(A note in advance about Kalon Grove: at this point in time, the center of Desolace should have been the Kodo Graveyard, not Kalon Grove. Since the author could not find a good place for the Alliance and Horde to meet, the Kodo Graveyard was changed into Kalon Grove ahead of time.)
Returning once more to Eldre'Dani, this twelve-thousand-year-old Night Elf city still stood at the center of Feralas. The civilian district at the heart of the city had now been converted into an administrative hub, and the arena the Ogres had remodeled had been replaced by red-and-white Blood Elf buildings. Mage towers, residential districts, and trade streets stood in close rows, with the various sections arranged in an orderly pattern.
The eastern, western, and northern districts had undergone no major changes. The only differences were that the various buildings within them had been repaired, and the residents of the three districts, once hostile to one another, now lived together across all three areas.
The Gor'dok Ogres, once the most active of the groups, had become Eldre'Dani's loyal defenders. They were numerous, and Ogre guards could be found almost everywhere throughout Dire Maul. Why were the Ogres loyal? That went without saying: sticking with the Blood Elves meant having enough to eat. It was that simple.
Meanwhile, the original Highborne and the Blood Elf mages mainly worked on constructing city defenses and new buildings throughout the city. A large number of mages were also copying the Highborne's books in Eldre'Thalas. Once copied, they were all packed up and sent back to Quel'Thalas for preservation. After all, knowledge was always precious, and magic was the key to strengthening a nation.
Some Elves also worked in the botanical greenhouses in the Warpwood Quarter. The greenhouses and ancient trees there had helped the