Stranglethorn Vale is a vast rainforest in southern Eastern Kingdoms. For millennia, Stranglethorn Vale has been the home of the jungle trolls, with the Gurubashi Empire having its seat of power in Zul'Gurub. Although Stranglethorn is a beautiful zone, it is also very deadly, as it is filled with hostile wildlife, trolls and pirates. At the very south of the zone, the Steamwheedle Cartel settled in the city of Booty Bay.