The Maelstrom had once been the Well of Eternity, the very heart of Kalimdor.
During the War of the Ancients, the Night Elves had chosen to forcibly detonate the Well of Eternity to defeat the Burning Legion.
After that earth-shattering upheaval, Kalimdor had become four main continents to the east, south, west, and north, along with countless shattered islands.
While gathering near the Maelstrom, Herad had collected a great deal of obsidian.
At the time, he had felt that collecting three hundred million tons, or even three billion tons, would be no problem.
Yet the farther he moved from the Maelstrom, the less obsidian he found.
Overall, there was still more than on land.
But compared with his haul near the Maelstrom, it was not even close!
It was like being cast straight from heaven into hell!
Especially farther out, there would be even less obsidian.
East of the Eastern Kingdoms and west of Kalimdor.
Not a single piece of obsidian could be found in those waters.
Clearly, obsidian was inextricably linked to the Maelstrom.
The Maelstrom had once been the Well of Eternity.
The Well of Eternity was a font of arcane energy formed when Aman'Thul pulled Y'Shaarj out from underground, tearing the earth apart.
The obsidian might have been dragged up from deep underground when the earth was torn apart.
In the game, obsidian deposits could be mined in Deepholm, deep underground.
Getting into Deepholm was simple.
Just head in through the Maelstrom.
Deathwing had done exactly that.
But aside from the deranged Deathwing, no one really dared to try it!
He began probing beneath the Maelstrom in stages.
As it turned out, the Maelstrom had a bottom and did not lead straight into Deepholm.
It could constantly swallow seawater because the unique structure beneath it created a