The Legend of Stalvan is one of the strongest narrative quests in World of Warcraft. The quests in Kezan are all fast-paced, snappy, creative, and still tie together to create an intriguing story. All of the zone’s stories can easily be completed in less than an hour. Kezan stands out as one of WoW’s brightest examples of tight storytelling. This is notably important considering the story of Kezan gives plenty of context regarding why the Goblins join the Horde in the first place and how their way of life compares to the faction’s other members. The zone serves as the first region where new players will quest when creating Goblin characters and isn’t available to other races of the Horde. But that’s not necessarily the case when it comes to Kezan. The initial leveling zones in WoW are relatively bare-bones when compared to the questing experiences of the game’s later regions. While there are certainly highlights within the Jade Forest’s story-such as the defense of Pearlfin Village and the Battle of Serpent’s Heart-the entire zone is worth playing through, if for nothing else to experience the themes of doubt, regret, and loss firsthand when World of Warcraft’s story calls back to its most basic running motif: war. It’s hard to pick any of the Jade Forest’s storylines that stand out as the zone’s best, considering each smaller quest within the region’s story-at-large serves as a fragment of one of WoW’s greatest triumphs in narrative storytelling across its incredibly long history. The Jade Forest Image via Blizzard Entertainment

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