South of Darkshore lies Ashenvale Forest, long the ancestral homeland of the Night Elves after the Great Sundering. At the heart of the forest lies the village of Astranaar. Ashenvale is dotted with ancient Night Elf ruins as well as some of the oldest and largest trees on Azeroth. While certainly one of the more beautiful places on Azeroth, it is by no means quiet. When the Horde first came to Kalimdor, the Orcs settled in southeastern Ashenvale and began to cut down the trees for wood supplies. Today, the Orcs continue to harvest lumber here calling the area Warsong Gulch which the Night Elves have sworn to take back.

The Horde maintain one large village north of the Barrens called Splintertree Post and a small encampment on the Zoram Strand to the west.

The Horde are far from the only threats in Ashenvale. The Naga have recently returned and control the beaches of the Zoram Strand to the west and inhabit the Black Fathom Depths in the far north western corner of Ashenvale. The entrance to the corrupted Felwood is to the north near the areas dominated by the Satyr called Xavian. Ancient but sturdy stone bridges allow those traveling east to enter the coastal region of Azshara. The Horde patrol the roads from Splintertree to the Barrens to the south. Also of note is a large, mysterious portal to the northeast which occasionally rumbles with the cries of a corrupted green dragon.