The Darkspear Islands were the former home of the Darkspear tribe near the Maelstrom in the South Seas. Thrall and the orcs had shipwrecked on one "lone island", within the Darkspear islands. The Alliance had set up a small outpost on the island, and Thrall was forced to destroy it in order to help out the Darkspear trolls who had been harassed by the forces. The island also had ogres, wolves, golems, gnolls, and lizards. Thrall found active volcanic vents which he thought may mean trouble in the near future.