

Notes

Players taking the flight to Ironforge from Stormwind can observe many subzones of this area.

Subzones of Searing Gorge
	Blackchar Cave · Blackrock Mountain · The Cauldron · Dustfire Valley · Grimesilt Dig Site · Firewatch Ridge · The Sea of Cinders · The Slag Pit · Stonewrought Pass · Tanner Camp · Thorium Point