World of Warcraft: Catalcysm – concept art collection

The human kingdom of Gilneas, sealed behind the Greymane Wall
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Worgen are able to transform between wolf and human forms
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The area known as the Barrens will be ripped apart in the Cataclysm storyline
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The werewolf-like Worgen are the new additions to the Alliance
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Worgens can appear in the game as all character classes bar Priest and Shaman. They’re a scary bunch…
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The Abyssal Maw, an area of the WoW map that provides a home to the water elements
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Deathwing, leader of the Black Dragonflight, and the starting point of the Cataclysm story
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Deathwing's return destabilises the geology of Azeroth, allowing the Elemental Plane to burst through to the surface
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The Volcanoths are denizens of the Lost Isles
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Like the Gnomes, one of Cataclysm’s new races, the Goblins, specialise in magical technology
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Another view of the Goblins, the new Horde race from Cataclysm
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A Catus Palm from the Lost Isles
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A female Goblin mage from the Lost Isles
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A sketch of a Worgen Warrior from the new starting area of Gilneas
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A Trogg town situated beneath the Skywall in the cavernous Deepholm
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An early sketch of a Greymane town street in Gilneas
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