Entering Un'Goro Crater through its only southern entrance brought them to a peaceful, tranquil place: Dawn Forest.
On the continent of Azeroth, several places held portals from Azeroth to the Emerald Dream, allowing certain beings to enter it physically rather than through dreams. Dawn Forest was one of them.
At the very center of Dawn Forest stood an enormous tree. Thousands of years ago, Archdruid Fandral Staghelm had sent people to cut a branch from Nordrassil, the World Tree, and plant it here. It channeled the Emerald Dream's energy into Azeroth to heal nature and suppress the evil deep underground.
If he had to make a comparison, Shawn felt that this immense tree was already the equal of the Ancient Tree that had stood for over ten thousand years in the Dragonspine Mountains on Elf Planet.
Beneath the tree stood a green "door"-the passage to the Emerald Dream.
In front of the passage, Shawn saw a druid holding a scythe.
"Valorn! I knew you'd be here!" Broll called out as soon as he spotted Valorn in the distance.
Valorn was delighted to see Broll as well. "Broll! It's good to see you! What brings you to Duskwood? Did the Circle send you to help me?"
Broll glanced at the scythe in Valorn's hand and congratulated him. "Valorn, I'm here on another mission. But you've already found the Scythe of Elune. Why are you still here? You should return to Darnassus and give it to Tyrande."
Valorn pointed at the passage behind him, shaking his head with a bitter smile. "Broll, I'd like to return too, but the passage has been corrupted. The nightmare in the Emerald Dream is growing more terrifying, and Taerar, the green dragon guarding this passage, has been corrupted as well. I just fought him... If not