The Gauntlet

The Gauntlet is a small valley at the entrance of the Tainted Scar, spanning at least half the area. Inside The Gauntlet is a frontier of traps, spikes and vicious minions of the Fallen. At the end of The Gauntlet is the Gate Of Fanatics, dubbed by the nearby Nethergarde soldiers of the Alliance.

History
The Gauntlet was forged shortly after the original Disciples arrived in the scar. Under Gorecleaver The Mad's command, they built the heavy machinery and mechanisms that caused The Gauntlet to be known as the most terrifying, dangerous places to traverse in almost all of Azeroth.

The Gauntlet was then used for executions, tortures and even as a trap for adventurers. Hooks, logs, guillotines and saw-blades were hidden within crevices in the blackened wastes that was the Tainted Scar, only to be unleashed upon the unwary heroes seeking to destroy The Core of Insanity once and for all.